Asia India The gold medal of javelin-thrower Neeraj Chopra ignites hope in the country, as younger generations see it as an incentive towards giving sports a higher importance within education programs
Asia India Applying a 2021 law 'allowing information to be restricted in case of emergency', Ministry of Communications recently banned sharing of excerpts from documentary India: the Modi question, on his rise in power and role in the Gujarat riots in 2002
Asia India Inequality is growing in Indian society according to latest Oxfam report: in 2021, 1% of the Indian population owned 40% of the country's wealth and the number of billionaires rose from 142 to 166 in 2022
Asia India Together with the UK, the country reaffirmed its commitment to the early conclusion of a 'balanced and comprehensive' free trade agreement (FTA), while the two sides reviewed cooperation in areas ranging from defence and security to climate change
Asia India University Grants Commission has allowed foreign universities to set up campuses in India for the first time ever, as part of the National Education Policy 2020