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Migrant workers from Punjab make a plea to officials outside District Collector's office to arrange a means of transport for them, after the government allowed people to travel to their respective destinations, in Bengaluru, Thursday, April 30, 2020. (Photo | PTI)

No more Shaheen Bagh, Jantar Mantar, protests go online, indoors amid covid lockdown

The new normal: Migrant workers and Kota students going on hunger strike to be sent home and online petitions circulated against fee hikes
05 May 2020 7:13 PM
Uday Peddireddi from Hyderabad, whose petition successfully managed to prevent hundreds of trees from being cut when a national highway was about to be built

The power of petitions

An increasing number of people are using social media platforms to start and circulate online petitions on a host of issues.
06 Nov 2019 12:00 AM
Petition to the CBFC & MIB demanding that onscreen violence against women should come with a statutory warning is backed by Swara Bhaskar

Be the change

An increasing number of people are using social media platforms to start and circulate online petitions on a host of issues.
03 Nov 2019 12:00 AM
Residents of Indiranagar 1st block are protesting aginst the chopping of trees at the BDA Complex in Indiranagar ( Image: DC )

Online petition against move to chop 200 trees at Indiranagar

The campaign launched by Jhatkaa.org on Air Alert new online platform has by Thursday evening garnered 1,321 votes.
27 Jul 2018 5:08 AM
If the passenger door has child lock enabled on these plying taxis, it is almost impossible to escape an assault.  (Representational images)

Petition seeks to remove child lock for safety of women

A girl taking a late night cab should be able to take one with confidence and without fear.
20 Jun 2018 12:47 AM
The petition says Saipuri Main Road is a colony road which is not designed to take the load of large commercial establishments like schools. (Representational Image)

Residents of Saipuri oppose new school near main road

The petition states that due to the increase in the number of colonies, the traffic has increased tenfold in the area.
22 Apr 2018 12:56 AM
The petition that was started three days ago has already received close to 5,000 signatures. (Representational image)

Sack health minister: Doctor launches online plea

The minister has had other instances of badmouthing doctors as well.
25 Oct 2017 6:35 AM
Stills from Raanjhanaa

Online petition to curb the way stalking is glorified in cinema

In the wake of recent incidents of violence against women by their alleged stalkers, Iswarya’s petition has picked up momentum.
24 Sep 2016 12:00 AM
He has grown the angel wings and halo of a deity in social media memorials. (Photo: AP)

Harambe lives: Killed US zoo gorilla gets a second life online

Harambe, a western lowland gorilla who was fatally shot to protect a 3-year-old boy who had entered its exhibit.
22 Aug 2016 1:40 PM
Jia Jia, who was taken away by police on March 15 from a Beijing airport, on Friday night informed friends in a private social media group of his safety. (Photo: Twitter)

Chinese writer linked to president resignation letter freed

Jia apparently is part of a high-profile investigation into the anonymous letter that criticized President Xi Jinping's rule.
26 Mar 2016 10:09 AM
The petition is gathering momentum and people from various sections of society, including non-Sikhs, have welcomed the chance to protest against these jokes which hurt the feeling of Sikhs and shows them in poor light. (Photo: Screenshot)

Students start online petition for supporting 'Ban Sikh Jokes' movement

The online petition has so far received over 13,000 signatures in the ten days
19 Nov 2015 6:40 PM

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While six bridges and a link road will be constructed by the Hyderabad Metropolitan Development Authority, four bridges will be built by the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation, three by the HRDCL and one bridge by the QQSUDA. (Representational Image: PTI)
 

Experts warn of particularly hot summer ahead in Hyderbad

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Without fail every morning, an orderly (please don't call them ward boy) came by to change my bed clothes. (DC Photo: Rajesh Jadhav)

My life in Covid-19 quarantine
Having made Mumbai’s streets his canvas and DSLR camera his paintbrush, photographer Star Udyawar’s narration of everyday life in the maximum city is riveting. As can be seen in his various portrayals of the city like the historic Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus (CST), Dhobi Ghat with its colourful backdrop, and the famous Sea-link. For Udyawar, perspective is key as it defines the in-depth relationship between the objects in a picture along with the dimensions that a viewer perceives.

Framing the Mundane
A model walks the runway at the Pamella Roland fashion show during New Yo)rk Fashion Week at Pier 59 Studios on February 7, 2020 in New York City. (AFP

The best pictures from New York Fashion Week
T K Sandeep is a photographer whose work consists of moody video poems and photo poems. One of his recent projects was a calendar in which he got hijras and transgenders in Kerala to tell him their dream professions, and then he photographed them dressed as those professionals.

A selection of photographer TK Sandeep's work
The dress featured a fairly simple silhouette with a plunging neckline. But the drama is brought by the feathered veil/cape element. It also had a bow at the neck for added drama. (Photo: AP)

Valentino fashionably interprets A Midsummer's Night Dream
A man sports a colourful headgear with traditional motifs. (Photo: AP)

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