Statistics show, for every mobile banking transaction done by Indians in 2020, they have done two in 2021. Salaries, rent, groceries, shagun, utilities, petrol charges, and investments for a layman. Procurement of raw materials, advertisement expenses, capital expenditure, IT maintenance services, and more for a business house. All these payments are done digitally, pan-India. According […]
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Off-season corporate farming becomes the new normal. Mangamma gets up at 4 a.m. She sprinkles water on the threshold and draws rangoli on it. She quickly cut the onions and tomatoes to make a curry and steamed rice. Once the rice and curry are ready, she sits down and begins to fold clothes. Today she […]
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Lack of parking for the disabled leads to fewer disabled drivers in the city. Two years ago, Karthik got into a car accident. In that accident, he suffered a spinal injury that led to losing the ability to use his legs and also to drive. After lot of physiotherapy his life almost went back to […]
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India’s dependency on Chinese goods has been rapidly increasing despite the cold relationship between the two countries. Trade between India and China continues to flourish while the two countries hold the 15th round of corps commander-level discussions on March 11, to resolve the tension at Ladakh border. Despite claims by the central government that trade […]
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The last international match played at the Chinnaswamy Stadium was a One Day International (ODI) between India and Australia in January 2020. To rewind the times a bit more, the last Test match at the Stadium was played in 2018 between India and Afghanistan. Bangaloreans were deprived of international cricketing action for more than two […]
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BTS helps fans a.k.a ARMY overcome eating disorders and focus on studies. Empty dishes of food lie around the table. The daal in the bowl has almost dried up, the laptop still continues to play “ON”, a song by BTS. As the pages of the book flip due to the wind, Sreya and Sania share […]
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Cryptocurrency miners halt as market lacks cost efficiency. Cryptocurrency miners in India are failing to make better profits as bear markets, rising electricity cost, and an increase in mining difficulty have a looming effect on mining. Also, fewer people are entering the mining field as the cost of a rig has shot up due to a shortage […]
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In rural areas of India, last mile deliveries of e-commerce shipments remain an issue of concern. The market penetration for 2019 was two to three percent. Bright-neon-coloured balloons were pasted on the walls with a double-sided tape. Numerous ribbons made out of pleated crepe paper adorned the centre table while little girls—with their hair open—played […]
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The right to wear hijab cannot be traced to freedom of expression, the court argued. Bengaluru: A three-judge bench of the Karnataka High Court on March 15 has ruled the hijab is not “essential” to Islam. The court has also upheld the ban on wearing hijab inside educational institutes across the state. In January, six hijab-clad […]
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Media literacy is still an additional workshop in Indian schools and a touchy topic in Indian homes—teachers, media experts and sociologists say that this needs to change. Bengaluru: It is 2 p.m., an hour after lunch break. As *Ishita looks out of her classroom window, she sees the gloomy grey clouds fill Bengaluru’s skies. She […]
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