Everything has turned black and white in the DJ industry, with nightclubs & bars shut down; it’s a hard time for the artists, organizers, and performers who are struggling to survive the pandemic. The lockdowns imposed since March affected the DJ business drastically. Women artists were affected far worse. “Unfortunately this year, there’s not much […]
Category: Society & Lifestyle
Migrant ‘Street Hawkers’ Strugglling To Earn Livelihood In Telangana
Though street vending plays a vital role in assuring livelihood to a large underprivileged and marginalized section of the society, its contribution is seldom recognized by the city administration or urban planning agencies. Street vendor refers to a person engaged in vending of articles, goods, wares, food items or merchandise of everyday use, or someone […]
Why Is ‘Dr. Kafeel Khan’ Still In Jail On The Eve Of ‘Independence Day’?
The unfortunate Dr Kafeel Khan’s unending ordeal is a vivid illustration of how the BJP has bent India’s institutions to incarcerate anyone who dares to point out the government’s failings. In the three years since Kafeel Khan became famous as the doctor who ran from pillar to post hunting for oxygen cylinders when the district […]
Amidst Pandemic, An Abandoned Muslim Hyderabadi Woman Seek Help In Dubai
Unwanted or abandoned Wife is about a woman who married a man because she loved him, only to discover later her married her for gain. Women being divorced unilaterally, suddenly and then being left to their devices has been an issue in the Muslim community. A 26-year-old, Noorain was ‘divorced’ by her husband Aadil, who […]
Why Covid Pandemic Leads To More Child Marriages In India?
The pandemic has caused a lot of unexpected damage to various aspects of human life. According to a UN report published in April, the Covid-19 pandemic could lead to an extra 13 million child marriages over the next decade. Other estimates suggest that four million girls are at risk of child marriage in the next […]
How Pandemic Deprived ‘Urdu Literature Admirers’ Disturbed Rudely?
The Carona pandemic made the world with its impact miserably unorganized. The Discussions and debates, critiques and readings, held at haunts of Urdu books and writing around the country have been interrupted rudely. In Hyderabad – A writer recounted similar thoughts after the death of noted Urdu satirist Mujtaba Hussain in Hyderabad on May 27. […]
Telangana Govt Is ‘Trying To Kill’ Varavara Rao, Family Demands Medical Aid And Immediate Release
Telangana’s Senior activist, writer, and poet Varavara Rao’s family said that the ‘Telangana government is trying to kill’ him in detention without providing medical care. The 81-year-old is suffering from delirium due to electrolyte imbalance in his body, the worried family said. The family members are worried that Rao might suffer brain damage if immediate […]
Don’t Get Fooled By Corporate On ‘High CTC’ Package Offer To New Employees
It was campus placement month, and although everyone declared that they wanted to do quality work once they were placed, they also harbored a secret desire to get placed at the highest salary. When we used to look at our pocket money and compare it with the salary “package” offered by companies, we used to […]
How To Avoid Covid Scare In Diabetics?
Diabetic patients might have a higher risk of severe infection, but there are ways to bring down the odds. Here’s some. We have all been repeatedly told that the elderly, particularly those above 60, and those with pre-existing illnesses like cardio-vascular diseases or “co-morbitities” are more vulnerable to serious COVID-19 infections. India currently ranks fourth […]