Privacy, inequality, homophobia and everything in between — Reported by- Adyasha Guru, Shravani Alampalli, Poorvi Kadakol, Sandra Sunil and Varsha Varna BENGALURU: SEVENTY YEARS SINCE independent India, and an outdated law that bears colonial marks governs the rights of individuals. Section 377 of the Indian Penal Code criminalises sexual activities “against the order of nature,” inarguably targeting homosexuality…

An initiative to build a safer environment for women and children — Reported by- Isha Gupta, Sonal Rathi, Mahima Arora, Simran Goel and Sakshi Halki BENGALURU: A 42-year-old man was arrested in Gottigere, on Bannerghata road for physically abusing his wife for the last few months on Monday, 8th January, 2018. She lodged a complaint through the ‘Suraksha’ app that is linked…

When danger seeps through parties Reported by- Harish Sridharan, Kanhai Parasharya, Bharat Gautam, Nandan Mandayam and Saahil Bhatt On the 28th of December, when a rooftop pub, hundreds of miles away in Kamala Mills, Lower Parel, Mumbai was left blazing, the question arose … Is Bangalore capable of countering such…