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India’s core monsoon zone, covering most of the rain-fed agriculture areas in the country, is predicted to receive above-normal rainfall this season. This should come as a relief to farmers. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Monday said that it expects above-normal rainfall in the country as a whole during the monsoon season (from June […]
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal has petitioned the Supreme Court for a seven-day extension on his interim bail in connection with the Delhi liquor policy case. Citing serious health concerns, he highlighted the need for medical tests, including a PET-CT scan, following a weight loss of 7 kg and elevated ketone levels. Kejriwal was granted […]
Two doctors of Sassoon General Hospital in Pune were arrested on the charge of manipulation of the blood sample of a teen driver, an accused, in the Porsche car accident case. Pune Police commissioner Amitesh Kumar said on Monday that Dr Ajay Taware, head of the forensics department at Sassoon Hospital in Pune, and Dr […]
The Department of Telecommunications (DoT) has joined forces with telecom service providers (TSPs) to block incoming international calls disguised as familiar Indian mobile numbers. This initiative aims to curb the rise in cybercrimes and financial frauds perpetrated through spoofed calls. There has been a growing problem of spoofed calls used for scams, impersonations, and fraud. […]
The New Born Baby Care Hospital in Delhi’s Vivek Vihar, where at least six newborns died after a massive fire, has reportedly a history of criminal negligence. The fire broke out at around 11.30 pm. Five babies are undergoing treatment in another hospital. The hospital owner, Dr Naveen Khichi, who was absconding since the incident, […]
Rising heat, prolonged heatwave conditions and subsequent deaths and other adverse health effects due to it in different parts of India is a rising concern that points towards environment degradation and unscientific development model. Gaurab Basu, physician and assistant professor at Harvard Medical School believes apart from heat stroke or death heat events can also […]
Though India is often criticised for its high tax regime on individual income, it is largely the middleclass salaried population that bears the brunt of this. High net-worth individuals often park their money in foreign tax-free abodes or bypass the laws through tricky ventures that is beyond the purview of the commoners. A recent paper […]
All health insurance claims will be processed by hospitals and insurance companies through a single window – the National Health Claims Exchange (NHCX) soon. Health ministry sources said that NHCX, developed by the National Health Authority (NHA), is ready and undergoing trials. It will have a standardised format to be followed by insurance companies to […]
Gujarat has reason to cheer, if the latest unemployment data is considered. It is one of the three states in the country which recorded unemployment in single digits at 9% in the 15-29 age group in urban areas. This is according to the latest Periodic Labour Force Survey (PLFS) released by the Ministry of Statistics […]
With the Congress and Opposition parties weaving the narrative of Modi aiming to end reservation, a large section of Dalits in Haryana is wary while voting the BJP to power for the third term. Dalit votes are crucial for the BJP, not just to reach its goal of securing over 400 seats for the NDA, […]
The Election Commission of India (ECI) has asked Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president JP Nadda and Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge to send formal instructions to star campaigners to correct their discourse, exercise care and maintain decorum. The ECI’s unprecedented instructions to the BJP and Congress follow a decline in campaign quality driven by their star […]
Congress’s Kanhaiya Kumar has a tough job cut out to lessen the impact of BJP’s Manoj Tiwari in Northeast Delhi Parliamentary constituency, which goes to vote along with rest of Delhi on May 25. The impact of the February 2020 riots will be a key factor in determining the outcome in the constituency, where Kumar, […]
Popping painkillers, wearing a lumbo sacral belt for back relief, and using a wheelchair when he can, RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav, the 34-year-old star campaigner for INDIA bloc in Bihar, is doing all he can to keep the prospects of the alliance afloat in the ongoing Lok Sabha polls. It’s a crucial fight for Tejashwi […]
A Delhi court on Tuesday formally charged BJP MP Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh, former chief of the Wrestling Federation of India (WFI), with sexual harassment, intimidation and outraging the modesty of women in the case related to women wrestlers. Singh pleaded not guilty to these charges. When asked by the court whether he accepted his […]
The Kolkata police have booked the West Bengal governor’s OSD, pantry staff and peon for allegedly trying to stop a woman from filing a sexual harassment complaint against the governor, C V Ananda Bose on May 2. An FIR was filed under IPC sections 341 (wrongful restraint) and 166 (public servant disobeying law) on May […]
Three people, including the assistant manager of Patanjali Ayurved, received fines and six-month prison sentences from the chief judicial magistrate in Pithoragarh for sellig sub-standard soan papdi. According to the report, a food safety inspector flagged issues with Patanjali Navratna Elaichi Soan Papdi at Lila Dhar Pathak’s shop in Berinag, Pithoragarh, in 2019. As per the […]
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Saturday said that if the NDA returns to power, it would bring the Uniform Civil Code. He also said that “we will shut down shops that produce mullas”, and put an end to Muslim reservation. Addressig a public meeting in Raghunathpur in Siwan on Saturday, senior BJP leader […]
Bhavesh Bhinde, whose family hails from Kutch in Gujarat, has become a household name for all the wrong reasons. He was arrested by the Mumbai police on Thursday for culpable homicide not amounting to murder in relation to the hoarding collapse which led to a loss of 16 lives. A huge hoarding erected by Bhavesh’s […]
Adani Energy Solutions Ltd (AESL), the largest private transmission and distribution company in India with a growing smart metering portfolio, has acquired 100% stake in Essar Transco Limited after obtaining requisite regulatory and other approvals for an Enterprise Value of INR 1,900 crores. The share acquisition is pursuant to definitive agreements signed in June, 2022. […]
Former spouse of AAP Rajya Sabha MP Swati Maliwal Naveen Jaihind has demanded FIR against Arvind Kejriwal, two days after she was assaulted at the Delhi CM’s residence. “An FIR should be lodged against Arvind Kejriwal, as the incident happened at his home. (AAP Rajya Sabha member) Sanjay Singh is Kejriwal’s parrot,” said Jaihind and […]
