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Ireland Voices Concern Over Crackdown on Activists in Balochistan

The Irish government has expressed deep concern over the increasing crackdown on civil society activists in Balochistan province of Pakistan and reaffirmed its commitment to monitoring the human rights situation in the region. In response to a parliamentary question, Ireland's Minister for Foreign A...

May 16, 2025 4:57 PM

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Lassa Fever Outbreak Kills 138 in Nigeria, 18 States Affected

In Nigeria, the death toll from the Lassa fever outbreak in Africa's most populous country has reached 138 since the beginning of this year. The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) said 717 confirmed cases have been recorded so far. With this, the case fatality rate has risen to...

May 16, 2025 4:38 PM

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97.55% MGNREGA Job Card Holders Get Work in South Tripura: MoS Dr L. Murugan

Union Minister of State for Information & Broadcasting and Parliamentary Affairs, Dr L. Murugan, today said that 97.55 per cent of job card holders enrolled under MGNREGA have been receiving jobs in the South Tripura district of the state.   Addressing a press briefing on his second and last day...

May 16, 2025 1:34 PM

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India’s exports jump 12.7% to $73.8 billion in April despite global headwinds

India's total exports of goods and services registered a robust 12.7 per cent growth, reaching at 73.80 billion dollar mark in April 2025, as compared with the corresponding figure of 65.48 billion dollars during the same month last year, despite the global economic uncertainties triggered by the US...

May 16, 2025 2:01 PM

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Trade bodies to boycott all ties with Turkiye and Azerbaijan

Over 125 top trade leaders from across the country have decided to boycott all forms of trade and commercial engagement with Turkiye and Azerbaijan, including travel and tourism. The decision was taken at a National Conference of Trade Leaders convened by the Confederation of All India Traders (CAIT...

May 16, 2025 1:58 PM

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WHO declare polio outbreak in Papua New Guinea

The World Health Organisation has declared a polio outbreak in Papua New Guinea and called for an immediate vaccination campaign. According to media reports, samples of the highly infectious virus were found in healthy children during a routine screening in Lae, a coastal city in the country's north...

May 16, 2025 1:16 PM

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Sensex falls 274 points, Nifty below 25,000 amid IT drag, mixed global cues

The Benchmark domestic equity indices, Sensex and Nifty, were trading with modest losses in the afternoon trade today, weighed down by the IT pack and mixed global cues. The 30-share BSE Sensex dropped 274 points to 82,257 and the NSE Nifty50 slipped 65 points to 24,997 when reports last came in.

May 16, 2025 1:47 PM

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President Murmu, PM Modi extend greetings on Sikkim’s 50th Statehood Day

President Droupadi Murmu and Prime Minister Narendra Modi have extended their greetings to the people of Sikkim on their Statehood Day. In a social media post, President Murmu wrote, Sikkim is widely admired for its boundless natural beauty, rich cultural heritage, and warmth of its people. The Pres...