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Worrying! 13 of world's top 20 most polluted cities in India

Thirteen of the world's top 20 most polluted cities are in India, with Byrnihat in Assam topping the list, according to a new report published on Tuesday. IMAGE: Air pollution remains a serious......

After Delhi's sign-in, Bengal only state to hold out on Ayushman Bharat

According to a parliamentary response by the Union health ministry in 2023, around 654,000 families in Delhi are eligible to enrol under the scheme. IMAGE: Prime Minister Narendra Modi interacts......

Health budget up by 11%, daycare cancer centres announced

The Union health ministry has been allocated Rs 99,858.56 crore in the Budget 2025-2026, an around 11 per cent hike over the Rs 89,974.12 crore in the budget (revised estimates) of 2024-2025 with......

2 Indian-origin faces in new Canadian PM's cabinet

Indo-Canadian Anita Anand and Delhi-born Kamal Khera, one of the youngest women ever elected to the Canadian Parliament, are part of new Prime Minister Mark Carney's cabinet. IMAGE: Kamal Khera.......

Centre rushes high-level team to Pune amid spurt in GBS cases

The Union health ministry has deputed a high-level multi-disciplinary team to Pune to aid state authorities in instituting interventions and managing the spurt in suspected and confirmed cases of......

Finance Secretary TK Pandey is new Sebi chairman

The Union government on Thursday appointed Finance Secretary Tuhin Kanta Pandey as the 11th chairman of the capital market regulator, Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI). IMAGE: Tuhin......

After 3 years, a bureaucrat to head Sebi

Seasoned bureaucrat and a stickler for rules Finance Secretary Tuhin Kanta Pandey will be at the helm of capital market regulator, Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI), for three years.......

Govt headhunter fails to find right candidate for BPCL top job

After HPCL, the government headhunter struggled to find a suitable candidate for the top job at Bharat Petroleum, as most applicants were narrow specialists lacking multidisciplinary experience......

Exports contracts; trade deficit widens to $23 bn

India's exports declined for the third month in a row in January, falling by 2.38 per cent year-on-year to $36.43 billion, while the trade deficit widened to $22.99 billion in the month.......

Budget proposes social security scheme for gig workers

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Saturday announced a social security scheme for one crore gig workers engaged with online platforms and said the government will provide them identity cards......

Why IPL must ditch alcohol, tobacco ads

The Healthy Ministry has instructed the Indian Premier League to ban all forms of tobacco and alcohol promotions, including surrogate advertisements, during the tournament beginning March 22.......

'Free Palestine' banner at UCL match irks French minister

UEFA to not place sanctions on PSG IMAGE: A banner on support of Palestine is displayed in the stands before the Champions League match between Paris St Germain and Atletico Madrid at Parc des......

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