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May 2016

Oct 01, 2022

Global Innovation Index 2022: India First Time in Top 40

India rose to 40th among 132 countries in the Global Innovation Index 2022, jumping six places from a year ago, according to the rankings released by the World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO).
This was mainly due to an improvement in information and communication technologies (ICT) services exports, venture capital recipients' value as well as finance for start-ups.
India's rank has risen by 41 places since 2015, when it was at the 81st spot.
Switzerland, the US, Sweden, the UK and the Netherlands are the world's most innovative economies, with China on the threshold of the top 10. Other emerging economies are also showing consistently strong performance, including India and Turkey, both of which entered the top 40 for the first time.

Sep 30, 2022

Canada Lower House Passes Resolution for Hindu Heritage Month

The Canadian House of Commons passed a unanimous resolution moved by an Indo-Canadian MP to have November proclaimed as the Hindu Heritage Month.
The motion is still to be debated, and passed by the Senate, before the Hindu Heritage Month becomes a reality.
Similar heritage months are already dedicated in Canada. April is Sikh Heritage Month, May is observed as Canadian Jewish Heritage Month and October as Canadian Islamic History Month.

Sep 29, 2022

Ukraine's Donetsk and Lugansk Regions in East & Kherson and Zaporizhzhia in South vote to Join Ru...

Russian-installed officials in occupied regions of Ukraine reported huge majorities in favour of becoming part of Russia after five days of voting in so-called referendums that Kyiv and the West denounced as a sham.
Hastily arranged votes took place in four areas, the eastern regions of Donetsk and Luhansk, and to the south Zaporizhzhia and Kherson that make up about 15% of Ukrainian territory.
Luhansk authorities said 98.4% of people there had voted to join Russia. In Zaporizhzhia, a Russian-appointed official put the figure at 93.1%. In Kherson, the head of the voting committee put the "yes" vote at above 87%.
Denis Pushilin, head of the self-proclaimed Donetsk People's Republic, said 99.2% of participants in the region had voted to join Russia. All four areas said all ballots had been counted.
Within the occupied territories, Russian-installed officials took ballot boxes from house to house in what Ukraine and the West said was an illegitimate, coercive exercise to create a legal pretext for Russia to annex the four regions.

Sep 28, 2022

Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman Named Prime Minister

Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman was appointed Prime Minister by royal decree.
The crown prince, who is heir to the throne held by King Salman, already wields wide powers and is seen as the kingdom's day-to-day leader.
The crown prince, widely known by the acronym MBS, took the lead on Vision 2030, the kingdom's wide-ranging plan to transform its economy and end its dependency on oil.

Sep 27, 2022

Italy Gets First Woman PM

Giorgia Meloni, leader of the Brothers of Italy party won the Italian election, defeating Mario Draghi by a huge margin. By doing so, Giorgia became Italy's first female Prime Minister and that too, of a right-wing government.
Giorgia forged a pre-poll alliance with Forza Italia and the League, two parties helmed by Silvio Berlusconi and Matteo Salvini, respectively. According to reports, the alliance claimed over 43% votes, which would translate to 114 seats in the Senate. A political party needs 104 seats to claim a majority in the Italian Senate.

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