IT'S CHAI TIME
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January 2021 -
Ranjitsinh Disale, a primary school teacher in Maharashtra, India, recently won the Global Teacher Prize 2020. The prize, sponsored by the Varkey Foundation in partnership with UNESCO, comes with a cash award of US $1 million.
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January 2021 -
Quotes by Indian documentary maker Anand Patwardhan / Dr. Vivek Murthy, who served as U.S. Surgeon General under President Obama / Comedian Lily Singh, whose NBC late-night show A Little Late with Lilly Singh will begin its second season on Jan. 11 / Filmmaker Suman Ghosh, who directed the legendary Bengali actor in several films.
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January 2021 -
How much do you know about current events in India and the U.S.? Try this short quiz!
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January 2021 -
The coronavirus pandemic has forced many of us to wear masks—mostly in public but sometimes even at home.Masks have become an accessory for many people, just like ties, belts, scarves and handbags. Many women have an assortment of masks in their wardrobes, and some even have a mask drawer. Whether they have just a few masks or a few dozen, they try to match their masks with the rest of their ensemble. And they enjoy giving and receiving compliments on masks.
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January 2021 -
An Indian man’s enslavement was discovered last February by agents from Alcoholic Beverage Control being held captive in a liquor store in Gilroy, California. The district attorney recently brought charges against Amarjit and Balwinder Mann, both 66, for locking the man in their liquor store and making him work 15-hour shifts, seven days a week, without pay.
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January 2021 -
If you’ve used a mobile app such as Tinder or Bumble to find a match, you may wish you didn’t have to set up the date yourself. Well, Abhimanyu Goel, a junior at Cornell University, is part of a student team that has developed an app called Weet — derived from “We eat” — that not only matches you with a prospective mate, but also sets up the first date at a local restaurant.
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December 2020 -
The Mumbai Indians won their fifth title by beating the Delhi Capitals by five wickets in the Indian Premier League final at Dubai International Cricket Stadium.
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December 2020 -
Nine Indian boxers—five men and four women— will compete at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo, postponed until next summer because of the pandemic. India has previously won two Olympic bronze medals, thanks to Vijender Singh in 2008 and Mary Kom in 2012, and its prospects of another medal rest heavily on Amit Panghal’s shoulders.
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December 2020 -
Jasdeep Dhaliwal, 33, recently won the men’s physique overall title at the Manitoba Amateur Bodybuilding Provincial Championships. The Winnipeg man, who once played kabaddi professionally in his native Punjab and Canada, hopes to become a professional bodybuilder.
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December 2020 -
Quotes by Vice President-Elect Kamala Harris / Kesha Ram, who became the first woman of color elected to the Vermont Senate / Nikema Williams,Democratic Party of Georgia Chairwoman / Seven-year-old Abhijita Gupta, who recently released her first book “Happiness All Around” /Tweets from actress Mindy Kaling / Shashi Tharoor, MP for Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala .
