New Delhi, 25/12: India will soon commercially produce medicines for 13 “rare diseases” substantially bringing down the treatment cost for such illnesses – sometimes 90-100 times less – as standard therapies based largely on imported medicines cost a few crores per year. In the first phase, four such medicines have received the marketing approval while…
Jodhpur, 25/11: Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot on Saturday said there is no anti-incumbency against the Congress and the party will form the government in the state again. There seems to be an undercurrent. Looks like the (Congress) government will be repeated,” he said. Gehlot told PTI in Jodhpur that the Congress focused its campaign…
Mumbai, 24/11: The Reserve Bank on Friday imposed penalties totalling Rs 10.34 crore on Citibank, Bank of Baroda, and Indian Overseas Bank for contravention of various regulatory norms. The highest penalty of Rs 5 crore has been imposed on Citibank NA for non-compliance of norms related to depositor education and awareness fund scheme, and code…
New Delhi, 24/11′ The Centre on Friday warned social media firms including Facebook and YouTube to repeatedly remind users that local laws prohibit them from posting deepfakes and content that spreads obscenity or misinformation, two sources told Reuters. The warning was conveyed by Union Minister Rajeev Chandrasekhar in a closed-door meeting where he said many…
New Delhi, 24/11: The Supreme Court on Friday said it cannot accept Hindenburg report on Adani Group of companies as ipso facto true state of affairs, while emphasising that it found no material to doubt the Sebi probe and impartiality of expert committee appointed by it . The court said it cannot doubt a statutory…
New Delhi, 24/11: The Supreme Court on Friday issued notice to Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy on a plea for cancelling bail granted to him in the disproportionate assets case. The court also sought his response on a plea questioning permanent exemption granted to him from appearance during the trial. A…
New Delhi, 24/11: The Supreme Court on Friday extended the interim bail granted to former Delhi minister Satyendar Kumar Jain in a money laundering case till December 4 when his plea for regular bail will be taken up for hearing. A bench of Justice Bela M Trivedi posted the matter for hearing on December 4…
New Delhi, 24/11: Air quality in Delhi turned “severe” again on Friday with a dip in temperatures and slow wind speed at night allowing accumulation of pollutants. Delhi has been witnessing a gradual increase in AQI levels after a marginal improvement on Sunday. The 24-hour average AQI, recorded at 4 pm every day, was 390…
New Delhi, 24/11: Afghanistan has announced permanent closure of its embassy in New Delhi. Releasing an official statement on closure of diplomatic relations with New Delhi, the Embassy stated “Effective from Nov 23, owing to persistent challenges from Indian government. The decision follows Embassy’s earlier cessation of operations on September.
Gaza, 23/11: A truce between Israel and Hamas in Gaza will start on Friday at 7 am (0500 GMT), with a the first batch of hostages to be released at 4 pm, a spokesperson for Qatar’s foreign ministry said on Thursday. The truce would include a comprehensive ceasefire in both the north and south of…
