NEW DELHI: The Centre on Friday pushed West Bengal to speed up rollout of Ayushman Bharat PM-JAY, HPV vaccination and TB elimination programmes, while assuring full support to strengthen the state’s healthcare infrastructure.At a virtual review meeting chaired by Union Health Minister Jagat Prakash Nadda with West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari, the Centre released…
Congress leader Salman Khurshid NEW DELHI: Senior Congress leader and former external affairs minister Salman Khurshid on Thursday announced that he will represent the party at the state funeral of Iran’s Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.Speaking to ANI, Khurshid said, “I am representing the party and will attend the state funeral ceremony of Supreme Leader…
Vaibhav Sooryavanshi (Image credit: BCCI/IPL) The young prodigy Vaibhav Sooryavanshi has already lit up IPL 2026 with a blistering run of form, and now he stands on the brink of another major milestone in T20 cricket. The 15-year-old Rajasthan Royals sensation is just one six away from completing 100 sixes in T20 cricket. If he…
SRINAGAR: The lieutenant governor of Jammu and Kashmir, Manoj Sinha, on Friday ordered a magisterial inquiry into a recent encounter in Ganderbal district and sought a report within seven days.The Army had claimed on April 1 that an unidentified terrorist was killed in the operation at Arhama the previous night, while the slain person’s family…
Arjuna Ranatunga. (Photo/social media) Sri Lankan authorities plan to arrest the country’s former men’s cricket team captain, Arjuna Ranatunga, on corruption charges linked to his tenure as petroleum minister, a court was told on Monday.Ranatunga and his brother are accused of altering the procedure for awarding long-term oil procurement contracts and instead making spot purchases…
HAL share price today: Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd (HAL) shares dropped on Monday by around 8.5% drop to Rs 4,205.25 (intraday low) on the BSE, following a Tejas fighter aircraft crash during a demonstration at the Dubai Air Show.The Tejas aircraft is produced by HAL under India’s domestic light combat aircraft initiative.Nilesh Jain, Head Vice President,…
NEW DELHI: The dejection on Kolkata Knight Riders captain Ajinkya Rahane’s face was clearly evident as his side slumped to another defeat, going down by 32 runs to Chennai Super Kings in their IPL 2026 clash at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai on Tuesday. After the loss, Rahane shook hands with players, congratulated the…
NEW DELHI: The external affairs minister S Jaishankar on Saturday said the global economic and political hierarchy has undergone a “very significant change,” suggesting that India has gained a key advantage in human resources at a time when several developed nations are grappling with stagnation and demographic challenges. Addressing the convocation of an institute in…
NEW DELHI: On the eve of its much-touted NEET protest, newly minted online outfit Cockroach Janta Party is learnt to have approached Indian Youth Congress for coordination, even though the overture was not reciprocated by the latter.Sources said a key CJP figure met IYC president Uday Bhanu Chib at the latter’s office. While the details…
Deadly fighting across the Middle East intensified on Tuesday as Washington urged its citizens to leave much of the region and President Donald Trump signalled the conflict with Iran could last far longer than initially projected.Powerful explosions rocked Tehran overnight as US and Israeli strikes continued for a third day. Fighter jets were heard over…