Women will have to wait for 217 years for fair pay

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Soon drones will drop your packages at your doorstep Companies such as Amazon and Flipkart will soon be able to use drones to deliver packages in India, as the aviation ministry unveiled a proposed policy to allow commercial use of these unmanned aerial vehicles. Women will have to wait for 217 years for fair pay According to WEF report, India has closed 67 per cent of its gender gap, less than many of its international peers, and some of its neighbours like Bangladesh ranked 47th while China was placed at 100th. Canada to admit one million immigrants over next 3 years Canada will boost immigration to one million over the next three years with a plan that "will guarantee" the country's future prosperity, its immigration minister has announced. NTPC explosion: 26 dead, harrowing tales from ash mound The NTPC has initiated a probe to ascertain the reasons behind the blast. The chief minister had yesterday announced Rs 2 lakh compensation for the families of those killed and Rs 50,000 for the grievously injured. This could be North Korea's only fan club in the world The group claims its interest in the country is purely cultural, adding that they despise the regime's atrocities and military provocations. For them, North Korea is more than Kim's saber-rattling. Think before tweet, Michelle Obama tells youths Michelle Obama addressed a summit of young leaders hosted by the Obama Foundation. She says people shouldn't ``tweet every thought'' because ``first initial thoughts are not worthy of the light of day.''

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