Hyderabad: Officials from the Society for Elimination of Rural Poverty (SERP) have been conducting life authentication of the Cheyutha pensioners and weeding out ineligible and dead beneficiaries.The exercise has started bearing results, with officials removing nearly one lakh ineligible and dead beneficiaries recently, thereby opening the doors for one lakh more new applicants to be…
Cancer survivors being felicitated at the meet in Kolkata on Saturday Kolkata: Chittaranjan National Cancer Institute (CNCI), New Town, organised an interactive meet of cancer survivors, patients and caregivers on Saturday, where doctors and recovered patients stressed early detection, timely treatment, positivity and family support in fighting the disease.The event brought together survivors and medical…
Protesters raise slogans at Azad Maidan, Panaji Panaji: A tense situation unfolded in Panaji on Saturday after a group of protesters, who had gathered to celebrate what they described as a victory following the resignation of Union education minister Dharmendra Pradhan, displayed a placard reading, “Free Umar Khalid, Sharjeel Imam.”A minor scuffle also broke out…
Ahmedabad Woman Files Cheating Complaint Over Flat Scam Near Science city Ahmedabad: A 57-year-old resident of Sola was allegedly cheated of Rs 11 lakh after being promised a flat in a residential scheme near Sola bridge.According to a complaint filed with Sola Police on Saturday, the woman was approached by a female acquaintance who told…
Chandigarh: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has arrested Prasar Bharati executive engineer (XEN) Rai Singh for allegedly accepting a bribe of Rs 30,000 from a contractor in Chandigarh late Friday night.Officials said the officer was caught red‑handed during a trap operation in Sector 37 after he allegedly demanded illegal gratification to clear a pending…
The turnaround follows an unusually dry June that delayed farm operations across the state Pune: Maharashtra’s kharif season has staged a strong recovery despite early setbacks and complaints regarding poor soybean germination in Vidarbha and Marathwada. Driven by widespread rainfall in July, the state has now completed 80% of its normal sowing area.Soybean cultivation has…
Guwahati: A 53-year-old captive female elephant rescued after being swept nearly 55km downstream in the swollen Dikhow river from Nagaland into Assam remains critical, with veterinarians saying she is battling severe physical stress after the ordeal.Forest officials said the elephant, rescued in Sivasagar district, was already suffering from a leg deformity that left her too…
Lucknow: The Lucknow Development Authority on Saturday demolished the four-storey building in Aliganj where a devastating fire killed 15 people on June 22.Three bulldozers were brought to the site around 7am for the demolition which was completed late in the evening.The entire area was placed under tight security, with more than 100 police personnel deployed….
Jaipur: Unlike the SMS Hospital, which investigated a May 2025 wrong blood transfusion case for months before removing two accused lab technicians, Jodhpur’s Dr SN Medical College has acted against its staff involved in a wrong blood transfusion within days.The medical college suspended two resident doctors, transferred a nursing officer and terminated a contractual lab…
Opposition react to Pradhan’s exit NEW DELHI: Following Dharmendra Pradhan’s resignation, opposition parties Saturday said this marked a victory of democracy and said Modi govt had to “bow before the collective struggle” of the country’s youth.Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav said the youth compelled BJP to bow before their pressure, and also started the countdown…
