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Union Minister of State for Tourism Shripad Naik on Sunday said citizens and the tourism industry need not worry about the latest wave of COVID-19, as the country has fought the disease in the past. The minister was speaking at the 'Sagar Manthan 2.0' event organised by the weekly magazine 'Panchjanya' in South Goa.

COVID-19 test swabs for whole genome sequencing after the country witnessed an outbreak of JN.1 sub-variant of SARS-COV2. So far, India has reported 22 cases of Covid subvariant JN.1. The affected states, including Maharashtra, Goa, Puducherry, Gujarat, Kerala, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Delhi, Punjab, and Telangana, have amped up their preparedness against the new variant.

Establishing consumption habits: Traditionally, consumers selected banana chips based on trust in specific vendors or the visual appeal perceived through transparent packaging. Beyond Snack recognised the drawbacks of this approach—uncertain product quality, manufacturing processes, and cooking methods— limiting banana chips to occasional consumption.

The World Bank says the ripple effects of the war in Gaza are likely to knock Lebanon’s fragile economy back into recession

₹1,464.70 and bears trimmed short bets in Nifty futures contracts. The domestic buying and short covering supported the rally despite foreign portfolio investors (FPIs) selling shares worth a provisional ₹1,636.19 crore. The benchmark indices had shed 1.3-1.4% on Wednesday after a seven-week rally that saw them climb 12% from their lows on 26 October.

₹775.6 crore, where repayments were overdue by over six months, to an asset reconstruction company. “The bank received a binding bid of ₹280.39 crore, or 36.15% of outstanding pool for the said non-performing asset (NPA) portfolio, on (an) outright cash consideration basis," the bank said in a regulatory filing on Thursday, without naming the ARC. Bandhan Bank said it opted for a Swiss Challenge auction for selling the soured loans.

mouse fever’ which includes symptoms such as bleeding eyes and vomiting. According to the HUR or the Main Intelligence Directorate in the country, the disease has spread across Kupyansk among the Russian troops present there. At the time of the outbreak, the troops were facing shortages of winter supplies.

medieval sexually transmitted infection has returned. It can trigger brain damage and hair loss. It has emerged in a shocking outbreak afflicting individuals' eyes. An outbreak has spread via five women's eyes who slept with the same man.

Oil-and-gas prices rose Wednesday after recent rebel attacks in the Red Sea scrambled the shipping industry and prompted the U.S. to send warships into the region to protect a vital trade lane. But thus far the response of energy markets to the disruption has been muted compared with dramatic moves in prices sparked by some other past outbreaks of violence in the Middle East.

Stock market today: Despite weak trends at Indian stock market, JTL Industries shares witnessed strong demand during early morning deals. JTL Industries share price today opened upside at ₹247.90 per share levels and went on to hit intraday high of ₹252 apiece on NSE, which is now its new life-time high as well. While climbing to a new peak, JTL Industries shares ascended to the tune of 60 per cent in year-to-date (YTD) time.

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sissi has won reelection to a third, six-year term in office

A deadly outbreak of salmonella poisoning linked to contaminated whole and pre-cut cantaloupe continues to grow

Security Council could vote as early as Monday on a proposal to demand that Israel and Hamas allow aid access to the Gaza Strip — via land, sea and air routes — and set up U.N. monitoring of the humanitarian assistance delivered. Diplomats said the fate of the draft Security Council resolution hinges on final negotiations between Israel ally and council veto power, the United States, and the United Arab Emirates, which has drafted the text.

Bonus shares 2023: The board of directors of Salasar Techno Engineering Ltd is soon going to consider issuance of bonus shares to its eligible shareholders. The telecom infra company has informed Indian stock market bourses that its board of directors will consider and approve proposal for bonus shares in its meeting scheduled on 20th December 2023 i.e.

finance ministry on Tuesday said the Israel-Hamas war has no impact on the Indian economy through the global crude oil prices, which have receded to the pre-conflict levels after a temporary increase in the immediate aftermath of the tension. In a written reply in the Rajya Sabha, minister of state for finance Pankaj Chaudhary also said the government has been successfully adopting measures to mitigate global shocks on the domestic economy over the past three-four years. These steps include diversification of the sources of critical imports, increasing the supply of domestic output to restrain inflation and strengthening domestic growth drivers, he said. “Presently, high public capital expenditure, robust private consumption and expanded digital public infrastructure are some of the strong domestic growth drivers, which have made India the fastest growing economy in 2022 and 2023 as per the estimates of IMF (International Monetary Fund),” he said. As for the Indian basket of crude oil, Chaudhary said, the prices hit a post-conflict peak of $93.9 per barrel on October 20 from $85.7 on October 6, a day before the outbreak of the conflict. However, they were down to $78.4 as of December 5. Global brent crude oil futures had posted their sharpest weekly losses since March in the week through October 6 to $84.60.

The United Nations is targeting fewer people and seeks less money in its 2024 global humanitarian appeal as it faces a severe funding crisis

Harvard President Claudine Gay is under increasing pressure amid calls for her resignation following a contentious appearance before Congress last week. The 53-year-old Dr. Gay issued an apology after facing criticism for not explicitly stating whether students advocating for the genocide of Jewish people would face disciplinary action.

NEW DELHI : The government has released about Rs60,104 crore in interest-free, capital expenditure loans to states, out of the Rs80,000 crore earmarked for this fiscal year, minister of state for finance Pankaj Chaudhary informed the Lok Sabha on Monday. The loans fall under a Union government scheme called ‘Special Assistance to States for Capital Investment’, which was introduced during the early days of the Covid-19 outbreak.

stock market exchanges about stake sale citing, "We wish to intimate that GRM Overseas Limited has sold more than 3 Percent stake in GRM Foodkraft Private Limited, a material subsidiary of the company to Sauce.vc (“Sauce"), a Consumer-Focused Venture Capital Fund." Also Read: Why Sensex surged over 2500 points in six straight sessions — explained Commenting on the investment Atul Garg, MD, GRM Overseas Ltd. said, “We are delighted to welcome Sauce.vc as a strategic investor.

salmonella outbreak traced back to cantaloupes has claimed the lives of at least five people and infected over 100 people across Canada, prompting a warning from experts to remain vigilant, look for signs of the infection, and consider temporarily avoiding melons.Salmonella, a bacterial infection commonly transmitted through contaminated food and water, poses a significant health threat, especially to children and older adults, as it can lead to severe gastrointestinal symptoms, dehydration, and, in extreme cases, death.“Salmonella is one of the most prolific pathogens we know,” said Keith Warriner, a food safety professor from the University of Guelph. “The reason why it’s so successful is that it can survive any environment.

Lower-than-expected temperatures in the global north during early December and late November have raised eyebrows. This occurrence is particularly rare, especially in light of the ongoing global warming issues as temperatures this low aren't expected so early in the heating season.