Palak Chawla
Northeast India: Gems of an unexplored paradise
July 3, 2021
Northeast India, a region stunning beyond words is not often spotted in the travel itineraries of people while choosing a domestic destination. Famous for lush green hills and scenic landscapes, the region has much more to offer the tourists, ranging from rich heritage to careful...
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Online gaming boom in India brings rising dangers for users
July 2, 2021
Driven by affordable data, accessibility to smart phones and increasing disposable time due to the Covid-19 lockdowns, online gaming industry in India has witnessed a major boom in the time when the pandemic has had a catastrophic on majority if sectors. According to a report rel...
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Over 73 pc Indians use digital news platforms, distrust traditional news media, says report
June 28, 2021
The annual Reuters Digital News Report, 2021 released recently made some noteworthy revelations in terms of credibility of digital news platforms among readers, the lasting impact of the ongoing pandemic on media houses and reliance on social media for news due to lack of trust i...
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Festivals of India: Unconventional, unusual and unique
June 27, 2021
For long, India has been known all around the world for its vibrant festivals and traditions owing to the diversity in culture, religion and languages. This uniqueness in the ethnicity of the country contributes to a realm of unusual festivals and traditions. Here is a list of so...
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Film tourism in India: Bollywood beckons
June 26, 2021
In a country where people live and breathe Bollywood, films have for long been a powerful tool for tourism promotion as the locales used in big hits almost always end up seeing a significant boost in tourist arrivals soon after the films’ release. Though this has been on for de...
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Myths vs Facts about Sex Education
June 25, 2021
Dr. Niveditha Manokaran, a dermatologist and venereologist based in Sydney, Australia, speaks of myths and facts about sex education.
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International Widows Day: Disdained, disgraced and deserted
June 23, 2021
“I don’t have anyone, I am uneducated and ignorant, everyone told me go live in Vrindavan after the death of my husband. That is how I ended up here,” A widow recounted her tale to Winnie Singh, executive director of Maitri, a non-profit organisation working for widows. The...
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Lockdowns lock women in abusive households
June 22, 2021
“A lady came to us with a complaint of domestic violence, but everytime we talked to her she changed her story, she was really scared, and our first response was to get her out of her house to a safe place. We took her to a psychologist and after two-three sessions with the psy...
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Calls for boycott: Cancel culture in India
June 20, 2021
Cancel culture can be traced back to the #metoo movement in USA where many people took to social media to “cancel” or boycott celebrities and public personalities accused of sexual misconduct. In India, this trend had been emerging time and again over the years, but for entir...
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Satya Nadella replaces John Thompson as Microsoft chairman
June 19, 2021
The Indian-origin CEO was unanimously elected as chairman of the Microsoft board making Nadella the only person after Bill Gates to act as both CEO and chairman of Microsoft since past two decades. Nadella has succeeded John Thompson, who will return to the role of lead independe...
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Third party apps fill CoWin gaps
June 17, 2021
While Indian citizens can book slots for Covid-19 vaccinations on government apps like CoWin or Aaorgya Setu, in view of frequent technical problems and overload, several third-party applications have also been developed to display information about availability of slots in or to...
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Sex Education 101 with Dr Niveditha Manokaran
June 16, 2021
In the country where one of the most famous and oldest erotic textbooks of the world, Kama sutra was written, “sex” and everything around it still remains tabooed. While media coverage in India on any given day remains full of news of several gruesome rapes and hein...
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