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On 22 December 2012, a judicial committee headed by J. S. Verma, a former Chief Justice of India and one of India's most highly regarded Chief Justices and eminent jurists [231] was appointed by the Central government to submit a report within 30 days to suggest amendments to criminal law to sternly deal with sexual assault cases. The committee ...
With an estimated 1,428,627,663 residents in 2023, India is the world's most populous country. [ 14] 1,210,193,422 residents were reported in the 2011 provisional census report. [ 360] Its population grew by 17.64% from 2001 to 2011, [ 361] compared to 21.54% growth in the previous decade (1991–2001). [ 361]
The Body Shop International Limited, trading as the Body Shop, is a British cosmetics, skin care, and perfume company founded in 1976 by Anita Roddick. Originally trading from Brighton , the company is now based in London Bridge and Littlehampton , West Sussex, [ 3 ] and is owned by the private equity firm Aurelius .
A public distribution shop, also known as fair price shop (FPS), is a part of India's public system established by the Government of India which distributes rations at a subsidised price to the poor. [ 71] Locally these are known as ration shops and public distribution shops, and chiefly sell wheat, rice and sugar at a price lower than the ...
The Viceroy's gold-plated buggy was coveted by both India and Pakistan. Its fate was decided by a coin toss between Colonel Thakur Govind Singh (India) and Sahabzada Yaqub Khan (Pakistan) and India won the buggy. [4] The regiment would be renamed the President's Bodyguard when India became a republic on 26 January 1950.
July 9, 2024 at 2:58 PM. PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) — A group of Pakistani volunteers found the body of a Japanese climber who died while trying to descend from one of the highest mountains in the ...
There is also further discrimination from the government. In the 2009 general election, India's election committee denied three hijras candidature unless they identified themselves as either male or female. In 2013, transgender people in Pakistan were given their first opportunity to stand for election. [68]
Inflation is easing slightly, but grocery prices are still high — up 21% on average since inflation started to surge more than three years ago. “When inflation rises, it reduces people’s ...