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NEW DELHI: In a major step towards standardising cancer care, the Centre on Tuesday released India’s first nationally developed, evidence-based guidelines for lung cancer treatment and palliation, aimed at improving early diagnosis, reducing treatment gaps and ensuring patient-centric care across the country.Union health minister Jagat Prakash Nadda released the Lung Cancer Treatment and Palliation: Evidence-Based…

Rupee opened on a weak note on Wednesday, slipping 22 paise to 90.54 against the US dollar, after recording a strong rally in the previous session.The currency recorded a strong performance on Tuesday, soaring 122 paise, or 1.33%, to settle at 90.27 against the dollar. The spike came after India and the United States announced…

Representative image (IANS) NEW DELHI: The year gone by witnessed the neutralisation of 364 Naxals by the security forces, even as 1,022 Maoists were arrested and 2,337 opted for surrender, the home ministry informed the Lok Sabha on Tuesday.Replying to separate questions on the status of Left-wing extremism (LWE) in the country, junior home minister…

Stock market today (AI image) Stock market today: Nifty50 and BSE Sensex, the Indian equity benchmarks, openedin red on Wednesday, a day after a strongly rally on the back of India-US trade deal announcement. At 9:16 AM, Nifty50 was trading at 25,671.95, down 56 points or 0.22%. BSE Sensex was at 83,472.11, down 267 points…

MUSSOORIE: Padma Shri award-winning travel writer Hugh Gantzer passed away at his Mussoorie home late Monday evening at the age of 95. Apart from one of India’s highest civilian honours, Hugh, along with his wife Colleen Gantzer (who passed away in 2024 at age 90), was recognised with six national awards, the National Tourism Lifetime…

NEW DELHI: The focus has been on shrimps and textiles, but Indian carpets and rugs have seen a bruising year with exports slipping nearly 9% to $735 million between April and Nov. Lowering of tariffs is expected to come as a boost for the highly-labour intensive sector.While overall exports are down 4% to $1.3 billion…

RAIPUR: A woman who chooses to live separately from her husband and in-laws without valid and sufficient reason is not entitled to a maintenance allowance, Chhattisgarh high court has ruled, upholding the order of the Bilaspur family court.The judgment came on Jan 27 on a petition filed by the wife of a Bilaspur resident, challenging…

PM Modi with US President Donald Trump (File photo) NEW DELHI: A day after announcements by PM Modi and US President Donald Trump that the two sides had reached a trade agreement, the govt asserted that sensitive sectors such as agriculture and dairy have been protected and labour-intensive sectors such as textiles, leather, marine products…

S Jaishankar with Marco Rubio NEW DELHI: External affairs minister S Jaishankar on Tuesday met US secretary of state Marco Rubio in Washington, ahead of the critical minerals ministerial scheduled for February 4. The meeting came during Jaishankar’s three-day visit to the United States and a day after India and the US announced a trade…

MUMBAI: Reliance Industries (RIL) has acquired a 50.1% stake in Oscar-winning producer Guneet Monga Kapoor’s Sikhya Entertainment for Rs 150 crore. The acquisition has been routed through Reliance Strategic Business Ventures, a wholly owned subsidiary of RIL. The investment strengthens the content portfolio of Jio Studios, RIL’s media and entertainment arm, which has produced over…