Breaking the glass ceiling: How these women parliamentarians made it

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Breaking the glass ceiling: How these women parliamentarians made it With a record 78 MPs, this election proved that female candidates can win. Meet some first-timers without any political lineage to find out the odds they conquered on the way to Parliament. Donald Trump believes India's not a developing nation anymore US President Donald Trump opened another potential front in his trade war on Friday, terminating India's designation as a developing nation and thereby eliminating an exception that allowed the country to export nearly 2,000 products to the US duty-free. Rajnath Singh visits Siachen to review security situation Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Monday visited the Siachen Glacier and reviewed the security situation along the borders with Pakistan. On his first visit outside the national capital as the defence minister, Singh interacted with the soldiers and paid tribute to the martyrs of Siachen. How much water do sports fields really 'drink' The National Green Tribunal has expressed concern over the use of potable or drinking water in cricket fields and directed an expert committee to submit report on steps to save water. Now, you can have your plate and eat it too Polish inventor and entrepreneur Jerzy Wysocki catches a brown plate -- still warm -- as it drops out of a machine and he begins to eat the crunchy, fibrous tableware. No water! Chennaiites shift houses, visit kin in Bengaluru and Kerala Deficit rainfall in 2017 and a failed monsoon in 2018 have resulted in depleted groundwater levels, leaving the city grappling with chronic water shortage. Panic as cruise ship collides with tourist boat in Venice The MSC Opera cruise ship, apparently unable to stop, blared its horn as it slammed into the much smaller River Countess boat and the dock as dozens of people ran away in panic. Travelling abroad? 7 ways you could get robbed of your money Tourists are easy targets for scamsters in foreign countries. Find out how to sense danger and fortify yourself against cheating during an overseas trip. Dishing up trouble: Competing with Swiggy, Zomato proves expensive for Uber Eats All is not well in the Uber world. In its first quarterly earnings report as a public company, Uber reported that the commission earned by Uber Eats dropped 4% on a year-on-year basis, half of which was attributed to increased investments in its India food ordering unit where it competes with bigger rivals Swiggy and Zomato. All that is controversial at French Open 2019 Though well-known for its enthusiastic sponsorships and high-profile audience, the tournament is not without its emotional outbursts and drama. This year's season - that ends on Sunday, too, has had its fair share of controversy.

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