Japan on High Alert as Typhoon Shanshan Approaches

August 26, 2024 5:25 PM

Japan on High Alert as Typhoon Shanshan Approaches

Japan is on high alert as Typhoon Shanshan nears and could make landfall in western Japan most likely from Tuesday through Wednesday.   Japan's weather agency warned today, urging residents to prepare for strong winds, high waves, and heavy rainfall. According to the Japan Meteorological Agency...

BJP Issues List of 16 Candidates for J&K Assembly Elections

August 26, 2024 4:29 PM

BJP Issues List of 16 Candidates for J&K Assembly Elections

BJP today issued a list of 16 candidates for the upcoming Jammu and Kashmir assembly elections. The party has given tickets to Syed Showkat Gayoor Andrabi from Pampore, Javed Ahmad Qadri from Shopian, Arshid Bhat from Rajpora, Advocate Syed Wazahat from Anantnag, Sushri Shagun Parihar from Kishtwar,...

Indian Rupee Closes at 83.90 per USD; Dollar Index Dips 0.01% to 100.70

August 26, 2024 4:24 PM

Indian Rupee Closes at 83.90 per USD; Dollar Index Dips 0.01% to 100.70

In the Forex market today, the Indian rupee closes at 83 rupees and 90 paise against the U.S. dollar.   The dollar index, which indicates the US dollar's strength against a basket of six other leading currencies, is down by 0.01 per cent, at 100.70 in intra-day trade.

Indian Equity Indices Surge: Nifty Hits 25,000 as Sensex Rises 611 Points

August 26, 2024 5:22 PM

Indian Equity Indices Surge: Nifty Hits 25,000 as Sensex Rises 611 Points

Indian equity indices ended on a strong note with Nifty at the 25,000 level today. At the closing bell, the BSE Sensex closed 611 points or 0.75 per cent higher at 81,698. The NSE Nifty up by 187 points or 0.76 per cent to close at 25,010.   All the sectoral indices ended in the green.    ...

CBI Probes into Financial Irregularities at Kolkata’s R G Kar Hospital

August 26, 2024 4:13 PM

CBI Probes into Financial Irregularities at Kolkata’s R G Kar Hospital

Central Bureau of Investigation, CBI is conducting its investigation into the financial irregularities at R G Kar Hospital in Kolkata. The agency is searching at various places in the city as well as interrogating Debashis Som of the Forensic Department of the R G Kar Medical College and other perso...

Australia’s Right-to-Disconnect Laws Take Effect

August 26, 2024 3:57 PM

Australia’s Right-to-Disconnect Laws Take Effect

Australia's right-to-disconnect laws have come into effect, granting workers the entitlement to refuse contact outside of their working hours.   From today onwards, employees in Australia will have the right to refuse to monitor, read or respond to work communication outside of their paid hours...

New Bio E3 Policy to Place India as Global Leader: Dr Jitendra Singh

August 26, 2024 4:19 PM

New Bio E3 Policy to Place India as Global Leader: Dr Jitendra Singh

Union Science and Technology Minister Dr Jitendra Singh asserted that the new Bio E3 policy rolled out by Prime Minister Narendra Modi will place India as a global leader in upcoming years. Addressing the new bio-economic policy in New Delhi, Dr Singh said, the country's bio-economy has experienced ...

Bird flu outbreak: Thousands of chickens culled in Odisha

August 26, 2024 3:55 PM

Bird flu outbreak: Thousands of chickens culled in Odisha

In Odisha, thousands of chickens are being culled in Pipili of Puri district following the outbreak of bird flu.   According to reports, the state government has started culling about 20,000 poultry birds and they are buried after being culled as per the protocol and the farms are being sanitised.  ...