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Ateesh Tankha -June 19, 2020

Paytm needs to fix its own security systems to solve phishing problems and start behaving like a responsible payment service provider The history of Indian fintech has been a progression of princely incentives and unlimited convenience. In a bid to acquire as many users as they could, startups recklessly drove top-line results to become unicorns. […]

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Pradeep Sharma -June 19, 2020

We need to ask some earnest questions about India’s military power At the outset, let me say that my heart bleeds for those killed at Galwan and for their families to whom I reach out to say: “Be strong. The Indian army stands with you in your hour of grief.” The news of 20 soldiers […]

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SP Singh -June 19, 2020

ACP Surinderjit Kaur contracted Covid in May and her husband Charanjit Singh soon after. She recovered and returned home, he didn’t When police officer Surinderjit Kaur lost her husband, Charanjit Singh, to Covid-19 in Delhi, it is obligatory upon each one of us to feel a deep sense of loss. There is no other way […]

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MAYANK JAIN PARICHHA -June 19, 2020

The government’s proposal to ban 27 generic pesticides for being harmful to humans and animals has created a buzz among pesticide agrochemical companies. Here’s why Pesticide poisoning is one of the leading causes of suicide. It accounts for 14–20% of global suicides — an estimated 110,000–168,000 deaths each year. A recent research study says banning […]

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The economic fallout of the Coronavirus pandemic is likely to push women entrepreneurs and workers into a more precarious situation The Indian government recently announced six specific relief measures for the Micro Small and Medium Enterprises sector under the Atmanirbhar Bharat Abhiyan. They include a redefinition of these enterprises and steps to enable easier access […]

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Ritika Jain -June 19, 2020

Vinod Dua asks SC to issue guidelines on filing of FIRs against journalists. He said the case is no longer about him and needs a broader intervention by the top court to protect press freedom The Supreme Court granted journalist Vinod Dua protection from arrest till July 16 in a sedition case. Speaking to Newslaundry, Dua said […]

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Mihir Srivastava -June 19, 2020

The lockdown forced many husbands to attend to household chores — which led some to acknowledge that their wives are better managers  The work done by homemakers is excluded from the calculation of National Income on the pretext that it’s “provided out of love and affection” by a mother, wife or sister. Also, there’s no […]

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Sashikala VP -June 19, 2020

Plasma therapy trials are showing encouraging results in Delhi’s designated hospitals, though there is difficulty getting donations from cured patients and the treatment is not always successful In April, over 100 employees of the Dr Baba Saheb Ambedkar Hospital in Delhi tested Covid-19 positive. One of them is Jitendra Verma, a member of the nursing […]

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