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5 Tribal Children Die of Cerebral Malaria in Jharkhand

In Jharkhand, five children belonging to a primitive scheduled tribe in Sahibganj district died in the last 10 days due to cerebral malaria. These primitive tribes reside in Nagarbhitta Pahad village under Basha panchayat of Mandro block. Around 20 children have been affected by the same disease. Th...

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IMD Forecasts Rain in North, Hot & Humid Weather in Coastal Regions

The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has forecast light to moderate rainfall over Jammu and Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, Kerala, Ladakh, Gilgit and Muzaffarabad during the next three days. It has also forecast light to moderate rainfall over Uttarakhand on the 26th and 27th of this month. The Met...

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Delhi Govt to Present White Paper on Previous AAP Tenure

The Delhi government will bring a white paper on the tenure of the previous Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) regime in the national capital. Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta announced this during a discussion on the Comptroller and Auditor General's (CAG) report on the Delhi Transport Corporation (DTC) in the ...

March 24, 2025 6:37 PM March 24, 2025 6:37 PM

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ESIC Enrolls 18 Lakh New Employees in January, 28K Firms Added

The government has said that around 18 lakh new employees have been enrolled under the Employees' State Insurance Scheme (ESIC) in the month of January this year. As per the provisional payroll data of ESIC released today, 27,805 new establishments were brought under the social security ambit of the...

March 24, 2025 5:44 PM March 24, 2025 5:44 PM

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Oil Prices Rise as Markets React to New US Sanctions on Iran

Oil prices rose in choppy trade today as investors weighed the impact of fresh US sanctions on Iranian oil exports. Brent Crude was trading almost 0.7 per cent up at 72 dollars and 66 cents per barrel. WTI Crude was trading over 0.7 per cent up at 68 dollars and 81 cents per barrel when reports last...

March 24, 2025 5:42 PM March 24, 2025 5:42 PM

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Asian Markets Mixed, European Stocks Trade Higher

Major Asian stocks displayed a mixed trend today. Hong Kong's Hang Seng ended 0.9 per cent up, Singapore's Straits Times index added 0.25 per cent and China's Shanghai Composite index rose slightly over 0.1 per cent. Conversely, South Korea's Kospi fell over 0.4 per cent, and Japan's Nikkei dropped ...

March 24, 2025 5:40 PM March 24, 2025 5:40 PM

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Rupee Rises for 9th Straight Session, Closes at 85.64/USD

In the Forex market, the rupee today strengthened by 34 paise to close at 85 rupees and 64 paise against the US dollar, supported by a positive trend in domestic equity markets and persistent dollar sales from foreign banks. This marks the ninth consecutive session of a rise in the Indian currency. ...

March 24, 2025 5:40 PM March 24, 2025 5:40 PM

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Sensex Surges 1,079 Points, Nifty Crosses 23,700 Amid Market Rally

The benchmark domestic equity indices today extended their upward momentum for the sixth consecutive session to settle with gains of over one per cent each. The market sentiment was driven by a rally in the banking, financial services and realty sectors amid renewed optimism over a reversal in forei...

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India Completes Genome Sequencing of 10,000 TB Isolates to Fight Drug Resistance

Union Minister Dr Jitendra Singh today announced the completion of genome sequencing of ten thousand isolates of Mycobacterium tuberculosis (TB) in New Delhi. Dr. Singh made this announcement on the occasion of World Tuberculosis Day 2025. The nationwide initiative is aimed at tackling drug resistan...

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Centre Notifies Hike in Salary, Allowance & Pension for MPs

The Centre has notified an increase in the salary, daily allowance and pension of members and former members of Parliament. The monthly salary for members of parliament has been increased from one lakh rupees to one lakh 24 thousand. The daily allowance has been raised from two thousand rupees to tw...