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US remains top choice for Indian students pursuing higher education abroad
New Delhi: For the third year in a row, a record number of Indian students travelled to the United States to pursue higher education, the US Embassy in India said in a…
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Cyclone Midhili: Alert sounded as rain lashes several parts of Northeast
Agartala: Various northeastern states on Friday sounded an alert following heavy rain accompanied by moderate range cyclone as a deep depression and cyclonic storm “Midhili” (pronounced as “Midhili”) over Bay of Bengal…
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India strongly condemned deaths of civilians: PM Modi on Hamas-Israel conflict
New Delhi: New challenges are emerging from the incidents in the West Asia and it is time for the countries of the Global South to talk in one voice for greater global…
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Amazon laying off hundreds in Alexa division, India team impacted
San Francisco: Amazon is laying off “several hundred employees” from its Alexa devision, including in India, amid a renewed focus on artificial intelligence (AI), the media reported on Friday. In a memo…
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Haryana: 75% Local Jobs Reservation Law Declared ‘Unconstitutional’ by High Court
Chandigarh: In a setback to the Manohar Lal Khattar government, its law providing 75 per cent reservation in private sector jobs to the residents of the state was quashed on Friday by…
- Health
1.1mn Indian children missed measles vaccine in 2022: WHO
New Delhi: A whopping 1.1 million children in India missed their routine immunisation against measles in 2022, indicating suboptimal surveillance against the disease, according to a new global report by the World…
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India’s 4-point action plan can make Global South a key player in supply chain: Piyush Goyal
New Delhi: The Global South needs to discuss ways and means for countries to act together to ensure that our supply chains are more open, secure and resilient, Commerce and Industry Minister…
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Cyrus Poonawalla suffers cardiac arrest; stable after angioplasty
Pune: Dr Cyrus Poonawalla, Chairman and Managing Director of the city-based vaccine manufacturer Serum Institute of India (SII), suffered mild cardiac arrest and underwent an angioplasty procedure in a hospital here, doctors…
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Yemen’s SC rejects Indian nurse Nimisha Priya’s appeal against death sentence
The Supreme Court of Yemen has rejected an appeal against the death sentence of Nimisha Priya, an Indian nurse, who has been imprisoned for the murder of a Yemeni national, Live Law…
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Manipur violence: Pay Rs 10L to kin of all those killed, NHRC tells state govt
Guwahati: The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) on Friday said it has asked Manipur government to pay Rs 10 lakh compensation each within four weeks to the next of kin of all…
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Increase MGNREGA man-days from 100 to 150: Karnataka appeals Centre
Bengaluru: Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister D.K Shivakumar on Friday said that the state government has appealed to the Centre to increase MGNREGA man-days from 100 to 150 in view of drought in…
- Health
Hyderabad: Dr. Reddy’s launches wearable migraine management device
Hyderabad: Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories on Thursday announced the roll-out of Nerivio, a US Food and Drug Administration (USFDA) approved wearable therapy device for drug-free management of migraine. Migraine is a global health…
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Chhindwara MP Nakul Nath stopped from entering polling booth
Bhopal: Congress MP Nakul Nath, who is the son of former Chief Minister Kamal Nath, was stopped from entering a polling booth during voting in his home district of Chhindwara on Friday.…
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Deep depression over Bay of Bengal has intensified into cyclonic storm: IMD
New Delhi: The deep depression over the Bay of Bengal intensified into a cyclonic storm ‘Midhili’ on Friday morning, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said. The cyclonic storm will likely cross the…
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Public greatly disappointed with BJP’s manifesto for Rajasthan polls: Gehlot
Jaipur: Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot said on Friday that the BJP’s manifesto for the upcoming state Assembly polls has no substance and the public has been greatly disappointed by it. Bharatiya…
