The elderly bear the brunt of lockdown

Managing essential services like visiting the bank, post offices and market for livelihood has become difficult for the elderly population of Leninnagar. The nationwide lockdown due to Coronavirus pandemic has left Indians in distress. Managing essential services like visiting the bank, post offices and market has become difficult for the elderly population of Leninnagar in […]

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Doctors and Health Workers in UP demand PPE

Lives of health care workers and doctors are at stake in Lucknow as they do not have Personal Protective Equipments (PPE) available, which is essential when treating a COVID-19 positive patient.  By Archita Srivastava April 13, 2020 Lucknow: As the number of Coronavirus patients increases every day, doctors and health care workers, in the hospitals […]

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Sex-Workers Struggle to Survive Amid Lockdown

The nationwide lockdown due to COVID-19 has impacted various sections of society and the red-light area workers are no different.      By Labani Mahanandy Kolkata: With the lockdown being extended to April 30 across the country, the sex workers struggled to survive, and have had to bear its brunt. Sonagachi—in West Bengal, is the largest red-light […]

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Zoom classes turn abusive

Students resort to abusing teachers and creating mischief in Zoom classes rather than studying. Shivani Mishra Bengaluru, April 11, 2020 Across the country, students are reportedly paying no attention during the classes scheduled on Zoom. They resort to abusing teachers in different ways. S. Venugopal, a Physics professor at CMR University, expressed her disappointment with […]

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Baisakhi greeted with the threat of COVID-19, markets face huge loss

North India is to witness a low-spirited “Baisakhi” celebration this year due to the threat of coronavirus. The total number of COVID-19 cases in India has crossed 9000. By Archita Chakraborty Kolkata: Celebrations for the festival of Baisakhi are on a low key this year because of the pandemic the world is facing at the […]

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Crowd-funding the politicians’ dream

A Delhi-based start-up is leading the new trend for electoral candidates to get funds directly from the public. Niket Nishant In an attempt to make elections more transparent, crowd-funding is emerging as a new trend among political candidates. Besides finding favour among the masses, it is also viewed by experts as a way to cleanse […]

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Inflating budget, yet no defence modernisation

By Pradnya Desai Despite India’s upward trajectory in its defense spending over the past decade, the allocation for capital expenditure is in the doldrums. India achieved the Rs. 3 lakh crore-mark last year, making it the highest ever defense allocation of India. Today, India has the third biggest defense budget in the world. However, the […]

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