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The Criminal Procedure (Identification) Bill, 2022, which would allow police and prison authorities to collect, store, and analyze physical and biological samples, including retina and iris scans, was introduced in Lok Sabha on Monday amid … Read more
Sri Lanka has asked China for a $2.5 billion loan and buyer’s credit as the island nation grapples with one of its worst economic meltdowns, according to a top Chinese official, days after Colombo received … Read more
The US Federal Reserve raised interest rates by 25 basis points on Wednesday, its first increase since 2018, and outlined an aggressive monetary policy stance that includes balance sheet reduction to combat record-high inflation. The … Read more
Parliament passed the Industrial DR Act, 1951 (IDRA) in 1952 to manage and regulate industrial growth in the country. Its objectives were: Industrial investment and production are regulated in accordance with set priorities and aims. … Read more
The year 1991 saw a sea change in the industrial policy that had governed the country’s economic development for decades. This watershed moment in India’s economic history occurred in the shape of the 1991 industrial … Read more
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Friday directed Paytm Payments Bank to stop onboarding new customers with immediate effect and conduct a comprehensive audit of its IT system, citing “material supervisory concerns.” Shares of … Read more
The Union Cabinet approved the building of a WHO (World Health Organization) Global Centre for Traditional Medicine (WHO GCTM) in Jamnagar, Gujarat, on Wednesday, led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The Indian government has inked … Read more
On Monday, an embattled Ukraine took a step toward strengthening its ties with the West by asking to join the European Union (EU), while the first round of Ukraine-Russia talks aimed at stopping the hostilities … Read more
The IPCC, a global group of experts that examines climate research on a regular basis, released the second half of its sixth assessment report on Monday. Climate change’s negative effects are significantly stronger, more frequent, … Read more
External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar, responding to Bangladesh Foreign Minister AK Abdul Momen’s question about whether the Quad countries can provide the same level of financial assistance as China, said that countries seeking loans should … Read more