Bollywood actor Rajkumar Rao wore Sindoor during his marriage ceremony, so did Shiv Verma from New Delhi. From Bollywood celebrity couples to ordinary couples in India, no is the word for patriarchal marriage rituals. Paati Purohit, a Gender Consultant at JSW Foundation, Vijaynagar calls the change in rituals, introduction of new rituals and elimination of age-old […]
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In songs of resistance, interstate students find a way to bridge the language barrier gaps within the country. Sahil Sharma (24) from Himachal Pradesh didn’t understand Punjabi before coming to Panjab University, Chandigarh. He joined a student organisation called Students for Society (SFS) a few months after taking admission in the Botany Department of the […]
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Self-help books thrive on self-doubting and represent toxic positivity, say experts. When is the right time to quit? When is the right time to tell yourself to stop? Is it that hard? The answer lies in self-help books. Or does it? Self-help books have witnessed a rise in sales. “The sales have gone up by […]
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The idea is to widen C.V. Raman Road, they say. Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike’s (BBMP) plan to cut down trees near C.V. Raman Road has raised concern among environmentalists. BBMP is planning to white top the road and widen it in order to avoid accidents. BBMP is constructing an extra lane to make the road between Sadashivanagar […]
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India was ranked first in 2021 for randonneuring a distance of 4,414.6 thousand km About six years ago, in 2016, Tushar Jivani was an obese pre-diabetic patient. He weighed more than 120 kilograms and wanted to reduce his weight.That is when he decided to get into long-distancecycling. “I wanted to reduce my weight, so I […]
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Students are relieved with additional exam-preparation time. IIT-JEE aspirants were reassured as the examination date was postponed by National Testing Agency (NTA). Exam that was earlier scheduled in April and May are now rescheduled for June and July. “I’m glad that the exam has been postponed. Since our final school exams also got delayed, I […]
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Around 6000 health workers will stage a protest at Freedom Park after the health department did not regularize their jobs. Around 6000 covid warriors are will stage a protest at Freedom Park on April 8 for the vacancy continuation in the health department. This comes after the Karnataka Health department failed to fulfill its promise […]
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Lokayukta had demanded a report of corrective measures within four weeks after a surprise inspection at Victoria hospital. Bengaluru: Following the surprise inspection by Upa Lokayukta’s president B.S Patil, the medical superintendent of Victoria hospital has submitted a report identifying the correct measures that are to be implemented. The official claimed that there is a […]
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Agara Jnanendra had falsely claimed that a young boy had been killed for not speaking Urdu. Bengaluru: Less than two days after 22-year-old V. Chandru was killed in a road rage incident, his death has sparked off a polarising reaction. The Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC) has lodged a complaint with the Malleshwaram police station […]
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In view of the constant rise in fuel prices, Congress announced a nationwide protest. “Ban on loudspeakers, halal issues are being used as an excuse to avoid any confrontation on matters of real importance,” Ajay Maken, General Secretary of All India Congress Committee said. D K Shivkumar accused the state home minister of creating communal […]
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