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The most significant boost to achieving gender parity could come from a commitment from companies to provide flexible working

Gender gap

The popularity of the game in South Asia has meant that the cricket administrations in India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, and Sri Lanka have a greater say in how International Cricket Council runs the game

BCCI

Unlike in the past, when India and other developing markets caught a cold when the US sneezed, the situation is somewhat different now

Bond market uncertain about govt's borrowing plans in next fiscal

The white paper, when fully implemented, will improve the ease of living index considerably for the families of deceased investors

SEBI

The National Common Mobility Card will prompt the use of public transport, reduce the need for private vehicles and help the environment

travel pass, metro

Kanshi Ram was a genius and a political visionary, his ideas gave India an OBC Prime Minister. But Bihar-style caste census will be a very sad offering to the rest of the country

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar with Deputy Chief Minister Tejashwi Yadav

Dr Swaminathan has nurtured countless minds, instilling in them a passion for learning and innovation

M S Swaminathan

Indian sportspeople are measuring up to world standards

India medal winners in Athletics Asian Games 2023

Reserve Bank of India, RBI

Invoking UAPA against a news outfit is overreaction

NewsClick founder Prabir Purkayastha

Govt must adhere to the consolidation path

Budget

Cauvery dispute highlights poor water management policies

Cauvery water

Supply-side issues will complicate policy choices

RBI, Reserve Bank of India

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The news website was already under investigation by ED for allegedly receiving Chinese funds for pro-Chinese propaganda. The recent and hurried ramp-up by the police may very likely come to nothing

Bharat Bhushan

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Approval from regulator remains positive for MCX as it will enable the launch of more products

Multi Commodity Exchange mcx

The three-day event is planned to start the Indo-French Space Summit, coordinated in association with the French embassy and to be attended by astronaut Thomas Pesquet from the European Space Agency

Indian Space Conclave 2023

The CWC meet comes at a time when some opposition leaders are facing heat from central probe agencies and the latest in a series of arrests is of AAP's Sanjay Singh in the Delhi excise policy case

Congress Working Committee, CWC

Was it happenstance, or reflective of an already acquired manufacturing might, or strategic foresight, or that the West was caught napping? The full story is that it is all of these, writes T N Ninan

China economy

As the world contemplates a future with a less dominant United States, geopolitical shifts may create new security challenges for nations like India

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