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Many liver cancer cases can be prevented by addressing hepatitis, alcohol habits, says Lancet study
A growing population, combined with an increasing prevalence of...
Age 50 might be inflexion point after which ageing accelerates blood vessels vulnerable Study
A study published last year in August in the journal Nature Ageing...
Govt invites bids to engage asset valuer for IDBI Bank sale
The Department of Investment & Public Asset Management (DIPAM), on behalf of Gol and LIC, on Monday floated an RFP to engage a ''reputed Asset Valuer Entity -registered with Insolvency & Bankruptcy Board of India (IBBI), to act as the Asset Valuer for...
Drought-like situation, power crisis in Madhya Pradesh: CM Chouhan
“The month of August has almost been dry, so a drought situation is arising in Madhya Pradesh now. Crops are in danger''Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan The Cabinet sub-committee on drought in Karnataka led by Revenue Minister Krishna Byre Gowda on Monday...
SBI allows UPI interoperability with digital Rupee for seamless transactions
"By bridging the gap between CBDC and the extensively used UPI platform, SBI aims to revolutionize payments made in India. With this move in the realm of digital payments, the future of CBDC integration appears promising," SBI said Mumbai: The State Bank of India has...
PM says cyber crimes can have social, geopolitical implications; need global cooperation to deal it
Prime Minister Narendra Modi World Bank has estimated that cyber attacks could have caused losses of around USD 5.2 trillion to the world during 2019-2023, but their impact goes beyond just financial aspects into activities that are deeply worrying New Delhi:...
India, Singapore defy declining global wealth trend, why?
India was one of few countries which experienced a wealth increase and along with Russia, Mexico and Brazil saw the largest wealth expansion. In terms of wealth per adult, Switzerland continues to top the list followed by the USA, Hong Kong, Australia and Denmark...
Live-in relationship cannot provide stability, security: Allahabad HC
The court said, "The brutish concept of changing partners in every season cannot be considered to be the hallmark of a stable and healthy society. The security and stability which the institution of marriage provides to an individual's life cannot be expected from a...
FPIs sold stocks for Rs 20,620 crore in August
Rising bond yields in the US and strong dollar index are negative for capital flows. This is the primary reason why FPIs have been sellers in the cash market New Delhi: In the cash market, FPIs were sellers after three months of sustained buying. In August, FPIs sold...
Total Asset Under Management (AUM) under NPS reaches Rs 10 lakh crore
For corporates, it was Rs 1,35,218, for all citizen model the AUM was Rs 47,663, for NPS Lite it was Rs 5,157 and for Atal Pension Scheme the AUM was Rs 30,051 New Delhi: The number of subscribers under the National Pension System (NPS) and Atal Pension Yojana (APY)...
Covid BA.2.86 appears less transmissible than XBB & EG variants: Experts
The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in its August 23 risk assessment, stated that based on currently available data, updated Covid-19 vaccines targeting the XBB.1.5 variant are expected to be effective against BA.2.86, for reducing severe disease...
Under new Australian laws, jail, heavy fines for wage thieving employers
Under the proposed laws, the maximum criminal penalty for employers who are found to have intentionally engaged in wage theft will be increased to a 10-year imprisonment and fines worth up to 7.8 million Australian dollars ($5.03 million), or three times the amount...