Eid-ki-Namaaz to be performed at home: Waqf Board

All the Waqf Boards in the country have decided to strictly adhere to the lockdown guidelines during the month of Ramadan which will begin on April 24. For the first time ever, the board has taken a unanimous decision looking at the situation. Archita Srivastava April 17, 2020 Lucknow: During his interaction with senior Waqf […]

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Indore: Banks are not following the defying work from home policy

Several banks in Indore are not following are not following the circular guidelines issued by the city administration , which mandates more than 50 percent of the employees to work from home. Anil Kumar Tiwari April 17,2020 On April 3, Manish Singh, Collector Indore met with representatives of Central bank of India (CBI), State Bank […]

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A lifeless machine — Kengeri STP

The large Sewage Treatment Plant (STP) at Kengeri is yet to start functioning at it’s full potential due to incomplete electrical works. Riddhiman Roy Kolkata April 17, 2020 The Rs 20 crore-worth primary collection tank and bioreactor at the Kengeri STP has been lying idle and un-operational since the inauguration of the plant in 2018, engineers on-site […]

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Layoffs: A Bigger Catastrophe than COVID-19?

Rise in concerns over job security among recruited students in the country amidst the corona crisis. Arti Peethambaran Bangalore, April 16, 2020  Students recruited in campus placements have been struck by the threat of layoffs amid the Coronavirus crisis. Usually, most business schools run campus placements every year between December and April. But now, COVID-19has […]

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Rumors snowball into arrest following Bandra migrant crisis

Mumbai police registers FIR against a TV journalist for false reporting, that allegedly caused the migrants to gather at Bandra. Bhavesh Purohit April 15,2020 Mumbai police has lodged First Information Report (FIR) against a TV journalist of a Marathi news channel for spreading misinformation that led to the Bandra migrant crisis on April 14. The […]

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No access to mental health insurance, patients suffer

The Mental Healthcare Act made it mandatory for insurance companies to provide people with mental health insurance. Yet, people suffering from mental health issues complain that insurance companies fail to do so. By Nikita Arora Khushi Bhutani, 23, visits Aleesha Rahmath, a psychiatrist at NIMHANS (National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences) twice a month […]

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Small businesses suffer losses as lockdown continues

Small businesses in Bengaluru are bearing the economic brunt of the lockdown. By Abhinav Kumar Small businesses in Bengaluru are paying a heavy price as the lockdown due to the Coronavirus has stopped all consumer activity. Sonu Kumar who work in a saloon in Kumbalgodu complained that it was very difficult for his family to […]

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Please Try Again Later!

Full delivery slots and delayed deliveries cause distress among online grocery store users. Consumers that depend on online grocery stores like Big Basket and Grofers for their  essential commodities are being turned down due to unavailability of delivery slots. The lockdown in the country has increased the dependency of consumers onto these online platforms. Samarth […]

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