NEW DELHI: Jammu and Kashmir Police arrested 10 overground workers (OGWs) in connection with a terror financing module in Shopian district, officials told PTI on Friday.The arrests were made during an investigation into suspected terror financing activities in the south Kashmir district. Police said the accused were allegedly involved in supporting terrorist networks through financial…
India’s Permanent Representative to the UN, Ambassador Parvathaneni Harish (Photo: ANI). India on Thursday strongly condemned attacks against commercial vessels, advocating freedom of navigation and unimpeded maritime commerce at the United Nations.India’ permanent Representative to the United Nations, Harish Parvathaneni, stressed the need to protect seafarers in accordance with international law.Speaking at the UN Security…
Delhi traders flag parking, traffic concerns; urge Sonia Gandhi to defer Rahul’s rally NEW DELHI: The Chamber of Trade and Industry (CTI) in Delhi on Friday urged senior Congress leader Sonia Gandhi to postpone the party’s proposed mega rally at Ramlila Maidan on November 1, warning that it could disrupt business worth Rs 10,000-12,000 crore…
Amid heaps of trash, countless underprivileged children in India sort waste to earn a meager living, an invisible workforce fueling the country’s recycling economy. NEW DELHI: India has lifted an estimated 496 million people out of poverty between 2011 and 2023, recording one of the world’s fastest declines in poverty over the period. However, significant…
Anti-dam protests spread in Arunachal as police seek warrants against four protesters. GUWAHATI: The standoff over Arunachal Pradesh’s proposed 11,200MW Siang dam intensified Thursday, with police seeking search warrants against four people, including a senior journalist and an advocate, over violence in Pasighat, and protesters in state capital Itanagar demanding the release of 27 arrested…
NEW DELHI: How much time do teaching doctors spend away from hospitals, and what happens to patient care and classes when they do? The Centre is seeking detailed records from three Delhi medical institutions as an expert panel reviews summer and winter vacations for govt medical colleges faculty.An expert committee constituted by Union health ministry…
SC said it is not inclined to completely ban firecrackers but warned authorities that orders are meaningless without ground-level enforcement NEW DELHI: Supreme Court Thursday said it was not inclined to completely ban firecrackers, but there was no point in passing orders and directions every year unless authorities implement them on the ground.“It concerns every…
Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) founder Abhijeet Dipke and Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge NEW DELHI/BENGALURU: As preparations for opposition’s Nov 1 mega rally got into full swing starting with “public impeachment” of CEC Gyanesh Kumar Friday, Congress and CJP are learnt to be in touch for the events ahead.Senior Congress sources said both sides have touched…
A study found that private equity investment in India’s healthcare sector is concentrated in urban hospitals in southern and western states, leaving rural and underserved regions largely overlooked. (AI-generated image) A mapping of private equity investments in India’s health sector over past 18 years has revealed investments are overwhelmingly in multispecialty hospitals in the urbanised…
NEW DELHI: Road transport minister Nitin Gadkari’s recent announcement that he has asked authorities not to issue challans to cars travelling up to 20% above the prescribed speed limit on expressways — effectively allowing speeds of up to 140 kmph — cannot be implemented under the existing legal framework and may be detrimental to road…
