Nepal Wednesday sharply revised the number of people missing in the Aug 26 floods to 6,150 from 5,179, adding nearly 1,000 names after fresh verification across affected districts. The revision came as rescuers recovered 10 bodies from two hydropower projects in Rasuwa – five each from Chilime and Upper Trishuli-1 – three weeks after the…
Jarange said it was not possible to continue a rally tour while observing an indefinite hunger strike. NEW DELHI: Maratha reservation activist Manoj Jarange Patil on Thursday called off his 20-day-old hunger strike and gave the Maharashtra government three months to consider his demands, news agency PTI reported.The decision came after Jarange addressed a large…
FIR Slapped On Missionary Org NEW DELHI: CBI has filed an FIR and launched a probe into an illegal funding network operated by US-based Christian missionary organisation, The Timothy Initiative, and its Indian leadership for allegedly using foreign funds to the tune of over 92 crore between Nov 2025 to April 2026 for missionary activities…
A PIL is seeking constitution of expert committee to examine engagement-maximising and addiction-causing design features NEW DELHI: Delhi high court on Wednesday asked the Centre to clarify if it was contemplating a policy to regulate addiction-causing design features on social media platforms like infinite scroll and autoplay.The court said it would hear after three weeks…
NEW DELHI: Ahead of the festive season, Bureau of Indian Standards has raised with immediate effect the hallmarking charges for gold articles to Rs 75 from Rs 45 while retaining the charge for silver at Rs 35.As per the amended norm, jewellers are required to pay a hallmarking fee of Rs 75 per article, subject…
A surge in clean energy in India has kept carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions in check across the country NEW DELHI: A surge in clean energy in India has kept carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions in check across the country’s power sector, with no growth from the first half of 2024 to the same period in 2026,…
Delhi had a season’s rainfall surplus of 8% in a meteorological subdivision (Haryana) NEW DELHI: The capital defied the odds this monsoon. As of Sept 16, Delhi had a season’s rainfall surplus of 8% in a meteorological subdivision (Haryana) that’s reeling under a 23% deficit and a region (northwest India) that has logged a 10%…
On Sept 1, the eligibility criteria for CGHS was expanded to include married sons and brothers of scheme card holders who are critically or terminally ill On Sept 7, the health ministry extended coverage of Central Govt Health Scheme (CGHS) to adopted sisters of scheme beneficiaries. On Sept 1, the eligibility criteria for CGHS was…
SC junked over 270 appeals filed by govt against such soldiers NEW DELHI: Quoting Raksha Mantri 2015 Report, which admitted that “many disabled soldiers in India are still denied disability benefits on hyper-technical reasons”, Supreme Court has pulled up Centre and the defence ministry for litigating against them in all forums of the judiciary –…
Medical device mark-ups can run into hundreds or even thousands of per cent, sharply raising patients’ hospital bills. NEW DELHI: An IV infusion set priced in the wholesale market for Rs 11 carries an MRP of Rs 325, while a disposable syringe available for under Rs 7 has a price tag of around Rs 60,…