NEW DELHI: The Centre on Friday pushed West Bengal to speed up rollout of Ayushman Bharat PM-JAY, HPV vaccination and TB elimination programmes, while assuring full support to strengthen the state’s healthcare infrastructure.At a virtual review meeting chaired by Union Health Minister Jagat Prakash Nadda with West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari, the Centre released…
The United States and Iran are close to signing a proposed agreement that would extend the current ceasefire for 60 days, reopen the Strait of Hormuz and allow Iran to resume oil exports while negotiations continue on Tehran’s nuclear programme, as per US media outlet Axios.According to the report, the draft memorandum of understanding (MOU)…
Tamil superstar Suriya’s ‘Karuppu’ is enjoying a successful run at the box office. Following its fruitful response among the mass audience, Suriya recently attended a special meet-and-greet event with the press and fans in Chennai. The actor spoke about the journey behind Karuppu and the difficulties faced during production. Suriya opens up about financial problems…
After extending the deadline on May 20, 2026 till May 23, National Testing Agency (NTA) has again extended the deadline till today for the UGC NET aspirants.In a X post, the NTA wrote, “Good news for UGC-NET June 2026 aspirants! NTA has extended the last date for application submission — responding to requests from students…
Shreyas Iyer (Image credit: BCCI/IPL) NEW DELHI: The celebration, the roar and the smile from Shreyas Iyer said it all after the Punjab Kings skipper produced a captain’s knock to guide Punjab Kings to a much-needed win in their must-win IPL 2026 clash against Lucknow Super Giants at the Ekana Cricket Stadium in Lucknow on…
NEW DELHI: The countdown has finally begun for the 1986-era Terminal 2 of Delhi Airport, which is likely to be “abandoned” by 2033. The mammoth T3 is set to get even bigger. The GMR-run Delhi International Airport Ltd (DIAL) is evaluating when T3 should get its fifth pier, which will have a capacity of handling…
MUMBAI: Central Railway’s Mumbai division will operate a megablock on its suburban sections today to carry out various engineering and maintenance works. There will be no megablocks on the Western Railway suburban section. On the Main Line, the block will be carried out on the Matunga–Mulund slow lines from 11.05 am to 3.55 pm. Up…
GURGAON: Overheated equipment, an oil spill, and a blast. The snag that took down a large section of the city’s power grid was triggered by a cocktail of problems that hit the critical Sector 72 substation of Haryana Vidyut Prasaran Nigam (HVPN) on Friday evening. Officials said the disruption began around 7pm when a technical…
Kolkata: The state govt has initiated the process of implementing the Centre’s PM Vishwakarma Yojana in Bengal, aimed at improving the socio-economic condition of traditional artisans and craftspeople. The move comes days after chief minister Suvendu Adhikari alleged that the previous Trinamool Congress govt had “deliberately” prevented the implementation of the scheme in the state,…
Ahmedabad: A 38-year-old divorcee who resides in Nava Vadaj has filed a police complaint alleging that a man lied about being divorced and repeatedly raped her by promising marriage.The complaint was registered with Madhvpura police on Friday under BNS Section 69 (sexual intercourse by employing deceitful means). In her complaint, the woman stated she lives…
