Author: uddeshya.tiwari

IKEA is selling its inventory and looking for new owners for its Russian business. - Asiana Times

The largest furniture manufacturer in the world had already halted operations at all of its 17 shops located in Russia, Russian business as well as all exports and imports that included that nation.  Ingvar Kamprad, a Swedish entrepreneur, launched a small-scale mail-order business on his family’s farm in 1943. In 1943, he developed this firm into a furniture empire by allowing consumers to piece together his basic and affordable furniture on their own. This was the beginning of Ikea. IKEA Swedish furniture firm Svenska Fabrik said on Wednesday that it had made the “tough choice” to scale down its operations in Russia.…

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As the battle with Ukraine drags on, Russia's Duma speaker alluded to a "new G8" that includes India, Iran, and China

According to State Duma speaker Vyacheslav Volodin, the US “pushed” nations that are not engaging in “sanctions wars” to join a “new Big Eight” alliance with Russia “with its own hands.” As the Ukraine-Russia conflict drags on, State Duma Speaker Vyacheslav Volodin said on Saturday that countries that have so far refused to join the “sanctions war” are being pressured into joining a “new Big Eight” with Moscow. While Russia was a founding member of the “G8,” its membership was suspended in 2014 following Crimea’s choice to join the country. India, China, Brazil, and Iran are part of the new…

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The law presumes that a man and a woman are married if they lived together, hence the son cannot be denied property rights: SC - Asiana Times

On Monday, the Supreme Court ruled that “the law presumes marriage and disfavors concubinage” if a man and woman cohabit for an extended period, and that their child cannot be denied inheritance rights. The decision was rendered in an appeal of a partition claim Kerala High Court. A property was subject to the coparcenary rights of four sons and their heirs. One of them had been in a relationship with a lady for years and had a kid. Before the courts were the matter of whether or not this boy should be considered an illegitimate child. The opposing side argued…

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International Day for the elimination of child labour.

The day was created to raise awareness about the global issue of child labor and to find ways to eradicate it. World Day Against Child Labor is being observed today. The term “child labor” refers to the practice of exploiting children, most commonly in developing countries, to gain financial gain at the expense of their youth and the opportunity to receive an education. Pope Francis addressed the issue of child labor in St. Peter’s Square. He stated, “It is not possible to turn our eyes to the exploitation of children, who are robbed of the right to play, to learn,…

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India breaks Qatar's record and enters the Guinness Book of World Records for building a 75-kilometer roadway in five days

On NH-53, India set a Guinness World Record for building the longest stretch of road, 75 kilometers, in a record time of 105 hours and 33 minutes, according to Nitin Gadkari, Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways. Under the AzadiKaAmrutMahotsav Nitin Gadkari, the Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways, said that India has joined the Guinness World Records for creating the longest continuous stretch of multilayer concrete road. The National Highways Authority of India’s (NHAI) consultants and franchisee partnered with Rajpath Infracon Pvt Ltd and Jagdish Kadam to create a 75-kilometer stretch of bituminous concrete in a single…

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Malaysia will stop putting people to death by law.

Malaysia’s cabinet has decided to get rid of the mandatory death penalty and let juries decide on “alternative punishments.” The death penalty remains mandatory for several offenses in the Southeast Asian nation, including murder and drug trafficking. In the same year, a reformist alliance seized power and stated it would completely abolish the death penalty. However, the proposal was unable to move through owing to resistance from political competitors as well as the relatives of murder victims. Since then, the concept of abolishing the death penalty in only those circumstances in which it is obligatory has been discussed as a…

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The Supreme Court dismisses a petition for a special stray round of counselling in NEET PG 2021

The Supreme Court has rejected appeals for a new round of counseling to fill the 1,456 vacancies in the court. The Supreme Court determined that students can not pray for admission for the NEET-PG 2021, which are mostly non-clinical, after around a year of the academic session and eight to nine rounds of counseling. Several petitions to fill the 1,456 vacancies in the NEET-PG-2021 All-India Quota were dismissed on Friday, with the Supreme Court ruling that the government and Medical Council’s decision not to conduct a special extra round of counseling for that quota could not be viewed as arbitrarily…

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