Under Vijay’s gold ring scheme, every newborn delivered at a government health facility will receive a one-gram gold ring. At the current gold rate, the ring is worth around Rs 13,600. NEW DELHI: Tamil Nadu chief minister C Joseph Vijay’s one-gram gold ring scheme for newborns has been postponed as he prepares for his first…
NEW DELHI: Supreme Court on Wednesday took cognisance of Greater Noida executive magistrate’s notice to a 2nd year law student for participating in a protest led by Cockroach Janata Party.Though the notice was withdrawn, the apex court said that it is a serious matter as its September 1 pan-India direction barred action against students.According to…
A real estate agent posted a video promoting a high-value flat in Tardeo — priced at around Rs 6.5 crore — attached to a ‘veg-only’ condition. The clip went viral, then triggered criticism from political parties and social media users, after which the agent apologised. Shreepati Arcade at Nana Chowk, south Mumbai, entered the city’s…
Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann (Photo: PTI) The campaign, launched on August 29 across all 166 Urban Local Bodies, including 14 municipal corporations and 152 municipal councils and nagar panchayats, has received 6,459 complaints through the M-Seva app.The Bhagwant Mann government has extended Punjab’s statewide Cleanliness Campaign 2.0 till September 12 after more than 5,400…
File Photo: Multiple disasters that have occurred around Delhi NEW DELHI: Between 2020 and 2024, nearly 33,000 people died across the country in incidents involving building collapses, fires and falls into pits and manholes, according to govt data. Most of these deaths occurred in urban areas, pointing to serious gaps in civic governance and enforcement…
CM Yogi highlights state’s textile heritage, industrial potential at UP Textile Conclave in Lucknow LUCKNOW: Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Tuesday highlighted the state’s rich textile heritage and industrial potential, saying Uttar Pradesh has skilled manpower, a large market, industry, entrepreneurship and the world’s youngest workforce.He said textiles produced in India, particularly in…
NEW DELHI: Congress on Wednesday accused the Centre of being “pressurised” by the United States after the National Investigating Agency did not invoke the provisions of the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA) in its chargesheet against US national Matthew Aaron VanDyke and six Ukrainian nationals.In a social media post on X, Congress leader Jairam Ramesh…
Chief minister Devendra Fadnavis, his wife Amruta Fadnavis (File Photo) NEW DELHI: Amruta Fadnavis, wife of Maharashtra chief minister Devendra Fadnavis, said there was nothing wrong with Muslims participating in Navratri and other festivals, after the Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) called for Muslims to be barred from the upcoming Navratri festivities, a demand endorsed by…
NEW DELHI: Lok Sabha Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday accused Aam Aadmi Party of “crushing those who question” the Punjab government after a man died by suicide following alleged pressure to apologise for publicly questioning the state’s finance minister over the drug menace in the state.In a social media post on X, Rahul…
Phir Bhi Dil Hai Hindustani. Not because the Ipsos Education Monitor survey mirrors the plot of the Shah Rukh Khan-Juhi Chawla film, but because the title neatly captures the contradiction in its India findings. Indians may believe better opportunities for growth and prosperity lie offshore, yet they remain remarkably bullish about their education system, their…