India
- Health
16.9 million Indians to have Dementia by 2036, say experts
New Delhi: India is estimated to have 8.8 million people aged 60 years and above living with dementia, a number projected to nearly double to 16.9 million by 2036, underscoring the need…
- India
NHAI bars Theme Engineering from bidding for new highway projects
New Delhi: State-owned NHAI has barred Theme Engineering Services, a consultancy agency involved in Kanpur-Lucknow Expressway construction, from participating in any bids for highway projects of the Road Transport Ministry/NHAI for two…
- News
National Herald case: HC to hear ED plea against trial court order
New Delhi: The Delhi High Court on Tuesday, September 22, said it would hear on October 12 a plea by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) challenging a trial court order refusing to take…
- Health
Teens eat healthy if food is visually appealing, study shows
New Delhi: Making healthy food look like “food porn” encourages teens to choose it, shows a study by ICMR-National Institute of Nutrition. This study also concludes that this strategy can be scaled…
- India
Gulmarg model can’t be replicated everywhere: Omar Abdullah
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Tuesday. September 22, said the government cannot replicate the Gulmarg model of tourism infrastructure at every destination in the Union Territory, asserting that…
- Education and Career
Jamia approves 1-year postgrad courses via ODL, online modes
New Delhi: Jamia Millia Islamia has approved the introduction of one-year postgraduate programmes through Open and Distance Learning (ODL) and Online Learning (OL) modes in 13 disciplines, including MBA. The programmes have…
- India
Bombay HC warns Vijay Mallya against sharing court documents
Mumbai: The Bombay High Court on Tuesday issued a warning to businessman Vijay Mallya, accused of money laundering, against posting court documents on social media while his case was pending. Justice Milind…
- India
Shah calls for decisive battle against drugs by 2029
New Delhi: Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Tuesday, September 22, said the government will undertake a decisive battle towards a complete victory by 2029 against narcotics, which have become the most…
- India
Attacks on women becoming more violent: Priyanka Gandhi
Wayanad: Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Tuesday, September 22, raised concern over recent sexual assaults on women in Delhi and Bihar, saying such attacks were not only increasing but also becoming…
- Kerala
Kerala orders police probe against ex-CM Pinarayi in CMRL case
Thiruvananthapuram: The Congress-led UDF government in Keralam on Tuesday, September 22, ordered a police inquiry based on the ED’s report seeking action against former Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan, his daughter Veena T…
- India
Bihar teen harassment: Two held after encounter, total 5 nabbed
Jamui: Two accused in the harassment of teens in Jamui, Bihar, were apprehended on Tuesday, September 22, following a police encounter in which both were injured, an official said. With this, the…
- Sports
India beat Japan by 2 runs in historic T20I
Sano: India beat Japan by two runs in their rain-truncated historic one-off T20I here on Tuesday, September 22. After posting 32 for 4 against a disciplined bowling effort by Japanese spinners, India…
- India
IIT-Bombay students seek institutional reforms, accountability
Mumbai: Students of IIT Bombay have called for “meaningful institutional reforms” and greater accountability following the death of a fellow student, saying their protest was aimed at raising concerns over systemic issues…
- India
Vande Mataram row: SC asks Centre to address religious conscience
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday, September 22, told the Centre to keep in mind its 1986 judgment, which protected children from penal actions for not singing the national anthem, as…
- Hate Crime
Minor’s kin, cops booked over kidnapping accused custodial death
Pratapgarh: A first information report (FIR) has been registered against the father and brother of a minor girl and unidentified police personnel in connection with the death of a 22-year-old kidnapping accused,…
