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Arv Srivastava, class IX to XII students class X, Jayshree anchester City won their The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) has launched a mobile app to solve fifth Premier League title in Periwal Global school, M nine years after crosstown Jaipur the mental health problems of students from classes IX to XII during the ongoing Covid rivals Manchester United slumped to a pandemic. With the help of the app, students and parents will be able to get answers to 2-1 loss to Leicester City on Tuesday How can kids night, marking an extraordinary rise to Qprotect them- their questions on education, health and social topics... power since the takeover of the club by selves from a sup- the Abu Dhabi royal family. posed 3rd wave? Named 'dost for life', the app To ask queries Kids should stay at home, 'DOST  Pep Guardiola's men will regarding Covid-19 eat home-cooked food, can be used to improve students' psycho-social wellness now aim to top it off with their and Vaccination from wash hands well and wear maiden European trophy, when masks even at home, if FOR our experts, scan the Free live counselling sessions will they face fellow English side possible. Children should QR Code or visit be conducted for the students take immunity booster in LIFE' Chelsea in the Champions https://bit.ly/331RxDn through this app, the CBSE said. diet like multivitamins, 1 League final on May 29. A At least 83 volunteers have already vitamin C, and D along European trophy would mark a joined for live counselling. Of these, 66 with fruits and vegetables. treble for the side, having are in India, and the rest 17 are in Besides, taking a good tions, internet addiction disorder, already won the League Cup Saudi Arabia, UAE, Nepal, Oman, nap, limited usage of depression and special learning this season Kuwait, Japan and the USA. The coun- gadgets, regular gargle, disability will be removed through the  Crosstown rivals selling sessions will be held three days and steam inhalation can help of this app Manchester United, the only work wonders. And of a week— Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays from 9.30 am to 1.30 pm and The app contains many features, side with a mathematical course, wait for shots for chance of taking the English kids in India. 1.30 pm to 5.30 pm including counselling sessions, expert advice, guidance on what trophy before Tuesday, conced- Content related to education, 3 to do after class XII, mental health tips, ed early against Leicester but society, emotion and behaviour Rudrakshi Singh, and an audio-video protocol related to levelled the scoreline just 5 class XII, Cambridge 2 will be made available in the app. Covid-19 The anxiety related to the examina- minutes later. But a 66th- Court World School, minute strike by Caglar Jaipur Apart from this, the CBSE Board will give another chance to the students of Soyuncu proved to be the win- class X to pass the exams. Students of class X will pass on the basis of ner for Leicester, wiping away United's slim chances and con- internal assessment and half-yearly examination. Despite this, if a student Do masks limit our Oxygen intake? firming City as the English fails, he/she will be given another chance to take compartmental examination QHow are doctors and para medics champions. keeping their morale high? A fitted, good quality mask, if worn properly, will pre- vent the person from coming in contact with the virus. Besides, it does not influ- ence the intake of Oxygen in any way. THIS AI SYSTEM CAN US AUTHORISES PFIZER- FY22 GROWTH MAY SLIP TO Masks are the most-effective way to be BIONTECH VACCINE FOR 8.2% IF SECOND WAVE PEAK safe in this pandemic and is easily avail- DETECT,SARCASM IN able, cost-effective, and covers all age groups. One life 12-15 YEAR OLDS COMES IN END-JUNE: CRISIL saved by any health care worker is worth a million-dol- SOCIAL MEDIA POSTS ndia's economic growth may slip to 8.2 per cent if lar smile and is the best gift of God. That's the way we he US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has the second wave peaks in end of June, domestic rat- keep our morale high by supporting omputer science researchers have developed an artifi- authorised the use of the Pfizer-BioNTech Covid- cial intelligence (AI)-based sarcasm detector for posts on 19 vaccine on children aged 12 to 15 years old. ing agency Crisil warned on Monday, maintaining its one another. T I C social media platforms. Sarcasm has been a major Acting FDA commissioner Janet Woodcock described baseline estimate of 11 per cent uptick in activity. The hurdle to increasing the accuracy of sentiment analysis, the move as a "significant step in the fight against the EXPERT ADVICE GIVEN BY especially on social media, since sarcasm relies heavily on vo- Covid-19 pandemic." Today's action allows for a younger agency made it clear that the risks to its 11 per cent cal tones, facial expressions and gestures that cannot be rep- population to be protected from Covid-19, bringing us growth forecast are "firmly tilted downwards", and pre- Dr Sushil Poddar, child special- resented in text. closer to returning to a sense of normalcy and to end- sented two likely scenarios. If the second wave peaks in ist, Director Poddar ing the pandemic, Woodcock said in a statement. "Par- May-end, the GDP expansion will come at Hospital, Jaipur ents and guardians can rest assured that the agency undertook a rigorous and thorough review of all avail- 9.8 per cent, and can go down to  The team TECHAWAY able data, as we have with all of our Covid-19 vaccine 8.2 per cent, if the peaking taught the emergency use authorisations," she added. happens in June-end, computer model to find patterns that often it warned.  The corona indicate sarcasm and combined that with TEARS OF JOY: MILAN'S FDA said, update teaching the programme to correctly pick out  As per official esti- some 1.5 LA SCALA OPERA HOUSE cue words in sequences mates, the economy con- million Covid-19 cases in individuals aged that were more likely to tracted by 7.6 per cent in REOPENS TO PUBLIC 11 to 17 years old have been reported to FY21, because of the national lockdown. There have been a slew of indicate sarcasm the Centers for Disease Control and downward revisions in growth estimates after the emergence of the  They taught the Prevention between March 1, 2020 second wave, which has overwhelmed the healthcare apparatus model to do this by and also led to localised lockdowns across the country. through April 30, 2021 feeding it with large The agency said two "gigantic challenges" confront the country,  The course of the disease is generally data sets and then including the spread of the second wave and vaccination. On the milder in children but they can pass it on former, it said, while the second wave have been bigger spreaders checked its accuracy to older, more vulnerable adults globally, the death rates are falling in India with the rise in infec- tions. However, India ranks lowest among fully-vaccinated popula- tion, it said, recommending that rendering jabs to half of the popu- lation by festivities in October would be good.

ilan's Meet the world's most- leg- Entertainment BAMBOO BATS MAY DRIVE M endary La Scala opera CRICKET IN FUTURE house erupted into huge applause on Monday to 'Instagrammable' bird hail a stirring performance at its triumphant he likes of Virat Kohli, Chris Gayle and Kane Williamson could reopening after six months of silence imposed cientists claim to have identified the world's most- 'Instagrammable' bird well discard their English willow bats for those made from bam- T boo. British scientists have come up with a research saying that by the coronavirus pandemic. The performance – the strange, scruffy-looking frogmouth (Podargidae) from Asia and Australia. cricket bats made of bamboo are a viable option given that they don't came a day before the 75th anniversary of a Researchers in Germany collected 27,621 photos of birds from nine bird-relat- compromise on the 'sweet spot' of traditional willow. "Willow has been historic concert in 1946 that celebrated the ed Instagram accounts, including data on how many likes each photo gar- the principal material for cricket bats for cen- S turies," said Darshil Shah from the Univer- post-war reopening of La Scala, which had been nered. Using an algorithm to analyse their 'aesthetic appeal', they found that the photos sity of Cambridge, who is the co-author of Bamboo, bombed three years earlier and rebuilt. The of frogmouths received the highest number of likes, relative to the posts' exposure to the study. "Despite a good innings, there a grass, is a cheap, musicians and performers were greeted by loud the accounts' followers. are problems with the supply of Eng- plentiful, fast-growing applause and volleys of "Bravos!" from the lish willow. It takes about 15 years be- fore a tree can be harvested, after and sustainable materi- small but enthusiastic audience of 500 lucky  Often mistaken for an owl, the  The frogmouth was given the which new trees must be planted. Be- al. Shoots are able to music lovers. Bass clarinettist Stefano Cardo frogmouth is known for its messy title of 'the world's most-unfortu- tween 15 and 30 per cent of the wood grow from previous called it "a double rebirth," as conductor plumage and comical facial expres- nate-looking bird' in a 2004 paper, is also wasted during bat production," stumps, and maturity is Arturo Toscanini had opened La Scala after the he added. Bamboo, being a cheap com- sions, evocative of Beaker from meaning this new title is a 'matter modity, could be used in the mass pro- reached after seven war "and we are trying to revive it after the The Muppets of poetic justice,' researchers say duction of bats. Besides, the prototype years pandemic". bat blade can be made by pasting strips of bamboo shoots to form layers. “Life is short, but there is always time enough for courtesy.” FAMILY TIME RALPH WALDO EMERSON, POET 02 THURSDAY, MAY 13, 2021

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This will motivate them to read a book of ASK their choice and preference. They’ll QUESTIONS also explore vari- Make it a point to discuss the book you ous genres and finished reading with your kid and encourage writers while them to do the same with you. Ask Books are a broadening them questions their reading about the book uniquely portable taste. they read, the characters, what it taught and if they enjoyed magic.” reading it. This will help in making reading an enjoy- — Stephen King TNN able hobby for kids. Family & Nutrition Long reads for serious You know those fat books that have How to deal with cooking bookworms forever been on your reading list and shelf, but end up collecting dust due burnout amid pandemic to your busy schedule. 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BRAVE THE CORONA TIMES The wave is rough and nar – ‘Brave The Corona Times’ cise schedule and self proning the time is tough, was organised by DAV United, techniques at home. He cleared which was very well coordinat- all the doubts regarding vacci- Attitude is positive and ed by the principals of DAV Pub- nation. He also talked about the strive is persistent, lic School, Uppal Southend, sec- recovery rate which is 98 per cent BONDING WITH Together we shall overcome. tor-49 and sector-14, Gurugram . and appealed everyone to be op- This webinar has reached around timistic and stay calm. t present we are go- 45000 people till now. Through this platform, ing through the The guest speaker and ex- Peshin offered a helping hand to most un- the entire DAV commu- FRIENDS! precedent- nity who are in need A ed time during these tough which none of us has times by informing he times are strange indeed, for meet my friends and catch up ever thought of. This is about the web portal on classmates seem like former on all the fun. We were to the time, when we all DAV Schools’ website. need to be together and It was an essential ses- Tschoolmates as we have not met meet at a friend's house and stand united. At this sion during these tough each other for more than a year. go on a trip to a scenic spot, juncture of life, safety times. Though video calls and WhatsApp strictly adhering to Covid of all of us is the para- Important links shared chats keep us in touch, it’s just not protocols. We planned some activities this dampen our weekend plans. The mount significance and meeting is on and so is the tour, we all need to support by Dr Arvind for the the same as meeting in person. We and even a sumptuous meal. My each other to remain benefit of all: have managed to make our homes excitement knew no bounds and I was though virtually! I am organising an mentally and physically strong. pert, Dr Arvind Kumar, founder 1. Self Proning Techniques: classrooms and phones/laptops our eagerly looking forward to a great online meeting of my friends and am During this second wave of of Lung Care Foundation, chair- https://youtu.be/NVFLKNqqlj0 notebooks, but the loneliness lingers weekend. readying videos of the world’s most Coronavirus, there is a state of man of Institute of Chest, Medan- and we crave for Alas! My plans came to enchanting places where I hope to unrest in everyone’s mind. To ta shared his insight and expert- 2. Breathing Exercise: keep everyone updated with the ise about Covid 19. In his address, personal bonding. naught with the pandemic take them on a virtual tour. authentic and vital information he shared the 6 ‘M’ approach https://youtu.be/5CT5NRv-9HY So imagine my second wave rearing its ugly I have charted some online about Covid 19, under the able which means no mixing, proper 3. 6 ‘M’ Approach: joy when a ‘reunion’ head. The lockdown has games and hope the virtual get- guidance of Dr Nisha Peshin, di- intake of medicines, meals, mon- https://youtu.be/xaAqg9ycvQo with a group of come into force and now we together would turn out to be rector Public Schools (II), itor, mind set and movement to interesting, entertaining and DAVCMC, and director academ- the hospital. He advised the au- DAV Public School, friends was planned have to wait for normalcy over a family func- to return for our plan to strengthen our bond. ics, DAVCAE a nationwide webi- dience to follow breathing exer- sector 49, Gurugram tion! Yes, this week- work out. RACHEL MARIA SAM, class X, SBOA end I had planned to But I am not letting to Phung Ba Long, Boon Public (Sr Sec) School, Ernakulam St Mark’s organises a virtual Lay Secondary School, Singapore; Silver award to Hetal Gagneja from St int’l quiz on Shakespeare Mark’s School, Meera Bagh and the Bronze t Mark’s School, award to Zoja Munda Meera Bagh organ- from Gimnazija Ptuj, MUSIC ALBUM: FEARLESS (TAYLOR’S VERSION) Sised a virtual quiz - Slovenia. Muneeba Islam 'Remembering Shake- from Sultan Mahomed aylor Swift has kept her promise. releasing chart-toppers such as ‘Love speare' that had 29 partic- Shah Aga Khan Sec- The ‘Taylor’s Version’ songs were Story' (Taylor’s Version)’, the album is a ipants from 7 countries ondary School released recently and with the major success. Adding to all this, she (Croatia, India, Pakistan, Karimabad, Karachi re- T Philippines, Russia, Sin- ceived a special mention expanded tracklist, she has shown how has done what she always does best - gapore and Slovenia ). while the audience award good she is in understanding her connecting with her audience. She has The quiz was played was won by Margarita fans. made them jump during the bridge of in two rounds, the first be- Kondratenko from When one starts to listen to ‘You Belong With Me (Taylor’s Version)’ ing the pre-lims from ers were selected to com- dia round. Zhukovsky English where the top eight scor- pete in the final multime- The Gold award went School, Moscow, Russia. this album, they are reminded of how and has taken them back to 2008. For many of her songs start with the play one who is music-savvy, this is a must- of instruments. To say that she has suc- listen, and for those who loved the ceeded in the battle against Scooter original version, this is an almost per- World Earth Day celebrated at RDPS Braun would be an understatement. fect clone with minute alterations. All n the occasion of the World School principal, Anjali Kot- The album speaks for itself, being in all, Swift has won the battle, but with Earth Day, Rukmini Devi nala appreciated the efforts of the biggest musical release of 2021. five more albums left to re-release, one OPublic School organised an young Rukminians and added that What was touted to be 'a fruitless exer- becomes more and more sure that the array of creative activities with a we are fortunate to have been born cise of revenge’, has upended its critics war belongs to her. view to sensitise children about on Earth and we should join our conservation of natural resources hands together to save our moth- on their heels. From V V RAMARATHINAM IYER, and to motivate them to do their er Earth from the increasing en- releasing ‘Forever and class X, Bharatiya Vidya bit towards making our planet vironmental degradation and ex- Always’ (piano Version) Bhavan’s Public School, even more beautiful. horted everybody to save flora and (Taylor’s Version), to Jubilee Hills, Hyderabad Students participated in cre- fauna. The online celebration con- ative online activities like slogan cluded with the belief that the stu- writing, card making, poster mak- dents would respect their natural ing and poem writing displaying inheritance and be good caretak- their artistic and linguistic skills. ers of their planet.

HEBA NAIM, class IX, Hamdard Public School, Sangam Vihar TARINI KAUR, class VII, Manav Sthali Global School

stand, first aid box, airline, cards, kennel, and candle stand out of reused materials. The stu- ‘Restore our Earth’ at dents of classes 4-6 actively participated in these competitions while being at home. The participants of the competitions were Dayanand Vidya Mandir assessed by the three judges ie Smita Verma (principal), Sudha Tyagi and Aradhana Dixit. ayanand Vidya Mandir, Kulesra, The principal not only graced the event with Greater Noida celebrated the virtual her presence but also praised the perform- International Earth Day April 22, ance of the students. She expressed her con- D2021. The theme of the earth day was cern over the problems that the earth is fac- ‘Restore our Earth’. The students and staff ing such as global warming, environmental members of the school virtually participated pollution and enlightened the students about in International Earth Day celebration. save the planet earth, water conservation, The staff members of the school including tree plantation. She also suggested various Priyanka Sharma, Kanchan Shadija, Pinki Verma, ways to protect the environment. Nikita Kukreja, Poonam Sahni and Nisha played a The programme concluded with a vote of significant role in conducting the programme. thanks given by Nikita Kukreja. The winners and They displayed a video and presentations on the petitions such as slogan writing, poster mak- the participants of the various competitions theme ‘Restore our Earth’. ing, and best out of waste were held. Students such as slogan writing, poster making and best The best part of the day was the eco-com- made amazing and creative products like pen out of waste were given e-certificates. Manchester City crowned Premier League champions for the third time in four seasons after Manchester United crashed to a 2-1 defeat against Leicester

Title handed on a platter City, who also won the League Cup in April, can finally tle meekly to Liverpool the previous season, it seemed savour a title triumph that is all the sweeter given the ob- City were heading for a period of regression. ■ Pep Guardiola’s side are 10 points clear of stacles they have overcome this term. “This has been a second placed United and have wrapped up season and a Premier League title like no other.This was the title with three games to spare. In the the hardest one,” Guardiola said. “We will always re- Superb recovery midst of a gruelling run of three games in member this season for the way we won. I am so proud five days, United manager Ole Gunnar to be the manager here and of this group of players. ■ Guardiola masterminded such a superb recovery Solskjaer effectively handed the title to “They are so special. To come through this season, with that City turned the title race into a procession, giv- arch rivals City by picking a weakened all the restrictions and difficulties we’ve faced, and show ing him three Premier League crowns to go with three team with 10 changes.With many of the consistency we have is remarkable. It is relentless.” La Liga trophies with Barcelona and three at Bayern City’s players watching on television, Munich in the Bundesliga. Following the West Brom Luke Thomas’ 10th minute volley put game, City powered to 21 successive victories in all Leicester ahead before Mason Green- Likely prelude to CL final competitions, a record for an English top-flight club, wood equalised five minutes later. including a 4-1 rout of Liverpool at Anfield. Caglar Soyuncu’s towering header in ■ Treble-chasing City’s seventh top-flight title could be the 66th minute ensured City could pop the prelude to an even greater triumph on May 29 when the champagne corks for a title party they face Chelsea in their first ever Champions League We have missed the fans so much. We wanted that has seemed inevitable for months. final. Drained by the late finish to last season and ill- to do this for them. We will enjoy this moment prepared due to the subsequent lack of a proper pre-sea- son, City were slow out of the blocks. After a dismal 1-1 and we hope the fans do too. Rest assured we Delayed celebrations draw against lowly West Bromwich Albion in Decem- will continue to do everything we can to bring the ber, City had won just five of their opening 12 Premier Champions League home this season. I am so proud ■ City were denied the chance to celebrate League games. It was the worst start to a season of on Sunday when Chelsea won 2-1 at the Eti- Guardiola’s managerial career, prompting the Spaniard and so happy with what we have achieved. The had Stadium, while United kept them wait- in the startling admission that he didn’t like his team. Premier League is the hardest league in world ing with a victory at Aston Villa on Sun- A coronavirus outbreak in the squad added to Guardio- football, every single game is tough. To win it day. But the delay was only temporary and la’s problems in December. Having surrendered the ti- again means the world to me and the rest of the squad. Winning the Premier League title is the Manchester City fans celebrate ultimate fulfilment of our ambitions. It’s what we winning the Premier League all dreamed of as young players, so to do it is a outside the Etihad Stadium wonderful feeling. To captain this team is an honour and a privilege because the players have given their all throughout the season, whether in training or in matches. The teamwork has been amazing. Pep Guardiola Football is everything to us and we strive every single day to be as good as we can be in the hope we can bring success to Manchester City. FERNANDINHO, Captain, Manchester City Photo: AP

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ome important lessons learnt from a recent tour of Ger- many, India women’s hockey S team forward Lalremsiami said the team will look to become a bet- ter goal-scoring machine as it gears Veteran opener Shikhar Dhawan and flamboyant allrounder- turned specialist up for the Olympic Games. Lal- remsiami has played 64 matches for batsman Hardik Pandya will be locked in a two-way fight for India captaincy the national side and said that the tour of Germany in February- March this year as been quite an eye- ndia’s limited overs specialists will Shreyas was available, he would have Hardik hasn’t been regularly opener. “The tour of Germany was a be playing three T20 Internationals been the automatic choice for captaincy.” bowling for MI or India in recent tough one for us, but we got a chance and as many ODIs in the island times. However, he is the man with to learn many things about our own I nation during the second half of Logical contenders the X-factor. He is miles ahead of his game in the four matches that we played July, when big guns like Virat Kohli and peers as an impact performer. May on the tour,” she was quoted as saying. Rohit Sharma will be in England for a It’s only logical that the two contenders for be extra responsibility will bring the “I think we needed to create more marquee five-match Test series. If captaincy are 35-year-old Dhawan, who has best out of him.”Pandya was Shreyas Iyer doesn’t get fit in time for the had good “one and half IPLs” in last two included in the four-Test series goal scoring opportunities in the tour white-ball tour of Sri Lanka in July, then seasons and Pandya junior, who is one of against England to increase his of Germany and that will be our main Shikhar Dhawan and Hardik Pandya will the most accomplished match-winners. bowling workload keeping the Hardik Pandya focus this year. It will definitely hold be in contention. “It is still not clear if “Shikhar has had two very good IPLs, England tour in mind but it is us in good stead, especially in an Shreyas will recover fully and will be including this curtailed one, and being sen- learnt that the Baroda man is Olympic year,” added the 21-year- match-fit in time for the tour of Sri ior among those available for selection, he unlikely to bowl more than an old. “I am looking to make a big- Lanka. Normally, a surgery of this scale is a very strong contender. He has been a odd over or two in the short- ger impact, especially in the along with rest, extensive rehab and solid performer for past eight years,” an est format or ODI in near Olympics. I am very confident training to get back in shape takes around official said. future. After his back sur- and I sure I can make more Hardik’s reputation as a white-ball Lalremsiami four months,” a senior BCCI source said gery he is focussing on his contributions,” match-winner can’t be discounted. “Yes, on conditions of anonymity. “In case match finishing skills. PTI she said. PTI

India’s Avinash Sable is Shikhar Dhawan holds the a) New Zealand ❑ b) Australia ❑ In which country was Q4: Q7: ❑ ❑ Q10: QUIZ TIME! associated with which sport? record for the fastest to c) South Africa d) Sri Lanka the first Paralympic a) Boxing ❑ b) Hockey ❑ reach 1000 ICC ODI runs. Against Games held? In which year was Muham- c) Cricket ❑ d) Athletics ❑ which country was he playing when Which of these Indians a) France ❑ b) United Kingdom ❑ Q1: mad Ali honoured with the he crossed the landmark? Q8: recorded the maximum c) Finland ❑ d) Russia ❑ United Nations Messenger of Peace The Commonwealth Games number of wins in the Fed Cup? award? Shikhar Dhawan Q5: were first held in which of a) Nirupama Sanjeev ❑ b) Sania Mirza ❑ Which country tops the a) 1998 ❑ b) 1998 ❑ c) 2000 ❑ d) 2001 ❑ the following countries? c) Manisha Malhotra ❑ d) Karman Kaur Thandi ❑ Q11: all-time medal table in a) England ❑ b) Australia ❑ Which Indian player holds the Commonwealth Games? c) Canada ❑ d) India ❑ Q2: the record of most ODI From which stadium in a) India ❑ b) England ❑ ducks against Pakistan? Q9: Athens is the Olympic c) Australia ❑ d) Canada ❑ a) Javagal Srinath ❑ b) Anil Kumble ❑ Which cricketer has been flame transferred to the current ANSWERS: 1 a) 1998 2 a) Javagal Srinath c) Rahul Dravid ❑ d) Sachin Tendulkar ❑ Q6: inducted as a board year’s host city? member of the Professional Golf 3 d) Anthony Joshua 4 d) Athletics a) Panathenaic Stadium ❑ 5 c) Canada 6 c) Kapil Dev Tour of India? Who is the current WBA b) Toumba Stadium ❑ 7 c) South Africa 8 a) Nirupama Sanjeev Q3: heavyweight male title holder? a) Sachin Tendulkar ❑ b) Saurav Ganguly ❑ c) Pampelop Stadium ❑ 9 a) Panathenaic Stadium 10 b) United Kingdom a) Isaac Dogboe ❑ b) Zolani Tete ❑ c) Kapil Dev ❑ d) Yuvraj Singh ❑ Photo: PTI d) Pankritio Stadium ❑ 11 c) Australia c) Gilberto Ramirez ❑ d) Anthony Joshua ❑