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Prime Minister Narendra Modi. File | Photo Credit: PTI Prime Minister Narendra Modi will chair NITI Aayog’s ninth Governing Council meeting on July 27, which will discuss the ‘Vikshit Bharat@2047’ document to make India a developed nation, a senior government official said on July 8. The Council, the apex body of NITI Aayog, includes all…
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India’s health system is at a crossroads as it needs to, without any further procrastination, build the capacity in all States, particularly in the northern States, to cope with the burden of disease. Image for representation purposes only. File photo: Pixabay A goal post that consistently shifts is the one related to increasing public health…
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India’s health system is at a crossroads as it needs to, without any further procrastination, build the capacity in all States, particularly the northern States, to cope with the dual burden of disease, writes former health secretary Sujatha Rao. Image for representation purposes only. File | Photo Credit: Pixabay A goal post that consistently shifts…
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Smoke rises after recent Russian air strikes, in the town of Toretsk, amid Russia’s attack on Ukraine, near a front line in Donetsk region, Ukraine July 3, 2024. | Photo Credit: REUTERS Russian forces launched multiple ballistic and cruise missiles against Ukrainian targets on July 8, Ukraine’s Air Force said, with explosions were felt and…
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People gather at Republique plaza in a protest against the far-right on July 3, 2024 in Paris | Photo Credit: AP French voters face a decisive choice on July 7 in the run-off of snap parliamentary elections that could see the country’s first far-right government since the World War II Nazi occupation — or no…
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Daily Quiz | On M.S. Dhoni 1 / 11 | In which city was M S Dhoni on 07 July 1981? Answer : Ranchi, Bihar (now Jharkhand) DID YOU KNOW THE ANSWER? YES NO SHOW ANSWER 2 / 11 | Which division of the South East Railways was M.S. Dhoni initially stationed as a Ticket…
SEBI observed that market institutions adhere to volume-based charge structures for the same. File | Photo Credit: Reuters The story so far: Markets regulator, the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) on Monday instructed stock exchanges and other market institutions to levy “uniform and equal” charge structure for all its members, irrespective of the nature…
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India’s Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman holds up a folder with the Government of India’s logo as she leaves her office to present the federal budget in the parliament, before the nation’s general election, in New Delhi, India, February 1, 2024. | Photo Credit: REUTERS The government under Prime Minister Narendra Modi should focus on adherence…
India opener Abhishek Sharma has revealed that his mentor Yuvraj Singh was delighted when he got out for a duck on his T20I debut against Zimbabwe here as the swashbuckling former all-rounder, for reasons best known to him, felt it was a “good start”. Making his India debut, Abhishek was out on duck…
A report by the SBI called for more reforms in the banking sector in India. File | Photo Credit: Reuterss As the Central government prepares for the Union Budget presentation on July 23, a research report by the State Bank of India (SBI) has highlighted crucial areas that need attention to drive sustainable economic growth…