NEW DELHI: The mass exodus of Aam Aadmi Party Rajya Sabha members on Friday marks the widening of a faultline that first emerged in 2024, when Swati Maliwal—one of the seven who resigned—alleged a physical assault at the residence of former Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal.On May 13, 2024, Swati Maliwal accused a close aide…
BENGALURU: The share of total knee replacement (TKR) and total hip replacement (THR) surgeries conducted in govt hospitals has risen sharply to nearly 99% following a series of reforms introduced in 2024 to strengthen public healthcare facilities.Until recently, a majority of these surgeries were being referred to private hospitals. In 2022-23, govt hospitals performed 645…
Hyderabad: Cyberabad economic offences wing (EOW) has registered a criminal case against four persons for allegedly selling assigned land to 80 people. The land is valued at Rs 3.48 crore.According to the complainant, a coconut seller from Allapur in Borabanda, the accused befriended him and later offered him the opportunity to buy plots in Patancheru.According…
Kolkata: Baranagar has emerged as one of the most closely watched contests, with Trinamool candidate Sayantika Banerjee and BJP nominee Sajal Ghosh fighting a prestige battle in a constituency that went to a byelection just a couple of years back. In that bypoll, Banerjee defeated Ghosh by 8,150 votes. Barely one-and-a-half years later, both candidates…
Ahmedabad: A city sessions court on Friday acquitted seven policemen in a case of murder of one Raju alias Kanti Thakkar in Sardarnagar police custody in 2013 and then attempting to destroy evidence by trying to dispose of his body. Additional sessions judge M P Purohit acquitted PSI Babu Patel, Bhadreshsinh Jadeja, Jagdish Patel, Dharmendrasinh…
Pune: Commissioner of Pune police Amitesh Kumar on Friday highlighted the need for a societal cleansing and announced that the department would soon launch an initiative named Drug Mukt Prabhag wherein local corporators would help enforcement agencies tackle the issue in their areas.Kumar mentioned the Porsche crash case where two young people had died in…
JAISALMER: As “Operation Sindoor” approaches its one-year mark, residents of the border districts of Jaisalmer and Barmer were once again reminded of blackout conditions on Friday night. Sirens echoed across the areas, while police vehicles rushed through the streets with hooters, recreating an emergency-like situation. Following directives from the central and state governments, a large-scale…
NEW DELHI: K Kavitha on Saturday paid floral tributes to those who died during the 1969 Telangana statehood agitation at Amaraveerula Stupam in Gun Park, Hyderabad, ahead of the launch of her new political party.Nearly seven months after leaving the Bharat Rashtra Samithi, Kavitha, daughter of former Telangana chief minister K Chandrasekhar Rao, is set…
Russian foreign minister Sergei Lavrov has accused the United States of openly prioritising oil and energy dominance in its foreign policy, alleging that Washington’s military actions in countries such as Iran and Venezuela are driven by resource interests.In an interview with Russian state television, Lavrov said the US “cares only about its own well-being” and…
BENGALURU: Headcount is passé, outcomes are the new currency. India’s top five IT services firms witnessed net workforce contraction in FY26, reversing the modest hiring recovery a year earlier, as demand uncertainty, delayed decision-making and AI-led efficiency gains weighed on headcount.The traditional fresherheavy pyramid is being reshaped. A people-plus-AI model is upending its foundation, putting…
