1,20,000
Children, including adolescents, who were living with HIV in India in 2017, according to a UNICEF report. This is the highest in South Asia. According to the same report, 80 adolescents will die every day by 2030 if efforts are not made to stop transmission of this deadly virus.
3,500
Policemen deployed as farmers from all over the country marched to Jantar Mantar in Delhi. Farmers’ demands include debt relief and remunerative prices for their yield.
22
Indian fishermen arrested by Pakistani authorities for allegedly straying into the country’s territorial waters. Since October, this is the third time that a batch of Indian fishermen have been arrested.
10
Rohingya refugees arrested by Bangladesh police as they were about to board a boat to Malaysia. People smugglers in recent years have ferried tens of thousands of Rohingya across the border. Bangladesh launched a crackdown on traffickers in 2015.
16%
Reservation for Marathas in jobs and education in Maharashtra has been confirmed. The Bill was passed unanimously in the State Legislative Assembly. Currently, 52% seats in Maharashtra are reserved, the Maratha quota will take this number up to 68%.
