NEW DELHI: Government spending on healthcare in India has nearly tripled over the last decade, while the amount families spend directly from their own pockets on treatment has sharply declined, according to the latest National Health Accounts (NHA) estimates released by the Union health ministry.The report showed that Government Health Expenditure (GHE) increased from ₹1.30…
At an age when many people are settling into retirement, 69-year-old Mike Marshall is preparing to graduate with a history degree and fulfil a lifelong dream he once believed was out of reach. The former soldier and police officer left school at just 15 with no qualifications and spent decades building a career in public…
Did your last grocery bill feel a little heavier than usual? From shampoo bottles to your morning biscuits, everyday essentials are set to get costlier, as a conflict unfolding thousands of kilometres away continues to ripple through global supply chains. Essential consumer goods are set to become costlier in the near term, as companies grapple…
Fresh off her fifth consecutive appearance at the Cannes Film Festival 2026, actress Urvashi Rautela has spoken out against a viral AI-generated image that ranked her alongside Bollywood’s biggest names, including Aishwarya Rai, Priyanka Chopra, Madhuri Dixit, and Deepika Padukone, in a visual hierarchy of global stardom. Her response has reignited the debate around comparisons…
CSIR UGC NET 2026 registration The National Testing Agency (NTA) has started the registration process for the Joint CSIR UGC NET June 2026 session. Eligible candidates can now apply for the examination through the official website, whixh is, csirnet.nta.nic.in.The Joint CSIR UGC NET June 2026 examination will be conducted in Computer Based Test (CBT) mode….
Praful Hinge’s celebrates after dismissing Vaibhav Sooryavanshi (Screengrab) NEW DELHI: Vaibhav Sooryavanshi’s stunning IPL 2026 Eliminator knock may have ended just three runs short of a century, but it still became one of the biggest talking points of the season. The 15-year-old Rajasthan Royals batter smashed 97 off only 29 balls against Sunrisers Hyderabad, hammering…
In cities filled with concrete, glass and rising temperatures, Spanish botanist Ignacio Solano sees something different in the empty walls around him. Through massive vertical gardens covered in thousands of plants, Solano is helping transform ordinary buildings into living ecosystems that cool the air, reduce pollution and support biodiversity. His work, spread across Europe and…
The BJP has announced new state unit chiefs, appointing Union minister Harsh Malhotra (L) as the president of its Delhi unit and Kewal Singh Dhillon (R) for Punjab. NEW DELHI: The BJP on Thursday announced a fresh round of organisational appointments across several states, naming Union minister Harsh Malhotra as the new chief of the…
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A new United Nations climate report has warned that the worst may still lie ahead for India and the world as temperatures in Rajasthan soared to 48.2°C on Wednesday and heatwave conditions gripped large parts of northern and central India.The World Meteorological Organisation (WMO) projected this week that there is a 75 per cent chance…
