The US government on Friday ordered testing of the nation's milk supply for bird flu to better monitor the spread of the virus in dairy cows.

Raw or unpasteurised milk from dairy farms and processors nationwide must be tested on request starting December 16, the Agriculture Department said. Testing will begin in six states California, Colorado, Michigan, Mississippi, Oregon and Pennsylvania.

Delhi's air quality dropped to the "poor" category on Saturday, with the air quality index (AQI) recorded at 219, according to Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) data at 8 am. A thin layer of smog enveloped parts of Delhi-NCR, including prominent landmarks like India Gate and Barapulla.

On Friday (December 6), the AQI rose to 186 at 8 am, up from 161 on Thursday, remaining within the “moderate” category for the third straight day, according to CPCB data.

The Congress on Friday slammed the BJP for acussing Rahul Gandhi of conspiring to destabilise India and calling him a traitor, saying the truth is that BJP-RSS is the "biggest tukde-tukde" gang of this country and is spreading the "poison of communalism".

The opposition party said the truth is that the work of destabilising the economy is being done by the people of BJP.

One97 Communications, the parent company of Paytm, is close to finalising a $250 million (approximately Rs 2,000 crore) deal to sell its stake in Japan’s digital payments company, PayPay Corporation, to SoftBank Group, according to a Moneycontrol report.

The sale is part of Paytm’s broader strategy to offload non-core assets and strengthen its capital base, enabling a sharper focus on its core payments business after a challenging year.

Elon Musk poured at least $274 million into political groups in 2024, fueling a spending spree that helped Donald Trump win the presidency, and securing a new title for himself: the most prolific donor of the election cycle.

His total puts him far ahead of the second-biggest donor, investor Timothy Mellon, who has given $197 million mainly to Republicans, according to contributors tracked by OpenSecrets.

Ganesh Infraworld IPO listing: Shares of construction company Ganesh Infraworld made a solid debut on the NSE SME today, continuing their upward momentum to hit the upper circuit within less than 5 minutes of listing. The company's stock listed at Rs 157.70 apiece, a 90 per cent premium over the IPO allotment price of Rs 83.

After listing, the stock gained an additional 4.98 per cent, surging 99.45 per cent from the issue price to reach the upper circuit of Rs 165.55 apiece on the NSE SME.

A 7.0 magnitude earthquake shook a large area of Northern California on Thursday, knocking items of grocery store shelves, sending children scrambling under desks and prompting a brief tsunami warning for 5.3 million people along the US West Coast.

The quake struck at 10:44 a.m. west of Ferndale, a small city in coastal Humboldt County, about 130 miles (209 km) from the Oregon border, the US Geological Survey said.

Health officials in the Democratic Republic of the Congo expect to know within days the cause of an infectious disease outbreak termed ‘Disease X’ that’s sickened hundreds of people and killed at least 79, since late October.

Almost 200 of the 376 afflicted with a flu-like illness are younger than five years, said Jean Kaseya, director of the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention.

A total subsidy of Rs 56,993 crore is given every year by the Indian Railways to all categories of passengers, with a 46 per cent rebate on every ticket, Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said on Wednesday.

Replying to multiple questions in the Lok Sabha on restoring discounts given to various categories of train passengers, he said if the price of a ticket is Rs 100, then the railways charges just Rs 54 for it -- a discount of 46 per cent.

Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann strongly condemned the attack on Shiromani Akali Dal leader Sukhbir Singh Badal, who was fired at while performing 'sewa' outside the Golden Temple on Wednesday morning, and directed police to investigate the incident.

The chief minister also lauded the promptness of the Punjab Police in nabbing the attacker.

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