Satam claimed the viral video was taken out of context Mumbai: Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) chief Raj Thackeray demanded action from Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis against Mumbai BJP Ameet Satam after a video of him went viral in which he is seen laughing allegedly at Mumbai’s rain-related deaths. SS UBT leader Sanjay Raut also posted…
Dengue is carried by the Aedes aegypti mosquito into humans Pune: Suspected dengue cases in the city have more than doubled this month after recent spells of rain, with 142 such patients recorded as of June 23, compared with 58 in the whole of May.Doctors across areas said they have witnessed a sudden spike in…
Shillong: Union finance and corporate affairs minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Friday laid foundation stones for projects worth over Rs 1,200 crore across sectors in Meghalaya and inaugurated NE’s largest organic spice processing unit in Ri-Bhoi district.The initiatives include the Meghalaya Ecotourism Infrastructure Development Project with five sub-projects worth Rs 91.60 crore; the Meghalaya Logistics and…
NEW DELHI: More than two-third people in India are now covered under at least one social security benefit – roughly translating into 100 crore people – International Labour Organisation (ILO) director general Gilbert F Houngbo said Wednesday.“According to ILO running estimates, India’s social protection system now reaches 100 crore people. This milestone offers lessons that…
Kolkata: Aortic dissection — a potentially fatal condition in which the inner wall of the aorta, the body’s main artery, ruptures — causes a significant number of deaths in Bengal but remains one of the most underdiagnosed and delayed-to-treat ailments, experts said at the 4th Eastern India Aortic Conclave 2026, which concluded in Kolkata on…
Jaipur: Govt data has revealed that Rajasthan recorded no expenditure for two consecutive financial years under the Centre’s Dharti Aaba Janjatiya Gram Utkarsh Abhiyan (DAJGUA), despite approvals for tribal welfare infrastructure.Sanctions totalling Rs 116.7 crore were issued for developing 163 hostels and residential schools in Integrated Tribal Development Agencies (ITDAs) areas in 2024-25 and 2025-26….
Independent MP Adnan Hussain has backed Southampton’s Sikh community after reports of rising fear and intimidation following the murder of 18-year-old student Henry Nowak, saying no group should be blamed for the actions of an individual.In a post on X, the Blackburn MP said Sikh residents should not face harassment over a crime committed by…
Meghalaya’s village women are no longer just saving money together. They are running businesses, growing exports, and reshaping the state’s economy from the ground up. What began as small savings-and-credit groups has evolved into something far bigger. Meghalaya’s self-help-groups (SHGs), rooted in the state’s matrilineal tradition where women hold central roles in household and community…
New Mexico State Police respond to home in Mountainair, where authorities say several people died and more than a dozen first responders were exposed to an unknown substance (AP) Three people died and more than a dozen first responders were quarantined and assessed for possible exposure to an unidentified substance after authorities responded to a…
Bengaluru: A cleaning staffer at Bengaluru airport was allegedly offered Rs 70,000 to retrieve a 2-kg packet of gold secretly concealed under an aircraft seat and smuggle it out of the airport in a garbage van, the high court has observed while refusing to quash proceedings against him.Justice M Nagaprasanna dismissed a petition filed by…
