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US agency probes TCS for workers’ bias claims
“Allegations that TCS engages in unlawful discrimination are...
In landmark ruling, UK’s top court says legal definition of woman refers to biological sex
The much anticipated ruling centred on whether a trans woman with a...
Nine more US states join federal lawsuit against Google over ad tech
The government, which filed the ad tech lawsuit in January along with eight states, had argued that Google should be forced to sell its ad manager suite because it illegally abused its dominance of online advertising The Justice Department’s ad tech lawsuit followed a...
6,155 fresh Covid infections in India, active cases climb to 31,194
Union Health Minister Dr Mansukh Mandaviya In view of increasing cases of Covid-19, Union Minister Mansukh Mandaviya, who chaired a review meeting with states on Friday, asked them to stay alert and remain prepared for the management of the disease The latest preprint...
FinMin sets up Somanathan panel to review pension system for govt employees
TV Somnathan,finance secretary, ministry of finance The announcement came in the backdrop of several non-BJP states deciding to revert to the DA-linked Old Pension Scheme (OPS) and also employee organisations in some other states raising demand for the same The state...
India & China to account for half of global economic growth in 2023, says IMF chief
The period of slower global economic activity will be prolonged, with the next five years witnessing less than 3 per cent growth, “our lowest medium-term growth forecast since 1990, and well below the average of 3.8 per cent from the past two decades,'' IMF managing...
Non-communicable diseases like diabetes, hypertension leading cause of death, suffering in India, says report
Commenting on the annual report, Apollo Hospitals Group Chairman Dr Prathap Reddy said, ''Preventive healthcare needs to become a national priority. Over the past 3 decades, NCDs have become the leading cause of death and suffering, contributing to 65 percent of...
Health for all: WHO calls for urgent efforts to bridge gaps accentuated by Covid
Dr Poonam Khetrapal Singh,Regional Director for South-East Asia,WHO ''In 2017, around 299 million people in the South-East Asia region faced catastrophic health spending, and an estimated 117 million people in the region were pushed or further pushed below the...
Andhra Pradesh CM launches family doctor scheme to take services to doorstep
Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy observed that the State brought in revolutionary reforms in healthcare with one primary health centre serving every 2,500 people and the family doctor programme...
PM Modi calls for integrated response to disasters
Prime Minister Narendra Modi In his video address at the International Conference on Disaster Resilient Infrastructure 2023, he noted that 40 countries have become part of the Coalition for Disaster Resilient Infrastructure in a few years New Delhi: Prime Minister...
China cuts medical benefits for seniors due to cash shortage
In the longer term, the "grey hair movement" is indicative of a fundamental issue facing the Chinese government, how to care for a rapidly ageing society where 400 million people, or 30 per cent of the population, will be 60 or older by 2035. China's public health...
Govt raises interest rates on most small saving schemes
With the revision, a one-year term deposit with post offices would earn 6.8 per cent (up from 6.6 per cent), for two years -- 6.9 per cent (up from 6.8 per cent), three years -- 7 per cent (up from 6.9 per cent) and five years -- 7.5 per cent (7 per cent New Delhi:...