Expert suggests that developing apps and portals under the Good Samaritan Law might increase the number of bystanders helping the injured person when an accident occurs. According to a study by SaveLIFE Foundation, not many people in the country are aware of the Good Samaritan Law which provides legal protection to the person who helps […]
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Many anganwadi workers in Karnataka face challenges such as no pension and delayed honorarium. Officials attribute these issues to scams involving CDPOs embezzling funds and challenges in renewing the NPS portal. Nagarathnamma, retired for eight years, lives alone. Bereaved of husband and brother, abandoned by children, she cautiously manages savings and pension to avoid financial […]
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Afghanistan: the biggest target for cyber attacks Ishika Sharma Afghanistan, with a cyber-safety score of 5.63 is the country targeted most by cyber attacks, followed by Myanmar with a score of 18.60. Cyber crime surges in India Mansi Jagani India witnessed a sharp rise in cyber crimes in 2022, totaling over 65,000 incidents. Uttar Pradesh […]
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Book store owners say physical copies have seen a continued rise in popularity since the pandemic. Queen Elizabeth I, Warren Buffet, Albert Einstein, Oprah Winfrey and a bunch of girls giggling at a bookstore share a common love—for books. Even in this age of digitalization, the demand for hardcopies has only gone up. The market […]
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Indira canteen staff will welcome the public—if their toilets work. Experts and citizens say existing public toilets will serve the need if they are maintained. We’ve all done it—popped into a coffee shop’s toilet and quickly, guiltily left without patronizing it. But, what we’ve done is perfectly legal. Suralkar Vikas Kishore, Special Commissioner of Health, […]
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Book shop owners and experts say that the decline in sales of cookery books is due to the availability of similar content online, free of cost. It was a Saturday afternoon. The bookshop’s air was filled with sounds of hushed conversations and rustling of pages. Readers poured in to buy their favourite books. They shuffled […]
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The city has 55 Pedestrian Light Control Activation (Pelican) signals. A lot of them are not working, posing a challenge for pedestrians to cross the roads safely. It is not on Saint Mark’s Road. Not on Richmond Circle. Neither is it near the Bishop Cotton Girls’ School. Nor is it near Baldwin Girls’ High School. […]
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The home stadium attendance of Bengaluru Football Club (BFC), former champions of the Indian Super League (ISL), has decreased by 50 percent compared to the previous season. The market value and home stadium attendance of Bengaluru FC’s home matches have declined compared to last season’s ISL. According to the ESPN website, Bengaluru FC had an […]
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The skywalk built in front of Nexus Mall, across Hosur Road in Koramangala has not been working over the past four years. Rishikesh and his girlfriend, both college-going students had just finished lunch and some shopping. They sauntered out of Nexus shopping mall to the skywalk and cursed. The escalator was still not functional. With […]
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History of world Radio Lovely Tyagi Radio has played an important role in the modernization of society. Prior to 1920s the radio was primarily used to contact ships in sea. During the war, the military used it almost exclusively and it became an invaluable tool in sending and receiving messages to the armed forces. After […]
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