Uddhav Thackeray: ‘Rs 50 crore per MP’: Uddhav Thackeray’s Sena on edge as ‘Operation Tiger’ revives memories of 2022 rebellion | India News

Uddhav Thackeray and Eknath Shinde NEW DELHI: Is Uddhav Thackeray-led Shiv Sena (UBT) in line for another major blow?Four years after Eknath Shinde‘s rebellion split the party, the Maharashtra deputy chief minister is reportedly in touch with a fresh group of Lok Sabha members from the Thackeray camp. Reports suggest that at least six of…

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The ₹30,000 question: What is a homemaker’s work worth? | India News

In the Mahabharata’s Yaksha Prashna, Yudhishthira is asked what is heavier than the earth. His answer is the mother.It is one of those civilisational ideas India has carried for centuries that the mother is beyond measure. The woman who holds the home together is beyond ordinary value. She is maa, aai, grihalakshmi, Annapurna. However, in…

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‘We are most famous couple on Instagram’: Meloni’s hot mic moment at G7 with PM Modi goes viral | India News

NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni shared a light-hearted moment at the G7 summit that quickly went viral, with Meloni saying that they are “the most famous couple on Instagram.”As leaders assembled for the traditional group photo, Meloni greeted Modi with “Nice to see you again.” When Modi appeared…

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‘Decline any recognition to separate faction’: Shiv Sena (UBT) MP writes to Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla amid split concerns | India News

NEW DELHI: Shiv Sena (UBT) MP Arvind Sawant on Wednesday wrote to Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla urging him to deline any “recognition, status, privilege or facility” to any “purported faction or breakaway group claiming to represent the party”.“…The Shiv Sena (Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray) continues to be recognised as a single political party represented in…

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HIV+ woman among 4 held in MP sex racket | India News

BHOPAL: A sex racket allegedly luring unsuspecting men into a maze of blackmail, extortion and false rape threats has taken a darker turn in Madhya Pradesh’s Bhind, where police found that one of two women arrested in the case has been undergoing treatment for HIV the past 3 years.The racket was busted nearly 3 weeks…

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ED raids 17 sites in 2 states in Yes Bank loan fraud case | India News

MUMBAI: Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Tuesday conducted searches at 17 locations across Delhi, Mumbai, and Khandala linked to Suraksha Asset Reconstruction Company Ltd (SARCL) promoter Sudhir Valia and other senior executives in connection with an alleged bank fraud case involving the company and Yes Bank’s former co-promoter Rana Kapoor.ED is probing a money laundering case…

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Uddhav’s MPs landing in Delhi today to effect a split: Reports | India News

MUMBAI: Amid speculation that some Lok Sabha MPs of the Shiv Sena (UBT) may be headed to the Dy CM Eknath Shinde-led Shiv Sena, there were reports on Tuesday evening that 6 of the Uddhav Thackeray camp’s 9 LS MPs could reach New Delhi on Wednesday. Sena functionaries said Eknath Shinde could also reach the…

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‘Give ex gratia or we’ll set it’: Supreme Court to Ghaziabad hospitals in rape-killing case | India News

NEW DELHI: Supreme Court on Tuesday asked two Ghaziabad hospitals, accused of refusing to treat a semi-conscious minor rape survivor who died on way to a govt hospital, whether they would voluntarily compensate her parents or await the court determining the quantum of compensation.The SC-constituted special investigation team (SIT) found credence in the father’s charge…

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Government: No cough syrup sale sans prescription | India News

Buying cough syrup without a doctor’s prescription may no longer be possible after the Centre withdrew a decades-old exemption that allowed certain syrup formulations to be sold under relaxed regulatory conditions.The change comes months after contaminated cough syrups linked to child deaths in MP triggered a WHO alert. The health ministry has amended the Drugs…

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No dip in grain output in last 2 deficit rain years | India News

NEW DELHI: El Nino – a climatic phenomenon associated with weak monsoon in India – may pose a risk for farming operations this year, but what provides hope is that the country could effectively manage its impact in 2023 when India reported ‘below normal’ rainfall due to strong El Nino. The year 2015, which saw…

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