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Taming rising prices a priority for India, Finance Minister says

NEW DELHI, Aug 25 (Reuters) – India’s finance minister on Friday said taming inflation was a priority, and that hiking interest rates was not the only tool available. “Obsession to use interest rates as the only tool to deal with inflation and not manage the supply side factors will not give a complete solution,” Nirmala Sitharaman said. Annual retail inflation in July rose to its highest in 15 months as vegetable and cereals prices skyrocketed, beating all market expectations and putting pressure on the government to take action. The Asian country has taken a number of steps including increasing supplies

Higher temperatures could make Dengue virus more virulent: Study

New Delhi, Aug. 23 (PTI) The Dengue virus could become more virulent due to increasing temperatures, according to a study that could help in predicting and mitigating the severity and virulence of the recurring tropical disease that witnesses an outbreak in the monsoon. Researchers at Rajiv Gandhi Centre for Biotechnology (RGCB) in Kerala found that dengue becomes more severe and hostile in animal models when its virus (DENV) while being grown in mosquito-derived cells is exposed to higher temperatures. The research, published recently in the FASEB journal, can help in predicting and mitigating the severity and virulence of dengue which

National Film Awards 2023: ‘Rocketry The Nambi Effect’ is best feature film acting honours to Alia Bhatt Kriti Sanon and Allu Arjun

New Delhi, Aug 24 (PTI) Hindi film “Rocketry: The Nambi Effect” on Thursday won the National Award for best feature film while Alia Bhatt and Kriti Sanon shared the best actress prize for their roles in “Gangubai Kathiawadi” and “Mimi”, respectively. South superstar Allu Arjun was judged the best actor for the Telugu film “Pushpa: The Rise (Part I)”. The National Awards for 2021 were announced by filmmaker Ketan Mehta who headed the 11-member jury. The National Film Award for best director went to Nikhil Mahajan for Marathi film “Godavari”. Pankaj Tripathi was named best supporting actor for “Mimi” and

Trump to report to Atlanta jail to face charges in election-subversion case

Republican presidential candidate and former U.S. President Donald Trump speaks as he campaigns at the Iowa State Fair in Des Moines, Iowa, U.S. August 12, 2023. REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein

ATLANTA, Aug 24 (Reuters) – Donald Trump is due to report to an Atlanta jail on Thursday to face charges stemming from his effort to overturn his 2020 election loss, in the fourth criminal case to hit the former president this year. Like other criminal defendants in Atlanta, Trump will have to appear at the Fulton County Jail to be fingerprinted and photographed – a mug shot that is certain to be widely circulated by backers and detractors alike as he campaigns to win back the White House in a November 2024 election. The Republican former president faces 13 felony

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