More than 80 percent of Indian students couldn’t access online schooling during the lockdown, Oxfam. Haryana: The 52nd World Telecommunication and Information Society Day (WTISD) will be celebrated on May 17, 2021. India is the world’s second-largest market in terms of total internet users. Its total internet usage grew 1.82 percent in the last quarter […]
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The Israeli embassy is trying to send home the body of Soumya Santhosh, the Kerala nurse who died in a rocket strike soon, say her relatives. Kerala: The body of Kerala’s Soumya Santhosh, who was killed in a rocket strike in Israel is likely to reach her home in Idukki district by May 18, her […]
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Equated Monthly Installment(EMI) become a nightmare for cab drivers, as pandemic induced lockdown hits their income. Drivers look towards the government for assistance. Warangal: In the midst of the pandemic, cab drivers in Telangana, who are slowly recovering from the impact of the first lockdown, fear financiers as they struggle to pay their monthly installments […]
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Sixty-nine years after the Upper House had its first sitting, the method of parliamentary processes has changed. Indore: On May 13, 1952, when Rajya Sabha held its first sitting, the first Vice-President of India and the first Chairman of the Rajya Sabha, Dr. S. Radhakrishnan defined the function of the house and said, “We should […]
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As the active caseload in Mumbai went down, unorganized workers who were hoping to start their work ended up disappointed after the lockdown was extended till June 1. Mumbai: As the cases in Mumbai showed a slight dip, workers in the small and unorganised sectors were expecting that the government might ease restrictions in Mumbai, thereby […]
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The Muslim festival of Eid-ul-Fitr is being celebrated in not-so-traditional ways amid the pandemic. Bangalore: Mrs Ilaf Saqib Hakim’s husband went to Saudi Arabia after marriage and he couldn’t return due to the pandemic. For the past two years, she has been celebrating Eid virtually. “We thought we would be meeting at least this year […]
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Many product managers and CEOs are encouraging people to donate to the COVID cause in exchange for their expert advice. Indore: When Anshumani Ruddra, Product Manager Lead for Google Pay, had an idea to make things “more interesting”, he encouraged people to donate for any COVID cause by offering his expert advice in return. Soon, […]
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Book stores businesses that were just beginning to recover after the first wave of COVID-19, have again started to incur losses. Books, deliveries and supply chain, have also been affected after the second lockdown in Mumbai. MUMBAI: Book stores have been badly affected due to the second lockdown in Mumbai. Book store owners have reported […]
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Dairy farmers are reluctant to dispose of dead cattle out in the open. The lack of any carcass plant leaves them with no choice. Ludhiana: The absence of a specific animal disposal ground is a long prevalent issue in the city. Harjot Singh, a small dairy farmer in the city has more than 10 cows. […]
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The dedicated lanes for ambulances have helped emergency services tremendously say the Delhi traffic police. Delhi: Dedicated ambulance lanes set up in 15 districts in the capital aided the unrestricted movement of ambulances, vehicles carrying oxygen cylinders, and other emergency services, according to officials. “In a city like Delhi, where traffic is a usual problem, […]
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