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Mandaviya to hold review meeting today with 5 states over Covid-19 situation

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Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya will be in Bihar, Odisha, Jharkhand, West Bengal, Chhattisgarh, Bihar, Odisha, Jharkhand, West Bengal today Virtual review of Covid-19 situation, public health preparedness and response to Omicron variant of SARS-CoV-2 in states and Chhattisgarh 3pm.

Earlier Friday, Mandaviya held a high-level meeting with southern states and Texas health ministers and highlighted e-Sanjeevani, teleconsultation, monitoring home quarantines and increasing RTPCR in states reporting a low percentage of testing.

State Health Ministers participating in the high level review meeting included Dr K Sudhakar (Karnataka), Dr Veena George (Kerala), Ma Subramaniam (Tamil Nadu) and Thanneeru Harish Rao (Telangana) ).

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He also asked states to speed up the pace of vaccination for the 15-17 age group and for those with a second dose due.

Earlier, he held a high-level meeting with nine northern states and UT and advised them to send Covid testing and vaccination data in a timely manner.

The federal health minister also said testing should be ramped up in states where testing has declined.

He also advised states and UT to ensure effective monitoring of those in home isolation in accordance with national guidelines.

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“This will ensure that vulnerable people in home isolation get the medical help they need in a timely manner,” he said.

Mandaviya said, based on our past experience, “test-trace-treat-vaccination and adherence to Covid-appropriate behaviour” and monitoring of cases remain critical to Covid management. The federal health secretary also urged states and UT to adopt the hub and speak teleconsultation model.

Mandaviya also urged the nine States and UTs to review and expedite the implementation of activities under the India Covid-19 Emergency Response and Health System Preparedness Package: Phase-II (ECRP-II package) for strengthening the health infrastructure, an amount of ₹23,123 Crores which was approved by Union Cabinet in view of the second wave of the pandemic.

“Ministers of Health and national authorities are filling the existing gaps by effectively using the approved amounts for various infrastructure projects. By strengthening the health infrastructure, we can better respond to any health emergency and public health crisis,” he added.

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Stock market in red amid India’s diplomatic action against Pakistan

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Stock market in red amid India’s diplomatic action against Pakistan

The stock market opened in red on Thursday, with the Sensex trading below 187.91 points and the Nifty below 46.45 points. The 30-share Sensex rose by 520.90 points or 0.65% to settle at 80,116.49, the highest closing level since December 18. Eight of the 13 major sectors declined at the open, while the broader, more domestically focused small-caps and mid-caps traded flat.

Ajay Bagga, market expert, said that the overhang remains for the next 10 to 15 days, the time it took in the previous two instances from the terrorist strike to the retaliatory Uri and Balakot strikes. On Wednesday, stock markets extended their surge to the seventh day, with Sensex share jumping 520 points to close above 80,000 level for the first time in four months.

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The stock market closed in green for the 7th day on Wednesday, with the 30-share Sensex rising by 520.90 points or 0.65% to settle at 80,116.49, the highest closing level since December 18. During the day, it surged by 658.96 points or 0.82 per cent to 80,254.55. The NSE Nifty rallied 161.70 points or 0.67 per cent to 24,328.95. HCL Tech surged the most by 7.72 per.

Cent after posting an 8.1% increase in consolidated net profit at ₹4,307 crore for March quarter 2024-25, mainly on account of large deals with a total contract value of about ₹25,500 crore. Kotak Mahindra Bank, State Bank of India, Axis Bank, ITC, and UltraTech Cement were also among the laggards, according to PTI Both the Sensex and Nifty reversed their seven-day.

Uptrend and settled lower on Thursday, amid profit-taking and disappointing Q4 earnings of Hindustan Unilever. Selling in blue-chips ICICI Bank, Bharti Airtel, and a largely muted trend in Asian and European equities also dragged the markets down, PTI reported. In the past seven trading days, the BSE benchmark gauge zoomed 6,269.34 points or 8.48 per cent, and the Nifty.

jumped 1,929.8 points or 8.61 per cent ​Indian stock markets experienced significant declines on April 25, 2025, amid escalating geopolitical tensions with Pakistan following a deadly militant attack in Pahalgam, Kashmir, which resulted in 26 civilian deaths. The BSE Sensex fell by 1,195 points during intraday trading, closing 570.8 points lower at 79,227, while the NSE.

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The market downturn was driven by widespread losses across sectors, with 12 out of 13 major indices ending in the red. Broader markets were also affected, as mid-cap and small-cap Nifty50 dropped 207.3 points to settle at 24,039 indices declined over 2%. Investor sentiment was further dampened by India’s strong diplomatic response to the attack, which included.

suspending the Indus Waters Treaty, closing the Attari border crossing, and revoking visa privileges for Pakistani nationals The Indian rupee weakened, closing 0.2% lower at 85.45 against the U.S. dollar, influenced by month-end dollar demand and increased geopolitical uncertainty. Bond yields also rose, reflecting heightened risk aversion among investors

Analysts caution that the ongoing tensions between India and Pakistan could continue to impact market stability. While a full-scale conflict is considered unlikely, the situation remains fluid, and investors are advised to monitor developments closely In Pakistan, the Karachi Stock Exchange’s KSE-100 index fell by 2.12%, or 2,485.85 points, as investors reacted to India’s.

The United Nations has urged both nations to exercise restraint and resolve their differences through peaceful dialogue diplomatic measures and the suspension of the Indus Waters Treaty Indian stock markets slipped into the red on April 25, 2025, following India’s strong diplomatic actions against Pakistan after a deadly terrorist attack in Kashmir. The BSE Sensex.

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