“My wife should be ready to beg.” A doctor couple who charged Rs 2 as fees, helped transform a village and raised successful children

Long before recognition, awards or headlines, a young doctor chose to travel to a village that most maps barely acknowledged. In the mid 1980s, reaching Bairagarh in Maharashtra’s Melghat region meant travelling only as far as the road allowed and then walking nearly 40 kilometres through rugged forest terrain. Healthcare facilities were almost nonexistent here,…

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Banking supervision: Need to shift from snapshot checks to continuous oversight; says RBI deputy governor

Reserve Bank of India Deputy Governor Swaminathan J on Friday called for a fundamental shift in banking supervision, stressing that oversight must move from periodic, point-in-time assessments to continuous awareness, as digital risks increasingly redefine financial stability, PTI reported. Speaking at the Third Annual Global Conference of the College of Supervisors on ‘Issues and Challenges…

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Mob attacks Assam cops, frees man held for pro-Pahalgam post | India News

Dibrugarh: Ten people of Bangladeshi origin were arrested Monday for attacking police and freeing a man accused of posting pro-terrorist content online, after a planned mob assault in a village in Assam’s Lakhimpur.The assault triggered outrage as it involved “Miya” people – referred to Bengali-speaking immigrant Muslims of Bangladeshi origin in Assam, a population estimated…

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‘Log dar gaye hain yahan aane se’: Bareilly cafe owner says business hit after mob disrupts student’s birthday party in Bareilly | Bareilly News

BAREILLY: Shailendra Gangwar, the owner of Bareilly Cafe in Uttar Pradesh, says his business has virtually come to a halt after a group of right-wing activists allegedly barged into a private birthday celebration at his establishment, assaulted guests and raised slogans accusing those present of “love jihad”.“Since that incident, I have had no business. People…

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12 Columbia University faculty and students arrested after anti-ICE protest

Twelve faculty members, staff and students affiliated with Columbia University were arrested on Thursday afternoon after blocking traffic on Broadway during a protest against President Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown.The protesters sat in a crosswalk for nearly an hour, wearing matching shirts reading “Sanctuary Campus Now,” and called on the university to provide stronger protections for…

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‘We are simply not ready’: US says its military cannot escort vessels in Strait of Hormuz right now

The United States military is not yet ready to escort commercial oil tankers through the strategically vital Strait of Hormuz, as its resources are currently focused on operations against Iran, US energy secretary Chris Wright said on Thursday.Speaking to CNBC, Wright said the US military’s immediate priority is targeting Iran’s offensive capabilities and the industries…

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Revealed: Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma’s per-match earnings in the Vijay Hazare Trophy | Cricket News

India’s Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma (PTI Photo/Shailendra Bhojak) Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma returning to the Vijay Hazare Trophy has injected renewed buzz into India’s premier domestic one-day competition. While the tournament may not enjoy the spectacle or financial scale of the Indian Premier League, it remains the backbone of India’s white-ball domestic structure….

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