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UN report: Many women in poor nations can''t say, "No sex"

Many women in poor nations can't say, 'no sex': UN study on bodily autonomy

Bernie Madoff, mastermind of giant Ponzi scheme, dies in prison at 82

Madoff admitted swindling thousands of clients out of billions of dollars in investments over decades

Global stocks follow Wall Street higher after US inflation rises

Global stock markets and Wall Street futures rose Wednesday after traders shrugged off higher US inflation

Johnson & Johnson delays vaccine rollout in Europe amid blood clot probe

This comes amid a US probe into rare blood clots.

Volkswagen reaches 23-month wage deal with German workers' union

The workers will get a 2.3 per cent wage increase from January 2022

Germany: Leader of Merkel's party moves forward in bid for chancellor

The head of Chancellor Angela Merkel's party, Armin Laschet, on Monday rallied his party's leadership behind his bid to become the center-right candidate for Germany's next leader

TCS reports 15% rise in Q4 net at Rs 9,246 cr; declares dividend of Rs 15

'We are making good progress in gaining share in the growth and transformation opportunity,' says CEO Rajesh Gopinathan

PM asks CMs to focus on micro-containment zones, observe 3-day 'Tika Utsav'

'In places where night curfew has been imposed, I would urge to use the word 'corona curfew', to continue alertness about coronavirus,' says PM in virtual interaction with CMs

Tarun Bajaj appointed Revenue Secretary, Ajay Seth new DEA Secy

Gyanesh Kumar, additional secretary in the Department of Home, has been appointed as secretary in the Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs

RBI distributes portfolios of B P Kanungo among remaining deputy governors

Kanungo was in charge of currency management, IT, payments, forex, legal, other departments

Jordan prince says he's under house arrest, lashes out at authorities

The half-brother of Jordan's King Abdullah II has said he has been placed under house arrest and accused the country's "ruling system" of incompetence and corruption

Maharashtra sees nearly 50,000 coronavirus cases, biggest one-day rise

State capital Mumbai on Saturday reported over 9,000 cases for the first time since the pandemic began last year. Around 681 buildings in the city have been sealed, said BMC

Coronavirus: 7-hour night curfew in 10 Odisha districts from Monday

Jharsuguda, Sambalpur, Kalahandi are among the districts; 452 new cases pushed Odisha's Covid-19 tally to 3,42,224

West Bengal polls 2021 phase two voting: Check schedule, seats, and timings

Elections to the 294-member West Bengal Assembly is being conducted in eight phases

WHO team urges patience after 1st look for origin of Covid-19

Team leader Peter Ben Embarek of the World Health Organization presented the team's first-phase look into the possible origins of the pandemic that has killed nearly 2.8 mn people

Liberty Steel nationalisation 'an option' to save jobs, says UK govt

Business Secretary Kwasi Kwarteng has been in crisis talks with the firm since the collapse of its biggest lender, Greensill Capital, put nearly 5,000 jobs at risk

Tata tussle: 'My conscience is clear,' says Cyrus Mistry on SC verdict

Mistry said that he is disappointed by the Supreme Court verdict on his battle with Tata Sons

Giant container ship blocking Suez Canal finally freed after 6 days

Data estimates say it could take more than 10 days to clear the backlog of ships with more than 367 vessels piled up on either end of the canal

European Union moves toward stricter export controls for Covid-19 vaccines

The European Union is moving toward stricter export controls to ensure more COVID-19 shot supplies for the bloc that should boost its flagging vaccine drive.

Israel vote deadlock: Benjamin Netanyahu appears short of majority

Uncertainty hovered over the outcome of Israel's parliamentary election Wednesday