Bengaluru Twitter’s blue tick users are apprehensive about the social media platform’s plans to charge a reported Rs. 719 per month for verified badges. Twitter’s plans to charge Rs. 719 for verified blue badges on accounts have left Bengaluru Twitter users in a dilemma. Many are prepared to opt-out of the service, calling it an […]
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On the occasion of ‘National Journalism Day’, here are some exciting data stories on Journalism. By- Neha Soni By Riya Roy Chowdhary The data depicts the declining trend of India’s ranking on Freedom Press Index from 2016 to 2022 By- Anupreksha Jain By- Shreshtha Dutta By- Sneha Kumar By- Harshita Meenaktshi By- Somanjali Das Level […]
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Workers’ union says delivery partners are not ‘partners’ but victims of the system. Delivery workers are displeased with the food apps laying out conditions on the number of hours they ought to work and the requirements to fulfill a certain daily quota. Paramanand Yadav, a delivery agent in Bengaluru said that the strict shift hours […]
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After the court order to minimize the fare of the autorickshaw, auto unions want bike taxi service to be stopped. Harassment against bike taxi drivers by auto unions has increased in the city after a court order to minimize auto fares took effect, according to to ride aggregator Rapido. Many bike ‘captains’, as Rapido drivers […]
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Namma Metro loses out on visually challenged passengers due to a lack of sufficient amenities. Namma Metro lacks amenities and help for visually challenged passengers. They have no provisions for braille in the Namma Metro, leading them to depend on the staff. Experts say that introducing an app that can guide the blind throughout their […]
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Lakes under BBMP are yet to get CCTV cameras. The BBMP has called for tenders for the sixth time since 2019. Lakes that fall under the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) still have no closed-circuit television (CCTV) cameras despite a Karnataka High Court order in June 2019 to install them. The BBMP said that they […]
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India has received 3.4 percent more rainfall than average which leads to colder weather. Orthopaedic patients are consuming extra doses of painkillers during this cold weather due to the unusual rainfall in India. The national health portal of India said that 22 to 39 percent in India are orthopaedic patients. Dr.J Rajendra Kumar, Scientist of […]
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Top 10 richest authors of all time Sneha S.K Top 10 non-fiction books of 2022 Rakshanda Sharma Best selling comic books of all time Ajay Rag Source: Polygon Top five Children’s books sold Aditi Source: infoplease Most Translated Books Shireen Top five best selling Manga series of 2022 Anuja Mistry World’s Top Five Expensive Books […]
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Experts say that due to poor eating habits the problem of low hemoglobin in children and women is rising. There has been a 71 percent increase in cases of severely low haemoglobin level among women in the last four years and a 38 percent increase among the children from the whole of 2021 to Oct […]
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Karnataka ranks among top states in rehabilitating street children through the Child Protection Services Scheme. A 2021 government of India report shows that Karnataka ranks among the top ten in the list of states where street children have been helped through the Child Protection Services Scheme, also known as the Integrated Child Protection Scheme (ICPS). […]
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