On returning from college recently, Kolkata-based Anusha (name changed) — a thalassaemia patient who contracted HIV through a blood transfusion a few years ago — read a headline that gave her pause.Two years after 14 children in Uttar Pradesh reportedly contracted HIV and hepatitis after blood transfusions, five children with thalassaemia tested HIV-positive after receiving…
NEW DELHI: India and Israel will soon begin negotiations for a free trade agreement (FTA), commerce and industry minister Piyush Goyal said on Tuesday and asserted that quick estimates show that merchandise exports have grown in November. “We will shortly be commencing negotiations virtually to begin with and moving into an early stage early harvest…
Yesterday’s Amazon-driven risk rally is colliding with a sharp wobble in Nvidia, putting the AI-BTC-beta trade that lifted crypto back under scrutiny. Source link
NEW DELHI: The Election Commission on Tuesday agreed to Trinamool Congress‘s request for a meeting with the poll body, against the backdrop of the party attributing the recent suicides and deaths of booth level officers (BLOs) to “workload” arising out of the ongoing special intensive revision (SIR) in the state, reports Bharti Jain.Responding to the…
NEW DELHI: Tata Motors fired fresh competition in SUV market with launch of Sierra at an aggressive entry price of Rs 11.5 lakh (ex-showroom), aiming to take on Hyundai Creta, Maruti’s Grand Vitara and Mahindra’s Thar and Scorpio-N.The Sierra is an iconic SUV nameplate of nineties that the company has revived almost after 25 years….
NEW DELHI: Supreme Court on Tuesday severely criticised a Christian lieutenant for putting his own understanding of his faith over and above the religious sentiments of soldiers he was leading, and endorsed the Army brass’s decision to sack him.“I have participated in all religious celebrations like Holi, Diwali and Lori. But I cannot be forced…
MUMBAI: Call it the impact of new age D2C brands bringing about a shift in consumption patterns as they build products to cater to different consumer nuances, or more households going premium helped by rising incomes, global FMCG giants are bringing foreign brands to India. Be it PepsiCo getting its Australian gourmet snacking brand Red…
The nation’s fifth-largest commercial bank explores how a bank can issue stablecoins on a public blockchain. Source link
NEW DELHI: Supreme Court Tuesday suggested to the Centre that it bring back the pregnant Sunali Khatun, and five others, including her husband Danish Sekh and their minor son Sabir, who were deported to Bangladesh on grounds of being illegal immigrants, as an interim measure and inquire about their nationality on their return, reports Dhananjay…
NEW DELHI: India must remain “proactive, ahead of the curve and future-ready” in the defence sector as it cannot adopt “a reactive approach” in today’s rapidly evolving world and constantly shifting geopolitical landscape, defence minister Rajnath Singh said on Tuesday.The minister, speaking at the Navy’s ‘Swavlamban 2025’ seminar, also asked Indian defence companies to move…
