MBBS first-year students in MP to now read about Hindutva icons, Ambedkar

Bhopal: MBBS students in Madhya Pradesh will be lectured about RSS founder KB Hedgewar, Bhartiya Jana Sangh leader Deendayal Upadhyaya, Swami Vivekanand and B R Ambedkar as part of the first-year foundation course, state Education Minister Vishwas Sarang said on Sunday and added the move is aimed at instilling social and medical ethics among the […]

Covid third wave could peak between October-November

India may see a third wave of COVID-19 peaking between October and November if a more virulent mutant than the existing ones emerge by September, but its intensity is expected to be much lower than the second wave, a scientist involved in the mathematical modelling of the pandemic said on Monday. Manindra Agrawal, an IIT-Kanpur […]

Independence, freedom of expression of citizens crucial in democracy: Amit Shah

Independence, freedom of expression of citizens crucial in democracy: Amit Shah

New Delhi: Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Saturday said the most important thing in a democracy is a citizen’s independence and freedom of expression which is directly linked to good policing, and this needs to be continuously improved. He said ‘beat constable’ deployed at the lowest level of the police system makes the “biggest […]

Ayush Ministry launches campaign to distribute immunity booster medicines

Ayush Ministry launches campaign to distribute immunity booster medicines

The Ayush Ministry on Thursday launched a campaign in New Delhi for distributing Ayush prophylactic medicines and written guidelines on diet and lifestyle to 75 lakh people across the country to help combat the COVID-19 pandemic. The campaign was launched by Union Minister of Ayush Sarbananda Sonowal and Minister of State (MoS) for Ayush Munjpara […]

SC expresses “serious concern” over rights violations of women in mental hospitals

SC expresses “serious concern” over rights violations of women in mental hospitals

The Supreme Court on Wednesday expressed serious concern over the alleged violations of human rights of women in mental health institutions like tonsuring of their head and lack of privacy and asked the Centre to immediately take up the issue with the States and Union Territories (UTs) to alleviate these problems. The top court also […]

India, US sign pact for cooperation in development of air-launched UAV: Defence Ministry

India, US sign pact for cooperation in development of air-launched UAV: Defence Ministry

NEW DELHI: India and the United States have signed an agreement for cooperation in the development of Air-Launched Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (ALUAV), in yet another step to further expand bilateral defence and military cooperation. The defence ministry said on Friday that the Project Agreement (PA) for ALUAV was signed on July 30 under the overall […]

India-Russia friendship has stood test of time: PM Modi

India-Russia friendship has stood test of time: PM Modi

NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said the India-Russia friendship has stood the test of time and asserted that the two countries together can help bring stability to the global energy market. In his virtual address at the plenary session of the Eastern Economic Forum (EEF) being held in the Russian city of […]

Modi government harmful for employment: Rahul

Modi government harmful for employment: Rahul

NEW DELHI: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi hit out at the Centre on Friday over the reported rise in the unemployment rate in the country in August, alleging that the Narendra Modi government is “harmful for employment”. Taking to Twitter, Gandhi posted the screenshot of a media report that cited data compiled by the Centre for […]

Jaishankar calls on Slovenia PM; discusses bilateral ties, Indo-Pacific & Afghan

LJUBLJANA (SLOVENIA): External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Friday called on Prime Minister of Slovenia Janez Jan a and held discussions on enhancing bilateral ties, and major global issues, including Europe’s challenges, the Indo-Pacific and the Afghanistan situation. Jaishankar is in the central European nation as part of a four-day visit to Slovenia, Croatia and […]

SC stays Kerala government’s decision to conduct offline exams for Class XI

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court Friday stayed for a week Kerala government’s decision to conduct offline exams for Class XI commencing from September 6 amid the rising cases of COVID. “There is an alarming” situation in the state owing to COVID-19, observed the apex court adding that “cases in Kerala are about 70 per cent […]