India among the top spammers in the world

One out of three women in India receives sexual harassment or inappropriate calls: Truecaller. Shubhangi Mathur Bangalore, April 17, 2020 India stands fifth in global spam ranking, a report by Truecaller, a company that offers caller ID, spam detection and messaging services says. The number of spam calls has increased to 25.6 calls per user […]

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No Mercy for Fake News Spreaders in Jharkhand

Out of the 120 people alleged for spreading misinformation in Jharkhand, the police have arrested 71 people for the crime.   Bhavya Kumar April 16, 2020 Online miscreants spreading fake news through social media will now face the wrath of Jharkhand police. The state police announced that they will take strict action against those spreading misinformation if […]

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Poor state for the Journalism Industry amid Lockdown

Swalpi Bajpai Kanpur, April 16, 2020 The most powerful media houses across the countries took the decision to lay off staff members, cut salary to half or have given leave for an indefinite time. A major leading news company, Times of India sacked about 28 members working in the Sunday magazine team. Nona Walia, a […]

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Ward Attendant found Guilty of Raping Migrant Woman in Bihar

The Gaya rape case accused produced in the court today and was found guilty, told the Police In-charge. By Anushka Sharma April 16, 2020 A health ward attendant has been arrested in the rape case of a woman in a hospital in Gaya, Bihar. Anugrah Narain Magadh Medical College and Hospital (ANMMCH) is the treatment […]

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Sanitization chambers come in all shapes, sizes and prices

State authorities are coming up with cut-price sanitization chambers across the country amid the coronavirus outbreak. By Riya Sharma A Tripura Police officer has come up with a cut-price, 360-degree full-body sanitization chamber following a video tutorial. The chamber is a vinyl-covered booth that sprinkles a one percent diluted solution of sodium hypochlorite for four […]

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Rural India caught in broadband gap amid lockdown

The pre-recorded classes aimed to bridge the gap created due to the close down of schools amid lockdown, is becoming more challenging in rural Karnataka than in the urban.  By Sikha Jaiswal April 16, 2020 As schools in urban areas avail the benefits of online classes, the educational options in rural areas are limited and […]

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Ban on cigarettes, tobacco and alcohol: target in limelight

The revised guidelines issued by the Ministry of Home Affairs entails the ban on cigarettes, tobacco and alcohol, impacting the sales. Sikha Jaiswal  April 16, 2020 With the extension of lockdown and an increase in the number of positive cases of novel Coronavirus, the central government has put a ban on the sales of tobacco, […]

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Cops attacked in Asansol over quarantine centre

Eight people have been arrested in connection with the Asansol incident where 20 police personnel were injured in Churulia village. By Yumna Ahmed, April 16, 2020, Tension started brewing when a quarantine centre was made in Churulia village without seeking the villagers’ consent. On Tuesday, April 14, the villagers attacked police personnel when they came […]

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