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Women earn 84 cents for every dollar a man earns: UN Women Global Gender Equality report
While there have been significant gains on key parameters, women still lag considerably behind men when it comes to holding public office and top jobs, earning wages, literacy, and more, according to the latest UN Women report
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Britain signals intent to revert to the imperial system
The British government said it was taking steps to return to its traditional system of imperial weights and measures, allowing shops and market stalls to sell fruits and vegetables labeled in pounds and ounces alone, rather than in the metric system's grams and kilograms
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How the US helped, and hampered, the escape of Afghan journalists
Major American news organisations ended up dealing directly with Qatar's government, which had cultivated a relationship with the Taliban
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New mutual funds are hungry for a slice of the pie
A new breed of mutual fund houses, from fintech firms to discount brokers, is rushing to get a foothold into the expanding mutual fund industry. But will investors show the maturity to stay invested, amid stretched valuations and uncertain near-term returns?
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Cars24 raises $450 million in its biggest funding round
DST Global, Falcon Edge and SoftBank Vision Fund 2 lead the Series F equity round in the online used-car selling unicorn, which is now valued at $1.84 billion
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With $2.84 billion box office earning, Avatar is highest grossing blockbuster till date
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Our top reads of the week
From Rajesh Gopinathan's TCS overhaul to the glamour of the Met Gala, here are the top reads from Forbes India this week
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The battle for digital privacy is reshaping the internet
Media publishers, app-makers and e-commerce shops are now exploring different paths to surviving a privacy-conscious internet, in some cases overturning their business models
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Merkel leaves the German economy with trouble under the hood
During her tenure, economists say, Germany neglected to build world-class digital infrastructure, bungled a hasty exit from nuclear power, and became alarmingly dependent on China as a market for its autos and other exports
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Small finance banks: Hurt but not out
The banks have seen their asset quality deteriorate due to the pandemic, but high capital buffers and lower cost of funds should help cushion the sector
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For some, Afghanistan outcome affirms a warning: Beware the blob
The term "Blob" is generally understood to describe members of the mainstream foreign-policy establishment who share a collective belief in the obligation of the US to pursue an aggressive, interventionist policy in the post-9/11 world