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The second meeting of the Parliamentary Standing Committee entrusted with studying the Prohibition of Child Marriage (Amendment) Bill 2021, which proposes raising the age of marriage for women from 18 to 21 years, was conducted … Read more
The World Bank said in its twice-yearly South Asia Economic Focus Reshaping Norms: A New Way Forward, released on Wednesday in the run-up to the World Bank IMF Spring Meetings, that India’s growth will be … Read more
Following Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken’s statement that the US is monitoring cases of increased human rights abuses by the Indian government, police, and prison officials, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said that human … Read more
According to a study by the US State Department, India has “serious human rights challenges” such as “restrictions on free expression and media, including violence” and “threats of violence, or unlawful arrests or prosecutions against … Read more
Infosys is exiting Russia and ceasing operations there, according to the company’s CEO Salil Parekh, who made the announcement today during the company’s earnings reports for the three months and year ended March 2022. “We’ve … Read more
In the fiscal year ended March 31, 2022, software giant Infosys hired 85,000 freshers, as attrition continues to rise in the face of strong demand. The Bengaluru-based IT player announced on April 13 that it … Read more
The Supreme Court denied a petition to direct the enactment of a “universal code” for trusts, charity institutions, and religious endowments across all faiths and to repeal “special” legislation controlling waqfs and waqf properties on … Read more
The World Trade Organization (WTO) warned on Tuesday that Russia’s war in Ukraine had harmed global trade prospects and that the global economy could be split into opposing blocs as a result of the conflict. … Read more
The World Health Organization (WHO) has stated that it is continuing to examine “many descendent lineages” of the coronavirus Omicron variety, including two new sublineages with additional mutations linked to potential disease “characteristics of immune … Read more
In March 2022, India’s retail inflation reached 6.95 percent, the highest rate in over a year and a half, and the third consecutive month above the Reserve Bank of India’s tolerance threshold of 6%. Consumer … Read more