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An airstrike near a busy market in Myanmar’s western Rakhine state has killed at least 49 people, according to reports from the area, in one of the deadliest attacks in the region in recent months. The strike has drawn alarm from the United Nations and renewed scrutiny of Myanmar’s military campaign against resistance forces and civilian areas.
India has begun a statewide vaccination drive aimed at strengthening protection for children aged 10 and 16 against tetanus and diphtheria, two potentially serious vaccine-preventable diseases. The initiative builds on early-life immunisation coverage, with officials emphasising that the TD vaccine provides an additional shield after children receive Pentavalent vaccines in infancy.
The International Finance Corporation has extended a $150 million social loan to State Bank of India to expand agricultural financing for about 864,000 rural women, marking its first investment in an Indian state-owned bank. The deal also includes IFC’s first domestic cross-currency swap with an Indian bank, with SBI becoming its first local swap counterparty in South Asia.
The International Finance Corporation has extended a $150 million social loan to State Bank of India to expand agricultural financing for about 864,000 rural women, marking its first investment in an Indian state-owned bank. The deal also includes IFC’s first domestic cross-currency swap with an Indian bank, with SBI becoming its first local swap counterparty in South Asia.
Researchers have reported a quantum state in which light behaves with the unusual properties of both a solid and a fluid, and crucially, at room temperature. The advance could accelerate practical quantum technologies by reducing the extreme cooling requirements that have long limited laboratory breakthroughs to niche settings.
Newly inducted Jammu and Kashmir minister Mir Saifullah has said the National Conference will work to restore the region’s pre-1953 constitutional position and reclaim its flag, reviving one of the most politically charged demands in the Union Territory. His remarks come against the backdrop of the August 5, 2019 downgrade of Jammu and Kashmir from a state to a Union Territory, a move he described as brazen.
The Indian rupee snapped a six-session winning streak on Monday after dollar demand from state-run banks outweighed the currency’s recent momentum. The unit briefly strengthened to a six-month high before closing slightly weaker, even as lower crude prices and foreign equity inflows continued to offer support.
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