Shillong: Meghalaya’s HIV prevalence stands at 0.40%, twice the national average of 0.20%, chief minister Conrad K Sangma said on Tuesday, describing HIV/AIDS as a “serious public health challenge.”“Since 2010, new infections have increased by 58.74%, equivalent to nearly seven cases detected every day. We currently have 618 HIV cases, including 60 pregnant women living…
Civic body officials seal meat shops Tuesday Civic body officials seal meat shops Tuesday Civic body officials seal meat shops Tuesday Civic body officials seal meat shops Tuesday Civic body officials seal meat shops Tuesday Jaisalmer: Balotra Municipal Council sealed 15 meat shops Tuesday operating in the urban area for allegedly violating rules related to…
Owaisi on Amit Shah’s UCC push NEW DELHI: AIMIM supremo Asaduddin Owaisi on Tuesday turned to the Constitution to counter Union home minister Amit Shah‘s push to implement the Uniform Civil Code in all 21 NDA-ruled states by 2029. Hyderabad MP said that the Bhartiya Janata Party is using the proposed law to target Muslims…
A public inquiry has found that more babies could have been saved from nurse Lucy Letby if hospital managers had acted sooner on concerns about a rise in unexplained deaths and collapses on a neonatal unit in northern England.The finding came on Tuesday from the Thirlwall Inquiry, which examined how Letby’s offending went undetected at…
Tanishaa Mukerji sparks debate by calling women who have affairs with married men ‘evil’: ‘They are not feminists’ Tanishaa Mukerji has sparked a debate on X after sharing her views on women who have relationships with married men. The actress described such women as “evil” and argued that they cannot be considered feminists, while also…
India vs Afghanistan Live Score, 2nd T20I: India will look to seal the three-match T20I series against Afghanistan when the two teams meet in the second game on Tuesday. India returned to T20I cricket with a dominant seven-wicket win over Afghanistan in the series opener on Sunday. But captain Shreyas Iyer will have one major…
A 22-year-old Kenyan engineer has developed robotic hands designed to help deaf children follow classroom lessons by converting teachers’ spoken words into sign language in real time. Norah Kimathi, co-founder of Nairobi-based startup ZeroBionic, developed the technology to address communication barriers faced by deaf students, particularly when learning science, mathematics and other STEM subjects. The…
Kolkata: City-based metal company Manaksia Steels is set to invest Rs 800 crore in two phases to expand its manufacturing base in Haldia.Speaking at an international conference on India-Africa Business Linkage, organised by Bharat Chamber of Commerce on Tuesday, the company’s managing director Varun Agrawal said, “In the first phase, we will invest around Rs…
Sachin Pilot, Partap Bajwa detained CHANDIGARH: Congress AICC general secretary in-charge of Punjab Sachin Pilot, Leader of Opposition Partap Singh Bajwa and other party leaders were detained by police on Tuesday during a protest demanding the removal of Finance Minister Harpal Singh Cheema over the alleged suicide of a Dalit man.The protesters also demanded an…
Mahesh Tanwar, a trackman, lived in a railway quarter near the station. (Representative Image) JAIPUR: A 45-year-old railway employee died by suicide after jumping in front of a train near Shivdaspura Railway Station here on Tuesday, police said.The deceased, Mahesh Tanwar, was a trackman and lived in a railway quarter near the station.According to a…
