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India News | Delhi BJP Chief Welcomes ECI's Decision to Conduct SIR of Electoral Rolls in Delhi
New Delhi [India], September 18 (ANI): Delhi BJP President Virendraa Sachdeva welcomed the Election Commission of India's (ECI) decision to conduct Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in the national capital. "I welcome SIR in...
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India News | Delhi: Domestic Help Injured After Jumping from Vardhaman Apartments
New Delhi [India], September 18 (ANI): An 18-year-old domestic help was admitted to the hospital after falling from the third floor of Vardhaman Apartments in East Delhi, police said on Thursday. Additional Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP) of...
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Single Women in India: Stigma, Mental Health, and the Fight for Independence
The cultural narrative that accompanies singlehood in India equates singlehood with incompleteness, especially for women. The independence that single women are gaining comes to them alongside mental tearing practices such as shame, abandonment,...
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Telangana announces revamp for Osmania Medical College Hospitals
Hyderabad: Telangana Health Minister Damodar Rajanarsimha has directed officials to prepare detailed proposals for the comprehensive modernisation of the hospitals affiliated with Osmania Medical College (OMC), one of India’s most prestigious...
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India-UAE expanding trade beyond oil and precious metals, $100 bn target set by both nations
In Abu Dhabi, Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal, co-chaired the 13th India–UAE High-Level Joint Task Force on Investments. He has announced a new target of achieving $100 billion in non-oil, non-precious metals trade. Goyal said both nations will...
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India News | Chhattisgarh: NHRC Takes Suo Motu Cognizance of Piling Up of Unclaimed Dead Bodies in Raipur Hospital
India, New Delhi [India], September 18 (ANI): The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC), India has taken suo motu cognisance of a media report that a number of unclaimed dead bodies are piled up in the mortuary of the District Hospital, Raipur,...
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India News | Delhi: Minor Attacked with a Sharp Weapon in Trilokpuri, One Arrested
New Delhi [India], September 18 (ANI): A minor was attacked with a sharp weapon on his face and head during a fight in Trilokpuri on Thursday. According to the Delhi Police, the victim was found lying in a pool of blood with severe injuries....
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India health alert after deadly 'brain-eating' amoeba rise
India has issued a health alert after infections and deaths caused by a rare water-borne "brain-eating" amoeba doubled compared to last year in the southern state of Kerala. Numbers are still tiny but Altaf Ali, a doctor who is part of a...
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Mumbai Shocker! Unidentified Man Found Dead Outside Ghatkopar Railway Station
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Mumbai Shocker! Unidentified Man Found Dead Outside Ghatkopar Railway Station | Representational Pic Mumbai: In the early hours of Thursday, an unidentified man was found dead near the old ticket booking hall outside Ghatkopar railway station. The...
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India’s stock benchmarks hit 10-week highs on Fed rate cut, optimism over US trade talks
India’s benchmark shares rose on Thursday, closing at 10-week high levels, led by IT and pharmaceutical shares after the U.S. Federal Reserve delivered a quarter-point rate cut and on signs of easing trade tensions. The Nifty 50 gained 0.37% to...
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India’s sugarcane harvest poised to be sweet in 2025-26
India’s sugarcane production may reach about 487 million tonnes (mt) in 2025-26, considering the current crop conditions after taking the highest yield of 85 tonne/hectare in the last five years in account, and the acreage of 57.31 lakh hectares...
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India-Australia ECTA fuels 86% export utilisation, paves way for global trade opportunities: Australian Diplomat
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], September 18 (ANI): The India-Australia Economic Cooperation and Trade Agreement (ECTA) has driven an impressive 86 percent utilization rate for Indian exports, creating a thriving trade ecosystem that positions India...
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India-UAE to increase non-oil, non-precious metal trade to $100 billion in next 3 years
India and the UAE have decided to increase their non-oil, non-precious metals trade to USD 100 billion over the next three years, Union Minister Piyush Goyal said on Wednesday at a press conference in Abu Dhabi. Speaking about the renewed goal,...
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India, UAE look to finalise bilateral trade in local currencies soon
India and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) are moving closer to finalising mechanisms for bilateral trade settlement in local currencies. The issue featured prominently at the 13th Meeting of the India-UAE High-Level Joint Task Force on Investments...
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PharmaAdda Expands Pharma Knowledge Hub: Tips & Trends to Start Pharma, PCD & Franchise Businesses
Using half-baked knowledge in the pharmaceutical world is like trying to launch a rocket without the fuel- It’s bound to fail. The Pharmaceutical industry of India is a Key growth accelerator, and has reached the value of $1.48 trillion in 2022....
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India’s young climate innovators look to sustainability and change
When Piyush Jha was five years old, he contracted dengue, malaria and typhoid in quick succession. Friends from his Mumbai neighbourhood did not survive. “I suffered simultaneously from critical diseases, and tragically lost friends due to the...
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India News | NCB Flags Rising Drug Smuggling Through Coastal Routes; Synthetic Drug Seizures See Sixfold Surge Since 2019
By Rajnish Singh New Delhi [India], September 18 (ANI): India's Coastal states are emerging as key hotspots for the smuggling of synthetic drugs and precursor chemicals, according to the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB)'s Annual Report 2024. Also...
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Delhi CM opens 502 Anganwadis, announces Rs 10 crore loan for MSME business women
New Delhi: Promising to make Delhi a model state, Chief Minister Rekha Gupta on Thursday launched 502 refurbished Anganwadi-cum-creche for working women and announced collateral free loans of up to Rs 10 crore to women in the MSME sector. "We want...
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India Issues Health Alert As Infections From ‘Brain-Eating’ Amoeba Doubles
India has issued a health alert after infections and deaths caused by a rare water-borne “brain-eating” amoeba doubled compared to last year in the southern state of Kerala. Numbers are still tiny but Altaf Ali, a doctor who is part of a...
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Delhi-NCR Air Pollution: What Happens To Your Heart And Lungs When You Breathe Toxic Polluted Air?
99% of the global health population is exposed to air pollution levels which exceed the safe WHO guideline level for fine particulate matter, i.e. PM 2.5 g/m3. Know all the risk and tips to protect yourself from air pollution. Delhi-NCR's...
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