April 05, 2021
A handout photo. A wedding organised by Ultra Rich Match.
South China Morning Post
When the son of a wealthy Indian politician returned home in 2019 after acquiring an Ivy League education in the United States, his search for a prospective partner soon stalled as he realised he had no way of meeting someone suitable.
“I was abroad for seven years, so I hadn’t really cultivated a circle of Indian friends back home. It was tough for me to figure out how and where to begin my search for a good wife,” said the 33-year-old garment exporter, who asked to remain anonymous.
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‘Digital capabilities have become essential’ – 20 quotes from India’s COVID-19 struggle
In this compilation, we present thought-provoking quotes from the week of January 11-17 that frame India’s battle with the coronavirus pandemic.
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Our world has reached a heart-wrenching milestone: the COVID-19 pandemic has now claimed two million lives. - Antonio Guterres, UN Secretary General
It’s just too easy to lay the blame on the variant and say,
It’s the virus that did it. Well unfortunately, it’s also what we didn t do that did it. - Michael Ryan, World Health Organisation
To be or knot to be
ByVallabh OzarkarVallabh Ozarkar / Updated: Dec 27, 2020, 06:00 IST
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The covid-19 pandemic and the lockdown imposed to manage it have not only affected businesses and the economy, but have also put a spoke in the
wedding plans of thousands of Indians.
Figures available till November show weddings under the
Special Marriage Act have dropped by 50 per cent in Mumbai. In November 2019, 1,163 people tied the knot under the Special Marriage Act and under Section 16 of the
Marriage Registration Act. This year, however, only 682 weddings had been registered till November.
Similarly, there was a 50 per cent drop in marriages registered under the