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Coronavirus

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Coronavirus is all over the media. The question that arises in the minds of people is ‘What is Coronavirus?’ and ‘How are people of China dying due to it?’ Coronaviruses  are a group of  viruses that cause diseases in mammals and birds. In humans, the viruses cause  respiratory infections which are typically mild including the common cold but rarer forms like  Severe acute respiratory syndrome ( SARS ) ,  Middle East respiratory syndrome ( MERS )  and the  currently out breaking coronavirus  can be lethal. In cows and pigs they may cause diarrhea, while in chickens they can cause an upper respiratory disease. There are no vaccines or antiviral drugs that are approved for prevention or treatment. In December 2019, a pneumonia outbreak was reported in  Wuhan ,  China . On 31 December 2019, the outbreak was traced to a novel strain of coronavirus, which was labeled as  2019-nCoV  by the  World Health Organization (WHO) . Symptoms The symptoms of most coro

Cyber Bullying

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“ The digital world is developing with such force and such a pace that you simply can't ban or control it. People want to be globally connected. ” Correctly said by Elif Safak, British novelist, activist and public speaker that we cannot stop people from using technology in this developing and fast paced world, however people should know the correct use of the technologies. Crime through these digital platforms have become an unwanted but a real disease. The Internet and technologies make our lives easier, that is for sure. However, we have faced the other side of our era, that is cyber bullying and difficulties to stop it. Cyber bullying is a multi-faced problem and definitions of this problem differ when made from the point of view of various disciplines. Yet the common features of all kinds of cyber bullying are as following, insulting or hurtful texts/images are sent directly to a victim over the cell phone/Internet or posted on the web for more people to par

Is your vehicle important than life?

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With every passing year, accidents in India are on an increase. India is a developing nation and majority of its population falls in the middle and lower income group. Buying a vehicle is nothing less than a luxury. We have always come across road tiffs which even sane people pick while travelling. People often tend to pick fights for trivial reasons where even mistakenly their vehicle rams into other person’s vehicle. But is that luxury worth a fight or someone’s life? Advertisements/Campaigns often spread awareness about wearing of a helmet while riding a bike/scooter and putting on a seatbelt while driving a car. We talk about ‘No Honking’. However, we have not come across any person or rather Government campaigns or advertisement which talks about such issues. Its often while travelling that we experience some insensitive behaviour from other fellow travellers. When a person’s vehicle out of oversight/error hits into another person’s vehicle, the brunt of the s

A victory after 7 years of struggle

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On 16 th December, 2012 in South Delhi a 23-year-old girl was travelling in a bus along with her male friend when she was   gang raped , tortured and murdered by six men aboard .  The incident was so heinous and brutal that it led to an uproar all over the world. It touched the conscience of each and every citizen of India. This case brought people out on streets, not just demanding safety laws but forcing every home to mull on the otherwise tabooed issue of gender violence. The case was given the name of ‘Nirbhaya’ that means ‘fearless’ by the media. A total of six people were convicted, out of which one accused being a juvenile was released after a three-year reform facility. The four convicts, Akshay, Pawan, Vinay and Mukesh were convicted for raping and murdering the victim. The sixth convict, Ram Singh died during the trial. The case was investigated by IPS Chhaya Sharma. Karuna Nundy was the lawyer of the victim. The victim died on 29 th December,

Media Reacts to Soleimani’s Assassination

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On 3rd January,2020 when everyone was still in a festive mood, when US President Donald Trump gave approval to kill Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps Commander Major General Qassem Soleimani,62 at the last minute while he was on a vacation at his resort in Florida in a US drone strike in Iraq on Friday. This triggered a sense of fear for World War III amongst the people   round the world. In a statement about the attack, the Pentagon said: “At the direction of the president, the US military has taken decisive defensive action to protect US personnel abroad by killing Qassem Soleimani.” It added: “This strike was aimed at deterring future Iranian attack plans. “The United States will continue to take all necessary action to protect our people and our interests wherever they are around the world. ” The country’s President, Hassan Rouhani, promised Iran would continue to resist “American expansionism” and “take revenge” on the dead general’s behalf . Media ar