NEW DELHI: India saw a healthy 8 per cent increase in overall rainfall above the long-term average (till September 13) as average retail prices of vegetables and milk cooled down, a report showed on Monday. Cumulative weekly rainfall was 14 per cent above the long-term average (as of September 11). With overall sowing nearly completed, […]
NEW DELHI: Medical professionals across the country held a brainstorming session on strengthening the healthcare system, students’ curriculum and learning patterns among other topics. ”To strengthen the healthcare delivery mechanism in both the rural and urban pockets of the country, more medical colleges should come up to tackle the shortage of doctors,” said Vijendra Kumar, […]
Says gunman acted on ‘highly inflammatory language’ WASHINGTON: Former US President Donald Trump has launched a fiery attack on US President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris’ for their ‘rhetoric’ that according to Trump led to the second assassination attempt on his life over the weekend, Fox News reported. The Republican presidential candidate claimed […]
NEW DELHI: India has strongly reacted to remarks by Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, on the “suffering” of the Muslim community in the south Asian country, along with in Gaza and Myanmar. “We strongly deplore the comments made regarding minorities in India by the Supreme Leader of Iran. These are misinformed and unacceptable,” the […]
Targets NC, PDP, Congress, Says Article 370 Will Never Stage Come Back Jammu: Asserting that the BJP-led central government will “bury terrorism” so deep that it can never rise again, Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Monday alleged that the National Conference, PDP and the Congress wanted to release terrorists and stone-pelters to plunge Jammu […]
New Delhi: The opposition on Monday slammed the government over the ‘one nation, one election’ issue, saying it was not possible under the present Constitution and just a “gimmick” of the ruling BJP which keeps “releasing hot air balloons” to test waters. The Congress, the TMC and the CPI rejected the idea, saying it was […]
GANDHINAGAR: India is unique in terms of diversity, scale, capacity, potential as well as performance and the world feels the country is the best bet for the 21st century, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Monday. When the history of the 21st century will be written, the chapter of India’s solar revolution will be written […]
NEW DELHI: Speculations are rife over who will take the reins as Delhi’s next Chief Minister following Arvind Kejriwal’s unexpected announcement of resignation on Sunday. While the BJP claims Kejriwal may replicate the Lalu-Rabri model by appointing his wife Sunita Kejriwal as the new CM, Delhi ministers Atishi and Gopal Rai are seen as leading […]
NEW DELHI: Trinamul Congress leader Derek O’Brien on Monday questioned why petrol prices in India are not decreasing despite a decline in global crude oil prices. In a post on X, the Rajya Sabha MP said the crude oil prices have come down by around 24 per cent in last ten years, but petrol price […]
NEW DELHI: India’s demographics are in a sweet spot, and the country is projected to add at least 179 million people to its working-age population by 2045, which can be a significant tailwind for economic growth, particularly as demographics in several parts of the world (including China) turn unfavourable, a new report has said. At […]