After Thane, bird flu now detected at poultry farm in neighbouring Palghar

Days after avian influenza was reported in Maharashtra’s Thane, this infection has now been detected among birds at a poultry farm in the Vasai-Virar region of its neighboring Palghar district, an official said on Saturday. Palghar’s district veterinary officer Dr. Prashant Kamble said that some birds at the

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Over 2 crore adolescents in 15-18 years group fully vaccinated against COVID-19: Mansukh Mandaviya

Over 2 crore adolescents in the 15-18 years age group nationwide are now fully vaccinated against COVID-19, Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya said on Friday. “Young India taking the world’s largest vaccination drive to the next level! Over 2 crore youngsters between 15-18 age group are now fully

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Ahead of Punjab polls, Home Minister Amit Shah meets Radha Soami sect chief

Ahead of the Punjab Assembly polls, Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Wednesday met the chief of Radha Soami Satsang Beas Baba Gurinder Singh Dhillon at Beas, around 45 km from Amritsar. Shah, who was in Punjab on Wednesday for a poll rally, took to Twitter to share

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US, allies ready to retaliate for Russian cyberattacks

The United States and its allies are prepared to respond to Russian cyberattacks amid escalating tensions over Ukraine, with the scope of retaliatory actions or sanctions depending on the severity of the hacks, U.S. and European officials said on Tuesday. U.S. President Joe Biden, speaking hours after Ukraine

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Ukraine tensions, Fed hike talk drag on euro

Tensions in eastern Europe weighed on the euro on Tuesday and pushed demand for the dollar and the safe-haven yen, while the greenback was also helped by debate about more aggressive U.S. interest rate hikes. The euro was at $1.1308 in early Asia having touched $1.1278 the day

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Saudi Arabia transfers Aramco shares worth $80 billion to state fund

Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman has transferred 4% of Saudi Aramco shares worth $80 billion to the kingdom’s sovereign wealth fund, the government said. The shares will bolster the Public Investment Fund’s (PIF) strong financial position and high credit ratings in the medium term, the crown prince

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Gurugram Building Collapse: 2 dead, many feared trapped, police file case against builder

At least two people have died and several are feared trapped after the roof of an apartment in Haryana’s Gurugram collapsed on Thursday evening. The incident occurred on the sixth floor of the D Block of the Chintels Paradiso housing complex in Gurugram’s Sector 109. The drawing room

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BSE gets SEBI’s in-principle nod for gold spot exchange

The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has given in-principle apporval to the BSE to commence trading in electronic gold receipts (EGR) on the exchange, the bourse said in a filing to the National Stock Exchange. “To seek final approval for the introduction of the EGR segment, we have

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New York joins blue states in easing rules, drops indoor mask mandate

Gov. Kathy Hochul will drop New York’s stringent indoor mask mandate on February 9, ending a requirement that businesses ask customers for proof of full vaccination or require mask wearing at all times, and marking a turning point in the state’s coronavirus response, according to three people briefed

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India signs deals to export 4.6 million tonnes sugar in 2021/22, says trade body

Indian mills have signed contracts to export 4.6 million tonnes of sugar in the 2021/22 marketing year without government subsidies, a leading trade body said on Monday. The exports would allow the world’s second-biggest sugar producer to trim stockpiles, though it could weigh on global prices. Mills have

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