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Govt temporarily suspends booking of postal services destined for US from Aug 25
The Department of Posts has taken note of the Executive Order...
India on brink of health crisis, surge in diabetes, heart disease and cancer: Doctors sound alarm
"Our ultimate goal should be universal healthcare. While India has...
Health sector most at risk from AI-related threats, Swiss Re
Christoph Nabholz, Chief Research & Sustainability Officer at Swiss Re,said: "While IT services are currently the most affected by AI risks as a pioneer in this area, this is set to change as the use of technology becomes more widespread across all industries,...
Who undertakes film certification for OTT, social media platforms: HC asks Centre
The court has asked the Centre and Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) to file a counter affidavit apprising it whether there is any other arrangement for OTT films or whether CBFC is authorised to give certificates to them too Lucknow: The Lucknow bench of the...
Decide a limit on serving liquor as customers drive vehicles to return home: Court on Pune car crash
After hearing the arguments of the prosecution and the defence, Additional Sessions Court Judge S P Ponkshe expressed concern over the loss of two lives in the accident, and said, "…If the person is highly drunk, make arrangements for his stay there. What should...
Canada plans harsher laws, equipment bans to fight car theft
Canadian car thefts were a C$1.2-billion ($880 million) “gift” to organized crime in 2022, Brampton Mayor Patrick Brown said at the event Monday Canada’s government is banning key-programming machines and other equipment used to steal cars, while implementing harsher...
Govt to issue new guidelines to tackle unregistered telemarketers and for consumer protection: COAI
''The Committee is working to prepare draft guidelines under the Consumer Protection Act, 2019, to safeguard consumers from unwarranted commercial communications. We believe that these guidelines, once notified, will be helpful in addressing the menace of UCC...
Water Security: Billions remain without water access
Today, over two billion people still lack access to safe drinking water, and 3.5 billion are deprived of safely managed sanitation facilities. Resulting infectious diseases contribute to at least 1.4 million annual deaths and 50% of global malnutrition “To improve...
ECB warns of stability risks from global elections, geopolitics
Global dangers have only increased since Russia invaded Ukraine on the euro zone’s border in 2022, with the Middle East representing the latest hot spot. Elections — including Donald Trump’s bid to return to the White House in November and European Parliament polls...
EU finalises investment fund labels to combat greenwashing
The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) said a fund that has any environmental, social or governance (ESG) related words in its name must have at least 80% of assets that meet ESG objectives in accordance with the binding elements of its stated investment...
FPIs withdraw Rs 28,200 cr from Indian equities on poll jitters
There are two main reasons why FPIs have been selling in FY2025. First, there's uncertainty about the general elections. FPIs generally don't like uncertainty; they prefer to play it safe and lock in the profit they made last year. Second, the market valuations are...
Kerala’s ‘One Health’ to address public health and wellness issues comprehensively
''We have established teams at the local level, including officers from the health department, water authority, pollution control board, and animal husbandry, with the panchayat president as the chairman. These committees will help quickly identify infection outbreaks...