Chandigarh: Observing that the Right to Information (RTI) Act cannot be used to settle personal scores, the Punjab State Information Commission has said vexatious and non-public-interest applications can be rejected at the level of a public information officer (PIO). It held that such requests disrupt the functioning of public authorities and undermine the spirit of…
NEW DELHI: Jolted by Sunday’s blaze, many residents of Vivek Vihar are rethinking safety measures in their houses — assessing the options already in place to ward off intruders against the need for a quick escape during emergencies.While some are reviewing fire safety arrangements, others are reconsidering features like metal grills and smart locks, which…
NEW DELHI: ‘Magician, garden and grandmom’ — Rahul Gandhi on Friday left Lok Sabha reeling with his storytelling on how his grandmother took him to their garden to remove his fear of darkness and about a magician losing his tricks after a failed act.In a banter during a debate on the bills related to women’s…
The unions have sought immediate release of 55 workers Gurgaon: Intensifying their demand for a further increase in minimum wages, labour unions on Wednesday said they would stage a demonstration at the deputy commissioner’s office on Thursday.Maintaining that the latest revision — 35% hike announced by Haryana govt — has fallen short of their expectations,…
From the Iliad to the Mahabharata , women have often been wrongly portrayed as catalysts of war. Atul Kumar’s Ambaa challenges this flawed notion and turns it on its head. Inspired by Aristophanes’ 5th-century BCE comedy Lysistrata , this satirical drama is reimagined for contemporary audiences. While Lysistrata shows women coming together to end the…
Kolkata: Darjeeling, Siliguri, Cooch Behar and North Dinajpur will cease to exist if the delimitation bill is passed, CM Mamata Banerjee said on Friday, slamming the BJP-led govt’s move as a “deliberate attempt at dividing the country”.“They tabled the delimitation bill. Women’s reservation is a false front, as I support it independently. We will support…
Bengaluru: A 31-year-old homemaker, her husband and their associate have been arrested on charges of kidnapping the homemaker’s younger sister and her husband over a monetary fight and locking them inside a house.Based on the complaint filed by victim Pruthvi, a resident of Dhruvadhama residential layout in Electronics City, Hebbagodi police arrested her elder sister,…
Mumbai: Several science students and their parents have expressed concern over the Maharashtra state board announcing the HSC results just a day before the NEET-UG, saying the timing has added to the pressure of an already highly competitive and stressful test. NEET-UG 2026, for admissions to health science courses, is scheduled on May 3, Sunday.Some…
Bengaluru: A 60-year-old woman with poorly controlled diabetes was started on a glucagon-like peptide (GLP)-1 drug to improve glycaemic control and aid weight loss. While she initially responded well, she developed sudden vision loss after eight to nine months and was diagnosed with non-arteritic anterior ischaemic optic neuropathy (NAION), also known as eye stroke.GLP-1 drugs,…
Kolkata: A fire broke out in the Sholo Bigha slum near Eastern Railway’s Santoshpur station on Saturday at 1.48 pm. Around 50-60 shanties near the railway station were gutted in the blaze. No one was injured. . Traffic came to a standstill on Budge Budge Road from around 2 pm as at least 6 to…
