MONTHS AFTER an 18-year-old Dalit youth was allegedly beaten to death by upper caste men in Madhya Pradesh’s Sagar district for protesting against his sister’s sexual harassment, the woman died on Sunday after reportedly falling from an ambulance carrying her uncle’s body. Her death triggered protests by the Opposition...
A report by the World Inequality Lab, co-authored by French economist Thomas Piketty, has estimated that in 2022-23, India’s income and wealth inequalities were at their highest levels since records began in 1922 and 1961 respectively. The richest 1% of the population now own 40.1% of the nation’s wealth, higher than in the...
For Ferguson, the Fusion stems from the idea of expanding the use case of a phone beyond what it is already good at. The initiative is to go beyond things like changing case colours and materials. “If you’re a gamer and normally you’re locked into your home because you need your big screen, cameras, and boom mic, what if...
According to the estimated share of MPI poor in 2013-14 and 2022-23, Bihar recorded a 53 per cent drop from 56.3 per cent share of MPI poor in 2013-14 to 26.59 per cent in 2022-23.
Freight rates for Indian shipments headed to Europe and Africa could surge as much as 25-30 per cent if the ongoing security concern along the Red Sea trade route – the shortest trade route for ships moving from Asia to Europe – were to continue, according to Indian merchandise exporters....
The Telecommunications Bill, 2023 allows the government to take over telecom services and intercept messages in the interests of national security and in case of emergencies. Here's exactly what the regulation says on the subject.