Bengaluru: Karnataka health minister UT Khader said the state govt will prioritise prevention of lifestyle diseases, strengthen food and drug testing, address hospital staff shortages and encourage people to use free public mental health services. With road accidents increasing, the govt is planning to provide a cashless insurance coverage of up to Rs 2.5 lakh…
C Joseph Vijay and D K Shivakumar CHENNAI: Tamil Nadu chief minister C Joseph Vijay will meet his Karnataka counterpart D K Shivakumar in Bengaluru on August 3 to seek state’s rightful share of Cauvery water on a pro-rata basis after accounting for the rainfall deficit. The Karnataka govt confirmed the meeting on Monday following…
Hyderabad: Aerospace and defence player Sigma Advanced Systems Limited has bagged a nearly $105 million (around ₹1,013 crore) export order from a North American customer for manufacturing and supply of 1.47 lakh next-generation 155mm base bleed artillery shell bodies.The contract has to be executed over the next six to 12 months and marks Sigma’s latest…
Jalpaiguri: Jalpaiguri is set to get a university, chief minister Suvendu Adhikari announced at a party meeting in Maynaguri on Monday. He added that a new MIC (minister in charge) will be inducted into his cabinet from Jalpaiguri shortly.A plan to upgrade North Bengal University’s (NBU) second campus near Jalpaiguri Govt Engineering College was long…
Pathankot experienced heightened security after receiving threatening emails about planned IED blasts (Representative image) Pathankot: Security was heightened across Pathankot on Monday after threatening emails claiming planned IED blasts at the Pathankot Municipal Corporation office, a school and other sensitive installations triggered precautionary checks by police and security agencies.According to police sources, the threat email…
An Indian-origin diamond merchant, Dhiru Ramani, was released in Mali after a ransom payment (File photo) SURAT: An Indian-origin diamond businessman who was allegedly kidnapped in Mali in April has been released after his family reportedly paid a ransom of €4 million (around Rs 44 crore).The abductors had initially demanded nearly Rs 100 crore, but…
Franchises during the Assam Premier League auction in Guwahati on July 19, 2026 Franchises during the Assam Premier League auction in Guwahati on July 19, 2026 Assam Premier League auction in Guwahati on July 19, 2026 Top 5 buys at Assam Premier League auction in Guwahati on July 19, 2026 Franchises during the Assam Premier…
Bihar bets big on value-added dairy, launches 20 MTPD curd and lassi plant in Nalanda Bihar laid the foundation stone for a modern 20 metric tonne per day curd and lassi processing plant in Nalanda, on Monday. This marks a significant step in the state’s ambition to emerge as a stronger player in India’s fast-growing…
Devaunte Thompson, left and Gurvinder Nath, right A second man has been held in connection with the 2023 killing of an Indian-origin food delivery driver who was attacked during a carjacking in Mississauga, Canada.According to Peel Regional Police, Devaunte Thompson, 26, of Caledon, was arrested in Toronto on 16 July and charged with second-degree murder….
Kangana Ranaut praised PM Modi’s handling of the education crisis after Dharmendra Pradhan’s resignation, calling him “an inspiration for the whole world” for setting up a corruption-proof examination committee. She also took a dig at Rahul Gandhi over UPA-era education budgets, amid nationwide protests following the NEET-UG paper leak controversy. Actress-turned-politician Kangana Ranaut has praised…
