Strait of Hormuz reopens amid truce; India slips to 6th in GDP rank; and more
The latest episode of India Today Global covers the temporary reopening of the Strait of Hormuz following a ten-day ceasefire agreement between Israel and Lebanon.
The world's biggest inoculation programme against the novel coronavirus infection has started in India as the country began vaccinating its high-risk healthcare workers. The vaccination drive has been planned in a phased manner, identifying priority groups.
The latest episode of India Today Global covers the temporary reopening of the Strait of Hormuz following a ten-day ceasefire agreement between Israel and Lebanon.
The Women's Reservation Bill has been defeated in Parliament after the government failed to secure the required two-thirds majority for a constitutional amendment.
The Constitution Amendment Bill to implement 33 per cent reservation for women failed to pass in the Lok Sabha after the government failed to secure the required two-thirds majority, receiving 298 votes in favour and 230 against.
India's women hankering for more representation deserve better, much better. We need to end the patriarchal system that still dominates large sections of our political class. No one has really won or lost in that sense today.