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The police said that traffic from Mahadevpur towards Marathahalli and from Marathahalli towards Mahadevpur will be slow. Regular commuters were advised to cooperate with police and plan their travel accordingly. The police also issued an advisory due to the ongoing BBMP road widening work at Panathur Railway Bridge S Cross, saying the traffic will move slow. “We kindly ask commuters to co-operate and plan accordingly. Thank you,” police said in the advisory. The police said due to the ongoing civil work at Doddanekundi village (Kodandarama Temple Road), traffic movement is very slow, requesting commuters to avoid the route and use alternative roads.

Benchmark NSE Nifty index rose 147.86 points to 23055.45 amid buying in frontline bluechip stocks.

Rakshit Ranjan, Portfolio Manager, Marcellus Investment Managers, says in the last 8 to 10 months, they have started taking more rural exposure given that area of the economy is likely to do better. Marcellus has increased exposure to healthcare through hospitals and diagnostics. They have also increased exposure to industries where large unorganised to organised potential exists along with company-specific strengths. Finally, a high exposure to exports of products and services based on IP, is where they have increased exposure. Marcellus has also retained high quality financials, including lenders and insurers in the broader portfolio. In the last three sessions, we are seeing some good moves, good recovery coming in the market. On Wednesday, we broke above the 22,900 levels. Are we fairly priced now? The valuations are getting better as far as India is concerned. We are now trading approximately at 18.5x which is now less than the 10-year average. We are now below the 5-year historical average also. Are we really priced to perfection now? Do you see the green shoots coming back? Rakshit Ranjan: Certainly.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Narayana Health is ramping up its oncology offerings with a new chain of cancer care centres, taking the treatment to patients and keeping them out of hospitals as the disease burden rises in India.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. A laser-sharp focus on the US market in a world being reshaped by artificial intelligence has cast shadows over three Indian tech services companies catering to healthcare and life sciences companies. Lack of diversified businesses, policy uncertainty in the Donald Trump era, and the challenges of GenAI pose major risks for Sagility Ltd, Indegene Ltd, and Inventurus Knowledge Solutions Ltd, all of which listed on the stock exchanges in the past year, analysts said.

Nagpur experienced devastating mob violence, around 30% of the city remained under curfew, with a heavy police presence of 1,000 officers, including riot control units and the state reserve police, strengthening security in areas prone to communal unrest, ToI reported on March 19. Additionally, 8,000 more police personnel have been placed on standby as tensions persisted in the affected Mahal and Hansapuri neighborhoods, which remained barricaded. On Tuesday, law enforcement registered six FIRs against approximately 1,200 individuals, including members of the Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) and Bajrang Dal, in connection with the burning of an effigy of Mughal emperor Aurangzeb that incited arson late Monday.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Since the covid-19 pandemic, India’s healthcare sector has been having a dream run. Buoyed by an aging demographic with rising incomes, along with improving penetration of medical insurance and medical tourism, the Nifty Healthcare Index has outperformed the broader market by recording a 25% compound annual growth rate (CAGR) in the last five years.

LIC shares will be in focus on Wednesday after the state-owned insurer confirmed it is in the final stages of acquiring a stake in a health insurance company, CEO Siddhartha Mohanty said on Tuesday. Without naming the target company, Mohanty stated that discussions are at an advanced stage, and a deal is expected to be announced before March 31. «It is a natural choice for LIC to enter health insurance. Discussions are in the final stage,» Mohanty told reporters on the sidelines of the GCA25 event.

Washington has been pushing for a full, 30-day ceasefire as a first step towards a wider settlement of the grinding three-year-old war. But in a 90-minute call with Donald Trump on Tuesday, Russian President Vladimir Putin refused, insisting that any such deal would be contingent on the West halting all military aid for Ukraine. According to the Kremlin, Putin has already ordered his military to pause strikes against Ukrainian energy targets for 30 days. The highly anticipated Putin-Trump call also resulted in the announcement that Russia and Ukraine will exchange 175 prisoners each on Wednesday.

Pope Francis said in a letter published Tuesday that his lengthy illness has helped make «more lucid» to him the absurdity of war, as his top deputy shot down any suggestion of resignation and plans progressed for an upcoming meeting with Britain's King Charles III, as per a report. Italian daily Corriere della Sera published a letter to the editor from Francis, signed and dated March 14 from Rome's Gemelli hospital where the 88-year-old pontiff has been treated since February 14 for a complex lung infection and double pneumonia, AP reported. In it, Francis renewed his call for diplomacy and international organizations to find a “new vitality and credibility.” And he said that his own illness had also helped make some things clearer to him, including the «absurdity of war». “Human fragility has the power to make us more lucid about what endures and what passes, what brings life and what kills,” he wrote. Responding to a letter from the newspaper’s editor-in-chief, Luciano Fontana, Francis also urged him and all those in the media to “feel the full importance of words.”

Lahaul and Spiti' is the most vulnerable to avalanches in Himachal Pradesh, while Chamoli the most vulnerable in Uttarakhand, according to an analysis of 11 districts in the two Himalayan states. An increase in avalanches in the Indian Western Himalayas in recent years has been attributed to the combined effects of multiple factors, including climate change, complex terrain and increasing human activities. Researchers Akshay Singhal, M. Kavya and Sanjeev K. Jha, from the Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, Bhopal, proposed an analytical framework for developing a 'CAVI' score, or 'combined avalanche vulnerability index'. «The CAVI shows that all the highly vulnerable districts are located in Himachal Pradesh, while most of the districts of Uttarakhand are moderately vulnerable,» the authors wrote in the study published in the journal Environment, Development and Sustainability. «The district 'Lahaul and Spiti' is the most vulnerable district, while Shimla (Himachal Pradesh) and Pauri Garhwal (Uttarakhand) are the least vulnerable,» they wrote. They added, «The most vulnerable district in Uttarakhand is Chamoli.»

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. The carnage in smallcap stocks during the recent market correction has been widely noted. The BSE SmallCap index’s 24% plunge into bear territoryfrom its 52-week high, with approximately a third of small caps declining 50% or more from their most recent highs, is a stark reminder of the risks in this segment.

Hamas warned that Israel's new airstrikes early Tuesday breached their ceasefire and put the fate of hostages in jeopardy. Israel said it launched the wave of airstrikes across the Gaza Strip because of a lack of progress in ongoing talks to extend the ceasefire. It was not immediately clear if the operation was a one-time pressure tactic or if the 17-month-old war was being resumed altogether. Hamas said Israel's government was responsible for an «unprovoked escalation» against Palestinians. Gaza's ministry of health said at least 44 people were killed in the airstrikes early Tuesday. Israel launched a wave of airstrikes across the Gaza Strip early Tuesday, saying it was striking Hamas targets in its heaviest assault in the territory since a ceasefire took effect in January. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he had ordered the strikes because of a lack of progress in ongoing talks to extend the ceasefire. It was not immediately clear if the operation was a one-time pressure tactic or if the 17-month-old war was being resumed altogether.

Hotel chains in India say they are leveraging 'cutting-edge' AI technologies to enhance customer service, streamline operations, and amplify overall guest experience. Tata Group backed Indian Hotels Company (IHCL) said it has successfully piloted a robot assistant at its Ginger hotel at Mumbai Airport, setting the stage for 'a new era of hospitality.'

Gaza early Tuesday morning. Israel launched a new wave of airstrikes across the Gaza Strip, saying it was striking Hamas targets in its heaviest assault in the territory since a ceasefire took effect in January. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he had ordered the strikes because of a lack of progress in ongoing talks to extend the ceasefire. It was not immediately clear if the operation was a one-time pressure tactic or if the 17-month-old war was being resumed altogether. «This comes after Hamas repeatedly refused to release our hostages and rejected all offers it received from the U.S. presidential envoy, Steve Witkoff, and from the mediators,» Netanyahu's office said. Taher Nunu, a Hamas official, criticized the Israeli attacks. «The international community faces a moral test: either it allows the return of the crimes committed by the occupation army or it enforces a commitment to ending the aggression and war against innocent people in Gaza,» he said.

Narendra Modi is expected to visit the RSS headquarters in Nagpur at the end of this month, a development that will be closely watched in political circles. His visit is scheduled for March 30, the first day of the Hindu calendar.

NASA astronauts Sunita Williams and Barry «Butch» Wilmore are set to return to Earth on 18 March after spending over nine months aboard the International Space Station (ISS). Their mission was extended due to propulsion issues with Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft, which was deemed unfit for their return journey. Instead, the astronauts will be flying back aboard SpaceX’s Crew Dragon, with splashdown expected near the Florida coast. Their journey home marks the end of an unusual mission. Williams and Wilmore had originally travelled to the ISS in June last year as part of the first crewed test flight of Boeing’s Starliner. However, multiple technical issues, including helium leaks and propulsion malfunctions, forced NASA to alter their return plans. The two astronauts were folded into the Crew-9 mission and had to wait for a safe return option.

With her calm, warm demeanor, Ana has been trained to put patients at ease — like many nurses across the U.S. But unlike them, she is also available to chat 24-7, in multiple languages, from Hindi to Haitian Creole. That's because Ana isn't human, but an artificial intelligence program created by Hippocratic AI, one of a number of new companies offering ways to automate time-consuming tasks usually performed by nurses and medical assistants.

Chennai after experiencing an unexpected bout of chest discomfort. The legendary musician and Academy Award-winning composer is currently receiving treatment at Apollo Hospital, where a team of doctors is attentively monitoring his condition. According to medical sources, Rahman is responding well to treatment and is likely to be discharged by midday. Reports indicate that he initially complained of pain in his neck and opted to undergo a medical examination upon returning from an international trip. Further updates regarding his health are anticipated soon. This development follows a recent health scare involving Rahman’s former spouse, Saira Banu, who was hospitalized a few weeks ago due to a medical crisis. It has been reported that she had to undergo a surgical procedure as part of her treatment. After her hospitalization, Saira issued an official health update through a statement released by her legal representative, Vandana Shah.