Year Ender 2020
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2020: Quarantine & lockdown became household terms, grandma learned to make video calls
Lifestyle | Jan 04, 2021, 04:55 PM ISTWhile terms like quarantine, sanitisation, containment zones or hotspots have been in use in medical or military parlance, they remained part of the esoteric vocabulary of experts or people working in the domain, such as security personnel at airports. However, with the unchecked spread of COVID-19, usage of these technical terms, particularly quarantine and sanitisation became fairly commonplace in 2020.
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Year Ender 2020: Pranab Mukherjee to Ahmed Patel, remembering politicians we lost
India | Dec 31, 2020, 04:48 PM ISTAs 2020 -- not so good year, is coming to end, here is a tribute to political leaders, stalwarts we lost this year.
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2020 India Recap: From Ram Mandir bhoomi pujan to Bihar election – Top defining stories
India | Dec 31, 2020, 09:29 PM ISTThe year 2020 will be remembered most for -- Covid-19 pandemic. The country was under lockdown for ost part of the year. The strict restrictions affected people from all walks of life but 135 crore Indians encountered it bravely and presented an example for the world. Here are a few key events that took place during the pandemic in India:
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Year Ender 2020: A year of struggle, innovation for teachers and students
Education | Dec 30, 2020, 08:21 PM ISTThe over 10-month-long shutdown inspired creative ways to teach thousands of students who could not log on to online classes because they did not have access to smartphones and computers in several villages across the country.
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Year Ender 2020: A recap at some of the tragedies that made this year unforgettable
India | Dec 30, 2020, 06:38 PM ISTFrom coronavirus pandemic to several high-intensity cyclones, floods, earthquakes, plane crash, oil spill, flood, locusts attack, the year kept everyone on the edge leaving a devastating impact behind. While we are happy the year is finally ending, we cannot help but look back at the travesty of over 300 days this unforgettable year has been -- in this yearender series.
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Just 2020 things! From CSK's play-off miss to Barcelona going trophyless
Other Sports | Dec 30, 2020, 04:53 PM ISTSports, which resumed in the latter half of this year, witnessed quite a few of its usage across various activities and we have enlisted a few.
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Fashion 2020 rewind: Masks to pyjamas, the changing face of fashion in the new normal
Fashion | Dec 30, 2020, 06:03 PM ISTThe public health crisis has suddenly made health and sanitisation a huge priority. It has accelerate remote working and contactless operations. It has caused us to be more flexible, accommodative and agile, so suddenly attending a business meeting in T-shirt is not a challenge. Our socially constructed codes whether personal or official have changed. These behavioural and lifestyle changes have caused a number of fashion trends to emerge.