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Cholera is a waterborne bacterial disease. (WHO)

Bengaluru has cholera in the time of coronavirus

With six cases reported at hospitals, civic staff scurry to collect water samples

8 March 2020 8:35 PM IST

The Body Shop recently unveiled a giant artwork of a female Indian waste picker in Londons Borough Market. This has been made by using recycled plastic collected by waste pickers in Bengaluru.

Survey: Majority of waste pickers have never heard of Swachch Bharat

The way they live on the margins of society leaves out of reach of any welfare

8 March 2020 8:18 PM IST

The coronavirus is estimated to cause a loss of USD 113 billion to the airline industry. (Photo | Pixabay - A Quinn)

Coronavirus hits air travel demand but airlines forced to fly empty

Thousands of tonnes of jet fuel go to waste as airlines stand to lose flying slots under rigid European rules, unless...

8 March 2020 6:53 PM IST

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Hey Google, tell me about Savitribai Phule: Assistant celebrates...

Savitribai Phule was the first to set up an Indian girls' school, in Pune in 1848, and worked to end gender and...

8 March 2020 5:45 PM IST

Revolutionary Guard members take part in disinfecting the city to help prevent the spread of the new coronavirus in Tehran, Iran.AP Photo

Covid19: 49 new deaths reported in iran, toll rises to 194

The virus has spread to all of Iran's 31 provinces with 6,566 confirmed cases

8 March 2020 5:10 PM IST

People walk through a sparse international departure terminal at John F. Kennedy Airport (JFK) as concern over the coronavirus grows on March 7, 2020 in New York City. AFP Photo

State of Emergency declared in New York after virus kills 19

Gov. Andrew Cuomo declared a state of emergency to bolster the medical response to the outbreak, as statewide total...

8 March 2020 5:06 PM IST

A tourist wearing a face mask takes pictures inside the Duomo gothic cathedral as it reopened to the public after being closed due to the COVID-19 virus outbreak in northern Italy, in Milan. AFP Photo

Italy shuts down museums, theatres in a bid to contain virus outbreak

The government has also closed down schools, nightclubs and casinos

8 March 2020 5:01 PM IST

Civil rights advocates warn that the backdoor access that the bill would provide could be exploited by hackers and authoritarian governments. (Photo | Pix- djandyw.com)

Threat to data privacy as US bill targets encryption to curb child sex...

Digital rights activists argue that the bill is an indirect way to weaken online encryption in the name of better law...

8 March 2020 4:40 PM IST

Australian players celebrate after a victory against India in the Twenty20 womens World Cup cricket final match on March 8, 2020(AFP)

Australia beats India to win T20 Women's World Cup final

Meg Lanning's side beat India by 85 runs to win the Women's T20 World Cup final at the Melbourne cricket ground

8 March 2020 4:04 PM IST

Malvika Iyer (Twitter)

Meet Malvika Iyer, the second woman tweeting from PM Modi's Twitter...

The prime minister had earlier announced that his Twitter account will be handled by women achievers today

8 March 2020 3:52 PM IST

Shafali Verma (AFP)

Shafali Verma's record at T20 Women's WC Final

Verma becomes the youngest player ever to play World Cup finals

8 March 2020 3:51 PM IST

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Atrocities on children during CAA violence: UP rights panel in...

The panel report will be submitted to the apex court through the Uttar Pradesh government

8 March 2020 3:50 PM IST