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Ramadan 2024 moon sighting: The sighting of the crescent moon marks the beginning of the holy month of Ramadan. The exact timing of the moon sighting can vary depending on geographical location and local moon sighting traditions. The beginning of Ramadan 2024 is determined by the Islamic calendar which is based on the lunar cycle and is 29-30 days long.

Bengaluru, hotel and restaurant managers have raised concerns as the summer approaches. The owner of Nisarg Grand Hotel, Krishna Raj told ANI, “Since the summer is approaching, the water shortage is causing a lot of trouble, especially in the hotel business where we need a lot of water for cleaning, cooking, and drinking.

US Food and Drug Administration's concentration limit for benzene by more than 800 times. Valisure arrived at the findings after elaborate tests during which benzoyl peroxide acne products were stored at high temperatures. As per a CNN report, the researchers left the products in a car for 14 days with temperature as high as 150 degrees Fahrenheit.

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India signed a free trade pact on Sunday with a group of European nations — Switzerland, Norway, Iceland and Liechtenstein — committing to reduce tariffs, while New Delhi receives $100 billion in investments over the next 15 years. India and the members of the European Free Trade Association (EFTA) held 21 rounds of talks over 16 years to clinch the broad-based Trade and Investment Agreement. Here are key facts about the trade pact:

India's retail inflation is expected to come in at 5.08% in February, broadly unchanged from 5.10% recorded in the previous month, a median estimate of 20 economists polled by Mint showed. While prices of food items saw an uptick on a sequential basis, a favourable base effect is seen as offsetting the impact.

Moneycontrol. Mint reported earlier this year that Invesco, a US-based asset management company (AMC), increased Swiggy's valuation to USD 8.3 billion two times in a row. The valuation adjustment for Swiggy by Baron comes amidst the backdrop of its competitor, Zomato, witnessing around a 58 per cent surge in stock price over the last six months, fueled by improved profitability and rapid growth of its quick commerce arm, Blinkit.

Also Read | Miss World 2024: Krystyna Pyszkova from Czech Republic wins the crown, says ‘something I was working on for so long’ Ramadan is the ninth month of the Islamic lunar calendar, and for Muslims worldwide, it's a time of deep spiritual reflection, fasting from dawn to dusk, increased prayer, and charity. Muslims abstain from food, drink, and other sensual activities during daylight hours, focusing on their connection with Allah (God) and strengthening their self-discipline. Ramadan culminates in the joyous Eid al-Fitr celebration.

India typically begins upon the sighting of the crescent moon marking the start of Ramadan. In Saudi Arabia, if the Ramadan crescent moon is sighted on Sunday evening, fasting will commence on Monday, March 11.

Ramadan began on Sunday, people in Pakistan are bracing themselves for a hike in essential commodities, including food items, The Express Tribune reported. According to the report, the country already records a two to three-fold inflation in the prices of essential kitchen items, including vegetables, sugar, edible oil, ghee, meat, eggs, and pulses.

Quick commerce partners and food delivery companies have launched some exclusive deals so that one can enjoy the hour they saved up by enjoying some great breakfast platters from the favorite outlets in the US, as per a USA Today report.

Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) arrested former DMK functionary Jaffer Sadiq in Delhi on Saturday, in connection with a ₹2,000 crore international drugs trafficking case. The central agency has termed Sadiq the «mastermind and kingpin» of the illicit network spread across India, Australia and New Zealand. Sadiq, a producer of Tamil films, was recently expelled by the DMK from the party after the NCB stated that he was linked to the drugs network. He was the Chennai West deputy organiser of the DMK's NRI wing. The opposition BJP and AIADMK in the state have been targeting the DMK over the matter. Last month, the NCB said it had arrested three people, all hailing from Tamil Nadu, and seized 50 kg of narcotics-making chemical pseudoephedrine during a raid at a godown in Delhi. The searches by the NCB, along with the special cell of the Delhi Police, came about following a tip-off received towards the end of 2023 from the Australian and New Zealand authorities about «large quantities» of pseudoephedrine concealed in desiccated coconut powder and mix food powder being smuggled into their countries from India.

climate change poses serious health risks to pregnant women, including preterm delivery, gestational hypertension, and pre-eclampsia, according to a new government-backed study. Women and Child Development Minister Smriti Irani, speaking at the launch of the report that was sponsored by her department, said climate change and its impact are not a standalone crisis. «This is the first Indian study from the perspective of agroecological zones in India; this has never been done in India before and that is why it is significant,» she said. «There has to be a narrative around the agroecological zones in the country… India has to come up with legacy climate solutions that India has to offer and also study what the global north is facing in terms of climate change and how we can provide solutions,» Irani said.

By Nidal al-Mughrabi and Michele Kambas

humanitarian aid airdrop fell on a group of men, teenagers and young kids because of a failure in the opening of the parachute. The parcel, containing food and essential items, fell like a rocket on the roof of a house near the al-Shati refugee camp, an eyewitness told the Guardian. The refuge camp is said to be known as one of the worst affected parts of Gaza because of the Israeli-airstrike.

Joe Biden announced in his State of the Union address the plans for providing aid to Gaza by sea, the Army's 7th Transportation Brigade and other units were scrambling to pull equipment together. They received their orders before the speech: Build a floating dock off the Gaza coast to provide food and other desperately needed assistance to residents of Gaza. The aid is needed because Israel has sharply restricted land routes into Gaza, slowing the flow of aid to a trickle. It's a complex operation, involving as many as 1,000 US troops, and it won't happen overnight. Air Force Maj. Gen. Pat Ryder, the Pentagon press secretary, told reporters it will take weeks for this to come together. Some officials say it will take about two months. And beyond the logistical challenges, the operation will depend on Israel's cooperation, which isn't assured. A look at what's known about the operation:

Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam’s (DMK) and was Chennai West Deputy Organiser (NRI Wing) until he was dismissed permanently from the party on February 25 over his links with the drug cartel. Also Read : International drug racket in Delhi: Film producer identified as mastermind; NCB, Delhi Police seize illegal substance His links led to political war of words with the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), opposition parties in Tamil Nadu, mounting attack on DMK over Jaffer.

food poisioning case, as many as 76 students were hospitalised in a Greater Noida hostel after they consumed food made for those observing Mahashivratri fast. The incident happened in Aryan Residency in the Knowledge Park area where students of different colleges were staying. The students had 'puris' made of 'kuttu ka atta' (buckwheat flour) on account of Mahashivratri on Friday. Soon after many of them complained of uneasiness, dizziness and vomiting.

humanitarian airdrop's parachute failed to open, a pallet crashed into a group of civilians queuing for food north of Gaza City's Shati refugee camp, killing five and injuring several others on Friday, according to Al Jazeera. Following the event on Friday, the Gaza government media office acknowledged the number of injuries, denouncing the «useless» airdrops as «flashy propaganda rather than humanitarian service» and advocating for the availability of food to pass through land borders.

By Patrick Wingrove and Sriparna Roy

FOX Business' Madison Alworth speaks to diners in Reading, Pennsylvania, who are still feeling sticker shock.