Quiz time starts now!

Quizzers say online leagues have helped them balance time between their work and quizzes. Bengaluru: Former quizzers who had stopped attending quizzes due to professional commitments years ago, are beginning their second innings in the mind sport, all thanks to online quizzes with an Indian Premier League-like league format. Organizers say that online leagues such […]

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E-toilets: hiding in plain sight

People say e-toilets are not easy to locate and access. Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) continues to invest in more electronic public toilets   despite the public’s unwillingness to use them. Nandeesha, executive engineer, BBMP, said, “We are opting for electronic public toilets for the places where we can’t build regular public ones. We are installing […]

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ART bill not queer friendly

The opposition claims that the recently passed bill in the Lok Sabha is discriminatory for LGBTQIA+ community and single men seeking fatherhood. Queer activists say that the Assisted Reproductive Technology (ART) Regulation Bill is not only discriminatory but also homophobic in nature. Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) minister says that the contradiction in two existing laws […]

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Workers demand for the maternity benefits

Many women construction workers who applied for maternity benefits never got the money. The construction workers and Karnataka State Building and Construction Workers Federation (KSBCWF) demanded proper implementation of maternity benefits for female construction workers and extending the maternity benefits to the male construction workers. The KSBCWF protested at the Karmika Bhavan, Dairy Circle, Bannerghatta […]

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