Politics

Access to timely medical diagnosis and reliable agricultural data remains one of India’s most persistent rural development challenges. This delay has measurable consequences. Conditions such as diabetes, anaemia, thyroid disorders and hypertension are frequently detected late in rural settings, contributing to higher complication rates and greater long-term healthcare costs. Government programmes, including the National Rural…

BJP leader R Ashoka (File photo) NEW DELHI: Karnataka leader of opposition and BJP leader R Ashoka on Monday confirmed that he and state BJP president BY Vijayendra will meet the party’s national president Nitin Nabin in Delhi on June 23 to brief him on the alleged cross-voting by BJP MLAs during last week’s MLC…

NEW DELHI: Indian Railways has approved running India’s first indigenous hydrogen fuel-cell-based train on the Jind-Sonipat section of the Northern Railway, entering the elite club of nations including Germany, Japan, China, and the United States.The futuristic train will have 10 coaches and will be powered by a 1200-kilowatt engine. It is expected to operate at…

Cockroach Janta Party protest at Jantar Mantar NEW DELHI: Cockroach Janta Party founder Abhijeet Dipke on Monday questioned the Delhi Police over alleged restrictions on people joining the ongoing protest at New Delhi’s Jantar Mantar over the NEET-UG paper leak fiasco. Targeting the police, he also asked whether Aadhaar cards are also demanded from people…

Shinde faction set to induct six rebel MPs from Uddhav camp (Images/Agencies) NEW DELHI: Six rebel Shiv Sena (UBT) MPs will officially join the Eknath Shinde-led camp on Monday afternoon, marking the second major dent to Uddhav Thackeray‘s party in four years. Earlier in the day, Shinde-led Shiv Sena MLA Pratap Sarnaik confirmed the development…

Aaditya Thackeray accuses rebel MPs of selling loyalty, reputation amid Shiv Sena (UBT) split (Image/PTI) NEW DELHI: Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Aaditya Thackeray on Monday launched a sharp attack on the party’s rebel Lok Sabha members amid the ongoing ‘Operation Tiger’ buzz, accusing them of selling their loyalty and reputation for political gain as the…

Cockroach Janta Party’s protest on NEET UG fiasco NEW DELHI: Cockroach Janta Party founder Abhijeet Dipke on Monday called for the immediate restoration of water supply at the protest site at New Delhi’s Jantar Mantar. The newly formed pressure group has been staging a sit-in there over the NEET-UG paper leak issue.As the protest entered…

NEW DELHI: PM Narendra Modi Sunday delayed his travel to his residence after arriving at IGI airport from Kolkata to ensure that no candidate appearing in the NEET re-examination faced any inconvenience due to traffic restrictions.People aware about this said that after arriving at IGI airport around 1.15pm, Modi chose to wait at the airport…

NEW DELHI: Multiple rib fractures, a major surgery, oxygen support and need for chest drain could not stop Shrishti Dubey from taking the NEET-UG re-examination Sunday. A week after a serious road accident, the West Bengal candidate entered a specially prepared room at her Kolkata centre, determined not to lose the opportunity for which she…

NEW DELHI: Restrictions on Telegram triggered the biggest surge in VPN downloads in the country this year, as users sought ways to retain access to the messaging platform and shifted to alternative apps, according to data shared by App Figures, an app intelligence firm.After the Centre imposed the temporary ban on June 16, downloads of…