A woman’s tweet on being made uncomfortable by a milkman’s unsolicited comments and attempts at small talk has opened the pandora’s box of how women negotiate each moment to get access to basic amenities, particularly when they are living alone. When he had given me his number to settle bills etc via Paytm, he had called me in the evening …
From March 29, provisional stores, vegetable and fruit shops and petrol/diesel pumps in Tamil Nadu would be allowed to function only between 6 am and 2.30 pm during the COVID-19 lockdown period. The State also permitted app-based food delivery operators Swiggy and Zomato to operate between 7 am and 9.30 am for breakfast; 12 noon and 2.30 pm for lunch; …
After witnessing a night of panic buying following Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s announcement of a 21-day restriction on non-essential services, grocery stores and supermarkets across the city were busy restocking on Wednesday and tried to enforce social distancing between customers. Social distancing In Kalkaji, grocery and supply stores were busy restocking empty shelves in expectation of more panic buying. Fruit …
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