An obscure but influential program that gave detailed public health information to about half of the world’s nations will fold as a result of the Trump administration’s freeze on foreign aid. With funding from the United States Agency for International Development, the Demographic and Health Surveys were the only sources of information in many countries about maternal and child health …
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In just a spate of few weeks, 3 Indian-origin candidates have been knocked out of the leadership race in Canada’s Liberal Party, both at the national and at the provincial level. Indian-origin candidates Ruby Dhalla, Chandra Arya, and Viresh Bansal, disqualified from Canada’s Liberal Party leadership race to become next Canadian PM. Canada’s Liberal party, charged Indian origin candidates of …
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NEW DELHI: Union aviation minister Ram Mohan Naidu will Thursday launch Directorate General of Civil Aviation’s (DGCA) “electronic personnel license (EPL) for pilots, making India the second country in the world after China to implement EPL for flight crew, according to the regulator. Digitising pilot licences will do away with the need of getting the same endorsed/renewed time and again …
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At least 18 people were killed and as many were injured in a stampede at the main railway station in India’s capital New Delhi on Saturday night, the chief minister of the capital territory confirmed on Sunday. The incident occurred around 8pm (local time) on two platforms as passengers waited to board trains to Prayagraj city, where the Hindu Maha …
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In early February, Vishvaa Rajakumar, a 20-year-old Indian college student, recently won the Memory League World Championship, an online competition pitting people against one another with challenges like memorizing the order of 80 random numbers faster than most people can tie a shoelace. The renowned neuroscientist Eleanor Maguire, who died in January, studied mental athletes like Mr. Rajakumar and found …
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NEW DELHI: Hiring for white-collar jobs in India witnessed a 32% year-on-year surge in January 2025, driven by sectors such as semiconductors, energy, waste management, and manufacturing, according to the latest foundit Insights Tracker report.The hiring growth is attributed to rising consumer demand, strategic incentives from the Union Budget 2025-26, and an increasing focus on sustainability initiatives.Green jobs lead the …
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What’s the global average of youth unemployment rate? A report by the International Labour Organisation’s (ILO) Institute for Human Development (IHD) showed that the worldwide youth unemployment rate was 15.6% in 2021. ‘As per World Employment and Social Outlook Trends, 2024 by ILO, globally, in 2023, the youth unemployment rate was 13.3 per cent’, reads a report by PIB. Source …
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The Rs 2.9 lakh crore allocated for road transport and highways ministry for 2025-26 – barely 2.4% higher than the revised estimate of FY25 – is the lowest increase in the last 10 years.Sources said the marginal rise is mainly because not many projects are under execution and no new flagship highway development programme has been approved so far. The …
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NEW DELHI: The opposition on Saturday criticised the Union Budget presented by finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman and claimed that the government missed the opportunity to cut slacks for several groups.Congress MP and leader of opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi accused the government of putting a “band-aid for bullet wounds” and claimed that the Centre is bankrupt of ideas.Taking to …
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NEW DELHI: Union minister Pralhad Joshi has said that the Union Budget 2025-26 will be pro-people, pro-poor, pro-middle class budget as it has been since “economy of this country started being taken care of under the leadership of PM Narendra Modi.”“Ever since economy of this country started being taken care of under the leadership of PM Narendra Modi, we have …
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