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Gene Hackman’s spouse, Betsy Arakawa, died from a hantavirus infection, officials in New Mexico have confirmed. Hantavirus, which is present globally, is transmitted through interactions with rodents or their excrement, including urine and feces. It is important to note that the virus is not contagious between humans. While there is no definitive treatment or cure available, seeking prompt medical care can significantly improve the odds of survival. The infection can escalate quickly and become life-threatening. Dr. Sonja Bartolome from UT Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas explained, “It initially presents like the flu, with symptoms such as body aches and a general feeling of malaise.” She emphasized that early on, distinguishing hantavirus from the flu can be quite challenging. According to the US Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the virus can lead to a severe and potentially fatal lung condition known as hantavirus pulmonary syndrome. The CDC began monitoring the virus following a significant outbreak in 1993 in the Four Corners area, where Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico, and Utah converge. Dr. Michelle Harkins, a pulmonologist at the University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center, noted that a perceptive physician within the Indian Health Service first identified a troubling trend of deaths among previously healthy young patients presenting with cardiopulmonary arrest, which led to the CDC's investigation to find commonalities among these cases.

Also read: Maiya Samman Yojana: Rs 2,500 to be credited in only these women's accounts; check date and eligibility Delhi chief minister Rekha Gupta, while making the announcement on Women's Day, said, «Today is Women's Day. We had our cabinet meeting today, and our cabinet has approved the scheme — the promise that we made during the Delhi elections to provide Rs 2500 to the women. We made a provision of Rs 5100 crores in the Delhi budget for the implementation of the scheme. We have formed the committee, which will be led by me and the registration for the scheme will begin soon — a portal will be launched soon,» as per The Times of India report.

women investors make their mark in the financial world, it is important to explore the factors of this shift, the development of their investment strategy, and the wider influence of their increasing presence in shaping contemporary finance.

This progress is evident in corporate leadership, where women in India make up 21% of directors of the TOP 200 companies, an increase from 19% in 2023, according to a Russell Reynolds Associates study—a trend that is no longer just driven by regulatory requirements. This shift is not limited to boardrooms; women are making significant strides across traditionally male-dominated fields, reflecting a broader transformation in both corporate and economic leadership.

Yoon Suk Yeol left a detention centre in Seoul on Saturday, after prosecutors decided not to appeal a court decision to cancel the arrest warrant of the impeached leader. Yoon remains suspended from his duties and under insurrection charges over his short-lived martial law imposition on December 3. The criminal case is separate from his impeachment trial, in which the Constitutional Court is expected to decide in coming days whether to reinstate him or remove him from office. The Seoul Central District Court cancelled Yoon's arrest warrant on Friday, citing the timing of his indictment and «questions about the legality» of the investigation process.

An earthquake measuring 4.1 magnitude on the Richter scale hit Baglung district, about 300 kilometres from Kathmandu, at 6.20 a.m., the National Earthquake Monitoring Centre said. The epicentre of the tremor was the Khukhani area in the district.

The report highlighted that around Rs 45-50 lakh crore of this debt will be required for capital expenditure, while the remaining Rs 70-75 lakh crore will be used by NBFCs and for meeting working capital requirements. It said «Corporate India will need to raise approx. Rs 115-125 lakh crore of debt between fiscals 2026 and 2030 to meet private and public sector capex».

White House Cabinet Room, it finally erupted. Elon Musk, the billionaire tech mogul and Trump’s top adviser on government efficiency, sat across from US Secretary of State Marco Rubio. The subject: deep staff cuts across the federal government. According to The New York Times, Musk had been pushing for sweeping layoffs, but Rubio wasn’t moving fast enough for his liking. “You have fired nobody,” Musk reportedly scoffed, accusing Rubio of dragging his feet. Rubio, visibly irritated, fired back. He reminded Musk that 1,500 State Department officials had taken buyouts. Then, with a jab of sarcasm, he added: “Do you want me to rehire all those people just so you can fire them again for the show?” Musk, unimpressed, dismissed Rubio’s efforts as insufficient.

Trump may be doing more to harm the US economy than to fix it. The labour market remains healthy with a 4.1 per cent unemployment rate and 151,000 jobs added in February, and Trump likes to point to investment commitments by Apple and Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company to show that he's delivering results. But Friday's employment report also found that the number of people stuck working part-time because of economic circumstances jumped by 460,000 last month. In the leisure and hospitality sectors that reflect consumers having extra money to spend, 16,000 jobs were lost. And the federal government reduced its payrolls by 10,000 in a potential harbinger of the alarm being sounded by the stock market, consumer confidence and other measures of where the economy is headed.

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Ajay Devgan, and Tiger Shroff, along with the chairman of JB Industries, over an alleged misleading advertisement for Vimal Pan Masala. The forum has asked them to appear on March 19 regarding claims made in the advertisement that each grain of the pan masala contains saffron, a TOI report stated.

Building wealth through SIPs requires an understanding of compound growth which is similar to finding the perfect outfit through patience and timing. Consider this: If you invest ₹10,000 monthly in SIPs for 25 years with a 12% return rate you will accumulate ₹1.48 crores. The 2024 Wealth Report from Morgan Stanley indicates that women investors knowledgeable about compounding outperform their counterparts by 42% in long-term returns. Curating your financial wardrobe: Selecting mutual funds Developing a balanced mutual fund portfolio should mirror the process of building a versatile wardrobe. Start with:

Donald Trump's tariffs. Despite a gain on Friday, the benchmark S&P 500 marked its worst week in six months. The tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite on Thursday ended down more than 10% from its December all-time closing high, confirming it has been in a correction for several months. Investors were grappling with dramatic policy change around the world. Trump's back-and-forth implementation of fresh tariffs on Mexico, Canada and China exacerbated broad concerns about the economy. Markets were also shaken by Germany's surprise spending plans, which drove a selloff in the benchmark German Bund.

Mantle Ridge has built a stake worth more than $1 billion in consultancy firm Cognizant Technology, saying its shares are undervalued, the Wall Street Journal reported on Friday. Shares of the company, whose market capitalization stands at more than $41 billion, rose over 5% in extended trading. Mantle Ridge started buying up shares of the company in the second half of 2022, when the stock was trading in the high $50 to low $60 per-share range, the report added.

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell on Friday signaled potential changes for the Fed's closely watched «dot plot» interest-rate projections as part of a broad policy framework review underway at the U.S. central bank and expected to wrap up by the end of summer. «On the communications...particularly our post-meeting communications, we're going to take a close look at the SEP and also compare ourselves to what other central banks around the world do,» Powell said at a research conference in New York, referring to the Fed's summary of economic projections.

Every year, bills are introduced in state legislatures across the country seeking to end the changing of clocks twice a year

As you begin to prepare your 2024 tax return in the days ahead, you should pay close attention to a seemingly innocuous question on page 2 of the return. The question asks whether you owned or held “specified foreign property” where the total cost amount of all such property, at any time in 2024, was more than $100,000. If the answer is yes, the return instructs you to complete Form T1135, Foreign Income Verification Statement.

Costco Wholesale Corp. says it is looking to reduce its reliance on Canadian products in its stores in the United States in response to tariffs from U.S. President Donald Trump.

Hudson’s Bay, Canada’s oldest retailer, is planning to file for bankruptcy, according to people with knowledge of the matter.

Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) is one of the most important tools for keeping the U.S. government transparent. It lets journalists, researchers, and regular people request documents and information to see how the government is really working. This is super important when it comes to Elon Musk’s mysterious Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), which has been cutting jobs and budgets at federal agencies super fast and without much explanation. FOIA helps uncover what’s really going on behind the scenes.

Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) is scrutinising the billions of dollars the US government spends each year on consulting services, as per a report.