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Raka Mukherjee

Raka Mukherjee is social media sub-editor at News18.com. She writes on women in STEM, science and internet culture.

Breaking Laws to Paint Walls: 'Indian Bansky' Street Artist Tyler is Exhibiting His Work, With a Mask On

The anonymous street artist also had his first solo exhibition at Method in Kala Ghoda and Bandra from 14th January that continues till March....
Raka Mukherjee-January 21, 2021, 12:09 IST Buzz
6 Out of 10 Indians Feel Masks, Sanitizers Should be Used Until Everyone is Vaccinated: News18 Survey

In a survey conducted by YouGov in association with News18, it was found that six in ten (64%) urban Indians feel that everyone should be subjected to the same coronavirus restrictions which include wearing the mask and using a sanitizer until most people have been vaccinated....
Raka Mukherjee-January 8, 2021, 17:26 IST Buzz
Meet Archie Singh, 22-Year-Old Trans Model Representing India at Miss International Trans 2021

Archie Singh is now going to be representing India in Miss International Trans 2021 taking place in Colombia this year. ...
Raka Mukherjee-January 5, 2021, 08:12 IST Buzz
New Year's Eve 2021: Google Doodle is Ushering It In With a Countdown Clock

There's also a hidden mini-game to play: A small confetti cone, which once you click explodes onto the page, showing the page with confetti, much like you'd see at a real party this year if you happened to go to one. ...
Raka Mukherjee-December 31, 2020, 09:18 IST Buzz
Death by Plastic: Climate Activist Builds Funeral Pyres Out of Bottles to Highlight Pollution

The installation is located at Freedom Ghat, just 50 metres from Laxman Jhula, where tourists will get to see three 'chittas' made from plastic pollution, each highlighting how humans' action may be the cause of the death of our own species. ...
Raka Mukherjee-December 24, 2020, 14:11 IST Buzz
Microplastic Pollution Has Reached Everywhere, Including Placentas of Unborn Babies

The particles were found in the placentas from four healthy women who had normal pregnancies and births. Microplastics were detected on both the foetal and maternal sides of the placenta and in the membrane within which the foetus develops....
Raka Mukherjee-December 23, 2020, 12:49 IST Buzz
Open-Access Science Journals May Be Banned in India. This is Bad News for Everyone

A copyright infringement suit filed by three publishing giants against Sci-Hub and Libgen, both open-source access publications, before the Delhi High Court on December 21, 2020 may be the end of 'free academic material' in India. ...
Raka Mukherjee-December 22, 2020, 17:03 IST Buzz
Elon Musk Has a Problem With 'Rocket Scientists', Thinks Engineers Deserve All the Credit

In a series of two tweets posted on his Twitter, Musk explained what can only be constituted as a 'diss' to scientists, implying that engineers are the ones solely responsible for human spaceflight....
Raka Mukherjee-December 2, 2020, 10:21 IST Buzz
Donald Trump Lost the US Presidency. Now He's Losing His Twitter Followers to Biden Too

Despite failing to cite specific evidence of voter fraud, Trump has continuously tweeted on how the Republicans did not lose the polls on November 3. ...
Raka Mukherjee-December 1, 2020, 10:58 IST Buzz
Photo of Young Protestor Turning off Water Canon at Farmer's Protest Becomes Viral Symbol of Resistance

Photos and videos show a young protestor jumping and climbing onto a police car, to turn off the water canon which was being blasted at the farmers. ...
Raka Mukherjee-November 27, 2020, 09:04 IST Buzz
'Had to Match Harshad Mehta's Personality': Meet the Musician Behind Scam 1992's 'Unskippable' Intro

With the tune in mind, Achint came up with the backbone of the drums, and then played the bass guitar himself. It was the three things, with the added vocal which was minimal on top, that made the tune come together as know it in its final version today. ...
Raka Mukherjee-November 10, 2020, 11:01 IST Buzz
H&M and Myntra Take Down Diwali Ad After Allegations of Copying From Russian Artist Karman Verdi

'It's just, my idea was simply taken away from me without even asking for permission,' Verdi tells News18....
Raka Mukherjee-November 3, 2020, 17:47 IST Buzz
Mamata Banerjee Blamed Truck Tyres for Spreading Covid-19. But Does Science Agree?

While we agree with Banerjee that restricting movement does stop the spread of disease - it isn't because tyres transmit them: People do. ...
Raka Mukherjee-October 8, 2020, 14:24 IST Buzz
Emmanuelle Charpentier, Jennifer Doudna Lost a Patent in 2017. It Won Them a Nobel Prize Today

The strangest thing about the win so far about the CRISPR is that back in 2017, Charpentier and Doudna lost the legal battle for the patent of it - which went to a US company. ...
Raka Mukherjee-October 7, 2020, 17:04 IST Buzz
India Says 'Record Justice' After UN's Remark on Hathras. Only 27% Rape Cases Led to Convictions in 2019

Recently released National Crime Record Bureau’s (NCRB) from just 2019, shows that out of 45,000 rape cases which went up for investigation, only 4,000-odd resulted in convictions. The conviction rate for rape in 2019, was just a mere 27% ...
Raka Mukherjee-October 6, 2020, 15:43 IST Buzz

26 Jan, 2021 \| Afghanistan and Ireland in UAE
AFG	vs	IRE
266/9 50.0 overs		230/10 47.1 overs

25 Jan, 2021 \| West Indies in Bangladesh
BAN	vs	WI
297/6 50.0 overs		177/10 44.2 overs

24 Jan, 2021 \| Afghanistan and Ireland in UAE
IRE	vs	AFG
259/9 50.0 overs		260/3 45.2 overs

22 Jan, 2021 \| West Indies in Bangladesh
WI	vs	BAN
148/10 43.4 overs		149/3 33.2 overs

22 - 25 Jan, 2021 \| England in Sri Lanka
SL	vs	ENG
381/10 139.3 overs		344/10 116.1 overs

Raka Mukherjee

Breaking Laws to Paint Walls: 'Indian Bansky' Street Artist Tyler is Exhibiting His Work, With a Mask On

6 Out of 10 Indians Feel Masks, Sanitizers Should be Used Until Everyone is Vaccinated: News18 Survey

Meet Archie Singh, 22-Year-Old Trans Model Representing India at Miss International Trans 2021

New Year's Eve 2021: Google Doodle is Ushering It In With a Countdown Clock

Death by Plastic: Climate Activist Builds Funeral Pyres Out of Bottles to Highlight Pollution

Microplastic Pollution Has Reached Everywhere, Including Placentas of Unborn Babies

Open-Access Science Journals May Be Banned in India. This is Bad News for Everyone

Elon Musk Has a Problem With 'Rocket Scientists', Thinks Engineers Deserve All the Credit

Donald Trump Lost the US Presidency. Now He's Losing His Twitter Followers to Biden Too

Photo of Young Protestor Turning off Water Canon at Farmer's Protest Becomes Viral Symbol of Resistance

'Had to Match Harshad Mehta's Personality': Meet the Musician Behind Scam 1992's 'Unskippable' Intro

H&M and Myntra Take Down Diwali Ad After Allegations of Copying From Russian Artist Karman Verdi

Mamata Banerjee Blamed Truck Tyres for Spreading Covid-19. But Does Science Agree?

Emmanuelle Charpentier, Jennifer Doudna Lost a Patent in 2017. It Won Them a Nobel Prize Today

India Says 'Record Justice' After UN's Remark on Hathras. Only 27% Rape Cases Led to Convictions in 2019

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