16 February - iG Tab - 9

 

Utopia – you are standing in it!

• P.J. O’Rourke reflects on life in the sixties to today with nostalgia and humor

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• There Is No Plan B: Why Battery Storage Can’t Save Intermittent Wind & Solar

  Originally posted on STOP THESE THINGS: Carpetbaggers profiting from hopelessly intermittent wind and solar still claim that mega-batteries are the solution to their obvious lack of reliability. But it only takes a moment’s reckoning...

  5 hours ago

• 2nd Battle Of The Marne – Turning Point On The Western Front I THE GREAT WAR Week 208

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TARPLEY.net

• Biden issues War Warning for Ukraine

  Russian attack likely within days, before end of Olympics ( God rid us of idiot warmongering prophets / shills); Biggest signal yet of institutional resistance to Putin’s war policy from inside Russia: well-known Russian strategist Gen. Leonid Ivashov demands Putin’s resignation...

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• Famous Russian General Leonid Ivashov Issues Dramatic Call for Resignation of Putin, Demands No War with Ukraine

  Open Letter from General Leonid Ivashov Address of the All -Russian Officers’ Assembly to the President and citizens of the Russian Federation Today, humanity lives in anticipation of war. And war is the inevitable human sacrifice, destruction...

  5 days ago

• At Olympics of genocide & aggression, Putin and Xi launch Beijing-Moscow Axis with ultimatum against US policy & NATO; Pentagon reveals Kremlin’s likely false-flag scenario to trigger attack on Ukraine: Plan has uncanny similarity...

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Sustainable Pulse

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  GMO Wheat in Argentina Suffers from Low Yields

  Developments in Argentina regarding genetically modified (GM) wheat show that however determined governments are to boost GMOs in agriculture, the inherent weaknesses of the technology undermine their efforts. Although the Argentine...

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  Canada Appeals Court Orders Government to Reassess Glyphosate Registration

  The Federal Court of Appeal in Canada has issued a decision in favour of Safe Food Matters in a court case concerning the re-registration of the world’s most used weedkiller, glyphosate. The decision remits the matter back to the Pest Management...

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  Colombia Constitutional Court Suspends Re-Start of Glyphosate Aerial Fumigation Program

  Rights groups and politicians in Colombia have welcomed a decision by the country’s Constitutional Court, which ruled this week that the government failed to consult local communities over its plan to restart aerial fumigation of coca...

  20 days ago

sunshine hours

• Sea Ice Extent (Global Antarctic and Arctic) – Day 23 – 2022

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• Snow- Rutgers Snow Lab

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Stagecraft and Statecraft

• The Great COVID Coverup

  As the world attempts to figure out how to live with COVID-19, it must also commit to identifying the missteps – accidental and otherwise – that caused the pandemic. That means, first and foremost, turning a critical eye toward China. …...

  17 days ago

• India must give Taiwan a helping hand

  Do you know that Taiwan plays an indirect role in the defense of India because its autonomous existence ties up a sizable portion of China’s armed forces? If China succeeds in recolonizing Taiwan, India’s security will come under greater...

  a month ago

• The Quad needs an economic pillar to stand on

  The Quad, a partnership of democracies that had once appeared more concept than reality, has been fortified. But it faces important challenges, including an expansive agenda that could dilute its focus and the absence of an economic pillar...

  a month ago

Ramani's blog

• Ganesa Devi in Mooladhara Siddhas Explain

  The process of Vaasi is difficult for people,except for those who are gifted. To solve this,Siva had advised Patanjali to simplify Vaasi and introduce a yoga practice that would elevate one to Vaasi consciousness from where Vassi Yoga will...

  5 days ago

• Palmleaf Rare Manuscripts Abroad Digital Read Download

  The worship of Siva as Adhi Yogi in Tamil Nadu pre dates Sanatana Dharma. Details about Yoga as initially taught by Siva abounds in Tamil.The Yoga by Siva is called Vaasi Yoga, a process that helps one to realise Bliss, by interacting directly...

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• Rig Veda Composed By Ten Rishis, Two Women

  Of these twelve Rishis who have composed the Rigveda, Lopamudra and Ghosha were women ,Rishikas.

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Diane Ravitch's blog

• Heather Cox Richardson: Why Trump Hit the Ceiling Yesterday

  Heather Cox Richardson is a historian who blogs about current events from an historical perspective. Her blog is called “Letters from an American.” She wrote: February 14, 2022 Heather Cox Richardson It appears there was a reason for...

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• West Virginia: Students Walk Out to Protest “Optional” Prayer Meeting During School

  More than 100 students walked out at Huntington High School in Huntington, West Virginia, to protest a religious revival in school. The students “staged a walkout to protest a school-sanctioned religious revival that some of their teachers...

  21 hours ago

• Katherine Stewart: The Religious Right Targets Public Schools for Extinction

  Katherine Stewart has been writing for years about Christian nationalism and its pernicious influence on American society, especially public schools. Her latest book is The Power Worshippers: Inside the Dangerous World of Religious Nationalists...

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NOT A LOT OF PEOPLE KNOW THAT

• AP Take The Climate Bribe!

  By Paul Homewood   Well at least they’re honest!       NEW YORK (AP) — The Associated Press said Tuesday that it is assigning more than two dozen journalists across the world to cover climate issues, in the news organization’s largest...

  19 hours ago

• UCLA’s Hypothetical Droughts

  By Paul Homewood     Man with computer model says:     The American West’s megadrought deepened so much last year that it is now the driest in at least 1,200 years and is a worst-case climate change scenario playing out live, a new study finds...

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• Zac’s Tall Shale Tales

  By Paul Homewood   Over the last couple of years, there has been much talk of disinformation and misinformation, and much thought lent to the knotty question of who you can trust to relay the facts in unbiased fashion. These are all issues that...

  2 days ago

NoTricksZone

• Ireland, Sweden Show No January Warming Since 1988. Antarctic Sea Ice Extent Now More Than 40 Years Stable!

  Charts by Kirye Text by Pierre The January mean temperature data from the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA )are now available for Sweden and Ireland. Also below we look at Antarctic sea ice extent. We begin by looking at the trends from 5 stations...

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• Hundreds More Papers Published In 2021 Support A Skeptical Position On Climate Alarm

  In 2021, several hundred more scientific papers were published that cast doubt on the position that anthropogenic CO2 emissions function as the climate’s fundamental control knob…or that otherwise serve to question the efficacy of...

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• As Germany’s Green Dream Becomes A Nightmare, Asia And Russia Power Ahead With Nuclear Power

  Asia goes nuclear while Europe goes bust By Fred F. Mueller During the past few decades, a quiet but all the more important divergence has begun to evolve between Asia und Europe: their respective attitudes towards climate change and nuclear...

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NEPC Blog Post of the Day

• Nancy Bailey's Education Website: Kindergarten Online Data? Teacher Observation is Safer and Better!

  Nancy Bailey's Education Website: Kindergarten Online Data? Teacher Observation is Safer and Better! Making kindergartners participate in the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) is a strange idea, and collecting...

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  Radical Eyes for Equity: Privilege as a Barrier to Learning

  Radical Eyes for Equity: Privilege as a Barrier to Learning I am deeply skeptical about two things—criticism of “young people today” as if this younger generation is somehow significantly less capable than older generations and student...

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  Teacher in a Strange Land: Six Gigantic Problems, Six Wrong Solutions in Public Education

  Teacher in a Strange Land: Six Gigantic Problems, Six Wrong Solutions in Public Education So here we are, at our local schools, trying to stay afloat, with daily crises incoming. The adults who are still bravely teaching, teaching, teaching...

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The Moderate Voice

• 5 things to know about why Russia might invade Ukraine – and why the US is involved

  Tatsiana Kulakevich, University of South Florida U.S. officials ordered most of the U.S. embassy personnel in Kyiv to evacuate on Feb. 12, as they warned that a Russian invasion of Ukraine could come any day. President Joe Biden cautioned...

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• Russia says some troops pull back from near Ukraine, West says no proof yet

  Published by Reuters By Dmitry Antonov and Sarah Marsh MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia said on Tuesday some of its military units were returning to their bases after exercises near Ukraine and mocked repeated Western warnings about a looming...

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• How Should White Nationalism Be Addressed?

  White nationalism and white supremacy have always been woven into the American fabric, even before the Revolution. Over the last decade however, they have grown in power and adherents. Is it possible to subsume this movement into the maw of...

  21 hours ago

Marginal REVOLUTION

• Progresa after 20 Years

  Remember the Mexican cash transfer program, sometimes used to support education?  Some new results are in, and the program is looking pretty good: In 1997, the Mexican government designed the conditional cash transfer program Progresa...

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• No one cared about Bryan’s spreadsheets

  From Bryan: The most painful part of writing The Case Against Education was calculating the return to education.  I spent fifteen months working on the spreadsheets.  I came up with the baseline case, did scores of “variations on a theme,” ...

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• Running economies hot lowers real wages

  It doesn’t raise them, as you might have been taught on Twitter over the last 10-15 years.  Here is the report from the UK: British households are facing the biggest fall in real incomes in 30 years as inflation gallops ahead of wage growth...

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Lloyd Lofthouse

• A Site That Unmasks the Leading Anti-Vaxxers

  Originally posted on Diane Ravitch's blog: The New York Times recently wrote about Twitter’s suspension of the personal (not the official) account of Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene. Twitter applied its rule of “five strikes...

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• Reader: The Founding Fathers Loathed the Filibuster

  Originally posted on Diane Ravitch's blog: A reader who identifies as Quickwrit posted the following comment about the filibuster. For most of our history, debates in the Senate could be used to delay consideration of a bill, even to…...

  15 days ago

• Peter Greene on the Diversification of the Koch(topus) Brand

  Originally posted on Diane Ravitch's blog: Peter Greene explains how the Koch machine is creating new brands to hide its identity from the unsuspecting. The billionaires Charles and his late brother David were infamous for funneling Dark...

  22 days ago

MintPress News

• With Its Doomsday Clock at 100 Seconds to Midnight, The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists Calls for Escalating US Aggression against Russia

  The Bulletin emerged after World War II as a voice for peace, but has since drifted into being an echo chamber for the US imperial project. The post With Its Doomsday Clock at 100 Seconds to Midnight, The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists Calls...

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• There's a peace promoting initiative - NOT.

• “It Can’t Be Illegal to Help a People”: The Persecution of Alex Saab

  Saab is virtually unknown in the United States, where he is currently languishing in a Miami prison, but he has been vital to Venezuela’s ability to survive the brutal economic war being waged by the U.S. The post “It Can’t Be Illegal to...

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• Chris Hedges: Democrats, the More Effective Evil

  The US is a de facto one-party state where the ideology of national security is sacrosanct, unsustainable debt props up the empire and the primary business is war. The post Chris Hedges: Democrats, the More Effective Evil appeared first on...

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• Interesting Links for 24-01-2022

  How does it feel when someone uses your life as a basis for fiction?(tags:writing relationships life viaSwampers )The Price Cap is not responsible for the demise of UK energy companies - they were behaving riskily(tags:electricity UK investment...

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www.gurukalehuru.com

• What is Hunter’s Role?

  Do you remember a couple years back, during the Democratic primaries, when I, and a lot of other Bernie supporters, were saying “Hey, isn’t it strange how Joe Biden’s son works for a Ukrainian oil company, and back when Joe … Continue...

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• Rogan’s Latest Apology

  More on Joe Rogan, which might be counter productive, because I’m keeping the argument alive, adding fuel to the fire, when it must be best to just let the argument die, he’s going to continue with his podcast and the … Continue reading...

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• Billionaire vs. City

  As the wealth of the wealthiest continues to grow, as Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos, and a couple of dozen others continue to amass fortunes which are greater than the economy of many nations, a conflict such as this was bound … Continue reading →...

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16 February - iG Tab - 8

 

Chicago Boyz

• The New Eurasian Century (???)

  A post by Joel Kotkin, at Quillette, projects a future in which Europe and Asia eclipse the US. And a response by Stuart Schneiderman: The Coming Eurasian Century. Read and discuss.

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• This War Comes Already Pre-Nuked

  So, the Biden (Mis) Administration, or whoever and whatever powers have the strings firmly attached to the puppet in the Oval Office seems determined to pick a fight and a war with Russia over the Ukraine. A fight in which most Americans might...

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• The Proper Frame for the Narrative

  I am watching matters develop with regards to the trucker strike, with appreciative interest, seeing that is really another variant of a grass-roots spontaneous civic spontaneity, much like the Tea Party was, some years ago. The Canadian...

  4 days ago

Centinel2012

• NYC falls into Pandemonium

  Armstrong Economics Blog/Gov’t Incompetence Re-Posted Feb 15, 2022 by Martin Armstrong New York City is no longer a place to admire. A friend went to see a play and was constantly harassed to pull their mask up after every drink. … Continue...

  19 hours ago

• Bancel Prompts Moderna Scare

  Armstrong Economics Blog/Traders Re-Posted Feb 15, 2022 by Martin Armstrong The rumor mill is churning out stories after Moderna CEO Stephen Bancel deleted his Twitter account and sold off stock. Some believe this indicates that people...

  19 hours ago

• Hochul Sneaks in Authority to Arrest People For Health Reasons

  Armstrong Economics Blog/Tyranny Re-Posted Feb 15, 2022 by Martin Armstrong COMMENT:  Dear Martin,I am writing to bring your attention to this action by New York State Governor Kathy Hochul. This has been slow coming to public awareness...

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The BRAD BLOG

• Can Fixing the U.S. Supply Chain Disaster Actually Unite Americans?: 'BradCast' 2/15/2022

  Today on The BradCast, we tackle another small, totally easy to solve issue: Untangling the worldwide supply chain debacle. [Audio link to full show follows this summary.] But, before that, at least a few stories seem to be resolving themselves...

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• 'Green News Report' - February 15, 2022

  IN TODAY'S RADIO REPORT: Western U.S. mega-drought is the worst in 1200 years, new study finds; Biden Administration rolls out funding for national EV charging network; Oil prices spike amid escalating Russia-Ukraine tensions; PLUS: Carmakers...

  18 hours ago

• Dumb and Dangerous: Russia-Ukraine Standoff, Canadian Anti-Vax Protests: 'BradCast' 2/14/2022

  There are two stories, one major, the other one only "major" thanks to rightwing media fueling it, that I've wanted to cover more on The BradCast of late, but haven't. Why? Because, in both cases, both stories make little sense to me and the so-called...

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bluebird of bitterness

• Every dog has its day

   

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• Puppy love

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• Advertisements from long, long ago — Valentine edition

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BlackListed News

• Federal government invokes Emergencies Act for first time ever in response to protests, blockades | CBC News

  Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says he's invoking the Emergencies Act for the first time in Canada's history to give the federal government temporary powers to handle ongoing blockades and protests against pandemic restrictions...

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• CNN changes headline comparing Joe Rogan’s use of N-word to Jan. 6, declares host similar to those who triggered Rwandan genocide

  A CNN headline on Sunday compared Joe Rogan's use of the "N-word" in several episodes of his show to January 6, before the outlet altered the headline by removing the analogy.

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• Video: Canadian Media STILL Pushing Crackpot Theory That Truckers Are Russian Agents

  As the Canadian freedom convoy rolls on and continues to influence other protesters around the globe, Canadian media continues to push outright disinformation by suggesting that the Russian government is behind the movement...

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• Given government initiatives selling weapons and deploying troops to Ukraine, Russia might consider Canada a hostile power. Media ? Well, truth is considered the first casualty of war.

Research Digest

• Psychological interventions focused on our strengths may improve mood faster than those focused on weaknesses

  By Emily Reynolds. Participants recovered from negative mood faster when they used a skill they were told was a strength of theirs.

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• Understanding bad character: Research into the Dark Triad, digested

  By Emma Young. Research into the Dark Triad shows no signs of slowing. But other psychologists are proposing different ways to get to grips with the darker side of human nature…

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• Aha! moments give a “ring of truth” to completely unrelated statements

  By Matthew Warren. Study adds to work finding that Aha! moments can have a "dark side", potentially influencing our beliefs and behaviour.

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Atlas Obscura - Latest Articles and Places

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  Welcome to the Bread Lab

  It has all the trappings of a commercial kitchen: stainless steel work tables, rolling racks of stacked trays, clear containers full of grains and flour. But the apron-clad people busily weighing ingredients and shaping loaves aren’t...

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  National Building Arts Center in Sauget, Illinois

  Fields of ironwork, piles of brick, and rows of stone slabs and ornaments, along with a research library stacked with books, patents, blueprints, and sketches make up the collection of the National Building Arts Center (NBAC), the largest...

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  Center of the Universe in Albuquerque, New Mexico

  On the campus of the University of New Mexico stands a large concrete structure. Tunnels extend outward in each cardinal direction, and one opens up to the sky. Underneath this skylight, an aged plaque reads “The Center of the Universe.”...

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Accidental Deliberations

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  Tuesday Night Cat Blogging

  Helpful cats.

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• Tuesday Morning Links

  This and that for your Tuesday reading.- Abdullah Shihipar discusses why one-way masking is far from an adequate solution to the public health problems posed by even the current variants of COVID-19, while Monica Torres points out how far...

  20 hours ago

• Monday Afternoon Links

  Miscellaneous material to start your week.- Doug Cuthand writes that falsely pretending we're "back to normal" in the midst of a pandemic does nothing but put people at needless risk. CBC Radio talks to experts about what we should be doing...

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16 February - iG Tab - 7 - MSM

 

WIRED

• The Case of the Creepy Algorithm That ‘Predicted’ Teen Pregnancy

  A government leader in Argentina hailed the AI, which was fed invasive data about girls. The feminist pushback could inform the future of health tech.

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• Serious, Salty Trouble Is Brewing Under Antarctic Glaciers

  Alarming new research suggests warm seawater is rushing under the ice, perhaps doubling the rate of melting.

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• Reminding me " a little knowledge is a dangerous thing ". Given our vast ignorance about Antarctica, the field will be ripe for speculative alarmism for some time.

• The Elusive Hunt for a Robot That Can Pick a Ripe Strawberry

  It's a tricky, delicate task that combines machine vision and robotics. Progress has been slow, but entrepreneurs and farmers continue to invest.

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NYT > Home Page

• As U.S. Cases Fall, More Companies End Mask Rules

  A growing number of states and cities have lifted restrictions, as have two of the biggest American music festivals. Here’s the latest pandemic news.

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• U.S. Men’s Hockey Is Eliminated in Loss to Slovakia

  The American team is out of the Olympics after a quarterfinal game that ended in a penalty shootout. Here’s the latest.

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• Ukraine Pushes Unity as U.S. and Russia Tangle Over Its Fate

  President Biden and President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia both said that they would seek a diplomatic path to avert an invasion of Ukraine. But Mr. Biden said Russia still had 150,000 troops menacing Ukraine and an invasion was a “distinct...

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India News, Latest News in India, Live News India, India Breaking News - Ti

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  Govt asks states to review, amend additional Covid-19 restrictions

  The Centre has asked states and Union territories to review, amend or do away with additional Covid-19 restrictions after considering the trend of new cases and positivity rate in their regions, stating sustained downward trend in the nationwide...

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• ABG case another feather in Congress' cap of blatant corruption: BJP

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  Ukraine-Russia crisis: Govt looking at increasing flights from Kyiv to facilitate return of Indians

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BBC News - UK

• Energy bills: 'I wear two dressing gowns due to inflation'

  Spending "cut to the bone" and children "too hungry to play" because of the cost of living.

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• Storm Dudley: Trains cancelled over 80mph wind warning

  Rail services will stop from 16:00 on Wednesday when the worst of the storm is expected to hit.

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• Prince Andrew: Questions over payout after settlement with Virginia Giuffre

  No details of the Duke of York's payout to Virginia Giuffre have been made public.

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