‘To create fear, strong punishment should be given’ Bengaluru: A horrifying video of a woman being brutally assaulted and raped by four men and a woman has been circulated on a porn site. This is not the first time a rape video has made its way to cyberspace. Neha Dalal, a psychologist and professor at L.S. […]
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Social media, papers, word of mouth are sources of bogus info Hyderabad: Amidst the raging Covid-19 pandemic, people’s fear of getting infected is driving them to unproven and unscientific remedies. Amrutha Palacharla, who works for a private company in Telangana, informed The Observer: “It is always recommended to drink hot water with honey as it helps in fighting […]
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The Dalits still experience prejudice based on castes Kapil, a 58-year-old Dalit daily wage worker, has lived in Limboda since he was a child, where he lives with his five-member family in a small, decaying house. As he explained in Limboda village, he works hard every day for his family. In Madhya Pradesh, public service […]
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Bengaluru: To cope up with Atmanirbhar Bharat Abhiyaan, local retailers face difficulty in conducting business operations. With a calculator in one hand and other involved in writing financial reports, Nikhil Prasad, a tyre manufacturer at Velox Tyres Pvt. Ltd. said, “The import restrictions imposed by the government are neither giving us the advantage of increased demands, nor […]
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Pandemic, syndicates, limited demand have all added to the woes of the silk farmers in the past few years. The promise of sericulture in India attracted several farmers and weavers to try their luck in the arms of the “Queen of Textile”, Naveen Kumar Gola a silk cocoon farmer in Rayadurga, Andhra Pradesh, shifted to […]
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Synpack is a company that engages in a practice known as blown film extrusion which is used to manufacture polymer sheets. These polymer sheets are used to produce plastic films used by food packaging and pharmaceutical companies. At the empty plot adjacent to the Synpack factory, in Phase-II of Peenya Industrial Area, is a plastic […]
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The shopkeepers are facing a lot of difficulties in their work due to the lockdown. NOIDA: The pandemic has largely affected the shopkeepers in Delhi and NCR in many ways. Most of the shopkeeper’s business has decreased by 50%, some shopkeepers have removed their workers as they don’t have money to give to them and […]
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Farmers breeze through the cold waves of winter and set ablaze their protest. DELHI: India has become the stronghold of protests in recent years. The anti-CAA protests in 2019-2020 saw many parts of the nation coming together with masses speaking out their anger against the newly introduced Citizenship Act at that time. The Muslim community […]
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Number of registered cases of sexual assault are on the rise, experts suggest proper mental care for the victims and maintenance of data by the government. By Upasana Banerjee Bengaluru: Bharathi, a domestic worker of about 40 years old who is a mother to two daughters, 24 and 18, has been working as a maid […]
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The evening crowd spoke in hushed tones at a cycle shop reorganized for a concert. The string lights and cozy setting, a gentle breeze gusting, set a lovely stage. Sikanth took a breath and picked up his guitar. With the very first note he could feel himself drawn into the music and so too the […]
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