EQUAL ROLE FOR WOMEN AND MEN

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Does this family umbrella support women empowerment? Write your views based on the diagram in a paragraph of about 100 words.

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HUSBAND AND WIFE -EQUAL PARTNERS

  Aromal S Nair ,Concordia Lutheran HSS Peroorkada

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HUSBAND AND WIFE -EQUAL PARTNERS

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BY Aromal S Nair ,Concordia Lutheran HSS Peroorkada Trivandrum ,Science Batch.

FAMILY AND GENDER ROLES

FAMILY AND GENDER ROLES( THE FIRST OF THE BEST 5 )
BY SWATHI .M.S
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Even though we are at the stage of total modernisation and what not, gender equality, gender roles and discrimination remains a sensitive talk. In a conventional front, women are expected to take care of her family, serve and obey her husband, take care of her children as if these are her divine duties. Men are always considered to be at authority, the one who leads in a relationship, and this itself is a huge no-no. A relationship no matter what it is, be it a marriage, a frienship, or anything for that matter- should be based on mutual trust and respect- from the realisation that no one is inferior to the other. Unfortunately that isn't the case.

Women empowerment must start within a family. When a girl sees her mother work for her

dream, it encourages the kid to do so too. When a boy witnesses it he learns to respect dreams of other people, to view women equal to him.. It is told that a woman wears her heart on her sleeves, that she is emotionally vulnerable, so what? A human becomes strong when they embrace all their vulnerabilities.

It is important to recognize the fact that before being a wife and mother, a women is a person of her own, she has dreams and she a mind of her own. You cannot except her obey everything that our misogynic society throws at her. Afterall all human minds work the same. But, still there are women who are trapped in this unreasonable beliefe of “womanhood is motherhood”, and if by chance she is not able to acheive it she is considered to be useless.

There is nothing wrong about women being homemakers. But it is absolutely unacceptable

when she is forced throw away her own life, job and dreams for sake of being a wife. 

Women can also provide for her family, and men too can be homemakers, well we have instances too. There are also families in which both the partners are from working class. And as much as I dispise the idea of potraying women inferior, men are also subjected to the toxicity of traditional masculinity, but that is a talk of its own.

p.s. I'm not in anyway am trying to depict feminist innuendoes*.

- Swathy. M.S

   Science

BACK TO RESULT PAGE     (innuendo-an allusive or oblique remark or hint, typically a suggestive or disparaging one.

"she's always making sly innuendoes")

Men should work and let women sit

Sudhina.S , Concordia Lutheran HSS Peroorkada Trivandrum ,Science Batch .
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Does this family umbrella support women empowerment? Write your views based on the diagram in a paragraph of about 100 words.

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Men should work and women should sit 




The world is rapidly changing.Families and the role of women and men are also changing.Families are a key building block of society without which communities and economics could not function.Progress is notable on women's increased access to resources , through earned income,social protection ,and asset ownership.This has triggered some shifted in the balance of power within the family,giving them more decisions making opportunities.

                           I don't believe that  men are supposed to protect family ,lead the family and provide for the family while women are supposed to nurture ,comfort and teach.I don't .......I believe that both women and men are supposed to do both the categories of work of the family .These are women who work in the highest positions of companies whose husbands help them in household works.Both husbands and wife are supposed to adjust and ( make  ) sacrifices for a healthy family.

                 Women more than men adjust their careers for family .This is because they are considered to look after their children 24/7. This is where women empowerment should start. It is not that men don't want to sacrifice their work.It is the society which make them believe that men are supposed to be the powerful one in the family. So men should work and women should sit in their houses looking after the children

Sudhina.S , Concordia Lutheran HSS Peroorkada Trivandrum ,Science Batch .

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Women Empowerment.-A Breath of Fresh Air.

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 Women Empowerment.-A Breath of Fresh Air. 

-Surya. S  Concordia Lutheran HSS Peroorkada Trivandrum.

True, the family umbrella supports women empowerment. The husband protects the family, leads the family and provides the family. The wife comforts, teaches and natures. And the children loves parents and obeys parents 

     Family is important because it provides love, support and a framework of values to each of its members. Family umbrella teach each other, serve one another and share life's joys and sorrows. From their first moment's of life, children depend and provide for their needs. Family umbrella are very important components of society and people's lives. They teach us a lot about life and relationships. They love us and treat us valuably. They boost over self confidence and make us feel  valued. A family is one of the greatest gift god has given to all living creatures on the earth including humans.

     Women empowerment refers to making women powerful to make decisions for them, women empowerment came in like a breath of fresh air. It made them aware of their rights and how they must make their own place in society rather than depending on a man. It recognized the fact that things cannot simply work in someone's favour because of their gender. However, we still have along way to go when we talk about the reasons why we need it.

     Females empowerment is associated with economic development, but cash transfers targeted at women may have unintended consequences.

     Successful economic development starts with decisions made within families. Improving the education and skills of the population, known as 'human capital', is a central factor in development in large part, human capital depends on decisions made by parents, such as how many children to have, whether to send children to work or to school, and how much effort and money to put into their education. Physical capital is another critical factor for development. Again, families make the decisions on how much to save and consume that will ultimately determine the capital stock. 

     There a good reasons to believe that empowering women helps economic development. Reducing discrimination in access to education and the labour market would make better use of women's skills and abilities. 

     Getting families to 'do the right thing' is therefore important for development policy. How can this be done? According to recent conventional wisdom, the answer is to put women in charge. 

-Surya. S  Concordia Lutheran HSS Peroorkada Trivandrum.

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ESSAY COMPETITION FOR HSS STDENTS ON WOMEN EMPOWERMENT JULY 2020

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1st Place :  Swathy M.S, Concordia Lutheran HSS Peroorkada Trivandrum,Science Batch.

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2nd Place: Aromal S Nair ,Concordia Lutheran HSS Peroorkada Trivandrum ,Science Batch.

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4th Place : Sudhina.S , Concordia Lutheran HSS Peroorkada Trivandrum ,Science Batch .

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5th Place  :Surya.S ,Concordia Lutheran HSS Peroorkada Trivandrum

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NEWS AUDIO 22072020

1. COVID-19 Status:

- India's fatality rate drops to 2.43% from 3.36% in a month: Health ministry.

- Nearly one in four in Delhi is infected: Study

-Two KEAM candidates and a parent test positive in TVM.

-US Justice Department accuses Chinese hackers of stealing Covid-19 vaccine research.

2.COVID-19 effect:

-Cochin port cargo volume drops by 33.73% in first quarter.

- Amarnath Yatra called off, rituals to be carried out as usual.

3. Gold Smuggling case: Malayalam film industry a beneficiary, reveals NIA.

4. In life, Anujith saved hundreds of people; in death he saved eight more.

5. Kerala to celebrate Eid al-Adha on July 31.

6. SC initiates contempt proceedings against advocate Prashant Bhushan and Twitter India

7. Rajiv Gandhi assassination case convict Nalini threatened to end her life: Police.

8.Tensions over Nile River dam project as heavy rain sows confusion.

9. India cricket board seeks government nod to host IPL in UAE.

10.Researchers say blood test can detect cancer years before symptoms.

11.Constitutional crisis looms over federal agents in Portland.

Todays Headlines are extracted from

Manorama, Matrubhoomi, TNIE, The Guardian, The Hindu, BBC

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NEWS HEADLINES
1. Covid-19:
-First human trial of Oxford coronavirus vaccine shows promise.
-Kerala records 794 new cases, 245 recoveries on Mon.
-Kerala's Second plasma bank set up in Wayanad.
-Ernakulam native dies, death toll rises to 45 in Kerala.
-TVM corporation cancels license of Pothys, Ramachandran mall for violating the norms.

2. Gold smuggling case: NIA questions gunman of UAE Consulate-general.

3. ICC postpones T20 World Cup to 2022; IPL likely to be played in UAE.

4.Vikas Dubey encounter: SC asks U.P. to consider having ex-judge of top court in inquiry committee.

5.India plans to reduce number of state-owned banks to just five: sources.

6.UAE’s Amal spacecraft rockets toward Mars in Arab world first.

7.Most polar bears to disappear by 2100, study predicts.

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SPORTS NEWS EXTRACTED BY CKR

2nd Test: Stokes, Broad lead England to series-levelling win against West Indies

Needing to bat out 85 overs to salvage a draw and retain the Wisden Trophy, the West Indies were dismissed for 198 with 14.5 overs and one hour left of a Test played at an empty Old Trafford.

ICC postpones T20 World Cup 2020 owing to Covid-19 pandemic

The announcement of the postponement promises to clear the coast for the BCCI, which can now go ahead and plan about hosting the IPL in the same window.

Serie A: Juventus near title after Ronaldo scores twice beating Lazio

Juventus earned a measure of revenge after losing twice to Lazio in December -- in Serie A and the Italian Super Cup.

Delhi badminton looks for a fresh start

New DCBA president Ameeta Sinh moots state academy to boost system

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The alphabet "C" has shot to prominence in this Covid-19 era

Did you notice that the alphabet "C" has shot to prominence in this Covid-19 era?

See the Sea of Change that  the alphabet C has brought!

No one expected that the alphabet "C" would play a Completely overwhelming  role compared with any of the other alphabets...

Cough (C)
Cold (C)
Corona virus (C)
Covid-19 (C)
Case (C)
Confirmed (C)
Confinement (C) 
Contamination (C)
Containment (C)
Curfew (C)

        Two most serious "C"s  are,
Cemetery (C)
Cremation (C)

        The possible remedial drug is, Chloroquine (C)
      The beauty is, it started from China (C)....

      But at the same time,
GOD smiled, and said...

      Cleanliness (is the remedy...)
Courage (is the need of the hour...)
Compliance to the expert advice...
Contention to overcome the crisis...
Clarity of thought...
Cooperation with the fellow beings...
Caring for the needy..

                          and finally....

"Clearance" is awaited and in a Short while..
       
"Cure" is definitely
going to "Come"......

One more - friends & relatives advice - take Care..

YOUNG VS OLD

YOUNG VS OLD.

​When YOUNG,
I was WORRIED about
MY PIMPLES.
When I am OLD,
I am WORRIED about
MY WRINKLES.

When I was YOUNG,
I was WAITING to HOLD HER HAND.
When OLD,
I am WAITING for SOMEONE to HOLD MY HAND.

When YOUNG,
I was LONGING to be ALONE.
When I am OLD,
I am WORRIED why
I am ALONE.

*When I was YOUNG,
I HATED being  ADVISED.
When OLD,
there is NO ONE around to TALK or ADVISE.

When YOUNG,
I ADMIRED BEAUTIFUL THINGS.
When I am OLD,
I see BEAUTY in THINGS around ME.

When I was YOUNG
I felt I was ETERNAL.
When I am OLD,
I know SOMEDAY it will be MY TURN.

When I was YOUNG,
I CELEBRATED the MOMENTS.
When I am OLD
I am CHERISHING MY MEMORIES.

When I was YOUNG,
I found it DIFFICULT to WAKE UP.
When OLD,
I find it DIFFICULT to  SLEEP.

When I was YOUNG,
I WANTED to be a HEART-THROB.
When OLD,
I am WORRIED when will MY HEART STOP.

At EXTREME STAGES of OUR LIFE,
WE WORRY
but
WE DON'T REALIZE,
LIFE NEEDS to BE EXPERIENCED.

It DOESN'T MATTER whether YOUNG or OLD.
LIFE needs to be LIVED
and
LIVED WITH LOVE.

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The next time someone needs you ... just be there. Stay.

A nurse took the tired, anxious serviceman to the bedside. "Your son is here," she said to the old man. She had to repeat the words several times before the patient's eyes opened. Heavily sedated because of the pain of his heart attack, he dimly saw the young uniformed marine standing outside the oxygen tent. He reached out his hand. The marine wrapped his toughened fingers around the old man's limp ones, squeezing a message of love and encouragement

The nurse brought a chair so that the marine could sit beside the bed. All through the night, the young marine sat there in the poorly lighted ward, holding the old man's hand and offering him words of love and strength. Occasionally, the nurse suggested that the Marine move away and rest awhile. He refused. Whenever the nurse came into the ward, the marine was oblivious of her and of the night noises of the hospital – the clanking of the oxygen tank, the laughter of the night staff members exchanging greetings, the cries and moans of the other patients.

Now and then she heard him say a few gentle words. The dying man said nothing, only held tightly to his son all through the night. Along towards dawn, the old man died. The marine released the now lifeless hand he had been holding and went to tell the nurse. While she did what she had to do, he waited. Finally, she returned. She started to offer words of sympathy, but the Marine interrupted her.

"Who was that man?" he asked. The nurse was startled, "He was your father," she answered.
"No, he wasn't," the marine replied. "I never saw him before in my life."
"Then why didn't you say something when I took you to him?"
"I knew right away there had been a mistake, but I also knew he needed his son, and his son just wasn't here. When I realised that he was too sick to tell whether or not I was his son, knowing how much he needed me, I stayed."
The next time someone needs you ... just be there. Stay.

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COVID AFFECTED PROVERBS

New Proverbs likely to be included in the English language...🌹😊

1.Divided we live, United we die!

2.A sneeze, in time... infects nine!

3.All that sniffles has caught a cold!

4.Homestay is the best policy!

5.One man's mask is another man's poison!

6.An unmasked guy is the Covid's workshop!

6.As you spray, so shall you reap..

7.Better to be poor & healthy than being rich & sick!

8.Curiosity killed the doc!

9.Don't count your chickens before next March!

10.Every cough has its spray!

11. Rome wasn't infected in a day!

12. When the cough is away, you can come out & play!

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Surely I can't look that old

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Have you ever been guilty of looking at others your own age and thinking, "surely I can't look that old.". Well . . . you'll love this one..The stuff is from a lady called Archana

"My name is Archana. I was sitting in the waiting room for my first appointment with a new dentist.

I noticed his BDS degree on the wall, which bore his full name.

Suddenly, I remembered a tall , handsome, dark-haired boy with the same name had been in my high school class some 25-odd years ago.

Could he be the same guy that I had a secret crush on, way back then?

Upon seeing him, however, I quickly discarded any such thought. This balding, gray-haired man with the deeply lined face was way too old to have been my classmate.

After he examined my teeth, I asked him if he had attended St Xavier's high school.

"Yes. yes, I did.' he gleamed with pride.

"When did you graduate?" I asked.

He answered, "In 1987. Why do you ask?"

"You were in my class!!!!", I exclaimed.

He looked at me closely.

Then, 
that
ugly,
old,
bald,
wrinkled faced,
gray-haired,
decrepit,
idiot,
asked,

"What subject did you teach" ? 

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HeadLines20.07.2020 #331, Monday

1. COVID-19: 
-821 new positive cases in Kerala on Sunday, 172 recover
-No ‘Bali Tharpanam’ at Aluva Manappuram this time.
2. Gold smuggling case :
-Faisal Fareed, third accused, arrested by Dubai Police.
-Opposition demands Kerala CM's resignation, says he should be interrogated too.
3. KEAM answer key 2020 released, raise objections till July 25.
4.Assam: 107 killed in flood, landslides so far, PM Modi assures support.
5.BJP has institutionalised lies: Rahul Gandhi.
6.Rajasthan political crisis: Ashok Gehlot ready to face floor test , says AICC.
7. BBC, Guardian announce job cuts as COVID hits news biz .
8. Thousands of US actors lose work amid COVID-19 crisis.
9. Olympic figure skater Ekaterina Alexandrovskaya dies at 20.
10.Twitter disables Trump 'campaign' tweet over copyright complaint.
11.UK accuses China of ' gross ' human rights abuses against Uighurs.
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12.La Liga: Lionel Messi Scores Twice As Barcelona Finish With Five-Goal Rout Over Alaves ( added from NDTV -CKR)

Headlines Vocab

1. institutionalise 
സ്ഥാപനവത്കരിക്കുക
establish (something, typically a practice or activity) as a convention or norm in an organization or culture.

2. floor test 
വിശ്വാസവോട്ടെടുപ്പ്
A floor test is primarily taken to know whether the executive enjoys the confidence of the legislature. It is a constitutional mechanism under which a Chief Minister appointed by the governor can be asked to prove majority on the floor of the Legislative Assembly.

3. Biz 
/ˈbɪz/
 ​a particular type of business, especially one connected with entertainment
"people in the music biz "
4. gross 
/ɡrəʊs/
അത്യന്തം പ്രകടമായ
very obvious and unacceptable
gross negligence/misconduct
"a gross violation of human rights"

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HeadLines 10.07.2020 #321, Friday

1. Record 339 new COVID-19 cases in Kerala on Thursday, CM warns of community spread.
2. Commandos deployed in Kerala's Poonthura as Covid-19 cases surge.
3. UN recognises Malayali researcher Dr Netha Hussain for her fight against COVID-19 misinformation.
4. NIA to probe into gold smuggling case; Home ministry gives nod.
5. Swapna Suresh denies role in gold smuggling, threatens to commit suicide.
6. India again rejects China's claim over Galwan Valley; another round of talks expected on Friday.
7. Army bans 89 apps, including Facebook.
8. Cognizant’s India chief Ramkumar Ramamoorthy resigns.
9. Melania Trump statue in Slovenia removed after being set on fire.
10.  Police find body of missing Seoul mayor Park Won-soon.
11. Bitcoin trading in South America skyrockets as Covid-19 cases surge.
12. CSE, ISC exam results for classes 10 and 12 to be announced on Friday at 3 pm.
13. Jason Holder, the world's top-ranked all-rounder, took 6-42 as England were dismissed for 204 to surpass his previous Test-best of 6-59 against Bangladesh.When bad light forced an early close, West Indies had lost just the one wicket to be 57-1, a deficit of 147 runs.
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Headlines - Vocab

1. bitcoin 
Bitcoin is a cryptocurrency invented in 2008 by an unknown person or group of people using the name Satoshi Nakamoto and started in 2009 when its source code was released as open-source software. It is a decentralized digital currency without a central bank or single administrator that can be sent from user to user on the peer-to-peer bitcoin network without the need for intermediaries.

2. skyrocket 
/ˈskaɪrɒkɪt/
 കുതിച്ചുയരുക
to rise quickly to a very high level
"Wages and prices have skyrocketed ."

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Headlines Vocab by Lalji Daniel,MGHSS Pathanapuram;

Headlines picked and organised by Nishad Abdulkareem,GHSS Cherthala South

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                   CRICKET ENTERS A NEW ARENA OF  BIO-SECURE ENVIRONMENT 
HeadLines09.07.2020 #321, Thursday
1.Alarming COVID-19 spike in Kerala with 301 cases on Wed; 90 through contact.
2. 16 more COVID-19 cases in Ernakulam, special team to trace source of virus.
3.Kasaragod resident who died on Tuesday had COVID, Kerala toll at 30.
4.Gold smuggling: CBI sleuths visit Customs office, Swapna Suresh's friend brought to Kochi.
5.Tamil Nadu CM urges Kerala chief minister to issue entry passes to Kanyakumari fishermen.
6.Need more medical workers, Maharashtra CM Uddhav Thackeray tells Kerala CM Pinarayi Vijayan.
7.Nirav Modi case: Assets worth over ₹329 crore confiscated under Fugitive Economic Offenders Act.
8.Harvard, MIT sue U.S. immigration authorities over new rule for foreign students: report.
9.Sattankulam custodial deaths :  CBI takes over probe.
10.Travel curbs boost legal gold market, thwart smugglers.
11.India arrests South Korean CEO, 11 others for gas leak at LG Polymers.
12.SBI to invest 17.60 billion rupees in Yes Bank.
13.World-champion snowboarder Alex Pullin dies.
14.US registers three million coronavirus cases.

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15.ENGLAND 35/1 in 17.4 overs.aganist the Windies in the rain hit  test match at Southampton. Joe Denly 14*, Rory Burns 20*.No more play was possible due to rain, so the first day back for international cricket lasted just 17.4 overs.The match is being played in a "bio-secure environment".Players are not allowed to use saliva to polish the ball and umpires will not take jumpers and caps from bowler (ADDED BY CKR)

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Headlines Vocab
1. sleuth /sluːθ/കുറ്റാന്വേഷകന്‍ a person who investigates crimes;
 detective"Agatha Christie’s super sleuth , Hercule Poiro t is world famous"

2. confiscate 
/ˈkɒnfɪskeɪt/മുതല്‍ സര്‍ക്കാരിലേക്ക്‌ പിഴയായി പിടിച്ചെടുക്കുക
​ officially take something away from somebody, especially as a punishment
"The teacher threatened to confiscate their phones if they kept using them in class."

3. snowboarding 
/ˈsnəʊbɔːdɪŋ/
Snowboarding is a recreational activity and Winter Olympic and Paralympic sport that involves descending a snow-covered slope while standing on a snowboard attached to a rider's feet.

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Impact of ban on Chinese apps  -a bird's eye view:  Audio presentation by Arun Lakshman HSST English

Headlines Vocab by Lalji Daniel, MGHSS Pathanapuram
Headlines Extracted from leading news portals by Nishad Abdulkareem GHSS Cherthala South(edited-CKR)

NOTES ON "THE MATCHBOX"(12 READER) AS UPDATED ON 08072020

INTRODUCTION BY A TEACHER( ARUN LAKSHMANAN , THIRUVANANTHAPURAM)

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A detailed analysis on the story Matchbox by Arun sir.... Thank you sir..

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A powerful introduction.Especially the linking of the story with the "dare the difference " thrust of the speech by Christine Lagarde.The discussion can be extended to the role of women organisations like Kudumbasrree in empowering the women.
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   NOTES ON "THE MATCHBOX"(12 READER)  AS UPDATED ON 08072020)

Dear students,parents and teachers,

It is not enough that you send your children to English medium schools to make them fluent in English.Make them use good English every day at home . Help them to practise speaking good English.Listening to news headlines helps them to enhance their word power ,fluency and generel knowledge. -CKR
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1. Covid-19 : 

- Australian city of Melbourne to re-enter lockdown; India deaths pass 20,000.
- Kerala reports highest ever 272 cases on Tue; 111 recoveries.
- 24-year-old youth who returned from Dubai is Kerala's latest victim, toll now 28.

2.Gold smuggling scandal rocks Kerala.

-Sivasankar goes on leave after being removed from secretary post, Mohammed Safirulla appointed new IT secretary.
- Removal of M Sivasankar as CM's secretary, just an eye-wash :  Opposition leader.

3. CBSE decides to reduce syllabus by 30% for classes 9 to 12.

4. After Chinese pullback, Indian troops also move 1.5 km away from Galwan Valley clash site: official.

5. Kanpur encounter: 3 more including close relative of Vikas Dubey held.

6.Bahadur Singh resigns as Indian athletics chief coach after 25 years.

7.TikTok leaves Hong Kong after China security law enactment.

8.Dubai welcomes tourists with safety measures in place.

9. Siberian Arctic sees record average temperatures.

10.Death toll from flooding in Japan rises to 50, dozen missing.
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Headlines Vocab
 eye-wash 
ˈaɪwɒʃ/
 കണ്ണില്‍പൊടിയിടാന്‍ വേണ്ടിയുള്ള
​words, promises, etc. that are not true or sincere
"That’s complete eyewash and you know it!"
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Today's headlines are extracted from following news portals:-
Al-Jazeera, The Hindu, Reuters, Matrubhoomi, Manorama,  Khaleej Times, BBC, AP

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Headlines picked and organised by Nishad Abdulkareem,GHSS Cherthala South