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AIIMS vicinity here last week amid the peaking Delhi election campaign, has now written to Union health minister JP Nadda, lamenting the lack of adequate infrastructure facilities for outpatients and also seeking adequate budgetary allocation for the healthcare sector. He also wrote to Delhi CM Atishi seeking her government's efforts for improving the AIIMS infrastructure.

Planned Parenthood president and women's rights advocate Cecile Richards lost her battle with brain cancer and died on Monday. She was sixty-seven. Richards made the enormous reproductive healthcare organization a political force and advocated for the right to an abortion.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. The past two years have been punishing for the biotech and pharma space. As Wall Street chased the artificial-intelligence boom, drugmakers were left behind, with pharma stocks trading at a major discount to the broader market.

AAP is voted to power in Delhi again, his top priority would be to provide employment opportunities to youngsters, party supremo Arvind Kejriwal said on Monday. Addressing a «janasabha» in the Vishwas Nagar Assembly constituency ahead of the February 5 Delhi Assembly polls, Kejriwal said, «The biggest work I am going to do is on employment. I will arrange employment for our youngsters. Providing employment to our youngsters will be my top priority.»

health security, with affordable medicines being vital for both India and the U.S., particularly in managing chronic conditions. Indian pharmaceutical companies are key to providing cost-effective and quality-assured medicines, improving outcomes, and ensuring sustainability within the U.S. healthcare system. In FY 2023-24, Indian pharma exports to the U.S. reached $8.7 billion, making it the largest market for Indian companies. For the U.S. Indian companies are supplying 47% of U.S. generic prescriptions and 15% of biosimilars.

India Budget: The government could reduce customs duty on inputs used in manufacturing medical equipment, electronic goods and footwear industries in the forthcoming Budget to boost local manufacturing, according to tax experts. Deloitte India Partner, Indirect Tax, Harpreet Singh said key demands from the Customs side from the 2025-26 Budget, to be tabled in Parliament on February 1, would be rate rationalisation, simplification of the regime, and litigation and dispute management.

Nifty closing lower despite relative strength in the broader market. The Nifty faced selling pressure throughout the session, ending the day at 23,203, while the volatility index (India VIX) rose by 1.82%, signaling increased market uncertainty. Technically, the Nifty formed a hammer candle on the daily chart, suggesting some buying interest at lower levels but remains below its 250-day Simple Moving Average (SMA) of 23,560. This, coupled with a doji formation on the weekly chart, points to indecision. While the Nifty Midcap and Smallcap indices closed with modest gains, the overall market sentiment remains cautious.

Union Budget 2025 Expectations Live Updates: Anticipation is running high among industry stakeholders and citizens as we get nearer to Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman's Budget announcement. From ordinary taxpayers, to tech, healthcare, insurance, and finance sectors, hopes are high for income tax cuts, GST sops and other initiatives.

Make in India’ and ‘Bangga Buatan Indonesia’ (Make in Indonesia) initiatives are complementing each other, as both countries work towards their shared goal of becoming developed nations by the centennials of their independence, Indonesian officials said.

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Indian equity market has been witnessing a steady decline over the past four months. After reaching a new all-time high on September 27, 2024, the benchmark Nifty 50 index has fallen by 11.5%. This correction is because of several factors, like weaker-than-expected GDP growth and lower-than-expected quarterly earnings, which have dampened investor sentiment. As a result, there has been a notable shift in investor sentiment from a «risk-on» to a «risk-off» approach, favoring defensive sectors over aggressive ones. This sentiment shift is reflected in the performance of sectoral indices since the Nifty 50's peak. Defensive indices such as Nifty IT, Nifty Pharma, Nifty Healthcare, and Nifty FMCG have demonstrated resilience, with comparatively smaller drawdowns during the broader market decline.

Sanofi Healthcare India, a subsidiary of global healthcare giant Sanofi, has leased 270,000 sq ft in Hitech City, Hyderabad.

Union Budget 2025 Expectations Live Updates: From ordinary taxpayers, to tech, healthcare, insurance, and finance sectors, among others — all stakeholders are holding high hopes for Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman's eighth Budget speech in February.Notably, she completed Pre-Budget Consultation with various stakeholders, unions and other representatives on January 6, ahead of beginning work on Budget 2025-26.FM Sitharaman 8th Budget SpeechIn Sitharaman's eighth Budget speech, likely next month, the industry is expecting significant announcements ranging from income tax breaks, GST rationalisation, industry-specific policies and more, aimed at reviving the economy and boosting consumer sentiments.This will be Sitharaman's second full-fledged Budget in Modi 3.0, and her eighth budget presentation in Parliament. She has presented six annual and two interim budgets under the NDA government's consecutive terms in power.When is the Union Budget 2025 Speech?As per convention over the past years, the finance minister is expected to give her Budget speech in Parliament at 11 am on February 1, 2025.

Stocks that rallied over 10% included, IEL Ltd.(14.51%), Bajaj Healthcare(13.74%), Silverpoint Infratech(12.04%), Hindustan Motor(10.62%), TGB Banquets(10.33%) and Metal Coatings(10.07%).

NSE SME platform later today. If the GMP trends are taken into account, the stock is likely to see a healthy listing. Currently, Sat Kartar Shopping GMP is around Rs 40 and compared with the IPO price of Rs 81, this is a premium of 49%.

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Startup India initiative, which celebrates nine years this year. The flagship programme aims to create a supportive environment for entrepreneurial ventures while highlighting the crucial role startups play in economic development and job creation.