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UK parliament votes for assisted dying, paving way for historic law change
The "Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life)" law would give mentally...
AIC launches a new cover for aquaculture industry
(L to R) Lavanya R Mundayur, CMD, Agriculture Insurance Company, M...
Outlook for Indian economy appears bright, 7 pc GDP growth expected in FY’25: FinMin report
Talking about tailwinds for the next financial year, the report said prospects of healthy Rabi harvesting, sustained manufacturing profitability and underlying service resilience are expected to support economic activity in FY25 New Delhi:The outlook for the Indian...
Goa govt, World Bank collaborate for blended finance facility for climate resilience
''Resilience is a crucial aspect of our vision for a balanced Goa that bridges economy and ecology and balances our aspirations for the health of our ecosystems and the development and wellbeing of our people,'' Chief Minister Pramod Sawant said Panaji: The Goa...
No Aadhaar number has been cancelled, says UIDAI
“In the course of activities undertaken to keep the Aadhaar database updated, intimations are issued from time to time to Aadhaar number holders. In this connection, it is clarified that no Aadhaar number has been cancelled,” UIDAI said New Delhi: Unique...
EU opens formal investigation into TikTok over possible online content breaches
The European Union's Digital Services Act (DSA), which applies to all online platforms since Feb. 17, requires in particular very large online platforms and search engines to do more to tackle illegal online content and risks to public security The European Union will...
Crackdown on deepfakes: MCA, Meta partner to curb AI-generated misinformation with WhatsApp helpline
People will be able to flag deepfakes by sending it to the WhatsApp chatbot which will offer multilingual support in English and three regional languages (Hindi, Tamil, Telugu) New Delhi: The Misinformation Combat Alliance (MCA) and Meta have announced that a...
NITI Aayog pitches for tax reforms, mandatory saving plan, housing plan for elderly
More than 75 per cent of elderly people in India suffer from chronic diseases and these figures indicate the potential of the home-based care market in India. As per the report, the size of the home healthcare market in India was estimated at USD 6.2 billion (Rs 50,...
FPIs cautious on equities; take out Rs 3,776 cr in Feb so far on spike in US bond yields
Also, the latest selling could be attributed to the uncertainty surrounding the interest rate environment, both domestically as well as globally, Himanshu Srivastava, Associate Director Manager Research, Morningstar Investment Research India, said New Delhi: Foreign...
CDSCO issues sampling guidelines to ensuring quality and efficacy of drugs cosmetics
This guidelines will be useful for effective surveillance for quality and efficacy of drugs and cosmetics available in the market by adopting uniform drug sampling methodology for drug inspectors under drug regulatory authorities of state and central governments, the...
Marriages between NRIs/OCIs, Indian citizens must be registered: Law panel
In its report, the panel observed: “The rising occurrence of fraudulent marriages involving NRIs marrying Indian partners is a worrisome trend. Several reports highlight an increasing pattern where these marriages turn out to be deceptive, putting Indian spouses,...
Karnataka Govt to establish district-wide chemotherapy day-care centers
Siddaramaiah,Chief Minister, Karnataka Presenting the 2024-25 budget in the Assembly, Chief Minister Siddaramaiah said state-of-the-art Critical Care Blocks (CCB) will be set up in each district to provide better healthcare to patients suffering from critical illness...