Private hospitals in Kolkata are refusing or restricting admissions for Swasthya Sathi beneficiaries (Image used for representational purpose only) KOLKATA: Patients enrolled in Swasthya Sathi, the outgoing Mamata Banerjee govt’s flagship universal health insurance scheme offering Rs 5 lakh annual coverage, are being refused admission or turned away from several private hospitals across Kolkata as…
BIJNOR: A woman and her daughter-in-law were admitted to hospital in critical condition after they allegedly attempted suicide following a prolonged domestic dispute in Uttar Pradesh’s Bijnor district on Wednesday, police said.According to Circle Officer (Dhampur) Anjani Kumar Chaturvedi, the incident took place in Gallakhedi village under the Syohara police station limits.Mithlesh (50), wife of…
Sabang: Former Bengal minister and seven-time MLA from Sabang, Manas Ranjan Bhunia, appeared before the Sabang police on Thursday following a court order. Accompanied by zilla parishad functionary Abu Kalam Box and another individual, Bhunia underwent intense questioning for nearly three hours in connection with an alleged cash-for-jobs scam before leaving the police station without…
Govt buildings in TN to become skyscrapers Chennai: Tamil Nadu govt buildings will soon be skyscrapers, as the public works department has decided to exploit the entire floor space index (FSI) during construction. All our future buildings will be 20-30 floors,” said PWD minister Aadhav Arjuna.Presenting the grants for the department on Tuesday, he said…
A dashcam video shows bikers chasing a family’s car on a Hyderabad highway. HYDERABAD: A dashcam video showing a group of bikers allegedly chasing a family’s car, threatening its occupants and hurling footwear at the vehicle on a Hyderabad highway has gone viral, prompting police to register a case and launch an investigation.The incident took…
Women teachers say their contact numbers are made public and calls come from people at unearthly hours with complaints against them to their supervisors if they fail to pick up while in class Pune: For years, teaching jobs rested on a simple thought that students deserve the fullest attention. But in Maharashtra, for thousands of…
Pune: Savitribai Phule Pune University postponed semester examinations for second, third and fourth year engineering students scheduled to begin this week. The university officials said the Second Year Engineering (SE) Semester III examinations under the 2019 pattern, earlier scheduled from May 20 to 25, will now be held after June 11. The Third Year Engineering…
Bengaluru: Continuing its crackdown on habitual offenders and organised crime, the Central Crime Branch (CCB) has detained a rowdy sheeter under the Goonda Act as part of its preventive policing measures.The accused, Srinivasa Gowda alias ‘Havali Seena’ (26), a rowdy sheeter at Hanumanthanagar police station, was detained by the CCB’s organised crime squad on Wednesday….
Subhash Ghai praised Riteish Deshmukh’s ‘Raja Shivaji’, calling it passionate and full of nationalistic energy, and described its trailer as “so rocking.” He also highlighted industry support from Sanjay Dutt and Abhishek Bachchan. The film, based on Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj, releases May 1, 2026, in multiple languages. Filmmaker Subhash Ghai has praised Riteish Deshmukh’s ‘Raja…
Mumbai: The Maritime Mumbai Museum Society (MMMS) has sought land from the Mumbai Port Authority (MPA) to set up a world-class Maritime Museum in Mumbai. The MMMS, which is a group of maritime and heritage enthusiasts comprising naval officers, master mariners, historians, architects, archaeologists, designers and citizens, has asked Shiv Sena MP Milind Deora to…
