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January 28, 2025 9:18 AM
U.S. stock futures steadied, the dollar ticked higher and tech stocks in Asia slid on Tuesday following a wave of selling as apparent advances by a Chinese AI startup cast doubt on U.S. dominance and spending in one of the market's hottest sectors. Overnight, chipmaker Nvidia dived 17%, wiping of...
January 27, 2025 5:32 PM
India's star batter Smriti Mandhana has been crowned the ICC Women's ODI Cricketer of the Year for her outstanding performances in 2024. The elegant left-handed opener dominated the 50-over format, amassing runs with remarkable consistency and flair, solidifying her reputation as one of the best in ...
January 27, 2025 5:17 PM
Hariman Sharma, a visionary farmer from Himachal Pradesh, has been honoured with the prestigious Padma Shri for his ground-breaking contribution to Indian agriculture. Sharma developed a self-pollinating, low-chilling apple variety called HRMN-99, which has revolutionised apple cultivation by enabli...
January 27, 2025 5:21 PM
Indonesian Navy Chief Admiral Muhammad Ali on Monday held bilateral discussions with Chief of the Indian Navy Admiral Dinesh K. Tripathi, aiming to deepen maritime cooperation and strengthen ties between the two neighbours. Admiral Ali is on an official visit to India as part of a high-level delega...
January 28, 2025 9:59 AM
One person is believed to have died in Maharashtra in an outbreak of Guillain-Barre syndrome (GBS) - a neurological disease that causes numbness, weakness and pain - and the number of cases is rising, health officials said on Monday. A total of 101 cases of GBS have so far been reported in the stat...
January 27, 2025 3:39 PM
Both engines of the Jeju Air 089590.KS plane that crashed last month contained duck remains, according to a preliminary report on Monday, with authorities still trying to determine what caused the deadliest air disaster on South Korean soil. Although it is rare for such preliminary reports to go be...
January 27, 2025 4:28 PM
Union Home Minister Amit Shah visited the Mahakumbh Mela in Prayagraj on Monday, where he took a holy dip at the Sangam— the sacred confluence of the Ganga, Yamuna, and the now-extinct Saraswati rivers. Shah was accompanied by Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath. Shah's itinerary includ...
January 27, 2025 2:52 PM
Tens of thousands of Palestinians began moving along the main roads leading north in Gaza on Monday as Israel opened roadblocks after the militant group Hamas agreed to hand over female Israeli hostage Arbel Yehud and two other hostages. Television images showed large crowds on the move and witne...
January 27, 2025 12:44 PM
West Indies secured their first test win in Pakistan since 1990 after beating the hosts by 120 runs in the second match in Multan on Monday to ensure the series ended in a 1-1 draw. Pakistan needed 178 to win and sweep the two-match series after being reduced to 76-4 at stumps on the second day but...
January 27, 2025 12:26 PM
The Asia-Pacific healthcare market is on track to hit $5 trillion by 2030, driving 40 per cent of global sector growth, according to a report on Monday. The report by Boston Consulting Group (BCG) noted that the unprecedented expansion is fuelled by rapid demographic shifts, investment influxes, an...
