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August 5, 2026 11:54 AM
The Odisha Health and Family Welfare Department on Wednesday signed 10 Memorandums of Understanding (MoUs) with various institutions to strengthen trauma care, medical education, laboratory services and healthcare infrastructure across the state. Sp...
August 5, 2026 11:16 AM
U.S. President Donald Trump said his administration had "very good discussions" with Iran during all-day negotiations on Tuesday, fuelling expectations of an imminent end to the five-month conflict. Oil prices fell and stocks jumped in Asian trade o...
August 5, 2026 11:18 AM
The Election Commission of India has barred 17 registered unrecognised political parties in Uttarakhand from contesting next year’s Assembly elections under their party banners after they failed to establish their existence or report any electoral ...
August 5, 2026 11:13 AM
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Wednesday revised its real GDP growth forecast for FY2026-27 to 6.7 per cent, up from the earlier projection of 6.6 per cent, while describing India as the world's fastest-growing major economy despite persistent gl...
August 5, 2026 10:55 AM
The U.S. is pressing ahead with talks on allowing Ukraine to make Patriot interceptor missiles, which Kyiv urgently wants to defend against Russian attacks, even after President Donald Trump cast doubt on such a deal, Reuters reported citing four sou...
August 5, 2026 10:33 AM
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Wednesday kept the policy repo rate unchanged at 5.25 per cent, with the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) maintaining its neutral policy stance amid persistent global trade uncertainties and geopolitical tensions. T...
August 5, 2026 10:09 AM
Domestic equity markets opened higher on Wednesday ahead of the RBI's policy decision as the headline index surged almost 1 per cent, while global cues were also positive. Sensex started the trading session at 79,055.38, up over 600 points or 0.8 ...
August 5, 2026 10:10 AM
Commonwealth Games 2026 gold medallist Sharmila Dhankar described her maiden CWG title as a "historic achievement" and said her next target is to win gold at the Asian Games before building a successful Paralympic career. Dhankar clinched the women'...
August 5, 2026 9:59 AM
Defending champion Carlos Alcaraz has withdrawn from this month's Cincinnati Open due to an ongoing wrist injury, tournament organisers said on Tuesday. The 23-year-old Spaniard had been set to return at the ATP Masters 1000 event after being side...
August 5, 2026 9:49 AM
The Dehradun district administration has declared a one-day holiday for all government and private schools, as well as Anganwadi centres, on Wednesday following the India Meteorological Department's forecast of heavy rainfall. The closure applies to...
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