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Budget: Rs 13,539 cr allocated to social justice department, 37% higher than last year
This increase is primarily focused on enhancing welfare programmes for marginalised communities and…
PTI
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Karnataka govt proposes to impose 2% cess on movie tickets, OTT subscription fees
The Karnataka state government has proposed a new cess ranging from one to two percent, on cinema t…
ANI
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A shortage of young men in the workforce could weigh on housing, Social Security, and growth for years to come
Around 7.2 million men have dropped out of the workforce. That has a host of consequences that coul…
Jennifer Sor
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After eliminating extreme poverty, India now eligible to move to a higher poverty line: report
The report finds growth in per capita consumption, a decline in urban and rural inequality and a dr…
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Tamil Nadu reports 10 child marriages a day, over 2,500 recorded this year alone; state to conduct awareness campaigns
The department stated that of the 2,516 child marriages reported, 1782 marriages could be stopped w…
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Some student-loan borrowers who fall behind on payments risk losing their Social Security benefits. 33 Democratic lawmakers want that 'devastating practice' to end.
Sen. Elizabeth Warren joined some of her colleagues in pushing to end Social Security garnishment f…
Ayelet Sheffey
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Increase in social pension, GST exemption for medicines, wheelchairs among major demands by welfare organisations
There are an estimated 140 million elderly people in India. The demands touch the sectors of …
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TikTok and Instagram users would be willing to pay for everyone to get off social media, research finds
Research found some social-media users would want to be paid to stop using TikTok and Instagram — a…
Hasan Chowdhury
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Polarizing YouTube star Gabbie Hanna has reemerged as a fitness instructor at a Pennsylvania YMCA after vanishing from social media last year
A promotional video for Hanna's "Barre Body" has gone viral on TikTok, with many creators and fans …
Geoff Weiss
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Luxury fashion house Gucci under fire for using real tigers in ad campaign ahead of Chinese New Year
Gucci's special collection was launched earlier this month to celebrate the 2022 Year of the Tiger,…
Huileng Tan
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The US needs to hike taxes or slash social programs to rein in the soaring deficit, but probably won't do either, Paul Krugman says
The US can either hike taxes or slash social programs to rein in its budget deficit. It's unlikely …
Jennifer Sor
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'Govt is positive', Centre to SC on social benefits for same-sex couples
The Centre on Wednesday informed the Supreme Court that it is agreeable to set up a committee to be…
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Chandigarh extends coronavirus-induced restrictions for another nine days till June 9
All sports facilities will be opened for sportspersons who can utilise the infrastructure b…
PTI
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'How to grant social benefits to same-sex couples', SC asks Centre
The Supreme Court on Thursday asked the Centre to find a way to give same-sex couples basic social …
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Carl Icahn slams McDonald's for putting out 'hollow' responses to 'animal welfare violations'
In a letter to other shareholders, Carl Icahn wrote that McDonald's corporate leadership acting in …
Áine Cain
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AOC slams Manchin's urge to cut $3.5 trillion Democratic social welfare bill and delay its passage: 'Bipartisan corruption is killing people'
Rep. Ocasio-Cortez said, "Fossil fuel corps & dark money is destroying our democracy, country, & pl…
Taiyler Simone Mitchell,Joseph Zeballos-Roig
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Towards sustainable labour practices: Four new codes attempt to prioritise employee welfare, health, and safety in India
As labour is a concurrent subject, the Centre has finalised the rules under these codes, and states…
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Resolve pending pension cases, Delhi minister tells WCD, Social Welfare depts
The minister also reviewed the status of all programmes under the Integrated Child Development Sche…
PTI
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Mitch McConnell rips the Biden child tax credit as a 'monthly welfare deposit'
"This is basically a check in the mail," Sen. Marco Rubio of Florida told Insider of the monthly di…
Joseph Zeballos-Roig
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From minimum wages for all to social security for gig workers — these are the broad outlines of upcoming ‘labour reforms’ in India
The Indian government will be implementing universalisation of minimum wages and timely paymen…