NEW DELHI: The Lok Sabha on Wednesday passed the women’s reservation bill with near-unanimous backing, setting it on course to be cleared by the Rajya Sabha possibly by Thursday evening.It was the first time that the women’s quota bill, the Constitution (128th Amendment) Bill in Parliament’s terminology, had been put to vote in the Lok…
Do you frequently forget the names of people you know well, or where you kept your car keys, or the name of that film you just watched? While many assume this forgetfulness to be an early indicator of dementia, doctors describe the condition as ‘pseudo-dementia‘ which, they say, is impacting younger people, mainly due to…
Organised sector brick and mortar apparel retailers are expected to post 7-8% revenue growth this fiscal, buoyed by festival and marriage season demand, and despite inflation impacting discretionary spending in the first quarter. Continued store expansion, including to Tier II and III cities, will also help growth this fiscal and over the medium term.Despite the…
The World Gold Council on Wednesday announced that its members, who represent the majority of the global large-scale gold mining industry, have committed to providing enhanced transparency in the gold supply chain. All 33 World Gold Council members with operating mines, who collectively produce 1,300 tonnes of gold per annum, have committed to publishing the…
