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June 12, 2024 11:13 AM
The World Health Organization on Tuesday said a case of human infection with bird flucaused by the H9N2 virus was detected in a four-year-old child in West Bengal. The patient was admitted to the pediatric intensive care unit (ICU) of a local hospital due to persistent severe respiratory issues, hi...
September 16, 2024 6:10 PM
The World Bank has upwardly revised India's GDP growth forecast for the current financial year 2024-25 by 20 basis points to 6.6 per cent from its earlier projection of 6.4 per cent made in January. The World Bank said that India will continue to be the fastest-growing among the world's largest eco...
June 11, 2024 2:05 PM
The Supreme Court on Tuesday issued a notice to the National Testing Agency (NTA) in response to pleas seeking a fresh NEET-UG 2024 examination due to allegations of paper leaks. The apex court noted that the examination's "sanctity" had been compromised and demanded an explanation from the NTA. "I...
September 16, 2024 5:09 PM
External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar on Tuesday outlined distinct approaches to handling India's relations with China and Pakistan, asserting that the country's foreign policy under the third term of Prime Minister Narendra Modi will prioritize finding solutions to long-standing "border issues" w...
June 11, 2024 11:54 AM
Talks to forge South Africa's post-election unity government will need to bring together parties with goals as contradictory as seizing white-owned farms and mines, ditching Black empowerment policies and tearing up the constitution. How well the African National Congress (ANC) harmonises these div...
June 11, 2024 11:40 AM
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued a red alert for a heatwave expected to affect Bihar and Uttar Pradesh over the next three to four days. This extreme weather alert underscores the imminent risk posed by soaring temperatures in these regions. Heatwave conditions are anticipated i...
June 11, 2024 11:30 AM
Over the years, researchers who study elephants have noticed an intriguing phenomenon. Sometimes when an elephant makes a vocalization to a group of other elephants, all of them respond. But sometimes when that same elephant makes a similar call to the group, only a single individual responds. Coul...
June 11, 2024 11:48 AM
The BSE Sensex and Nifty 50 were trading steady on Tuesday after a decline on Monday, pulling back from record highs reached during the day. As of 10:20 AM, the Sensex was up 0.20% at 76,644.79, while the Nifty gained 0.26% at 23,319. Market participants are awaiting the US May inflation data and ...
September 16, 2024 6:40 PM
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday was sworn in for a third consecutive term, along with 71 ministers, in a ceremony held at the Rashtrapati Bhavan. President Droupadi Murmu administered the oath of office to the prime minister and the other ministers. PM Modi is the second prime minister after...
June 9, 2024 10:05 PM
Allies of BJP in NDA joined the union government on Sunday during the swearing in ceremony of the union cabinet at the Rashtrapati Bhavan and Janata Dal (Secular) leader and former Karnataka Chief Minister HD Kumaraswamy was the first among the BJP's partners to take oath of office and secrecy. K...
