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vaccine doses manufactured and distributed across the world in the last one year alone, half of them were manufactured in India, said Union Health Secretary Punya Salila Srivastava. She said this while addressing the annual India Leadership Summit 2024, organised by the US-India Strategic Partnership Forum here today. Punya said India has emerged as a global leader in pharmaceuticals, being the third-largest producer and a key supplier of generic medicines. This sector's success has resulted in substantial savings for healthcare systems worldwide, including a notable contribution to the US healthcare system.

«The Government of India has decided to expel the following six Canadian Diplomats: Mr. Stewart Ross Wheeler, Acting High Commissioner; Mr. Patrick Hebert, Deputy High Commissioner; Marie Catherine Joly, First Secretary; lan Ross David Trites, First Secretary; Adam James Chuipka, First Secretary; Paula Orjuela, First Secretary,» a Ministry of External Affairs release said. «They have been asked to leave India by or before 11:59 pm on Saturday, October 19, 2024,» the release added.

communal violence during a Durga idol procession in Maharajganj area of Bahraich, UP police are trying to maintain peace and put a check on the possible spread of the tension in rural areas. Monday also witnessed incidents of arson and stone pelting, besides protests at a few places. Sensing the gravity of the situation, chief minister Yogi Adityanath has asked the top officials, home secretary Sanjeev Gupta and additional director general of police (Law and Order) Amitabh Yash, to camp in Bahraich to bring the situation under control. “We are trying our best to maintain peace and harmony,” UP’s additional director general of police (Law and Order) Amitabh Yash told ET on phone from Bahraich.

Reliance Industries Limited (RIL)-owned Viacom18 and Walt Disney's Star India are expected to complete their merger by the third quarter of this financial year, pending additional approvals, according to a regulatory filing from Reliance Industries Limiter (RIL). In its quarterly report, RIL noted that Viacom18 and Star India have already received conditional approval from the Competition Commission of India (CCI) for their proposed merger. However, the CCI has yet to issue its detailed order regarding the Star-Viacom18 merger. The competition regulator approved the transaction on 28th August.

VHP) on Monday said only "practising Hindus" should be appointed to temple committees in Andhra Pradesh and there should be no political representation in these panels. It also demanded that only «practising Hindus» be appointed as employees at these temples and the «non-Hindus or non-practising Hindus» appointed as temple staff immediately relieved of their duties. «Politicians during their election campaigns not only say that they are secular and treat all the religions equally but also participate in prayer programmes in different religious places of worship,» the VHP said in a statement. «In this case, if there are political leaders in the temple committees, there is a possibility that they will give priority to their secular feelings rather than the welfare of Hindus,» it added.

Pappu Yadav said he could «finish off within 24 hours» the network of Lawrence Bishnoi who is suspected to be behind the assassination of former Maharashtra minister Baba Siddiqui. The Purnea MP made the boastful statement in a post on X, on Sunday, when he called Gopalganj-born Siddiqui «a son of Bihar» and trained his guns at the NDA government in the western state. «Has the nation become an army of eunuchs? A criminal sitting in jail gets people bumped off at will and all remain mute spectators,» wrote Yadav, himself known for strong-arm tactics in politics. He added, «Maha jungle raj prevails in Maharashtra. The proof is the murder of Baba Siddiqui, who enjoyed Y security cover and was known to be supportive of the government.»

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Amazon India on Monday announced the launch of Amazon Smbhav Hackathon 2024, a nationwide competition to forge next-gen tech and AI-powered innovations for Indian small and medium businesses (SMBs) in e-commerce. The hackathon is part of the lead-up to Amazon Smbhav 2024, the fifth edition of the company’s flagship annual summit in India, and invites innovators across India to contribute to the growth of India’s digital economy. Amazon has partnered with Startup India, DPIIT, National Innovation Foundation (NIF) — India, and the NIF Incubation and Entrepreneurship Council (NIFientreC) to support the immense potential of innovators from the deepest pockets of the country.

Andhra Pradesh government expects about Rs 20,000 crore through sale of licensing fee and liquor during the remaining financial year, sources said on Monday. «As such the state government netted Rs 1,800 crore towards non-refundable application fee for 3,396 outlets. Once the outlet was allotted on lottery basis, the winner will have to pay licensing fees ranging from Rs 50 lakh to Rs 85 lakh in six installments. Last year the government got Rs 30,000 crore through liquor sales. This year for the remaining six months, the government is expecting over Rs 17,000 crore,» a source, privy to the development told PTI. According to Mukesh Kumar Meena, Principal Secretary, Revenue (Excise), the state government has received nearly 90,000 applications for 3,396 private liquor outlets throughout the state with Rs 2 lakh as non-refundable application fee contributing to about Rs 1,800 crore to the exchequer.

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin on Monday took stock of the situation arising due to the heavy rain predicted by the Regional Meteorological Centre, Chennai, in the next four days. He has directed the authorities to declare a holiday for schools and colleges in Chennai, Tiruvallur, Kanchipuram, and Chengalpattu districts on October 15, and also asked them to issue advisory to IT firms to allow their employees to work from home from October 15 to 18. The RMC said Tamil Nadu would receive heavy rain due to a low pressure area over the southeast Bay of Bengal at 5.30 am today. «It is likely to become a well marked low pressure area and move west-northwestwards towards north Tamil Nadu, Puducherry, and adjoining south Andhra Pradesh coasts during the next two days,» it said. There would be enhanced rainfall activity associated with the movement of this system, the IMD said.

Supreme Court on Monday extended stay on defamation proceedings against Congress MP Shashi Tharoor in trial court'Scorpion' remark against Prime Minister Narendra Modi. While hearing Tharoor's plea on September 10, the apex court had stayed the proceedings before a trial court in the defamation case filed against the Congress MP. The top court had also issued notice to the Delhi Police and BJP leader Rajiv Babbar, who is the complainant in the case, seeking their responses on the plea.

Roopkund Lake, one of Uttarakhand's premier trekking destinations located 16,500 feet above sea level at the base of Mount Trishul, is facing the impacts of climate change, reported TOI. Forest officials have been alarmed by the lake’s shrinking size, which is approximately two acres with a depth of around 9 feet. A 2019 study by scientists from India, the US, and Germany challenged the belief that the skeletons belonged to a single group that perished in a single event, instead suggesting they were genetically diverse individuals who died over a span of up to 1,000 years. Known as the «lake of skeletons» for the hundreds of human remains, some with preserved flesh, that emerge when snow melts, the lake has captured global attention since forest official HK Madhwal discovered bones in its icy waters in 1942.

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U.S. blockchain startup Ripple made a major foray into crypto custody on Thursday, launching new services aimed at helping banks and financial technology firms to store digital assets on behalf of clients.

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Hopeful Canadian homebuyers may well have their pick of the litter when it comes to condos in many housing markets across the country, a new report from Re/Max Canada shows.