Newsletter | ArdorComm Media | 12 Aug 2024 | Volume 42
India has reported 374 deaths and 67,637 cases of suspected heatstroke from March 1 to July 27 this year, according to Minister of State for Health Anupriya Patel. The alarming figures were disclosed in the Lok Sabha on Friday.
On Friday, the Assam cabinet, chaired by Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma, approved the creation of 1,766 new graduate teacher positions for mathematics in state schools.
The Centre has urged state governments to enforce the Right to Education (RTE) Act, which mandates reserving 25% of seats in private unaided schools for children from economically weaker sections.
Bajaj Group is reportedly planning to enter the healthcare sector by establishing a chain of hospitals, with the venture likely to be led by Nirav Bajaj, who currently oversees corporate strategy at Mukand.
Orlando Health has finalized a $910 million agreement to acquire a 70% stake in Tenet Healthcare’s Brookwood Baptist Health system in Alabama. This significant move will grant Orlando Health control over Brookwood Baptist Health’s five hospitals.
Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus is set to be sworn in as the head of Bangladesh’s interim government today, August 8, 2024, at 8 p.m. local time. This development follows the resignation and flight of former Prime Minister.
Infosys is facing a substantial tax challenge from the Indian government, which has refused to reduce a ₹32,000-crore ($4 billion) tax demand related to GST regulations. The demand, issued last month, pertains to services received from Infosys’s overseas branches between July 2017 and the fiscal year 2021-22.
Citius Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Citius Pharma) has announced that shareholders of TenX Keane Acquisition (TenX) have approved the merger with Citius Pharma’s oncology subsidiary.
India showed impressive numbers in merger and acquisition (M&A) deals in the Asia-Pacific region’s financial sector in the first quarter (Q1) of 2024, with 27 deals closed. This outpaced other countries in the region, such as Japan with 13 deals.
Aman Sehrawat secured a bronze medal in the men’s freestyle 57kg wrestling event at the Paris 2024 Olympics, making history as India’s youngest Olympic medalist.
Neeraj Chopra, the defending Olympic champion, secured a silver medal in the javelin throw final at the Paris 2024 Olympics, with a throw of 89.45m. However, the night belonged to Pakistan’s Arshad Nadeem.
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