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New York City firefighters are calling out sick as a vaccine mandate looms.

By BY JOSEPH GOLDSTEIN AND ASHLEY SOUTHALL from NYT World https://ift.tt/31ntiCh

What to Watch in the Supreme Court Oral Arguments on the Texas Abortion Law

By BY ADAM LIPTAK AND CHRIS CAMERON from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/3jVemSe

G20 leaders’ climate positions are met with frustration.

By BY SOMINI SENGUPTA from NYT World https://ift.tt/3nNI7oW

Govt, judiciary now in sync on IAS-like service for judges

The idea of an All India Judicial Service on the lines of central services like IAS and IPS seems to be coming closer to fruition with the Centre building a broader consensus with the higher judiciary on the issue and setting the stage for consultations with states. from India News | Latest News Headlines & Live Updates from India - Times of India https://ift.tt/3BwzpQZ

A Dangerous Legal Battle Over Vaccine Mandates Will Continue

By BY WENDY PARMET from NYT Opinion https://ift.tt/3jShnmj

Metaverse? Are You Kidding Me?!

By BY CHARLES M. BLOW from NYT Opinion https://ift.tt/3pUtROa

What if Everything You Learned About Human History Is Wrong?

By BY JENNIFER SCHUESSLER from NYT Arts https://ift.tt/3w0RtS5

India hints achieving its climate goals could be linked to NSG membership held up by China’s opposition

In a bold move, India on Sunday said that achieving its climate goals may be linked to issues like its membership to the Nuclear Suppliers’ Group — held up due to China's opposition — and availability of technology as it sought to push for the inclusion of differentiated responsibilities that seeks the developed West to fulfil its commitments. from India News | Latest News Headlines & Live Updates from India - Times of India https://ift.tt/3nMpZvS

Saying Yes to Baseball Meant Leaving Football Behind

By BY SCOTT MILLER from NYT Sports https://ift.tt/3o2sScb

He Brokered Apartheid’s End. Can He Save South Africa’s Liberation Party?

By BY JOHN ELIGON AND LYNSEY CHUTEL from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/2Y0Bdnu

The F.D.A. is assessing whether the Moderna vaccine can cause heart problems in adolescents.

By BY APOORVA MANDAVILLI from NYT World https://ift.tt/3ByJxbI

The Places in New York City Where Republicans Still Stand a Chance

By BY KATIE GLUECK from NYT New York https://ift.tt/3CyCH7E

Biden announces new steps to untangle supply chain

By BY JIM TANKERSLEY from NYT World https://ift.tt/3w3CqHl

G20 Nations Agree to New Limits on Coal-Burning Power Plants

By BY SOMINI SENGUPTA, JASON HOROWITZ AND JIM TANKERSLEY from NYT Climate https://ift.tt/3BxD7dd

New York’s Irish Arts Center Upgrades to a ‘Flagship Hub’

By BY MICHAEL PAULSON from NYT Theater https://ift.tt/3171MZl

Cooperative sector can turn India into USD 5-trillion economy, make agriculture 'atmanirbhar': Shah

Union Home and Cooperation Minister Amit Shah on Sunday said the cooperative sector has a potential to turn India into a USD 5 trillion economy and will also prove crucial in making the agriculture sector self-reliant. from India News | Latest News Headlines & Live Updates from India - Times of India https://ift.tt/3busihb

TMC will win Tripura in 2023 by defeating both BJP & CPM: Abhishek Banerjee

All India Trinamool Congress (AITC) general secretary Abhishek Banerjee on Sunday claimed his party would form the government in Tripura in the 2023 state assembly elections after besting both the ruling BJP and the CPM, which earlier ruled the state. from India News | Latest News Headlines & Live Updates from India - Times of India https://ift.tt/3mxMBk4

Territorial ambitions of China and Pakistan require India's armed forces to remain alert round the year: CDS

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Akhilesh Yadav praises Sardar Patel, mentions Jinnah in same breath

Lucknow, Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav on Sunday spoke of Mahatma Gandhi, Sardar Vallabhai Patel, Jawaharlal Nehru and Muhammad Ali Jinnah in the same breath as leaders who fought for India's independence. Yadav lavished praise on Patel on his 146th birth anniversary but raised eyebrows at one point when he appeared to equate the four leaders, including Jinnah, the founder of Pakistan. from India News | Latest News Headlines & Live Updates from India - Times of India https://ift.tt/3w91hcL

5 more months to go, NREGS 2021 fund already exhausted

In what shows that employment demand under MGNREGS will be high like last year, belying the government’s expectations and funding, the scheme has already exhausted the budget approved for the current financial year with five more months to go. from India News | Latest News Headlines & Live Updates from India - Times of India https://ift.tt/3boGHLV

High Tidal Surges Bring Floods to the Mid-Atlantic Region

By BY SOPHIE KASAKOVE from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/3ELtSIr

He Ran the First N.Y.C. Marathon. Next Week, He’ll Run the 50th.

By BY TALYA MINSBERG from NYT Sports https://ift.tt/3bvgaMQ

Louise Slade, Scientist Who Studied the Molecules in Food, Dies at 74

By BY CLAY RISEN from NYT Food https://ift.tt/3mvGPzM

Consensual sex with major girl not an offence, but unethical, says high court

Rejecting the bail plea of a person accused of raping his girlfriend along with other accused, the Allahabad high court has said that “having consensual sex with a major girl is not an offence, but is unethical, immoral and against established Indian norms”. from India News | Latest News Headlines & Live Updates from India - Times of India https://ift.tt/3BGB3jb

Congress allowed namaz on national highway: Amit Shah

Union home minister Amit Shah on Saturday accused Congress of “appeasement politics”, claiming that when he visited Uttarakhand earlier during the party’s tenure, “people had permission to block a national highway fornamaz”. from India News | Latest News Headlines & Live Updates from India - Times of India https://ift.tt/3w04nj4

First papal visit to India since 1999 likely after PM Modi’s invite

Prime Minister Narendra Modi met Pope Francis at the Vatican on Saturday, where Modi invited the head of the Roman Catholic Church to visit India and the two leaders discussed the future of a post-Covid world and climate change among other issues at a meeting that went on for an hour beyond the scheduled 20 minutes. from India News | Latest News Headlines & Live Updates from India - Times of India https://ift.tt/3jPBbGK

SC raps MP govt over detention of doc under NSA, nixes order

Holding it mandatory for a government authority to expeditiously deal with and communicate its decision on a representation made by a person against preventive detention, the Supreme Court on Friday invalidated an order passed by Madhya Pradesh government against a doctor after noting that no decision was taken on his representation for two months. Rejection of his plea by the Centre was also not communicated to him in jail. from India News | Latest News Headlines & Live Updates from India - Times of India https://ift.tt/3Butcos

2 decades of drought emptying out Andhra’s ‘blessed’ district

Anantapur in Telugu means “blessed with many things”. It's an ironic name for a place that has come to be known for what it’s not blessed with — rainfall. This district in Andhra Pradesh has seen 18 droughts in the last 20 years (till 2020), making it a living example of creeping desertification and mass migration. from India News | Latest News Headlines & Live Updates from India - Times of India https://ift.tt/3jRqG5K

The COP26 Climate Talks Are Opening. Here’s What to Expect.

By BY SOMINI SENGUPTA from NYT Climate https://ift.tt/3nKsKO1

How I Became a Science Experiment

By BY ROSS DOUTHAT from NYT Opinion https://ift.tt/3bvbOW0

Rome confronts its own messy issues as world leaders gather.

By BY EMMA BUBOLA from NYT World https://ift.tt/3nIVuH1

Gulf States Withdraw Ambassadors to Lebanon Over Criticism of Yemen War

By BY VIVIAN YEE from NYT World https://ift.tt/3Bx5FU1

More New York City workers get Covid shots as deadline nears, but tensions remain.

By BY TROY CLOSSON from NYT World https://ift.tt/3CyTCae

Army officer, jawan killed in blast along LoC

An Army officer and a jawan were killed in a mine explosion near a forward post along the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir’s Rajouri district late Saturday. from India News | Latest News Headlines & Live Updates from India - Times of India https://ift.tt/3GBJa3T

Trump Lawyer Blamed Pence for Violence as Rioters Stormed Capitol

By BY LUKE BROADWATER from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/3mvzkJ8

Pauline Bart, Sociologist Who Mapped Women’s Challenges, Dies at 91

By BY PENELOPE GREEN from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/31aqfNn

Los Angeles police union sues city over details of Covid-19 vaccination mandate.

By BY ISABELLA GRULLÓN PAZ from NYT World https://ift.tt/3mvxHLw

As world leaders gather for cooperation, a Russian pipeline reverses flow.

By BY ANDREW E. KRAMER from NYT World https://ift.tt/2Y59rGE

Union for John Deere Workers Reaches Tentative Deal to End 2-Week Strike

By BY NOAM SCHEIBER from NYT Business https://ift.tt/3BvMAld

Rose Lee Maphis, Early Star of Country Music TV, Dies at 98

By BY BILL FRISKICS-WARREN from NYT Arts https://ift.tt/3vZDRq1

Art Houses Want Audiences Back. Can a MoviePass-Style Program Help?

By BY MATT STEVENS from NYT Movies https://ift.tt/3moxLwu

If a Tree Doesn’t Fall in the Forest …

By BY PETER COY from NYT Opinion https://ift.tt/3jR2bWy

How Venture Capitalists Think Crypto Will Reshape Commerce

By BY EPHRAT LIVNI AND ERIC LIPTON from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/3pQdJNi

Why a Changing Richmond and Its Suburbs Are Key to Virginia’s Vote

By BY TRIP GABRIEL from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/3GzQtt2

Love Letter: Nature, Nurture and a New Brother

By Unknown Author from NYT Style https://ift.tt/3boO8Ti

When You’re Clairvoyant, It’s Easier to Solve Crimes

By BY SARAH WEINMAN from NYT Books https://ift.tt/3bmKQjk

Vaccination offers more protection against Covid-19 than previous infection, a C.D.C. study suggests.

By BY BENJAMIN MUELLER from NYT Health https://ift.tt/3BvNgqy

‘Narcissus’ Review: Remember Echo Too (and Don’t Forget Their Fate)

By BY BRIAN SEIBERT from NYT Arts https://ift.tt/3pPPAqj

Review: Choreographic Skeletons From a Lost Pandemic Time

By BY GIA KOURLAS from NYT Arts https://ift.tt/3jOJjYh