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Landslide in China’s Chongqing city kills 8, leaves 34 missing
Rescue workers search for survivors at the site of a landslide along Wujiang river in Pengshui Miao and Tujia Autonomous County, Chongqing, China on July 17, 2026. | Photo Credit: Reuters A landslide on Friday (July 17, 2026) in the southwestern Chinese city of Chongqing killed eight people and left 34 missing, burying residential buildings…
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MAHE-SMI design & FinTech Conference: PFRDA chairperson outlines AI roadmap to redesign NPS onboarding
Srishti Manipal Institute of Art, Design and Technology (SMI), a constituent unit of the Manipal Academy of Higher Education (MAHE), Institution of Eminence Deemed-to-be University, concluded a two-day international conference on design-led innovation for inclusive, secure and sustainable financial systems at the MAHE Bengaluru campus. The conference, titled “Design-Led Innovation to Foster FinTech Ecosystem in…
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Israel’s Parliament dissolves ahead of October 27 elections
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attends a session at the Knesset, Israel’s parliament, before it dissolves ahead of the 2026 Israeli elections, in Jerusalem, on July 16, 2026. | Photo Credit: Reuters Israel’s Parliament dissolved early Friday (July 17, 2026) after passing a marathon of Bills in the last moments of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s…
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Mandatory training for staff to make hospitals patient-friendly
The staff in public hospitals in the State will undergo mandatory training in communication skills and people management so that hospitals become more patient-friendly and welcoming. Health Minister K. Muraleedharan said that training will be given to all staff except doctors, from taluk hospitals to medical colleges. The Minister said that he has instructed the…
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West Asia crisis, uncertain monsoon major risks for growth: RBI Governor
“Monetary and fiscal policies are robust, and because of that, we are witnessing high GDP growth,” RBI governor Sanjay Malhotra said. File | Photo Credit: ANI Reserve Bank Governor Sanjay Malhotra has said the West Asia crisis and the expectation of a weak monsoon present significant risks to economic growth. “Despite global uncertainties, India has…
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Any country doing business with Russia will be ‘very severely’ sanctioned: Trump
U.S. President Donald Trump. File | Photo Credit: Reuters U.S. President Donald Trump has warned that any country that does business with Russia will be “very severely sanctioned”, as his administration and Republican lawmakers push ahead with tough legislation targeting Moscow. Responding to questions from reporters on Sunday (November 17, 2025) on whether it was…