China has expelled a New York Times journalist from the country over an interview the US-based newspaper conducted with Taiwan’s president, as Beijing ramps up its campaign to isolate the self-ruled island on the world stage.Reporter Vivian Wang was ordered to leave China in Feb, the NYT reported, calling it the latest example of Beijing’s…
BHOPAL: Congress candidate Meenakshi Natarajan’s nomination for the June 18 Rajya Sabha polls in MP was rejected Tuesday after scrutiny, turning election arithmetic on its head as BJP closed in on winning all three seats unopposed. Returning officer A P Singh rejected the nomination after BJP objected that Natarajan failed to disclose details of a…
Election officials attribute the slow progress in the NCR districts to the challenges of urban geography Gurgaon: Haryana’s ongoing special intensive revision (SIR) of electoral rolls has revealed a sharp urban-rural divide, with Gurgaon and Faridabad emerging as the two worst-performing districts in the state in the distribution of enumeration forms (EFs).According to data released…
Panaji: Chief minister Pramod Sawant unveiled five new worker-centric welfare schemes, including a digital literacy programme, elderly medical care allowance, financial aid for competitive exam coaching, reimbursement of tuition fees for higher studies and insurance cover under Pradhan Mantri Suraksha Bima Yojana (PMSBY).Speaking on the occasion of International Labour Day, Sawant said that 1.4 lakh…
Uttar Pradesh records more than five million births every year, the largest birth cohort in India.Behind every newborn who receives timely care for a heart defect, every malnourished child caught early and treated, lies a system being rebuilt deliberately, collaboratively, and with urgency.The State Agency for Comprehensive Health Insurance and Integrated Services, the implementing body…
Foreign nationals coming to India will now have to complete their registration before the expiry of 180 days from their arrival in the country if they wish to extend their stay, according to an official Gazette notification issued by the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) on Monday.Taking a stricter approach to delayed registrations, the notification…
Ludhiana: A fast-track court has sentenced a 22-year-old man to seven years of rigorous imprisonment for kidnapping a minor girl. The court also imposed a fine of Rs 10,000 on the convict, Raj Mohan Yadav. If he fails to pay, he will face an additional ten months of imprisonment.The case dates back to September 28,…
While other children moved behind the bus to cross the road, the girl walked in front of the vehicle Noida: A 7-year-old schoolgirl died after she was allegedly run over by her school bus in Greater Noida on Thursday. The child had just deboarded the bus at Roshanpur in Dankaur and was crossing the road…
Manolo Marquez was charged after Goa’s 0-2 defeat against Jamshedpur FC at the JRD Tata sports complex in Jamshedpur Panaji: FC Goa coach Manolo Marquez has been handed a one match ban for violating the AIFF’s disciplinary code and “bringing the game into disrepute.” Manolo was charged after Goa’s clash against Jamshedpur FC, a game…
Ludhiana: A 16-year-old boy has died in hospital four days after being ambushed and hacked by a gang of armed juveniles while running errands in the city.Sahil, had recently finished his Class-X examinations and was travelling by motorcycle with his cousin to purchase vegetables on May 21. When the pair neared a govt service centre…
