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Topic2022 News Wrap

Topic: 2022 News Wrap

Indian women are breaking the silence on menopause. Retreats, start-ups, diets rise

Bombay Begums to Maheep Kapoor—Cultural expressions of menopause in popular cinema are only a reflection of what’s changing on the ground.

YouTube is the new Mukherjee Nagar for UPSC students. Tutors are influencers

These ‘modern gurus’ are also hand-holding the students to tell them how many hours to sleep, and build their psychological fitness for the competitive exams.

Eight out of 10 Rajasthan judicial exam toppers were women. Get ready for army of female judges

Armed with their law textbooks in one hand, and their tiffin and water bottle in the other, these female judge aspirants head to coaching centres with their head high.

Lucknow to Ludhiana, small-town women are entering crypto world, leaving behind tech bros

Women from Tier-II and Tier-III cities contribute 65% of the total signup on WazirX trading platform. They are excited by crypto's volatility and want money and mobility.

Hijab, Rampuri dialect, Muslim irony—Instagram’s Bajis are flexing identity, shifting gaze

How do you become a Muslim Instagram sensation and not look weak? UP's Bajis are doing it.

Dimapur to Kohima, Nagaland’s café boom signals one thing – there is peace

Nagaland’s café surge is changing a traditionally tea-drinking community into smart and informed coffee drinkers.

German Shepherds to Labradors—Meerut Army dogs doing 9-to-5 national duty

The Army's dog training is so exclusive that Sri Lanka, Nepal, Myanmar, and Cambodia have sent their personnel to India to be trained in handling dogs.

Jahnvi’s emojis, Malaika at gym, Urfi at airport—Paparazzi’s secret handshake with Bollywood

Mumbai ‘paps’ even disagree on which stars were the kindest to them during their wedding — Alia-Ranbir or Deepika-Ranveer?

Sriya as a K-pop idol is no fluke. A well-oiled industry is hunting for Indian stars

From Brazil to Belgium to Africa, K-pop is now going global. India's Sriya Lenka is the newest addition.

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Critical minerals are the new oil. India can’t afford to depend on China

Mineral security is no longer just an economic concern but a national security imperative, underpinning the country’s ambitions in clean energy, defence self-reliance, and advanced manufacturing.

India-US set to ink mini trade deal soon, reach understanding on agricultural & dairy products

Mini deal will likely see no cut in 10% baseline tariff on Indian exports announced by Trump on 2 April, it is learnt, but additional 26% tariffs are set to be reduced.

Not just AK-203, India & Russia to jointly manufacture AK-19 and PPK-20 for domestic use and export 

India-Russia JV is also racing to deliver 7,000 more AK-203 assault rifles by 15 Aug. These are currently being made with 50% indigenisation and this will surge to 100% by 31 December.

Joys of Trumplomacy: India & the world are learning US President’s 99 moods and 1 goal

Public, loud, upfront, filled with impropriety and high praise sometimes laced with insults. This is what we call Trumplomacy. But the larger objective is the same: American supremacy.