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Myntra to change it's logo

    The E-commerce website Myntra has decided to change its logo after it ran into a controversy. According to a report by India Today, the company decided the so after a complaint was lodged with the police against the logo terming it as offensive for women. In December last year, one Naaz Patel associated with an NGO called Avesta Foundation had lodged a complaint with the Mumbai Cyber police alleging the Myntra logo to be ‘insulting’ and ‘offensive’ towards women. Naaz Patel had also taken to various social media sites to voice her dissent against the company’s logo. The NGO had also termed the logo as ‘abusive’.  "Offensive Logo" Of Myntra The report has quoted DCP Rashmi Karandikar, Cyber Crime Department of Mumbai police as saying: “We found that the logo was offensive in nature for women. Following the complaint, we sent an email to Myntra and their officials came and met us. The officials said they will change the logo in a month’s time.”  Patel had dem
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Racism in cricket

Two Indian cricketers Mohammad Siraj and Jasprit Bumrah were racially taunted on Day 3 of the SCG Test and with this instance the game of cricket was once again spoiled by Racism. This isn't the first time that racism is been in news. And it also seems that it became a counter strategy to cope up when a match is slipping through hands. Ban of three test match was imposed on Harbhajan singh for calling Australian All rounder Andre Symmonds a monkey in 2008. The Aussies felt it was racial as Symmonds belonged to a different ethnic origin. Later India protested the decision vehemently in a much-publicised hearing. The offie was penalised 50 percent of his match fees but went onto play for India in the aftermath of the incident. In an another incident England spinning all-rounder Moeen Ali was called 'Osama' by an unknown Australian cricketer during 2015 Ashes. Some of his colleagues were so enraged that they wanted to report the incident but they stopped short on Ali

Former Punjab CM Parkash Singh Badal returns Padma Vibhushan

       Former Punjab CM Parkash Singh Badal returns Padma Vibhushan to protest "the betrayal of the farmers by govt of India"      Parkash Singh Badal is an Indian politician who was Chief Minister of Punjab state from 1970 to 1971, from 1977 to 1980, from 1997 to 2002, and from 2007 to 2017. He is also the patron of Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD), a Sikh-centered regional political party. He was the president of the party from 1995 to 2008, when he was replaced by his son Sukhbir Singh Badal. As the patron of SAD he exercises a strong influence on the Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee and Delhi Sikh Gurdwara Management Committee. The Government of India awarded him the second-highest civilian award, Padma Vibhushan, in 2015.      The Indian farm reforms in 2020 refer to three agricultural bills passed by Indian Parliament in September 2020. The bills collectively seek to provide farmers with multiple marketing channels and provide a legal framework for farmers to enter into

Activist Sheetal Amte passes away

Shocking!!     Sheetal Amte, social activist and granddaughter of Baba Amte, dies allegedly by suicide at Anandwan in Chandrapur.    #SheetalAmte was an Indian public health expert, disability specialist and social entrepreneur. She was Chief Executive Officer and board member of a non-profit organisation, Maharogi Sewa Samiti, which focuses on helping people disadvantaged by leprosy. #Sheetal Amte was the daughter of Vikas Amte and Bharati Amte, and granddaughter of Murlidhar Devidas Amte, commonly known as #BabaAmte (image above pic courtesy Wikipedia) who established a rehabilitation home for lepers i.e.  people suffering from leprosy in Anandwan, in the state of Maharashtra. #BabaAmte has received numerous awards and prizes including the Padma Vibhushan, the Dr. Ambedkar International Award, the Gandhi Peace Prize, the Ramon Magsaysay Award, the Templeton Prize and the Jamnalal Bajaj Award. He is also known as the modern #Gandhi of India. A great man #Sheeta

Football legend Maradona passes away

Argentine football legend Diego Maradona passes away today due to heart attack at the age of 60.   (Pic courtesy: brfootball)   "To see the ball, to run after it, makes me the happiest man in the world."  - Diego Maradona      Initially during this November month Maradona was hospitalised after celebrating his birthday as reported by goal.com   Maradona was hospitalised after he complained Of regularly being fatigue and after that a blood clot was revealed in Maradona's brain which later doctors revealed that Was operated successfully. Argentina observes 3-day mourning for Maradona

Govt of India blocks 43 mobile apps

Ministry of Electronics and Information technology, Govt of India blocks 43 mobile apps from accessing by users in India, under section 69A of the Information Technology Act. Action taken based on inputs regarding these apps for engaging in activities prejudicial to India's sovereignty, integrity, defence, security & public order. Here is the list of banned 43 apps  Earlier Government of India on 29th June, 2020 had blocked access to 59 mobile apps and on 2nd September, 2020 118 more mobile apps were banned under section 69A of the Information technology Act

Haarsh and Bharti Singh arrested

#HaarshLimbachiyaa , husband of comedian Bharti Singh, arrested by #NCB. #BhartiSingh was arrested yesterday.  #NCB raided production office & house of Bharti Singh y'day & recovered 86.5 gms of Ganja from both places. Both of them accepted consumption of #Ganja.  pic courtesy: ANI A court in Mumbai sends comedian #BhartiSingh (in pic) and her husband #HaarshLimbachiyaa to judicial custody in connection with the seizure of ganja from their residence.