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Bhubaneswar: Amid the detection of cases of human metapneumovirus (HMPV) infection in Karnataka, Gujarat, Maharashtra and Tamil Nadu, the Odisha government Tuesday asked all medical facilities and laboratories in the state to remain prepared to tackle any exigency. After holding a high-level meeting here in...

New York: The man who drove a truck into a crowd of people in New Orleans on New Year’s Day, killing 14, had previously scouted the French Quarter and recorded video with his Meta smart glasses, the FBI said. On Oct. 31, Shamsud-Din Jabbar recorded video with the glasses...

Bengaluru: ISRO Monday said the docking experiment of SpaDeX satellites scheduled for January 7 is now postponed to January 9. In a post on X, the Bengaluru-based space agency said, "The SpaDeX Docking scheduled (January) 7th is now postponed to 9th. The docking process requires...

New Delhi: India's services sector growth touched a four-month high in December, supported by new business inflows on strong demand conditions and easing inflationary pressures, a monthly survey said Monday. The seasonally adjusted HSBC India Services Business Activity Index, rose from 58.4 in November to...

New Delhi: The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) has detected two cases of the Human Metapneumovirus (HMPV) in Karnataka with no travel history, the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare said Monday. The HMPV infections were detected via routine surveillance in a 3-month-old girl...

New Delhi: Foreign investors pulled out Rs 4,285 crore from Indian equities in the first three trading days of the month driven by apprehensions ahead of the third-quarter earnings season and high valuations of domestic stocks. This came following an investment of Rs 15,446 crore...

New Delhi: In the wake of recent reports of an outbreak of Human Metapneumovirus (HMPV) in China, India is keeping a close watch over the situation through all available channels and has also requested the WHO to share timely updates, the Health Ministry said Saturday....

New Delhi: ISRO Saturday said the cowpea seeds it had sent to space onboard the PSLV-C60 POEM-4 platform have germinated under microgravity conditions within four days of the launch of the mission. The space agency sent eight cowpea seeds as part of the Compact Research...

New Delhi: The draft protection rules released by the government create a balance between regulation and innovation while completely protecting citizen rights, Union minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said Saturday. The government issued draft rules for the Digital Personal Data Protection (DPDP) Act Friday for public consultation...

New Delhi: Eminent physicist Rajagopala Chidambaram, who played a key role in the nuclear tests of 1974 and 1998, died Saturday, according to the Department of Atomic Energy (DAE). He was 88. Chidambaram, who was also associated with the nuclear weapons programme, breathed his last...