Society

IPL, Ads & Addiction: Online gambling quietly hooking India

IPL, Ads & Addiction: Online gambling quietly...

April 11, 2025

It is IPL season once again, and the excitement is palpable. Cricketing superstars from around the world, including national icons like Virat Kohli, MS Dhoni and Shubman Gill, as well as international talents such as Pat Cummins and Travis Head, have gathered to compete in this e...

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Skyrocketing textbook prices spark outrage among parents and educators

Skyrocketing textbook prices spark outrage among p...

April 9, 2025

Textbook prices are skyrocketing, leaving parents reeling from an expanding crisis in India’s private education sector. A video that went viral recently brought attention to the issue by showing how expensive textbooks are in many private schools. Parents are complaining th...

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India among world’s most dangerous countries to drive: Zutobi

India among world’s most dangerous countries to ...

April 9, 2025

A new global road safety report by Zutobi, an online driver education platform, places India among the top five countries with the most dangerous roads. The study highlights critical issues such as high fatality rates, poor seat-belt usage, and inadequate enforcement of traffic l...

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Mumbai rated as India’s most forgetful city in Uber’s Lost and Found Index

Mumbai rated as India’s most forgetful city in U...

April 8, 2025

Uber, a ride-hailing services company, has released its 9th edition of the Lost and Found Index which says that Mumbai has nudged Delhi to take the dubious title of India’s Most Forgetful City. In a press statement, Uber says that the index offers a thorough overview of the mos...

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NRI brides: Fooled, foresaken, forgotten

NRI brides: Fooled, foresaken, forgotten

April 8, 2025

For 28-year-old Simran Singh, a resident of Kharar in Punjab’s Mohali district, the dream of a happy life abroad ended just months after her wedding in November 2022. Her husband, an  Non-Resident Indian (NRI) living in Canada, returned alone in January 2023 after a brief hone...

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Adolescence in Digital age: Navigating online challenges and perils

Adolescence in Digital age: Navigating online chal...

April 7, 2025

Adolescence, a series recently released on Netflix, explores the complexities teenagers face as they navigate identity, relationships, and the digital world. This digital landscape, often uncontrolled and misunderstood, influences their perceptions of relationships, sexuality, an...

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MPs call for swift justice in acid attack cases

MPs call for swift justice in acid attack cases

April 7, 2025

With repeated incidents of acid attacks being reported from across India, experts including parliamentarians, lawyers, human right activists and social workers urged for stricter implementation of laws and swifter justice in acid attack cases. This call was made at a round table ...

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RSF and human rights coalition urge congress to protect USAGM journalists

RSF and human rights coalition urge congress to pr...

April 3, 2025

A coalition of 36 human rights organisations, led by Reporters Sans Frontier (RSF) a leading global press freedom and national civil society organisations, has urged the United State Congress to take immediate action to safeguard journalists affiliated with the United States Agen...

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Sleepless India: Hidden toll of chronic sleep deprivation

Sleepless India: Hidden toll of chronic sleep depr...

March 29, 2025

The clock struck 12 to indicate it was midnight, yet 26-year-old Sanjana Agrawal, a UX researcher at an insurance healthcare startup in Bengaluru remained glued to her screen, binge-watching The Adolescence, a British Netflix series. Hooked on what would happen next, she had lost...

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Supreme Court mandates breastfeeding spaces in public areas

Supreme Court mandates breastfeeding spaces in pub...

March 27, 2025

In an historic and much-needed judgment, the Supreme Court of India has taken a bold step toward ensuring the dignity and rights of women and infants. In the case of Maatr Sparsh an Initiative by Avyaan Foundation versus Union of India & Others, the apex court has directed th...

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