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Study estimates 49 lakh cases of typhoid fever in India in 2023

New Delhi, Jan 8 (PTI) A study has estimated 49 lakh cases of typhoid fever and 7,850 deaths in India in 2023, with Delhi, Maharashtra and Karnataka together accounting for nearly 30 per cent of the national burden. Findings published in The Lancet Regional Health Southeast Asia also show that six lakh of the 7.3 lakh hospitalisations across the country were attributable to fluoroquinolone-resistance — a type of antibiotic, or antimicrobial, resistance. Typhoid fever is a bacterial infection that spreads through contaminated food and water. Symptoms can start one to three weeks following exposure and include high fever, headaches, abdominal

Trump backs sanctions bill that provides for very high tariffs on India, China for buying Russian oil: US Senator Lindsey Graham

New York/Washington, Jan 8 (PTI) US President Donald Trump has backed a sanctions bill that could impose 500 per cent tariffs on countries buying Russian oil, giving the White House leverage against countries like China and India to stop them from purchasing cheap oil from Moscow. US Senator Lindsey Graham on Wednesday said that the legislation would give the White House “tremendous leverage” against countries like China, India and Brazil to incentivise them to stop buying cheap oil from Russia. “After a very productive meeting today with President Trump on a variety of issues, he greenlit the bipartisan Russia sanctions

‘Lies, half-truths’: Congress slams BJP criticism of Nehru over Somnath temple issue

New Delhi, Jan 7 (PTI) The Congress on Wednesday slammed the BJP for accusing first prime minister Jawaharlal Nehru of indulging in appeasement politics over the Somnath temple issue, saying the ruling party was resorting to “lies and half-truths” by selectively quoting from Nehru’s letters. Congress leader Piyush Babele said when the BJP is raising the issue of then President Rajendra Prasad’s participation in the rebuilt Somnath temple inauguration, it must answer why President Droupadi Murmu was not invited to attend the inauguration of the Ram temple in Ayodhya. “They (BJP) are serving lies and presenting it as truth, they

Rupee rises 31 paise to close at 89.87 against US dollar

Mumbai, Jan 7 (PTI) The rupee rose 31 paise to close at 89.87 (provisional) against the US dollar on Wednesday on possible intervention by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) and a fall in global crude oil prices. At the interbank foreign exchange, the rupee opened at 90.20 against the US dollar and traded in the range of 89.75-90.23 before settling at 89.87 (provisional), up 31 paise from its previous close. The rupee snapped its four-day losing streak to appreciate 12 paise to settle at 90.18 against the American currency on Tuesday. “The rupee rose… as RBI sold dollars at

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