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Regular yoga practice makes healthy ageing possible: AIIMS

Regular yoga practice makes healthy ageing possible: AIIMS ## Cultivating Vitality: Yoga Emerges as a Cornerstone for Healthy Aging **New Delhi** – As global demographics shift towards an ever-increasing elderly population, the imperative to foster healthy aging has escalated to a critical public... read more »

Insuring the informal worker against the...

Insuring the informal worker against the heat

Insuring the informal worker against the heat ## Innovative Insurance Models Offer a Vital Safety Net for Informal Workers Facing Extreme Heat In an era of escalating climate challenges, a novel approach to worker protection is emerging, offering a crucial financial buffer for informal laborers who... read more »

Decision on Rahul final, says Sonia Gandhi to Congress
No decision yet on low-alcohol beverages...

No decision yet on low-alcohol beverages, says Liju

No decision yet on low-alcohol beverages, says Liju **Government Defends Low-Alcohol Beverage Tax Policy Amidst Opposition Scrutiny** **[City, State] – [Date]** – The debate surrounding the recent tax adjustments on low-alcohol beverages has intensified, with the Communist Party of India... read more »

Slave trade reenacted on Juneteenth as l...

Slave trade reenacted on Juneteenth as leaders demand reparations

Slave trade reenacted on Juneteenth as leaders demand reparations ### Ghana Hosts Summit on Slavery’s Legacy, Calls for Reparations **Accra, Ghana** – As nations worldwide commemorate Juneteenth, a pivotal moment marking the end of slavery in the United States, Ghana has emerged as a focal... read more »

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Al-Qaida affiliate in Syria kills captive Lebanese soldier

9:53 P.M. The Nusra Front, al Qaeda’s affiliate in Syria, has killed one of the Lebanese soldiers it had been holding in captivity, Lebanese security sources and a statement on Twitter said on... read more »

France conducts first airstrike in Iraq, destroys ...

PARIS: France says it has conducted its first airstrike in Iraq and has destroyed a logistics depot held by the Islamic State group. The office of... read more »

Libya’s Zawiya refinery, El Sharara oil field shu...

TRIPOLI: Libya’s 120,000 barrels-a-day Zawiya refinery has been shut down due to damaged storage, an oil ministry official said on Thursday. The El... read more »

Beijing police formally arrest Jackie Chan’s son in dru...

The Beijing police have formally arrested the son of Hong Kong martial arts film star Jackie Chan on suspicion of allowing other people to consume drugs, a... read more »

13 new polio cases found in Pakistan

At least 13 new cases of crippling poliovirus have been detected in Pakistan, taking this year’s total of the new victims to 158, reports said on... read more »

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Six Syrian Islamist factions unite in bid to oust Assad

Six Syrian Islamist factions unite in bid to oust Assad

Johannesburg – Six Islamist rebel factions in Syria have united and declared a new Islamic Front with an aim to oust President Bashar al-Assad and establish an Islamic state. The main groups... read more »

Afghanistan wants to delay US security deal

Afghanistan wants to delay US security deal

Afghan President Hamid Karzai has told his countrymen that a vital security pact with the US should not come into effect until after next... read more »

No legal Indian worker affected by Nitaqat policy: Saud...

Saudi petrochem giant opens tech centre in Bangalore

New Delhi – Saudi Arabia Thursday clarified that its Nitaqat work policy was directed at illegal expatriates and no legal worker had been affected. The... read more »

Khamenei defends Iran’s right to n-power

Khamenei defends Iran's right to n-power

Tehran – Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has said that Tehran will not retreat “an iota” from its nuclear rights, while... read more »

ASTER and AKMG launch Scholastic Awards to young achiev...

ASTER and AKMG launch Scholastic Awards to young achievers

DUBAI-  Aster, a part of DM Healthcare, the leading healthcare conglomerate in the Middle East and in India, has announced launching an annual regular... read more »

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UN, India push for presidential re-vote in Maldives

Senior UN official to visit Maldives before poll

United Nations – UN Assistant Secretary General for Political Affairs Oscar Fernandez-Taranco will visit the Maldives starting Wednesday to help promote the resumption of its democratic... read more »

Michelle Obama celebrates Diwali with Bollywood dance moves

Michelle Obama celebrates Diwali with Bollywood da...

By Arun Kumar Washington – US First Lady Michelle Obama lit a ‘diya’ (lamp) in the East room to start White House Diwali... read more »

151 get death in Bangladesh mutiny case

151 get death in Bangladesh mutiny case

Dhaka – A court in Bangladesh Tuesday awarded the death sentence to 151 guards of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB), previously known as Bangladesh Rifles... read more »

US defends Mehsud’s killing amidst admitting tensions w...

US defends Mehsud’s killing amidst admitting tensions with Pak

Islamabad –  The US has reportedly admitted to tensions with Pakistan but defended its killing of the Tehreek-e-Taliban leader HakimullahMehsud in the... read more »

Iran says Pak must fund own share of gas pipeline

Pak admits Iran gas pipeline project cannot go ahead unless US sanctions issue resolved

Islamabad – Iran’s deputy oil minister has reportedly said that Pakistan must fund its own pipeline allowing it as from the Islamic republic. Ali... read more »

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The White House Is Making Up Its Rules for AI in Real Time

The White House Is Making Up Its Rules for AI in Real Time **Navigating the Uncharted Territory: AI Regulation Faces Murky Implementation** In the rapidly evolving landscape of artificial... read more »

has commissioned a red mud powder producing unit at Lanjigarh refinery in Odisha, describing it as first of its kind in alumina industry tackling major environmental hazards. “The unique project of producing red mud powder has been commissioned in a fully mechanised and automatic plant. The system has been developed in-house after continuous research for more than three years,” a senior company official said in a statement on Tuesday. Giving details of the project, Mukesh Kumar, president and COO of VAL said the project which was commissioned last week is the first of its kind in the world and has been set up with a capital expenditure of around Rs. 50 crore. This will have advantages like savings in caustic consumption by 10-15 kg per tonne of alumina, minimising land requirement by 50 to 60 per cent, and doing away with wet red mud storage thereby eliminating environmental hazards, he said. The powdery red mud can easily be utilised in cement industry as well as in other Industries, Mr. Kumar said. Red mud is a waste from alumina industry and its disposal and utilisation has always been a matter of concern for environmentalists as well as alumina industry. Although, the alumina technology is more than 100 years old but no solution could be evolved by the industry to avoid storage of red mud slurry, sources said. As the slurry is alkaline in nature and its generation is nearly one and a half times of alumina, world over millions of tonnes of red mud is lying in various red mud ponds except in some countries where it is discharged into the sea. In any alumina refinery, a major portion of land is used for handling this waste. Although, red mud is rich in iron and titanium, no use could be made till now mainly due to presence of caustic soda. Looking into the serious nature of hazard such red mud ponds may have, MoEF has formed a special project only few months back as National Mission for Red Mud to sponsor and promote research in red mud utilisation, sources said.

Telegram evolved into new dark web: Centre

Telegram evolved into new dark web: Centre **Secure Messaging Platform Under Scrutiny as Government Cites Criminal Exploitation** A prominent secure messaging application has emerged as a... read more »

NEP aims to create job-givers not job-seekers, says Governor Arlekar

NEP aims to create job-givers not job-seekers, says Governor Arlekar **Governor Arlekar Outlines Vision for Entrepreneurial Empowerment Under National Education Policy** **[City, State] –... read more »

N. Sitharaman is the first female finance minister after former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi

After clearing TNPSC Group I exam, civil services aspirant meets her role model J. Radhakr...

After clearing TNPSC Group I exam, civil services aspirant meets her role model J. Radhakrishnan ## Aspiring Officer Achieves Dream, Meets Guiding Light in Civil Services **Chennai, India**... read more »

PM Modi departs for New Delhi after concluding two-nation visit t...

PM Modi departs for New Delhi after concluding two-nation visit to France, Slovakia ### Prime Minister Concludes European Tour, Highlights India’s Growing Global Role **New Delhi, [Date]** –... read more »