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The Centre on Friday launched a high-priority operation to guide 13 Indian-flagged commercial vessels safely out of the Strait of Hormuz as tensions continue to rise across West Asia and the Gulf region.The move forms part of a wider government effort involving multiple ministries to protect Indian citizens, seafarers and commercial interests amid growing instability…

NEW DELHI: India is making steady progress in reducing child malnutrition and improving maternal and child health, but rising obesity and diabetes are emerging as a major new public health challenge, according to the National Family Health Survey (NFHS-6) 2023-24 released on Friday.The survey found that the proportion of women aged 15-49 who were overweight…

RSS prachar pramukh Sunil Ambekar dismissed concerns around the “Cockroach Janata Party” (CJP), saying that open debate and different views are normal in a democratic society.Speaking to reporters, Ambekar said that India is an aware society that functions through democratic processes, with transparent elections, a free media and active public debate. He said open discussions…

AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi NEW DELHI: AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi on Friday said that if offering namaz on roads is considered wrong, then restrictions should apply equally to religious activities of all faiths, citing Article 25 of the Constitution, which guarantees freedom of religion and the right to freely practise and profess one’s faith.Addressing an…

NEW DELHI: For an examination system handling millions of answer sheets every year, the push towards technology was perhaps inevitable. CBSE’s rollout of on-screen marking (OSM) for Class XII board examinations this year was therefore hardly a radical experiment, but part of a larger shift already underway across universities and examination boards seeking to reduce…

NEW DELHI: The Centre on Thursday launched a digital platform to monitor compliance with tobacco-free norms in schools and colleges and unveiled a new standard operating procedure for collection and testing of tobacco product samples, strengthening efforts to curb tobacco and nicotine addiction among young people.The pilot version of the Tobacco-Free Educational Institutions (ToFEI) Application…

NEW DELHI: Supreme Court has turned down plea for fresh investigation into the international acquisition and transfer of animals to Vantara (Greens Zoological Rescue and Rehabilitation Centre) at Jamnagar in Gujarat, saying the apex court appointed SIT, headed by retired SC judge J Chelameswar, had already given a clean chit and found no violation of…

NEW DELHI: Nearly two-thirds of all live births in India – 66.4% – were first-born children, while the fourth child and births thereafter dwindled to barely 3.5%, shows the 2024 Sample Registration System Statistical Report. On birth spacing, a critical factor for maternal health and child development, the data shows that 53.5% of second or…

NEW DELHI: In a bid to curb the “reserve and forget” habit among some high court judges, Supreme Court on Friday mandated a three month deadline for HCs to pronounce their verdicts, while also laying down that orders in bail cases must be passed immediately.After coming across a series of appeals against convictions in criminal…

MUMBAI: CBI filed the first chargesheet in one of the Reliance ADA Group cases in a special court in Mumbai Friday against 16 accused, including Reliance Communications Limited company. The chargesheet pertains to the alleged misuse of the Rs 1,200-crore term loan sanctioned by the State Bank of India, the Rs 500 crore Letter of…