NEW DELHI: Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) chief and actor Vijay delivered a high-voltage campaign speech in Salem on Friday, while training his fire on two pressure points — the DMK government’s Rs 2,000 cash payout to women and what he called his own “political bomb” that has unsettled chief minister MK Stalin.Addressing a cheering crowd,…
NEW DELHI: Chief of Defence Staff General Anil Chauhan on Friday claimed that former Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru recognised Tibet as a part of China because he wanted to build a good relationship with China.While addressing the Bharat Himalayan Strategy Forum in Dehradun, General Chauhan recalled how the Panchsheel agreement was signed between India and…
The image is used for representation pupose only (AI-generated) On a busy afternoon in Old Delhi’s Parathe Wali Gali, Darshit Singh held up his phone and did something unusual.He didn’t hype the food.He critiqued it.The reel — an “honest review” of a legacy eatery and Daulat ki Chaat — crossed 7.3 million views. Messages flooded…
NEW DELHI: The Federation of Obstetric and Gynaecological Societies of India (FOGSI), representing clinicians and academicians committed to maintaining high standards in medical education and patient care, has sought an immediate review and withdrawal of repeated reductions in the NEET-PG qualifying percentile.In a statement issued on February 11, FOGSI expressed serious concern that lowering the…
NEW DELHI: Even as Delhi reports relatively strong medical certification of deaths, the national picture remains stark — only 22% of registered deaths in India were medically certified in 2023, exposing a serious gap in how the country tracks disease trends and plans health policy.The concern was flagged at a two-day National Symposium on Strengthening…
NEW DELHI: Tamil Nadu government on Friday credited Rs 3,000 in advance to 1.31 crore women beneficiaries, along with an additional Rs 2,000 as a “summer special package” under the Kalaignar Women’s Rights Scheme ahead of the assembly elections.In a social media post on X, Tamil Nadu chief minister MK Stalin Rs 3,000 amount was…
NEW DELHI: Former chief justice of India BR Gavai told a parliamentary committee on Thursday that the simultaneous elections bill does not violate the basic structure of the Constitution.Becoming the sixth former CJI to appear before the joint committee of Parliament headed by BJP MP PP Chaudhary, Gavai said if the bill is enacted, it…
NEW DELHI: Supreme Court on Thursday said it is high time all states rethought the constitution of the real estate regulatory authority (Rera) as the institution is doing nothing except “facilitating” defaulting builders.A bench of Chief Justice Surya Kant and Justice Joymalya Bagchi said the people for whom Rera was created were “completely disappointed”. “Better…
NEW DELHI: Delhi Police’s special cell questioned some members of the publishing team at Penguin Random House India on Thursday in connection with the alleged leak of former Army chief General (retd) MM Naravane’s unpublished memoir.The interrogation, which came a day after investigators issued notice to the publishing firm, lasted two hours. There could be…
NEW DELHI: Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman said Thursday that the Centre’s fund is not a “free pool of cash that can be used at will”, asserting that every rupee of the taxpayer is accounted for and that there is no denial or stoppage of funds to any state or any scheme. Dismissing opposition charges…
