- Health
Healthcare cost of obesity in India to touch $8.43 bn by 2035
New Delhi: As the malnourished-looking poor might easily give away their lack of affordability of better health, so do the obese indicate the ‘price’ of their health. Clearly, there is an economic…
- India
Eyeing MP’s 16% SC vote, BJP launches fund for Sant Ravidas temple
Bhopal: In a bid to garner the 16 per cent Dalit vote in the run up to the assembly elections in Madhya Pradesh, the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) will kick-off it’s…
- Kolkata
Mamata-Guv honeymoon over after row over panchayat polls, univ VCs
Kolkata: The signals were there for quite some time about the honeymoon period being over. But throughout the past week the tiff between Raj Bhavan and the state secretariat in West Bengal…
- India
PM Modi to gift 28 projects to Varanasi on July 7
Varanasi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate and lay the foundation stone of 28 projects in his parliamentary constituency Varanasi during his two-day visit from July 7. He will also address a…
- World
Sri Lankan parliament establishes committee to control drug menace
Colombia: Sri Lanka’s parliament said it appointed a parliamentary select committee to control and eradicate the rapidly spreading drug menace in the country. This was announced by Speaker Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena on…
- India
Naga, Kuki, Meitei – all 34 tribes in Manipur must live together: CM
Imphal: Manipur Chief Minister N. Biren Singh on Saturday said that people belonging to all 34 tribes in the state have to live together and remain careful that outsiders do not disturb…
- India
Journalist abducted, assaulted & shot at in Gwalior; hospitalised
Bhopal: A journalist associated with a regional news channel was abducted, beaten up severely and then shot at in Madhya Pradesh’s Gwalior district on Saturday. He, however, managed to flee and is…
- Middle East
Palestine warns of growing Israeli settler violence in West Bank
Ramallah: Palestine has warned of the growing violence of the Israeli settlers in the West Bank, including increasing attacks on the Palestinians and their properties. “During the past few weeks, there has…
- Technology
Elon Musk restricts Twitter reading posts to avoid data scraping
New Delhi: As millions of users were left in the lurch due to “extreme” backend changes at Twitter, Elon Musk on Saturday said that he has applied temporary limits on who will…
- India
Rajasthan Shocker: Widow stripped, paraded in village; relatives held
Jaipur: Taking cognisance of a video that went viral on social media in which some people could be seen stripping, assaulting and parading a widow at a village in Udaipur district, the…
- India
Congress to raise Manipur violence, Rahul’s disqualification in Monsoon Session
New Delhi: The Congress on Saturday said that it will raise the issue of Uniform Civil Code (UCC), Manipur violence and the disqualification of former party chief Rahul Gandhi among other issues…
- India
Atishi visits IIM Ahmedabad to explore youth entrepreneurship initiatives
New Delhi: Delhi Education Minister Atishi visited the Centre for Innovation, Incubation and Entrepreneurship (CIIE.CO) at the Indian Institute of Management (IIM) Ahmedabad on Saturday. During her visit, Atishi interacted with entrepreneurs…
- Chennai
Jasmine exporters in TN demand stabilisation of fluctuating prices
Chennai: The Madurai Malligai (Jasmine) exporters in Tamil Nadu have urged the state government take immediate steps to stabilise the price of the flower as it fluctuates from Rs 3,000 per kg…
- India
Kerala govt opposes Cong MP’s demand to shift state capital to Kochi
Thiruvananthapuram: The Kerala government is getting ready to inform the Centre that it is not feasible to shift the state capital from Thiruvananthapuram to Kochi. The state government was asked for its…
- Kerala
Kerala Opposition leader claims CM behind ED probe against him
Thiruvananthapuram: Leader of Opposition in Kerala Assembly VD Satheesan claimed on Saturday the Enforcement Department’s (ED) probe has been initiated against him because of Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan. While asserting that he…
