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Deloitte and industry chamber ASSOCHAM. It acknowledged that India's pharmaceutical ecosystem is transforming significantly, supported by comprehensive regulatory and policy reforms to foster innovation and growth. The regulatory framework, which governs drug discovery, development and commercialisation, is being actively enhanced to streamline approval processes, increase transparency and reduce barriers to entry for innovative products.

budget. According to reports, Modi government is about to start the feedback process involving the private sector and tax experts on the Income Tax Act, 1961, starting in October. This initiative aims to simplify the existing direct tax laws. At a recent meeting with industry chambers, the government announced the development of a new feature on the Income Tax portal. This will allow stakeholders to offer suggestions on various sections of the Income Tax Act, intending to simplify the language and reduce legal disputes. The idea is to ensure that India's tax laws are more straightforward and less prone to litigation.

Economics is becoming a popular choice at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT)-Bombay, surpassing several traditional engineering disciplines. Known primarily for engineering, the institute is witnessing a shift in student preferences. This year, the Economics program at IIT-Bombay opened at a higher Joint Entrance Examination (JEE) rank than disciplines such as Environmental and Civil Engineering. Shireesh Kedare, IIT-Bombay's director, noted, «Our Economics department opens a lot higher than many engineering colleges.» Data shows that after Computer Science, Electrical, and Mechanical Engineering, Economics and Chemical Engineering are the next most preferred courses. The BS (Economics) program gained significant interest, particularly among female students. Admission for the general category started at a rank of 1,562, with Energy Science beginning at 1,905, Civil Engineering at 2,244, Environmental Science at 3,424, and Metallurgical Engineering at 2,690. Deputy director Milind Atrey highlighted the high admission ranks for Economics students, ranging between 1,000 and 2,000, and praised their strong JEE (Advanced) scores.

Trinamool Congress MLA Humayun Kabir has courted controversy by threatening to gherao junior doctors of Murshidabad Medical College and Hospital in Berhampore. Expressing his resentment over the «attitude of some junior doctors of Murshidabad Medical College and Hospital,» Kabir, the Bharatpur MLA in Murshidabad district said, «They agitate and protest in airconditioned rooms while the masses suffer on streets.» «I have come to know that an FIR has been lodged against me for my previous comments against junior doctors who were on cease work earlier this month. I am not scared. Let them take out a rally of 1,000 people. If I am sent to jail for my comments, once I am released I will take 10,000 people to gherao the junior doctors,» he told reporters on Saturday night. «Are these people fit to be called doctors?! It will take me two minutes to make them return to their workplace,» he said.

GE Aerospace plans to boost component sourcing from India as the aviation sector in the country expands. GE Aerospace already operates a manufacturing facility in Pune and the John F Welch Technology Centre in Bengaluru. The company currently partners with 13 major suppliers, including Tata Advanced Systems Ltd (TASL). Mahendra Nair, Group Vice President for Commercial Programs at GE Aerospace, mentioned the growing importance of India's role in their supply chain. Nair told PTI in an interview that, «We have got some very capable companies in India with the right engineering talent, the right production footprint and as long as they can meet the technical standards that we are looking for, it is only upside and it is going to grow.» Nair added, «India is a market that is going to grow and that makes sense for us to continue sourcing more from India.»

James Hewitt, Diana's riding instructor, is Harry’s biological father. The speculation surrounding Prince Harry's lineage has persisted for years, fueled by physical similarities between him and Hewitt, including ginger hair and freckles. Many have pointed to these traits as evidence of a possible connection. However, Dalton clarifies that such claims are unfounded. “It’s not possible,” Dalton stated in an interview with Fox News Digital. He emphasized that Harry was born in 1984, long before Diana's relationship with Hewitt began. Dalton explained, “It was tough… Harry was already born a while before her relationship with Hewitt. And I don't think it's possible.” He further reinforced his point by highlighting that Diana’s brother and sister also share similar hair colors. “Harry and the Spencer family have red hair. Charles, Diana's brother, had bright red hair when he was (in) college,” he added, noting his past experience cutting Charles's hair.

NLC India has said it is in the process of participating in the upcoming auctions of critical mineral resources and aims to achieve the annual capacity of mining one million tonnes of such materials by 2029-30. NLC India's core business include mining of coal and lignite as well as power generation. Having critical mineral capacity assumes significance amid increasing demand of these resources for a wide range of activities from semiconductor manufacturing to renewable energy projects, including those related to production of solar panels, wind turbines and advanced batteries for storage and transportation. «With the recent developments in renewable energy sector and the strategic importance of the critical minerals required for RE (renewable energy), we are in the process of participating in upcoming auctions and envision achieving a critical mineral mining capacity of 1.0 MTPA by 2029-30,» the company said in its recent report.

Lulu Group Chairman MA Yusuf Ali met Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu on Saturday in a bid to renew investments once again in the southern state. During the meeting, the Lulu Group Chairman discussed exploring opportunities to invest in regions including Visakhapatnam, Vijayawada, and Tirupati. Yusuf Ali met the Chief Minister at his residence in Undavalli, during which CM Naidu discussed the avenues for investment in the state with Lulu Group.

Jammu and Kashmir elections approaches, Ghulam Ahmad Mir, the Congress candidate from the Dooru constituency, stated on Saturday that the Bharatiya Janata Party is unlikely to secure more than 10-12 seats in Jammu. Mir emphasized the strength of the alliance between the Jammu and Kashmir National Conference (JKNC) and Congress, arguing that this coalition is the only viable option left with the people of Jammu and Kashmir. «BJP will not even get a chance to be a part of the government, leave aside forming the government by their own. BJP wont go ahead of 10-12 seats. There is no other party in Jammu and Kashmir apart from the alliance of JKNC and Congress that can win 30-35 seats. So there is no other party in the UT with which BJP can form alliance to secure that many seats. The public of J&K has always taken a decisive decision and in the last phase also the public will teach them a lesson,» Mir said while speaking to ANI.

Rajesh Kumar decided to leave a steady career in television in 2017 to pursue a career in farming. The actor, who has starred in many iconic shows such as ‘Sarabhai Vs. Sarabhai’, ‘Yeh Meri Family’, ‘Neeli Chhatri Waale', etc., found that farming proved to be a much bigger challenge than he had anticipated. In an interview with Siddharth Kannan, the actor said that he started a business of being a “family farmer.” During the initial stages of the startup, some friends became his clients, while many ignored him. “A few of them subscribed to it, the rest of them chose to ignore it. There’s a long list of people who at first said ‘Wow, what an amazing idea’ and then ignored me. They were the people with whom I had shared screen space,” he revealed. The startup didn’t take off, and the actor had to sell vegetables. The actor got emotional as he recalled how he became a public spectacle when he sold vegetables outside his son’s school. His son eventually requested his teachers to buy vegetables from him. “After the start-up failed, I started to sell vegetables outside my son’s school. It made people think, ‘He has gone mad. Why is he selling vegetables?’ It happened so that when my son saw me selling vegetables outside his school, he went to his teachers and said, ‘Would you please buy vegetables from my dad?’ He was in third grade at that time. Then all of his classmates went to different classrooms to inform them I was selling vegetables, and requested the teachers to buy it from me,” he reminisced.

Kanpur Test: The India-Bangladesh test match in Kanpur has greatly disappointed cricket fans due to rain interruptions. On Day 1, only 35 overs could be bowled, and Day 2 saw no play at all because of the inclement weather. A wet outfield due to overnight rain has delayed the start of play on day three. The umpires will inspect the conditions at 10:00am. According to Accuweather, the forecast for the third day (Sunday) is also unfavourable. Kanpur is expected to remain cloudy, with a 61 per cent chance of rain accompanied by scattered thunderstorms. The heaviest showers are expected between 10:30 am and 12:30 pm, the forecast said.

heavy metals such as chromium, copper, zinc, molybdenum, and lead in PM2.5 particles in East Delhi and other regions, as reported by The Times of India. The research investigated heavy metal exposure in six districts: East Delhi, Jaisalmer, Ludhiana, Visakhapatnam, Panchkula, and Patiala. The study aimed to measure the Heavy Metal Exposure Index (HEI) and found that East Delhi recorded the highest HEI before the COVID-19 lockdown. After the lockdown, Ludhiana had the highest HEI, followed by East Delhi. Researchers collected samples from various areas in East Delhi, including Mayur Vihar, Dilshad Garden, and Laxmi Nagar, during 2019 and 2020. The study identified cadmium, arsenic, chromium, copper, zinc, molybdenum, and lead in most PM2.5 samples across all six districts. The highest HEI value was found in Ludhiana (21.78), followed by East Delhi (21.45) and Panchkula (10.74). The median HEI value stood at 8. The study noted a decrease in HEI in East Delhi and Jaisalmer during the lockdown period.

Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah have left the Iran-backed group at a crossroads. Confirmed by Hezbollah, Nasrallah led the organization for 32 years before his death on Friday. This event poses a significant challenge for the group as it seeks to select a new leader after facing the most intense military pressure in its 42-year history.

landslides, resulting in at least 112 deaths and many missing, officials said on Sunday. Since Thursday, Nepal has experienced relentless rainfall, leading to widespread warnings of flash floods. Bishwo Adhikari, Nepal Police Deputy Spokesperson, reported that 66 people were killed across the country, including 34 in the Kathmandu Valley. The floods have also left 60 people injured, and more than 3,000 individuals have been rescued.

Bhupesh Baghel said that people of Haryana have decided to vote the BJP out of power, which has misruled the state for 10 years. CM Bhupesh Baghel said, «There is a terrific electoral atmosphere in Haryana. People of Haryana have decided to vote the BJP out of power, which has misruled the state for 10 years. The nation is aware of the farmers' protest which has been going on for a long time, the betrayal of the youth through the agniveer scheme and finally people have seen wrestlers' protest. People are deeply troubled by corruption, bureaucracy, and incapability of the government and they want a change.» He said further that the voting on October 5 would be against the BJP government. After a decade in power in Haryana, the BJP faces a crucial test in the Haryana elections, with key issues like farmer protests, wrestler support, and leadership changes, as a loss here could ripple across future state and national elections.

Donald Trump meandered Saturday through a list of grievances against Vice President Kamala Harris and other issues during an event intended to link his Democratic opponent to illegal border crossings. A day after Harris discussed immigration at the U.S.-Mexico border, Trump spoke to a crowd in Prairie du Chien, Wisconsin, about immigration. He blamed Harris for migrants committing crimes after entering the U.S. illegally, alleging she was responsible for «erasing our border.» «I will liberate Wisconsin from the mass migrant invasion,» he said. «We're going to liberate the country.»

SpaceX Crew-9 mission successfully lifted off from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida on Saturday. This mission is significant as it marks the first human spaceflight to launch from Space Launch Complex-40. The Crew-9 team consists of NASA astronaut Nick Hague, Roscosmos cosmonaut Aleksandr Gorbunov, and a «furry friend» named Aurora, who serves as a Zero-G indicator.

United Nations General Assembly that when India lands on the moon or rolls out its own 5G stack, it provides hope and rekindles optimism. Jaishankar said that overconcentration of production has hollowed out many economies. «In these troubled times, it is necessary to provide hope and rekindle optimism. We have to demonstrate that big changes are possible...When India lands on the moon, rolls out its own 5G stack, dispatches vaccines worldwide, embraces fintech, or houses so many global capability centres, there is a message here. Our quest for a Viksit Bharat or a developed India will understandably be followed closely. An important cause of many getting left behind has been the unfairness of the current globalisation model. Overconcentration of production has hollowed out many economies, impacting their employment and social stability,» he said.

Artificial Intelligence is no longer a futuristic concept. It is here, today, rapidly reshaping and transforming industries, driving innovation, solving complex problems across various sectors. Its ability to process vast datasets, optimise operations and provide predictive insights is fundamentally transforming business operations. Application of AI powers a range of capabilities for any business — from automating routine tasks and supporting decision-making to uncovering process improvements and extracting actionable insights from unstructured data. According to a McKinsey report, Gen AI could add between $2.5 trillion and $4 trillion in value to the global economy over the next three years. But to say that AI is only for those who understand technology or use it prolifically would be a grave misconception. In this new era, AI is for everyone — ready to drive efficiency, innovation and growth across the entire business landscape.

North Korea, which has been accused of illegally supplying weapons to Russia, said on Sunday that U.S. military aid worth $8 billion to Ukraine is «an incredible mistake» and playing with fire against nuclear superpower Russia. U.S. President Joe Biden announced the new aid as Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskiy visited Washington to help Kyiv defend itself, including longer-range weapons that will upgrade its ability to strike Russia from safer distances. Kim Yo Jong, the powerful sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, said Washington is escalating the Ukraine conflict and driving all of Europe to the brink of a nuclear war.

Hurricane Helene caused widespread destruction to the US Southeast. The storm claimed at least 56 lives, displaced several residents, and plunged millions into darkness without electricity, according to a report by Voice of America. Rescue efforts were underway on Saturday to reach those stranded by the floods. In North Carolina, at least 10 lives were lost, according to Governor Roy Cooper. South Carolina reported 19 fatalities, including two firefighters in Saluda County. Georgia witnessed at least 17 deaths, with two victims claimed by a tornado in Alamo. Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Saturday raised the number of confirmed dead in Georgia to 11, including several people who drowned in Pinellas County.