In pandemic era's isolation, meaning of 'self-care' evolves

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The pandemic-era incarnation of self-care isn’t about buying a signature outfit, wearing a trendy shade of lipstick or getting a perfect haircut. It has, for many, put the purpose and meaning of life front and center, reconfiguring priorities and needs as the virus-inflected months drift by.

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Should NEET & JEE Main 2020 be postponed? 87% respondents want to cancel Sept exam dates –Poll

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Vikas Dubey’s life of crime spanning 30 years: 62 cases, including 5 of murder.

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There are 62 criminal cases against Vikas Dubey in Uttar Pradesh, including five cases of murder and eight cases of attempt to murder. Vikas Dubey was arrested from the Mahakal temple in Madhya Pradesh’s Ujjain on Thursday morning. (Source: ANI).  Back in 2001,  Vikas Dubey  allegedly chased a  BJP  leader who then had minister of state rank in UP, Santosh Shukla, inside Shivli police station in Kanpur Dehat, and shot him dead in broad daylight. Dubey was named in the FIR, and he surrendered after some six months – but was acquitted four years later. The gunner, shadow, and personal staff of the murdered man gave statements in Dubey’s favour. Two years previously, in 1999, Dubey had allegedly killed one Jhunna Baba in his village and grabbed his land and other properties. In 2000, he was accused in the murder of his teacher and retired principal of the local Tara Chand Inter College, and jailed for some time. The murder of Santosh Shukla bro...
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AIIMS Delhi junior doctor dies by suicide by jumping off 10th floor of hospital As per the administration, the 25-year-old junior doctor was shifted to AIIMS Casualty but succumbed to his injuries later.

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MBBS Student Jumps off Roof of AIIMS Hostel in Delhi, Dies

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