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Beijing: China Friday said it will approve export of its rare-earth metals for civilian use, amid India's persistent calls for Beijing to lift curbs and resume the export of precious metals needed to manufacture a host of modern products. China's export control on rare earth-related...

New Delhi: NHRC Friday said it has issued notice to all states and Union territories in the wake of six children testing HIV positive after blood transfusion at the Satna district hospital in Madhya Pradesh earlier this year. "Such incidents occurring in different parts of...

Mumbai: IndiGo Chief Executive Officer Pieter Elbers, Thursday said the airline's focus now is on three things: resilience, root-cause analysis, and rebuilding, after the domestic carrier inconvenienced and caused hardship to lakhs of passengers across airports by cancelling thousands of flights earlier this month. In...

Islamabad: The fourth submarine in Pakistan Navy's Hangor-class series, named Ghazi, was launched at Shuangliu Base in China, the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said Wednesday. The fourth Hangor-class submarine has been built by all-weather ally China for the Pakistan Navy under an agreement for the...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha government is going to host a two-day AI Summit here from December 19, state IT Minister Mukesh Mahaling said Wednesday. Organised by the Electronics & IT Department, the conference will serve as an official precursor to the India AI Impact Summit 2026, scheduled...

New Delhi: A year-long autopsy-based study conducted by the AIIMS, New Delhi, found no scientific evidence linking Covid-19 vaccination to sudden deaths among young adults, reaffirming that the vaccines are safe and effective. The study, titled ‘Burden of Sudden Death in Young Adults: A One-Year...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha government is working on a policy to lease land for renewable energy projects, as part of its push to meet ‘Net Zero' commitments, a senior official said. Satyapriya Rath, Managing Director of GRIDCO Ltd, said land acquisition has emerged as a major hurdle...

New Delhi: The government Thursday told Parliament that global air quality rankings cited by various organisations are not conducted by any official authority and that the World Health Organisation's (WHO) air quality guidelines serve only as advisory values, not binding standards. Responding to a question...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha government has signed two MoUs aimed at advancing agricultural projects and digital transformation in the state. The MoUs were signed in the presence of Deputy Chief Minister K V Singh Deo and Fisheries & Animal Resources Development Minister Gokulananda Mallik in Bhubaneswar Tuesday....

Melbourne: Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese welcomed a world-first social media ban for children younger than 16 that took effect Wednesday as families taking back power from tech giants but warned the implementation would be difficult. Parents reported distraught children discovering they’d been shut out...