Lucknow: In a significant step towards strengthening the fight against substance abuse, higher education institutions across Uttar Pradesh are set to introduce a two-credit value-added course on drug de-addiction.Acting on directions from the Centre, UP’s higher education department has instructed all universities, public and private; and colleges to implement the course with immediate effect, integrating…
Former minister Rajendra Singh Gudha rests on road after falling sick Fomer Minister Gudha Falls Sick During Protest Former minister Rajendra Singh Gudha rests on road after falling sick Jhunjhunu: Villagers in Jhunjhunu district staged a major protest Monday against a govt move to rename Islampur as Shrirampur, with a large crowd undertaking a nearly…
NEW DELHI: Days after directing food businesses to stop using staple pins in food packaging, the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has ordered restaurants, food processors and other food establishments to immediately discontinue the use of rusted, corroded, chipped and damaged knives, blades and cutting equipment.The advisory issued on Monday follows reports…
After weeks of turmoil that rattled energy markets, oil was trading around $80 per barrel mark on Tuesday as the Middle East chaos has shown signs of cooling down. However, the benchmarks were still trading higher than Monday, as details of the peace deal remains in shadows.Around 7:15 am IST, WTI crude was trading at…
Ram Charan’s sports drama ‘Peddi,’ which is performing well at the box office, has entered its second week of theatrical run. The movie registered impressive collections over the second weekend and saw the usual weekday drop on Monday. Even with the slowdown, the film has held steady at the box office and remains one of…
Brazil’s Neymar (AP Photo) Brazil’s hopes of having Neymar available anytime soon at the FIFA World Cup suffered another setback on Monday after the veteran forward underwent fresh tests on his injured right calf, casting further doubt over his long-awaited tournament debut.There had been optimism that the Santos star would rejoin training after sitting out…
The police are investigating further George Mendonca Navi Mumbai: Four pedestrians walking on the pavement, including a 3-year-old girl were injured after a car driven by a doctor lost control over the wheels and veering off the road climbed on the pavement and hit the pedestrians before crashing into a scooter parked on the roadside…
Chennai: For residents of Chettiyar Agaram in Porur, accessing affordable healthcare has become a daily struggle. With the urban primary health centre (UPHC) remaining closed for more than a decade, thousands of residents lack a reliable healthcare facility in the locality.They have urged Greater Chennai Corporation (GCC) to demolish the dilapidated structure and build a…
Notifying the land in the prohibited land category is without any basis, as the names of the predecessors of those who sold us the land parcel reflect in revenue records and hence the question of these land parcels being assigned land does not arise, the retired judge said Hyderabad: Former judge Abhinand Kumar Shavili has…
Following a rebellion against Trinamool, 20 MPs have joined the Nationalist Citizens’ Party of India (NCPI), with some being considered for Union council minister positions. KOLKATA: MPs of Nationalist Citizens’ Party of India (NCPI) — the youngest bloc in Lok Sabha — are being tipped for berths in the Union council ministers a day after…
