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India's rank on Global Gender Gap Index unchanged at 131; Iceland retains top spotIndia remains at 131st on the Global Gender Gap Index 2026. Progress towards gender parity stands at 64.5 percent, below the global average...
In 2022, Mattel sent two Barbie dolls to the ISS for Mission DreamStar, and their filmed trip became part of a STEM video seriesIn 2022, two Barbie dolls took a stellar trip to the International Space Station as part of the exciting Mission DreamStar. These dolls, be...
Global Market: China, Hong Kong shares rise as tech stocks gain ahead of Fed decisionChinese and Hong Kong equities rose on Wednesday, led by technology stocks as investors awaited the US Federal Reserve’s interest-rate deci...
Global Market: Japan’s Nikkei flat as investors await Fed, BOJ decisionsJapan’s Nikkei was largely flat on Wednesday as investors stayed cautious ahead of interest-rate decisions from the US Federal Reserve and ...
Who was Ayyalasomayajula Lalitha? Meet India's first woman engineer who broke gender barriers in a male-dominated fieldIn 1943, Ayyalasomayajula Lalitha shattered societal norms by becoming India's first woman engineer. Overcoming personal loss, she delved i...
GSMA Intelligence launches new report with Huawei on bridging the AI usage gapAs artificial intelligence becomes increasingly embedded in daily life, the report warns that the AI usage gap is growing, leaving people w...
$3 trillion gain or a 10% GDP loss? WTO sounds a trade alarmThe WTO’s World Trade Report 2026 says strengthening the global trading system could lift global GDP by 2.9%, or about $3 trillion, by 2050...
Two Trades for Today: A generator and motor maker for an 8.2% upmove, a mid-cap housing finance stock for a 7% gainOur technical analysts identify select stocks every trading day that may gain momentum even in volatile markets. Here are the technical cal...
Global Market: China stocks mixed, Hong Kong shares edge higher as AI weakness weighsChina's mainland stocks traded mixed on Monday as AI and semiconductor shares fell, dragging the CSI AI Index down 1.2% and the STAR50 down...
Reframe 2026 by Breakthrough puts gender norms at the centre of India’s workforce conversationBreakthrough’s three-day summit in New Delhi brought together 70+ speakers and 400+ attendees to explore what it will take for women to ent...
Centralised interoperable digital layer can help bridge Rs 60 lakh crore MSME credit gap: ReportIndia's MSME sector faces a significant formal credit gap, with existing channels meeting limited debt demand. A new digital layer can conn...
SBICAP Securities partners with Appreciate for global market access via India INX GA, NSEIXGASBICAP Securities has partnered with Appreciate Broking IFSC to give retail investors regulated access to more than 8,000 US stocks and glo...
Global Market: Samsung, SK Hynix payouts put South Korea’s corporate reform to the testSamsung Electronics and SK Hynix’s massive shareholder-return plans are putting South Korea’s efforts to narrow the “Korea discount” While ...
Regression can't be peddled as diversityA Hindu temple organization has initiated a controversial request to impose gender-specific restrictions on female employees at the Eiffel ...
India Inc shakes off war worries as business confidence jumps in Q2Indian business confidence strengthened in Q2FY27, with CII’s index rising to 66 from 60.8. Companies are increasingly optimistic about dom...
Defence stocks rally as DAC clears Rs 1.10 lakh crore acquisition proposalsDefence stocks experienced a notable surge on Tuesday following government approval for military acquisitions. These proposals, valued at a...
French leaders react sharply to 'gender bias' at BAPS Eiffel Tower tripFrench politicians and ministers have condemned allegations of gender discrimination during a private BAPS delegation visit to Paris’s Eiff...
EBay probes how banned gender-test kits were available in India, listings removedEBay has launched an internal review of its safeguards after Reuters found gender-prediction kits being offered for delivery to India, wher...
Not just in legislature, rare to see women in corner offices of PSUs tooWomen account for less than 10% of employees in India’s central public sector enterprises, with representation particularly weak in supervi...
A 2026 Pew survey asked 3,554 US adults the chances of a woman becoming President - 37% said it’s unlikely in their lifetime, up from 26% in 2023; even among those who strongly want one, 30% doubt itAmericans now express less confidence in electing a woman president. A recent survey shows increased skepticism following Kamala Harris' 20...