July, 2018

• 23 July

  In Kolkata's Red Light Area, Girls Kick Taboo; Makes Its First Football Team

  

  Sonagachhi, where thousands of women work in the sex trade in abysmal conditions, has struck a blow for the girl child. The city’s biggest red-light area can now boast of its first women’s football team. Christened ‘Amra Padatik’, the team will start training from the first week of August. The initiative, taken by Durbar Mahila …

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• 23 July

  Priorities: Before Taking Lynching Victim To Hospital, Alwar Cops Took Cows To Shelter

  

  It took Alwar police more than three hours to travel 6km while taking a critically injured victim of lynching, Rakbar Khan, to the nearest hospital, the Community Health Centre (CHC) in Ramgarh, on Saturday. Rather than save the life of the 31-year-old youth allegedly lynched by cow vigilantes on Friday night, the two cows recovered from him seemed to have …

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• 23 July

  Kerala Ranked Best Governed State In India, Tamil Nadu, Telangana Among Other Top Performers

  

  Kerala has been ranked the best governed Indian state in the Public Affairs Index (PAI) 2018 released by the think tank Public Affairs Centre (PAC). Kerala which scored 0.526 in the index was closely followed by two other southern states, Tamil Nadu and Telangana,with scores of 0.517 and 0.514 respectively. Himachal Pradesh and Karnataka also made it to the top …

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• 23 July

  Meet 82-Year-Old Kere Kamegowda, The Man Who Single-Handedly Built 14 Tanks To Conserve Water

  

  Those who traverse the Bengaluru-Malavalli-Kollegal Road to reach temples and hill stations of Chamarajanagar district, have heard of one name spoken of with reverence as they enter Malavalli taluk: Kere Kamegowda. Here, Kamegowda is a legend, and it is easy to find his residence, located inside Dasanadoddi hamlet which is full of hattis (traditional makeshift house of shepherds). But it …

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• 22 July

  Your telco can’t screw you so bad on NBN anymore

  

  The Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) has announced a raft of new legislation that aims to provide additional clarity and protection for consumers looking to switch to the NBN.  A draft of the new rules was first announced by ACMA in April as a response to 12 months of research that demonstrated over one in 10 residential households were left …

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• 22 July

  Cosplay medics are here for your costume emergency

  

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• 21 July

  Google owns Duck.com, but it’ll give rival DuckDuckGo a shoutout anyhow

  

  Google owns Duck.com, which has been driving rival search engine DuckDuckGo up the wall for over six years. Because when you type “duck.com” into a web browser, you get Google.com. Doesn’t make a lot of sense, yes? But after a new round of complaints this Friday, Google has relented. Google comms VP Rob Shilkin just quacked tweeted that a new …

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• 21 July

  Walking Dead: Our World is Pokemon Go with zombies

  

  Intrigued by Pokemon Go’s location-based gameplay but desire a bit more action in your experience? The Walking Dead: Our World mobile game might be up your alley. AMC and developer Next Games, made up of folks who helped make Angry Birds and Clash of Clans, launched the game on iOS and Android on July 12, but made its big promotional …

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• 21 July

  Living large with McIntosh audio electronics

  

  Frank McIntosh started building tube electronics in 1949, and his exemplary build quality and performance standards made McIntosh Labs one of the most admired brands in the business. No wonder McIntosh Labs has a special place in the hearts of audiophiles all around the world. McIntosh owners loyalty to the brand is unmatched, some have stayed true for over 50 …

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• 21 July

  A new youth movement is energizing the high

  

  There’s no getting around it, the high-end audio demographic skews to baby boomers. They’re the ones that mostly design, sell, and buy audiophile gear. That’s why I’m happy to report there’s a growing contingent of younger men and women making outstanding audio products attracting younger buyers. While some young people inherit their parent’s or older owner’s businesses I’m more interested …

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