Sonia Gandhi (File photo) NEW DELHI: Congress leader Sonia Gandhi’s condition is stable and she is under observation, doctors said on Wednesday. The veteran politician was admitted to Sir Ganga Ram Hospital on Tuesday after feeling unwell due to weather change.The hospital further said that examinations were being conducted to check for a possible infection….
Supreme Court on Tuesday frowned upon a PIL seeking distinct enumeration of denotified, nomadic and semi-nomadic tribes (DNTs), some of which have been given Scheduled Caste or Scheduled Tribe status, during the forthcoming census exercise. A bench of CJI Suryakant and Justice Joymalya Bagchi told Siddharth Dave, counsel for the petitioner, that the motive behind…
The SC rapped Haryana Police and its child welfare committee for insensitive handling of three-year-old’s rape case. NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court of India on Wednesday came down heavily on the Haryana Police, calling its handling of a three-year-old rape case “shameful” and “insensitive,” and ordered the formation of a Special Investigation Team (SIT) of…
Sadhguru’s daughter, Radhe Jaggi has launched a new book titled ‘Save soil: 100 days that moved the world’, documenting the global Save Soil movement.Radhe is a Bharatanatyam dancer and had captured the initiative launched by Sadhguru to raise awareness about soil conservation.The 464-page volume provides a detailed account of Sadhguru’s 100-day, 30,000 km motorcycle journey…
Mamata Banerjee and Nitin Nabin (R) NEW DELHI: The BJP and TMC on Wednesday traded sharp barbs in West Bengal as the assembly elections draw near, turning the political battlefield increasingly charged. New BJP chief Nitin Nabin accused the Mamata government of double standards, alleging that Hindus must seek permission to set up puja pandals,…
NEW DELHI: India is facing a growing obesity burden, with one in four Indians overweight, yet the condition continues to be misunderstood as a lifestyle issue rather than a disease, experts said at a recent panel discussion following World Obesity Day, led by ICMR and AIIMS.Experts said that despite rising awareness, most people do not…
Congress 24 Akbar road headquarters (Image/PTI) NEW DELHI: The Congress party on Wednesday received an eviction notice for its long-held national headquarters at 24, Akbar Road, with instructions to vacate the premises by March 28. Reacting to the notice, Congress alleged that the ruling BJP government is attempting to divert public attention from the ongoing…
Representative image (AI-generated) NEW DELHI: The booming demand for weight-loss drugs has now caught the attention of India’s drug regulator, with a series of raids across the country revealing just how easily these prescription medicines are finding their way to consumers.In recent weeks, inspections at 49 locations—ranging from online pharmacy warehouses and wholesalers to retail…
NEW DELHI: India may be making progress against tuberculosis, but the scale of the challenge remains stark—accounting for nearly a quarter of the world’s TB cases even as millions of infections continue to go undetected.Tuberculosis continues to be India’s biggest infectious disease challenge, according to the Tuberculosis Fact Sheet 2026 released by the Centre. India…
NEW DELHI: Election Commission Tuesday held a meeting with chief secretaries, chief electoral officers and police chiefs of poll-bound states/UT and 12 other states they share borders with, to review overall election preparedness, law and order issues and expenditure enforcement.Special focus was placed on bordering districts and the sealing of borders to maintain peace and…