Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Tuesday approved a hike in salaries of Adarsh Schools’ teachers taking their monthly pay from around Rs 10,000 to over Rs 22,000, officials said.According to an official release the decision will benefit around 1,100 teachers and reaffirms the state government’s commitment that those shaping Punjab’s future must themselves receive…
“E20 fuel hazardous for pre-2023 vehicles, auto firms silenced by fear of raids”: Arvind Kejriwal AAP National Convenor Arvind Kejriwal on Tuesday stepped up his attack on the Centre’s nationwide rollout of E20 petrol, alleging that auto majors are being forced to stay silent on its risks.Addressing a press conference in Goa ahead of a…
NEW DELHI: Home minister Amit Shah on Tuesday said the Narendra Modi govt has set a goal to make the country illegal immigration-free in a “very short period of time” and, for this purpose, reached out to the border states over the past eight months, sharing with them its document on a quadrangular approach to…
Faster access to some newer medical devices. (Representative image) NEW DELHI: Patients in India could get faster access to some newer medical devices already approved in the European Union, with the government expanding its list of trusted foreign regulatory jurisdictions while also easing licensing requirements for manufacturers outsourcing sterilisation.The Health Ministry has amended the Medical…
Rahul, Kharge write to PM Modi over caste census NEW DELHI: Terming the methodology for caste count adopted in Census 2027 “misleading” as it will not give a headcount of OBCs, leaders of opposition in Parliament Mallikarjun Kharge and Rahul Gandhi have written to PM Narendra Modi demanding the Census questionnaire on caste notified recently…
NEW DELHI: Former Chief of Defence Staff Anil Chauhan on Tuesday said India may have hit Pakistan’s Kirana Hills during Operation Sindoor last year, but the strike was unintentional.Speaking at the ‘VIMARSH’ event on Operation Sindoor and its aftermath at the Vivekanand International Foundation, Chauhan said Indian loitering missions sent to search for radars around…
NEW DELHI: Leader of opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday defended actor Kriti Sanon amid criticism of her outfit in a Raksha Bandhan advertisement, saying “what women wears is her choice.”In a post on Instagram, Gandhi said, “What a woman wears, what she does and where she goes – is her choice.”…
Organ transplant in India. Photo credit: AP India’s transplant system has grown rapidly, from 4,990 transplants in 2013 to 20,138 in 2025. But for a patient, a transplant is far more than a surgical procedure. It is a journey through medical tests, clearances, documentation, waiting, uncertainty, organ matching and, eventually, surgery and lifelong follow-up.Transplant hospitals…
NSA Ajit Doval with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi. ANI India’s National Security Adviser Ajit Doval and Chinese foreign minister Wang Yi on Tuesday held the 25th round of special representatives’ talks on the India China boundary question in Beijing, with the discussions focused on maintaining peace and tranquillity along the border and advancing bilateral…
FSSAI flagged 6 food companies for misleading claims on products like coconut oil, energy drinks, and baby food. NEW DELHI: Claims that promise more, sound healthier or make a product appear superior have come under the scanner of the food regulator, with the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) flagging misleading claims by…