File photo: A merchant vessel carrying four Indian nationals was struck at Ukraine’s Port of Odesa NEW DELHI: Following the killing of five Indian nationals in the Russia-Ukraine conflict in recent days, the govt warned Indians intending to undertake employment on commercial vessels operating in or transiting the conflict-affected Black Sea region to carefully assess…
NEW DELHI: Congress MP Rahul Gandhi shot off a letter to Union home minister Amit Shah, demanding accountability for police’s alleged high-handedness against protesters at Jantar Mantar, signalling a fiery start to the second week of the Monsoon session, as govt is set to table in Lok Sabha on Monday a bill that enhances punishment…
NEW DELHI: Amid challenges ranging from nearly 26,000 people waiting to adopt kids to only a limited number of children available in the most-sought-after 0-2 age group with adoption agencies, as many as 5,022 children were adopted between April 2025 and March 2026 – the highest in over a decade – as per data shared…
NEW DELHI: Patients with difficult-to-control high cholesterol could soon have an oral alternative to cholesterol-lowering injections after US Food and Drug Administration approved the world’s first oral PCSK9 inhibitor, a class of medicines that dramatically lowers “bad” cholesterol.The tablet, Lipfendra, has been approved for adults with high cholesterol, including those with an inherited condition called…
File photo: Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman NEW DELHI: Government did not stop students from protesting at any point in time, while at the same time, it was gearing up to conduct the NEET re-examination in time and punish the culprits who had engaged in paper leaks, finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman said.“Permission was given when…
File photo: Northern Railway operates special trains in Kashmir JAMMU: Northern Railway operated special trains between Kashmir Valley and Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra to assist tourists and pilgrims stranded due to heavy rainfall, landslides and shooting stones that disrupted traffic on Jammu-Srinagar National Highway.A Jammu Division railway spokesperson said the initiative aimed to provide…
The Centre had asked CSIR-NEERI to develop green/low-emission fireworks with pollution reduction of more than 50% in association with fireworks manufacturers NEW DELHI: There is no unanimity on allowing commercial production of next-generation green firecrackers in the country, with two govt organisations taking contradictory stands in Supreme Court.Council of Scientific and Industrial Research – National…
NEW DELHI: Congress MP Shashi Tharoor on Sunday offered a witty response to his son Ishaan Tharoor’s social media post calling for a ban on “boomers” using WhatsApp, adding a humorous twist to an ongoing debate over children’s access to social media.The exchange began after Ishaan reacted to Zoho co-founder Sridhar Vembu’s suggestion that India…
File photo: Opposition camp protesting against ruling MPs outside Parliament (Picture credit: PTI) NEW DELHI: The second week of the monsoon session of Parliament is set for a fiery start with the opposition led by the Congress set to mount its attack on the govt over the alleged police brutality against protesting students, demanding accountability…
RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat (File photo) NEW DELHI: Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) chief Mohan Bhagwat on Sunday described marriage as a discipline that “instils dharma”, while saying that the “reality of live-in relationships can be seen all over the world.”“Marriage is a discipline which instils dharma. Its alternative is live-in relationship. Modernity. What are its…