NEW DELHI: Congress MP Rahul Gandhi shot off a letter to Union home minister Amit Shah, demanding accountability for police’s alleged high-handedness against protesters at Jantar Mantar, signalling a fiery start to the second week of the Monsoon session, as govt is set to table in Lok Sabha on Monday a bill that enhances punishment…
NEW DELHI: Amid challenges ranging from nearly 26,000 people waiting to adopt kids to only a limited number of children available in the most-sought-after 0-2 age group with adoption agencies, as many as 5,022 children were adopted between April 2025 and March 2026 – the highest in over a decade – as per data shared…
NEW DELHI: Patients with difficult-to-control high cholesterol could soon have an oral alternative to cholesterol-lowering injections after US Food and Drug Administration approved the world’s first oral PCSK9 inhibitor, a class of medicines that dramatically lowers “bad” cholesterol.The tablet, Lipfendra, has been approved for adults with high cholesterol, including those with an inherited condition called…
NEW DELHI: From PV Sindhu‘s racquet in Tokyo to a privately built rocket lifting off from Sriharikota, PM Narendra Modi Sunday used Mann Ki Baat to say young Indians were taking the country into arenas once considered beyond reach.In his monthly radio address, Modi singled out Sindhu’s Japan Open triumph, the launch of Vikram-1, and…
File photo: Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman NEW DELHI: Government did not stop students from protesting at any point in time, while at the same time, it was gearing up to conduct the NEET re-examination in time and punish the culprits who had engaged in paper leaks, finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman said.“Permission was given when…
File photo: Northern Railway operates special trains in Kashmir JAMMU: Northern Railway operated special trains between Kashmir Valley and Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra to assist tourists and pilgrims stranded due to heavy rainfall, landslides and shooting stones that disrupted traffic on Jammu-Srinagar National Highway.A Jammu Division railway spokesperson said the initiative aimed to provide…
File photo: A merchant vessel carrying four Indian nationals was struck at Ukraine’s Port of Odesa NEW DELHI: Following the killing of five Indian nationals in the Russia-Ukraine conflict in recent days, the govt warned Indians intending to undertake employment on commercial vessels operating in or transiting the conflict-affected Black Sea region to carefully assess…
The Centre had asked CSIR-NEERI to develop green/low-emission fireworks with pollution reduction of more than 50% in association with fireworks manufacturers NEW DELHI: There is no unanimity on allowing commercial production of next-generation green firecrackers in the country, with two govt organisations taking contradictory stands in Supreme Court.Council of Scientific and Industrial Research – National…
E20 Janta Party, which gained more than 25,000 followers on X within a few hours on Sunday NEW DELHI: Inspired by Cockroach Janta Party’s successful campaign that led to Dharmendra Pradhan’s resignation as education minister over NEET paper leak, a new outfit — E20 Janta Party — has stepped into the ring, demanding that consumers…
Most Indians in the Gulf are employed in sectors like construction, retail, warehouses and automobiles, where occupational risks are high. HYDERABAD: Over 800 Indian expats died in workplace accidents between 2023 and 2025, according to MEA data. Of these, 55% occurred in Gulf countries, which recorded nearly three deaths a week on an average. The…
