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Preet Chandi to Xiomara Castro — meet the women making history in 2022

From politics and justice to sport and entertainment, women in all spheres across the globe are already excelling this year.

‘Headstrong’ or ‘Dependent’? How stereotypes affect men-women pay gaps

A US research on gender pay gap found “significant penalties” for women who were 'headstrong' and for men who exhibited dependent behaviour.

Inequality is not confined to humans. Animals are divided by privilege, too

A study published in the Journal of Behavioural Ecology has found that mammals, fish, birds and even insects benefit from inherited wealth and abilities.

40% of all projected job growth will be in this sector. It’s not technology

As demographics shift, with countries facing ageing populations, and cultural norms evolve, with more women going to work, the demand for this job will go up.

More and more young British Indians want ‘love-cum-arranged marriage’

My research shows that British Indians feet they have the ‘freedom to fall in love with anyone’ but within certain boundaries.

New study shows ‘dry’ Kalahari was more important to human evolution than previously thought

Researchers from South Africa, Canada, UK, Australia and Austria have been working to understand what the climate of Kalahari was like 105,000 years ago.

Bob Dylan to sell his entire song catalog to Universal as he cashes in on boom in music rights

Encompassing 600 works, including classics like 'Blowin in the wind' & 'The Times They Are a-Changin', Dylan’s songs are worth more than $200 million.

It takes teamwork, to both get the job done and take a break from the job

Research found that teams of exhausted consultants sought to strike work-life balance by deciding as a group when every member could take a predictable time off.

As 2020 draws closer, here are eight cruises you must not miss in the New Year

The Caribbean still reigns supreme when it comes to cruising, but there’s a whole new world to explore.

Brain-washing: Scientists say a goodnight’s sleep is nature’s detox

Lack of sleep inflicts big costs on the economy. Several large organisations – Google included – have sleep pods in their offices for restorative naps.

On Camera

How Saba Azad became the accidental voice of Bengal’s language protests

Bengalis are hurt over a statement by the Delhi police calling Bangla a ‘Bangladeshi language’ and the lines Azad sang have unwittingly become protest music in Kolkata now.

Slashing GST on waste can unlock Rs 1.8 lakh crore, high tax hurting circular economy goals—CSE

Centre for Science and Environment in new report makes case for rationalising GST on waste material, saying most informal operators can’t afford high tax & it also hinders recycling.

President awards 1st set of Sarvottam Yudh Seva medals since Kargil, 7 honoured for leading Op Sindoor

This year, the Indian Air Force received four of the seven awards, followed by the Indian Army with two medals, and the Indian Navy with one. 

Modi’s ready to risk it all for farmers. Farm reform can answer Trump with new Green Revolution

Standing up to America is usually not a personal risk for a leader in India. Any suggestions of foreign pressure unites India behind who they see as leading them in that fight.