India discarded over 17.4 lakh blood components in 2025 NEW DELHI: India discarded over 17.4 lakh blood components in 2025, even as blood collection reached a record 1.58 crore units, according to state-wise data tabled in the Rajya Sabha, highlighting continued challenges in blood inventory management despite a steady rise in donations.Available official data indicate…
NEW DELHI: In a fresh crackdown on food safety violations, the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has acted against two food products, penalising the manufacturer of a fortified sunflower oil after it was found to be substandard and stopping the sale of a Monk Fruit Sweetener over alleged licensing and labelling violations.The…
An MP said PM Modi articulated the idea of a strong and stable NDA government at the Centre which is also catering to regional aspirations by joining hands with regional forces and satraps NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday drove home the significance of his government’s stability by contrasting his continuing stint since…
BJP demanded replies from Congress’ Mallikarjun Kharge and Rahul Gandhi on Congress functionaries’ claim about money was exchanged for ministerial berths NEW DELHI: The BJP on Friday seized on a leaked conversation allegedly between two Congress functionaries to claim that money was exchanged for ministerial berths in the recent expansion of the Karnataka cabinet and…
The petition sought transfer of the investigations to the SC-monitored SIT. NEW DELHI: A former Calcutta high court judge who is presiding over one of the SIR appellate tribunals on Friday sought protection from the Supreme Court, claiming that before elections, she and her family members were repeatedly given life threats and their home CCTV…
Officials said this is necessary considering that MPs arriving and leaving the new Parliament House wait for their vehicles out in the open NEW DELHI: Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla has asked CPWD officials and its architects to consider the feasibility and submit a proposal for the construction of a porch at Makar Dwar, which…
A view of the swollen Ganga River as the water level rises following heavy rainfall, in Haridwar on Friday. (ANI) Uttarakhand cabinet Friday officially cleared the way for the Ganga Expressway’s extension from Meerut to Haridwar, approving an MoU with UP. Once completed, the Meerut-Haridwar travel time is expected to reduce to about 90 minutes…
Nagpur flat owner is set to face an FIR in minor rape case for not verifying his tenant Nagpur minor rape: Flat owner to face FIR The owner of a one-room flat, where a 16-year-old Class 12 student was held captive for 24 hours and subjected to brutal sexual assault by a Thane youth, is…
The Bangladesh foreign ministry had said this interaction by a “convicted mass murderer” on the Indian soil stood as an affront to the sovereignty of the country NEW DELHI: With former Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina’s news conference kicking up a diplomatic firestorm, the government said on Friday her remarks, especially those related to the government…
Senior advocate Gopal Sankaranarayanan , appearing for the MP, contended before the bench that she should be permitted to appear before the investigation officer through video conferencing. NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Friday dismissed TMC MP Mahua Moitra‘s plea seeking permission to appear virtually before police in a case against her for uploading a…