Uttarakhand to host 38th National Games

October 9, 2024 8:45 PM

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Uttarakhand to host 38th National Games

The 38th National Games will take place in Uttarakhand from January 28 to February 14 next year. The complete program for the National Games will be unveiled during the general assembly meeting of the Indian Olympic Association, set for the 25th of this month. In addition to the National Games, Utta...

David Baker, John Jumper & Demis Hassabis awarded 2024 Nobel Prize in Chemistry

October 9, 2024 6:04 PM

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David Baker, John Jumper & Demis Hassabis awarded 2024 Nobel Prize in Chemistry

Scientists David Baker, John Jumper, and Demis Hassabis have won the 2024 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for breakthroughs in predicting and designing the structure of proteins. The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences today announced half of the prize to David Baker for computational protein design and the ...

Over 5 million residents urged to leave Florida ahead of Hurricane Milton

October 9, 2024 5:19 PM

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Over 5 million residents urged to leave Florida ahead of Hurricane Milton

In the USA, ahead of Hurricane Milton, more than 5 million residents on Florida's western coast were urged to leave the densely populated coastal area. US President Joe Biden called on Florida residents to heed the warnings, adding that the Category 5 storm could turn into the worst natural disaster...

Indian rupee holds steady at 83.96 against US dollar

October 9, 2024 6:05 PM

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Indian rupee holds steady at 83.96 against US dollar

In the Forex market today, Indian rupee today ended unchanged at 83 rupees 96 paise against the US dollar. The dollar index, which indicates the US dollar's strength against a basket of six other leading currencies, is trading at 102.61 in intra-day trade.

Sensex drops 168 points, Nifty slips 31 points

October 9, 2024 9:35 PM

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Sensex drops 168 points, Nifty slips 31 points

Domestic benchmark indices today ended with marginal losses. The Sensex declined 168 points to close at 81,467. Similarly, the Nifty fell 31 points to settle at 24,982.      At the National Stock Exchange, 69 companies hit their 52-week high, and 18 hit their 52-week low.     The broader market at B...

PM Modi to attend ASEAN-India, East Asia Summits in Laos

October 9, 2024 4:41 PM

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PM Modi to attend ASEAN-India, East Asia Summits in Laos

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be on a two-day visit to Vientiane in Laos from tomorrow. Addressing a press conference in New Delhi, Secretary East in the Ministry of External Affairs, Jaideep Mazumdar said, that during the visit, Mr. Modi will attend the 21st ASEAN-India Summit and the 19th East...

President Murmu to visit Algeria, Mauritania & Malawi

October 9, 2024 6:15 PM

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President Murmu to visit Algeria, Mauritania & Malawi

President Droupadi Murmu will be on a seven-day state visit to Algeria, Mauritania and Malawi from this Sunday.   In the first leg of her visit, President Murmu will visit Algeria from the 13th to the 15th of October at the invitation of the President of Algeria, Abdelmadjid Tebboune. During th...