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AIIMS) and Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital in New Delhi have announced a half-day closure of its offices and institutions on January 22, 2024, as Ram Lalla 'Pran Pratishtha' at Ayodhya will be celebrated across India. However, all critical clinical services will continue their operations. «The Government of India has declared Monday, January 22, 2024, a half day closing till 14.30 hrs, vide OM ref: F.No.12/7/2023- JCA, DOPT dated January 18, 2024, as Ram Lalla Pran Pratishtha at Ayodhya will be celebrated across India,» the premier medical institute said in a circular. «It is notified for information of all the employees that the institute will remain half day closed till 14.30 hrs on January 22, 2024. All Chiefs of Centres, Heads of the Departments, Units and Branch Officers are requested to bring this to the notice of all staff working under them,» they added.

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Indian American leader and Republican leader Nikki Haley attacked former US President Donald Trump while raising concerns over his 'mental fitness' after the former President confused her with former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, The Hill reported. In a video message of X, Haley said, «Last night, Trump is at a rally...and he's going on and on, mentioning me multiple times as to why I didn't take security during the Capitol riots, why I didn't handle January 6 better. I wasn't even in DC on January 6. I wasn't in office then.»

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₹13,047 crore worth of Indian equities and the total inflow stands at ₹134 crore as of January 19, taking into account debt, hybrid, debt-VRR, and equities, according to National Securities Depository Ltd (NSDL) data. FPIs were big players in financial services and information technology (IT), according to analysts. "There is a sudden change in the strategy of the FPIs starting 17th January.

ALSO READ: Ayodhya Ram mandir ceremony: Jamia Millia Islamia University in Delhi to remain shut for half day on Jan 22 "It is notified for information of all the employees that the institute will remain half day closed till 14:30 hrs on 22.01.2024," AIIMS said. Adding more, the central government hospital said, "All chiefs of centres, heads of the departments, units and branch officers are requested to bring this to the notice of all staff working under them." It though added that all critical clinical services will remain functional.

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Kotak Mahindra Bank on Saturday said that its board has approved the raising of funds worth Rs 10,000 crore via the NCD route. «This is to inform you that the Board of Directors of Kotak Mahindra Bank have, at their meeting held today, inter alia, approved a proposal to enable the Board of Directors of the Bank to raise funds by way of issuance of Unsecured, Redeemable, Non-Convertible Debentures, on a private placement basis, for an amount up to Rs. 10,000 crore,» Kotak said in an exchange filing. The NCDs would be issued in one or more tranches during FY 2024-25, subject to shareholder and other approvals, the bank said after a board meeting. Earlier in the day, the lender announced its December quarter results in which PAT stood at Rs 3,005 crore, up 8% YoY from Rs 2,792 crore in Q3 FY23. Its net interest income or NII rose 16% YoY to Rs 6,554 crore while the net interest margin came in at 5.22%. Provisions and contingencies surged to Rs 579 crore from Rs 149 crore a year ago.

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New Delhi: India’s ministry of electronics and information technology (Meity) is yet to find a solution to local cryptocurrency users accessing global crypto exchanges via virtual private networks (VPN). The government had blocked web and app store access to Binance, Kucoin, Huobi and six other exchanges on 12 January.

Microsoft reported that state-backed Russian hackers successfully infiltrated the company's corporate email system, AP reported. The breach affected accounts of key members of the leadership team, and employees in the cybersecurity and legal departments, it added. The intrusion commenced in late November 2022, with Microsoft detecting it on January 12.

Assam CM calls for caste census among Muslim community, says ‘crucial for…' During the ‘caste survey’, volunteers will visit every home to collect the caste details, which will be relayed to the village secretariat system. In the village secretariat system across the state will verify the accuracy of the information collected by the volunteers and correct it, if necessary, before making the final record.

Brookfield Asset Management Ltd. is in talks to invest in Dubai-based GEMS Education, one of the world’s largest private school operators, people familiar with the matter said.

, there will be no flight arrivals or departures from 10.20 am to 12.45 pm every day till January 26 in connection with the Republic Day preparations and celebrations, an official said earlier in the day. In a statement, the airline said that due to flypast rehearsals for the Republic Day parade, airspace restrictions have been imposed around Delhi airport from January 19 to January 26.

Ayodhya Ram Mandir ceremony: The state and central governments, along with several other institutions, have made a slew of announcements, informing people about the closures and operation timings of public places and government offices on January 22. The nation is all set to witness the grand consecration ceremony or "pran pratishtha" of the Ram temple in Ayodhya on Monday, January 22. As the preparations to celebrate the "historic" day are underway across the country, here's a quick recap of what's open and what's closed on the day of the Ram temple ceremony.