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December 18, 2024 5:22 PM

Many factors distort blood pressure readings: report

Blood pressure readings are often distorted due to skipped steps in measurement, such as sitting posture, arm positioning, recent caffeine intake, or talking during the process. These factors can produce readings higher or lower than normal, highligh...

December 18, 2024 4:19 PM

Tourism and hospitality sector to create over 61 lakh jobs by 2036-37: CII-EY report

India's tourism and hospitality sector is poised for a significant expansion, with an additional 61.31 lakh workers required by 2036-37 to meet the rising demand, as per a report by the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) and EY. The whitepaper, ...

December 18, 2024 3:25 PM

China ready to strengthen trust, bring relations back to track: Chinese Ambassador to India

Ahead of the meeting on Wednesday between the Special Representatives of India and China to address the boundary dispute, Chinese Ambassador to India, Xu Feihong, reiterated Beijing's readiness to cooperate with New Delhi in implementing the agreemen...

December 18, 2024 2:59 PM

Offered crores to withdraw plea for CBI probe, alleges MUDA case petitioner

Snehamayi Krishna, the petitioner in the Mysuru Urban Development Authority (MUDA) case involving Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, has alleged attempts to bribe him into withdrawing his petition seeking a CBI probe. The Karnataka High Court is scheduled ...

December 18, 2024 3:42 PM

Oscars 2025: India’s hopes ride on Guneet Monga’s ‘Anuja’ after ‘Laapataa Ladies’ misses out

India's hopes at the 2025 Oscars now rest on 'Anuja', a live-action short film produced by Guneet Monga Kapoor, after Kiran Rao's 'Laapataa Ladies' failed to make it to the next round in the International Feature Film category. On Tuesday, the Acade...

December 18, 2024 3:41 PM

Syrian mass graves expose “machinery of death” under Assad, top prosecutor says

An international war crimes prosecutor said on Tuesday that evidence emerging from mass grave sites in Syria has exposed a state-run "machinery of death" under toppled leader Bashar al-Assad in which he estimated more than 100,000 people were torture...

December 18, 2024 2:01 PM

INS Nirdeshak to be commissioned in Visakhapatnam

The Indian Navy is set to welcome its newest vessel, INS Nirdeshak, in a commissioning ceremony on Wednesday at the Naval Dockyard in Visakhapatnam. The event will be presided over by Minister of State for Defence Sanjay Seth. According to the Minis...

December 18, 2024 11:35 AM

Japan’s Space One Kairos rocket fails minutes after liftoff

Japan's Space One terminated the flight of its Kairos small rocket shortly after liftoff on Wednesday, marking the end of its second attempt in nine months to become the country's first company to deliver a satellite to space. It is the latest in a ...

December 18, 2024 10:28 AM

Vice President Dhankhar meets Armenian delegation, discusses boosting trade and ties

Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar met with Armenian National Assembly President Alen Simonyan in New Delhi on Tuesday, holding discussions aimed at strengthening bilateral trade, improving connectivity, and fostering deeper partnerships between India a...

December 18, 2024 11:06 AM

Delhi air quality remains ‘severe’; temperature drops to 5°C

Delhi's air quality continued to remain in the 'severe' category on Wednesday, with the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) recording an average Air Quality Index (AQI) of 442. A thin layer of smog blanketed parts of the national capital in the m...