According to the State Crime Records Bureau, approximately 80 percent cases were reported against cyber pornography in the last two months in Bengaluru. Cybercrimes against children have increased by 25 percent in the city this year, according to the State Crime Records Bureau (SCRB). Out of 144 cases, 122 were that of cyber pornography in […]
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Amidst the pandemic, farmers continue to struggle for their rights, demanding the government to scrap the three farm bills. Samrala: Farmers at the Ghulal Toll Plaza in Ludhiana had planned to burn the effigy of Narendra Modi today as a sign of solidarity with other protesting farmers. Sukhwinder Singh, BKU (Kadian) member, says, “We have […]
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Entire Bengaluru’s sewage is released into the river, says official of Pollution Control Board By Aman Bhardwaj and Shoby Krishna G Despite the closure of industries that released effluents into it, the Vrishabhavathi remains dirty and smelly. The lockdown seems to have made no major difference to the health of the river. As in pre-lockdown […]
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While Agra has been lauded by the Centre for curbing the spread of the Corona virus, new cases reported today state otherwise. By Astha Oriel and Archita Srivastava Despite the measures taken by the district authorities to prevent new coronavirus cases, Uttar Pradesh recorded 40 new cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, of which 36 […]
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The Budget 2020 is going to be ‘the great gig in the sky’ for some time now, till the next year’s budget rolls in. Until then, we take a look at all the budgets over the decade and talk about what the implications of these budgets were. Healthcare: ‘How To Save a Life’ By Kshipra […]
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The wide-ranging announcements made by the Finance Minister in this year’s budget emphasized enormously on the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). This is evident in the sectors touched by the budget. The Softcopy examined the implication of the budget on eight SDGs. SDG 03: Good Health and Well-being By Swalpi Bajpai and Anushka Sharma Nirmala Sitharaman […]
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Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman presented the Union Budget 2020-21 in the parliament today. Here are the live updates from the Parliament and the main highlights of her speech:
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Voters are voting to mend problems such as water scarcity and unemployment. By Swagata Banerjee and Rudrankar Raha Bengaluru, April 18, 2019 Yeshwanthpur, which comes under the Bangalore North Parliamentary constituency, witnessed a lower voter turnout this time compared to the previous Lok sabha election. The presiding officers were of the opinion that voter […]
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By Sweekriti Bharti The Young voters in Hebbal face difficulty in voting due to delay in the issue of voter ID cards. Heena Khan a 19 years old girl informed that she had applied for the voter ID card a year back and the delay makes it difficult for her to cast vote in the […]
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Despite registering their names online, around 40 voters of Ward nos. 154 and 164 in Basavanagudi, which comes under Bengaluru South constituency, were barred from casting their votes. Pushpawati R, a resident of Basavanagudi, said: “My name was not in the list while my husband’s name was there. This is very unprofessional on part of […]
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