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September 13, 2024 5:14 PM

TikTok faces crucial court hearing that could decide fate in US

TikTok and parent company ByteDance face a key court hearing on Monday in a legal battle seeking to block a law that could ban the app used by 170 million Americans as soon as Jan. 19. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia will hold oral arguments on the legal challenge, putting th...

September 16, 2024 3:24 PM

Congress leader Jagdish Tytler to face trial in 1984 Sikh killings case

The Rouse Avenue court on Friday ordered Congress leader Jagdish Tytler to stand trial in connection with the 1984 Pul Bangash Sikh killings case. The court's decision comes nearly four decades after the incident, which occurred in the wake of then-Prime Minister Indira Gandhi's assassination. Spec...

September 16, 2024 3:24 PM

Swachh Bharat Mission: A game changer for public health

The recent release of the scientific report in the journal Nature on the Swachh Bharat Mission’s (SBM) impact on the reduction in infant and child mortality broadly coincides with the 10th anniversary of the programme.  Announced by Prime Minister Narendra Modi during his Independence Day speech...

September 13, 2024 1:02 PM

China’s top health body urges marriage, childbirth at ‘appropriate ages’

China's National Health Commission will focus more efforts on advocating marriage and childbirth at "appropriate ages", an official said, as authorities struggle to boost a declining birth rate that is shrinking its population. Yu Xuejun, deputy head of the National Health Commission (NHC), said th...

September 13, 2024 12:53 PM

North Korea shows first photos of banned uranium enrichment site

North Korea for the first time showed images of the centrifuges that produce fuel for its nuclear bombs on Friday, as leader Kim Jong Un visited a uranium enrichment facility and called for more weapons-grade material to boost the arsenal. The state media report on Kim's visit to the Nuclear Weapon...

September 16, 2024 3:25 PM

Sensex, Nifty open near record highs as global markets surge

India's benchmark indices hovered near record highs on Friday, driven by a rally in Asian markets as investors anticipated a 50-basis-point interest rate cut by the U.S. Federal Reserve. At the opening bell, the Nifty 50 climbed to 25,430.45, marking a gain of 41.55 points or 0.16 percent. Simultan...

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