In a country where nearly every rural household can access basic health infrastructure, one might assume the battle for public health equity is won. Yet, the numbers sober the story by a few notches: Only 65% of households consistently use improved health facilities, with even lower uptake among Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes, and other marginalised…
In the heartlands of rural India, a quiet transformation is underway. Classrooms once dimly lit and sparsely attended are gradually turning into spaces of learning and possibilities. At the centre of this shift lies a powerful belief that education is not merely a tool, but a springboard: Literally lifting children from limitation to opportunity, from…
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday wished the Tibetan spiritual leader, the 14th Dalai Lama, on his 90th birthday. He called him a symbol of “love, compassion, patience and moral discipline.”In a post on X, PM Modi prayed for the Dalai Lama’s good health and long life.Tibetan Buddhist monks living in exile held…
NEW DELHI: Chief Justice of India (CJI) Bhushan Ramkrishna Gavai has called for a “practical” approach to interpret the Constitution, and in a manner which “suits the needs of society.”CJI Gavai made the remark at a felicitation organised for him by the Bombay high court in Mumbai on Saturday. Speaking at the event, he cited…
NEW DELHI: A relative of one of the three Indian nationals abducted by an Al-Qaeda-linked group in Mali has claimed that the kidnappers are demanding ransom for their release. P Venkataraman, a resident of Ganjam district in Odisha, is among the abducted individuals, along with two others from Telangana and Andhra Pradesh.Speaking to ANI on…
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi received a vibrant welcome from the Indian community upon his arrival in Brazil, with on of the highlights being a cultural dance inspired by Operation Sindoor. The room in Rio de Janeiro came alive with the traditional Indian dance and folk music as members of the Indian diaspora celebrated…
PM Modi receives key to the city of Buenos Aires from Jorge Macri, chief of the city government of Buenos Aires (Image credits: X @narendramodi) Prime Minister Narendra Modi was conferred the Key to the City of Buenos Aires on Saturday during his visit to Argentina- a symbolic honour signifying the friendship and mutual trust…
NEW DELHI: Election Commission’s special intensive revision (SIR) of Bihar’s electoral rolls just months before assembly polls has been challenged in Supreme Court with Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR) telling the court that the decision has been taken arbitrarily with an impractical timeline and that it would disenfranchise lakhs of people, particularly from marginalised communities….
NEW DELHI: With enumeration forms distributed to 93.7% of Bihar’s 7.9 crore electorate so far and 13.2% electors already submitting the completed and signed forms, EC officials Saturday told TOI that documents can be added or uploaded by electors whose enumeration forms were submitted with incomplete documentation, right until July 25. July 25 is the…
Rahul Gandhi (File photo) NEW DELHI: All India Congress Committee (AICC) was not trying to sell assets of Associated Journals Limited (AJL), the company which published National Herald newspaper, but rather trying to save the institution that was a part of the freedom movement, senior advocate R S Cheema, representing Rahul Gandhi, told a Delhi…