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Image used for representation purpose only. The National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority (NPPA) has approved an increase in the ceiling prices of eleven scheduled formulations of eight drugs by 50% of their current ceiling prices. Most of these drugs are low-cost and generally used as first line treatment crucial to the public health programmes of the…
The civic body is taking different initiatives to reduce air pollution (Representational) New Delhi: With air quality dropping to “poor” levels in the city, the New Delhi Municipal Corporation (NDMC) carried out inspections at construction sites, issuing challans of Rs 50,000 for each violation of dust mitigation measures. Due to sustained poor Air Quality Index…
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Geneva: The risk of cholera spreading in Lebanon is “very high”, the World Health Organization warned Wednesday, after a case of the acute and potentially deadly diarrhoeal infection was detected in the conflict-hit country. The WHO highlighted the risk of cholera spreading among hundreds of thousands of people displaced since Israel escalated an air campaign…
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Pakistan spinner Sajid Khan took three wickets in the space of 10 deliveries including centurion Ben Duckett to leave England on 239-6 in the second Test in Multan on Wednesday. An absorbing second day’s play on a turning pitch ultimately belonged to the hosts, who lead by 127 runs after their first-innings 366….
The law enforcement agencies are pursuing all cases actively, the Aviation Minister said. (File) New Delhi: Civil Aviation Minister K Rammohan Naidu on Wednesday said the government is closely monitoring the situation due to bomb threats to flights and asserted that all necessary measures are taken against such activities. Strongly condemning the recent bomb threats…
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Indian shuttlers endured a tough day at the Denmark Open Super 750 tournament on Wednesday, with the country’s challenge in both women’s and mixed doubles ending in heartbreaking first-round defeats. The women’s doubles pairing of Treesa Jolly and Gayatri Gopichand fought valiantly but ultimately fell to Malaysia’s fifth-seeded duo, Pearly Tan and Muralitharan…
Nitish Kumar abruptly returned to the BJP-led NDA in January. Patna: RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav on Wednesday dismissed speculations of a realignment with Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, claiming that the time was up for the “tired” JD(U) president. Mr Yadav lost his job as the deputy chief minister in January when Mr Kumar abruptly…
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The rain played spoilsport in more ways than one on Day 1 of the first Test between India and New Zealand at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru. Consistent rain throughout the day led to play being called off without a ball being bowled or even the toss taking place on Day 1….
Border Security Force (BSF) personnel patrol at Line of Control (LOC) on Wednesday (October 16, 2024). | Photo Credit: ANI The Border Security Force foiled an attempt by four Bangladeshis to illegally enter India, arresting them at a border outpost in West Bengal’s Murshidabad district, an offical statement said on Wednesday. The Bangladeshis allegedly intended…
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With under three weeks to go for the general election, former U.S. President Donald Trump, on Tuesday (October 15, 2024), sidestepped the question of whether he would peacefully accept the results. In an interview with Bloomberg’s John Micklethwait at the Economic Club of Chicago — in which he largely commandeered the topics — Mr. Trump…
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