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Fresh blow to Adani after Wikipedia claims entries on group manipulated
In its report, The Signpost alleged that over 40 sock puppets or undeclared paid editors created or revised 9 articles on the Adani family and their businesses
 "Fresh blow to Adani after Wikipedia claims entries on group manipulated")
Post-pandemic job recovery for Indian women slower than men: Report
An analysis of EPFO data for October 2021 to October 2022, finds that the monthly share of women's registration has consistently remained lower than 28%
 "Post-pandemic job recovery for Indian women slower than men: Report")
Majority of Indians see both US and Russia as allies, want war to end soon
54% of Indians want an end to war even if it means that Ukraine has to give up on territory
 "Majority of Indians see both US and Russia as allies, want war to end soon")
Tennis player Borg declines 'honour' as CM Bommai arrives late by 2 hrs
Borg was to be honoured on February 21 by Basavaraj Bommai, the chief minister of Karnataka state in Bengaluru
 "Tennis player Borg declines 'honour' as CM Bommai arrives late by 2 hrs")
Zerodha CEO advises Indian students to rethink their plan to study abroad
With rising interest rates in the west and mass firing in high-paid tech jobs, one must reconsider the new universities set up in India, which have improved tremendously, said Zerodha's Nithin Kamath
 "Zerodha CEO advises Indian students to rethink their plan to study abroad")
New data protection bill to peg age of 'children' at 18 years: Report
The companies will be required to get parental consent before processing any data belonging to 'children'
 "New data protection bill to peg age of 'children' at 18 years: Report")
Centre to auction lithium reserves found in Jammu by June: Report
The discovery of 5.9 million tonnes of the metal in Reasi in Jammu and Kashmir has made India the seventh-largest holder of lithium reserves
 "Centre to auction lithium reserves found in Jammu by June: Report")
Sanitary napkins, diapers likely to be included in essential drugs list
Sub-committees were formed earlier to categorise medicines, medical devices, disposables, and other health and hygiene products according to how essential they are for healthcare
 "Sanitary napkins, diapers likely to be included in essential drugs list")
Wipro salary cut for Turbo freshers raises alarm bells for Elite candidates
On February 21, Wipro asked the candidates hired under the Turbo programme at Rs 6.5 LPA if they would be interested to join the company at Rs 3.5 LPA
 "Wipro salary cut for Turbo freshers raises alarm bells for Elite candidates")
Centre sets up panel to protect wheat as farms gear up for heat wave
The states that could see a possible heatwave are in the Northwest region mostly, which is India's main food bowl plain and comprises Haryana, Punjab, Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh
 "Centre sets up panel to protect wheat as farms gear up for heat wave")
Centre pulls up Amazon, Byju's for unfair consumer practices: Report
Under the Consumer Protection Act, 2019, the department of consumer affairs has powers to penalise companies for misleading ads and unfair trade practices
 "Centre pulls up Amazon, Byju's for unfair consumer practices: Report")
Fintechs see UPI-PayNow linkage as foundation for a global network
On Tuesday, India and Singapore linked their digital payment systems, United Payments Interface (UPI) and PayNow, to enable real-time money transfers
 "Fintechs see UPI-PayNow linkage as foundation for a global network")
Fourth attempt to elect Delhi's new mayor today: Here is the story so far
Delhi has been on tenterhooks for the last two months as the BJP, and the AAP have been fighting to get their respective candidates to sit on the top post in the civic body
 "Fourth attempt to elect Delhi's new mayor today: Here is the story so far")
Ahead of Cong's plenary session, election for Priyanka, fee hike on charts
The major shift for increasing membership fees and conducting elections is a direct outcome of the Bharat Jodo Yatra. Rahul Gandhi has been keen that leaders must reconnect with workers
 "Ahead of Cong's plenary session, election for Priyanka, fee hike on charts")
Lava launches Yuva 2 Pro smartphone at Rs 7999: Specifications and features
Lava Yuva 2 Pro comes pre-loaded with free subscription of Doubtnut's course material for students in classes 9th to 12th (worth up to Rs 12,000 for one year)
 "Lava launches Yuva 2 Pro smartphone at Rs 7999: Specifications and features")
Trading hours for interest rate derivatives extended till 5 pm by NSE
This move by NSE is aimed at converging with underlying market timings the exchange said in a circular
 "Trading hours for interest rate derivatives extended till 5 pm by NSE")
Putin vs Biden: What is New START treaty? Here's all you need to know
Vladimir Putin suspended Russia's participation in the New START nuclear arms reduction treaty with the United States, here's all you need to know
 "Putin vs Biden: What is New START treaty? Here's all you need to know")
Railways may shift to 'single-rate per container' policy to lure FMCG
With an eye on high-value freight like computer parts, engineering spares, electronic and FMCG, the Indian railways plans to shift to a 'single rate per container regime'
 "Railways may shift to 'single-rate per container' policy to lure FMCG")
Sanjay Nayar assumes position of vice-president of Assocham
Assocham has announced the appointment of global financial markets expert Sanjay Nayar as its new vice-president
 "Sanjay Nayar assumes position of vice-president of Assocham")
Unicorn club: From 1mg to InMobi, here're 100-plus start-ups in India
Bengaluru-based neo-bank platform 'Open' became India's 100th unicorn in May 2022
 "Unicorn club: From 1mg to InMobi, here're 100-plus start-ups in India")
