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Out in the fields, the adults were chopping towering stalks of sugar cane, but Mamta Jaysinge did what she could. The 12-year-old gathered the woody stems where they fell and tied them into a bundle almost as tall as she was. Then she lifted it onto her head and carried it to a waiting truck. With her school closed, Mamta Jaysinge, 12, now spends her days doing chores and hauling sugar cane.       Any other year, Jaysinge would be studying in the modest school near her village in western India. It closed in March. Now she spends her days fetching water, cooking meals and hauling cane.   Online learning is out of the question. “We were struggling to eat,” Jaysinge said, “so how would we manage to get a smartphone?” She misses school and hopes to return as soon as it reopens. Until then, she said, “I’m trying to help my parents in whatever way I can.”   Jaysinge is one of tens of millions of Indian children who have not seen the inside of a classroom since M...

Priyanka Chopra’s smile says it all in the picture We just chanced upon a picture perfect moment from Priyanka Chopra and Nick Jonas’ housewarming ceremony. The picture was shared by designer Masaba Gupta’s House of Masaba, who styled Priyanka Chopra’s look. In the picture, Priyanka Chopra can be seen smiling with all heart. For the special day, the Quantico actress picked a pristine white outfit from the shelves of Masaba Gupta, which she paired with a bright orange dupatta. Sharing the picture, the caption on the official page of House of Masaba read, “Priyanka Chopra Jonas giving us all happy vibes in our Ivory One Shoulder Tunic With Ivory Of Bird and Bees Pants for her housewarming ceremony Priyanka Chopra Jonas giving us all happy vibes in our Ivory One Shoulder Tunic With Ivory Of Bird & Bees Pants for her Housewarming ceremony. The actress is busy with virtual tours and promotions of her memoir  Unfinished .  Posing a video with a set of picture...

New Delhi:  Indian companies and individuals are unlikely to be allowed to pull a Tesla and stash excess cash in cryptocurrencies that have been on an eye-popping surge if a new bill proposed by the government is cleared by parliament. Expected to be introduced in this legislative session, a draft bill proposes a complete ban on all private cryptocurrencies –   decentralised digital money   that is prized for being untraceable and a buoyant valuation, sources have told NDTV. The bill will also lay the groundwork for an official digital currency – which are different because they can be regulated by a country’s central bank – and its ties to the Reserve Bank of India or RBI. Exchanges, people, traders and other financial systems’ participants   will not be allowed to deal with cryptocurrencies   and penalties have been proposed for any violation by individuals as well as corporate bodies. The decision comes after an inter-ministerial committee including the ...