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comprehensive strategic partnership following talks between PM Narendra Modi and his Malaysian counterpart Anwar Ibrahim here. The two sides inked a number of pacts, including one on employment and repatriation of workers and another on boosting cooperation in digital technologies. The bigger focus of the talks was to expand trade and investment and explore cooperation in new and emerging areas.

special investigation team (SIT) to probe financial irregularities at RG Kar Medical College during the tenure of Sandip Ghosh. Kolkata Police have registered a case against Ghosh under provisions of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and Prevention of Corruption Act. «I have raised the nexus in connection with bio-medical waste in RG Kar Medical. Used saline bottles, rubber gloves were procured by two Bangladeshi citizens and recycled in Bangladesh. Two inquiries were done by a committee in which I was also a part,» Akhtar Ali, former deputy superintendent of RG Kar said. He said he had informed anti-corruption bureau, state vigilance commission and even the CMO regarding it during his tenure in RG Kar. He raised these allegations first in July 2023 and spoken about the involvement of Ghosh in the alleged nexus. Former principal of the medical college, Ghosh, was interrogated by CBI for the fifth consecutive day on Tuesday.

rainfall in Tripura over the past 48 hours, seven people have died from landslides and drowning, and two individuals are still missing. Water levels in rivers across Tripura have risen significantly, leading to flooding in many areas. Notably, Bagafa (375.8 mm), Belonia (324.4 mm) in South Tripura, and Amarpur (307.1 mm) in Gomati experienced exceptionally high rainfall in the last 24 hours. As a result, South Tripura and Gomati have been severely affected, with four rivers—Howrah, Dhalai, Muhuri, and Khowai—flowing above dangerous levels. Chief Minister Manik Saha is regularly monitoring the flood situation from New Delhi.

Union Health Ministry has instructed airports and land port authorities at Bangladesh and Pakistan borders to remain vigilant for international passengers displaying Mpox symptoms, news agency PTI reported. Three hospitals in New Delhi—Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital, Safdarjung Hospital, and Lady Hardinge Medical College—have been designated as nodal centers for the isolation, management, and treatment of Mpox patients. State governments have been asked to identify similar facilities under their jurisdiction. P K Mishra, principal secretary to the prime minister, convened a high-level meeting on Sunday to assess the country's preparedness for Mpox. Officials reported no current Mpox cases in India. According to the current assessment, the risk of a large outbreak with sustained transmission is low.

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Ukraine, the External Affairs Ministry said today. It will be Modi's first trip to the war-torn country since its conflict with Russia and about a month after he met President Vladimir Putin in Moscow. Details of the trip will be shared later in the day, Reuters reported quoting the foreign ministry. Modi is expected to visit Ukraine between August 21 and 23, ET had reported earlier. It comes just over a month after Modi visited Russia and Austria. Western capitals have imposed sanctions on Moscow following its invasion of Ukraine in 2022, but friendly nations such as India and China have continued to trade with it.

Sensitivity by Kiwis appreciated: During President Droupadi Murmu’s recent visit to New Zealand, the authorities ensured that Khalistani activists were not found protesting close to the venue of an event attended by her. While protests were allowed, the activists were kept at a distance.

economy, there are cheerleaders, there are doomsayers and there are those who hold up the mirror. Nouriel Roubini, the New York University professor, belongs to the last category as he passionately propagates his theories based on data. Roubini, the Turkish-born economist may have earned the moniker of Dr Doom for predicting the US subprime housing implosion that triggered the global financial crisis, but he's more often misunderstood by the markets whenever it is on steroids, as it is now. The economist, who will be wearing the hat of a fund manager with an exchange-traded fund soon, is set to reveal his view of the world at ET's World Leaders' Forum this month in New Delhi.

Rakesh Pal passed away in Chennai on Sunday due to a heart attack, according to officials. Sources told ToI that Rakesh Pal developed chest pain at INS Adyar when he was in discussion with the officials about the preparations for defence minister Rajnath Singh's visit to Chennai. He was rushed to the Rajiv Gandhi Government General Hospital (RGGGH) around 2.30 pm, but he died without responding to the treatment around 7 pm. Chief minister MK Stalin and defence minister Rajnath Singh were to visit RGGGH to pay their respects to Rakesh Pal.

Vinesh Phogat returned to India on Saturday after her Paris Olympics 2024 journey, greeted by an overwhelming crowd of supporters. Hundreds of fans gathered outside the Indira Gandhi International (IGI) airport in New Delhi to welcome her back, despite the disappointment of her disqualification from the Olympics for being overweight after reaching the 50kg final. Vinesh’s appeal against this disqualification was also rejected by the ad-hoc division of the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS), adding to the emotional weight of her return. Vinesh's arrival at her home village Balali was marked by a deeply emotional reunion with her uncle and mentor, Mahavir Singh Phogat. The embrace they shared resonated with many, capturing the emotional toll of her Olympic journey and the support she received from her family, particularly during her most challenging moments. This reunion, which was widely shared on social media, moved many of her supporters and fans, highlighting the strong bond between Vinesh and Mahavir. Throughout Vinesh’s struggles during the Olympics, Mahavir had been a steadfast pillar of support, offering encouragement even as the weight of her disqualification weighed heavily on her.

Union Home Ministry has asked all state police forces to provide it situation reports every two hours in the wake of protests by doctors, nursing staff and others against the alleged rape and murder of a postgraduate trainee doctor at the state-run RG Kar Medical College and Hospital in Kolkata. In a communication to the state police forces, the home ministry said that the law and order situation of all states should be monitored in view of the protests. «Henceforth, a continuous two-hourly law and order situation report in this regard may kindly be sent to the MHA control room (New Delhi) by Fax/ Email/ WhatsApp from 1600 hours today,» the communication sent on Friday said. On August 9, a postgraduate trainee doctor was allegedly raped and murdered while on duty at the RG Kar Medical College and Hospital in Kolkata. A civic volunteer of Kolkata Police was arrested in connection with the crime the next day. The Calcutta High Court handed over the case to the CBI on Tuesday.

West Bengal and across the country on Saturday started a 24-hour nationwide strike to protest the rape and murder of a trainee doctor at the government-run RG Kar Medical College in Kolkata last week. The protest was called by the Indian Medical Association (IMA), the largest organisation of medical staff in the country, which has placed five demands including justice for the victim, a central law to protect healthcare workers from violence at workplaces, and a thorough overhaul of the working and living conditions of resident doctors. The West Bengal government, meanwhile, issued detailed guidelines and measures to be taken at hospitals, medical colleges and all workplaces for women across the state with the aim to provide safe working conditions, and launched a flagship programme, 'Rattirer Shaathi' (Helpers of night).

NEW DELHI : Indian business over the years has had very few mavericks with the mix of audacity and controversy that Ramakrishna Dalmia, the founder of the Dalmia group, did. As much a product of his times as an architect of his destiny, he was a defiant and towering figure, his life a potent cocktail of outsized personality, political ambition and shrewd financial dealings. To that, he added strategic alliances, including his little-known piquant friendship with his neighbour Muhammad Ali Jinnah.

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Indian Medical Association's (IMA's) inception in 1928, only one was a woman, said a team of researchers, including those from The George Institute for Global Health, New Delhi. They looked at the current and past leaderships of the professional medical associations, including the Indian Public Health Association (IPHA) and those of all broad medical and surgical specialties. Unequal gender representation persists even in the medical associations closely involved in women's health such as obstetrics and gynaecology, pediatrics and neonatology, highlighting a male dominance, the authors said in the study published in the journal PLoS Global Public Health.

MUMBAI : In the midst of covid lockdowns a few top executives of ChrysCapital, a private equity firm headquartered in New Delhi, decided to make a trip to Pune. That city about 150 km to Mumbai’s south is home to an unassuming entrepreneur who over the past decade and half has founded three startup unicorns. That includes Brainbees Solutions Pvt.

Russia, invaded over the past 10 days by Ukraine’s forces rolling into Kursk, last saw its borders violated this way only in World War II (by Nazi Germany). This flip in fortunes has stunned not just weary war watchers, who were wondering how long Kyiv could hold up against its bigger adversary, but perhaps Moscow too, given the latter’s sluggish response.

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has expressed concern over the unrest that led to a change of government in neighboring Bangladesh and the attacks on Hindus and other minorities there

Rahul Gandhi, the Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha, participated in the Independence Day celebrations at New Delhi's Red Fort on Thursday. Prime Minister Narendra Modi delivered his address to the nation during the event. This marks a significant moment, as it is the first time a Leader of the Opposition has attended these celebrations in recent years. The position had remained unfilled since 2014 due to the lack of sufficient representation from opposition parties in the Lok Sabha.

IMD) has forecasted cloudy skies with light rain and thunderstorms in the Red Fort area during the morning and forenoon of India’s 78th Independence Day on Thursday, August 15. A few spells of light rain are also expected during the afternoon and night. The maximum temperature is predicted to range between 32 and 34 degrees Celsius, while the minimum temperature will be between 25 and 27 degrees Celsius. Read More: Independence Day 2024 Live Updates IMD has also issued a nowcast valid for the next three hours, indicating no rain in the area, with generally cloudy skies and temperatures ranging between 30 and 32 degrees Celsius.

CBI headed by an additional director on Wednesday launched an investigation into the alleged rape and murder of a doctor at a state-run hospital in West Bengal. The agency has taken custody of the primary suspect, according to officials. The CBI has also registered an FIR in New Delhi under multiple sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) related to the case, a source within the agency revealed.