MEERUT: A day after a Sambhal circle officer courted controversy by warning the minority community against any solidarity with Iran during Friday and Eid prayers, Meerut SSP Avinash Pandey stated passports will be cancelled if namaz is offered on roads, reports Sandeep Rai. “If someone is found flouting the rule, their passports will be cancelled,…
NEW DELHI: Suggesting a major reboot in agricultural policy, Supreme Court Friday asked the Union govt to deliberate with domain experts and stakeholders to devise a remunerative framework to encourage farmers to shift from traditional wheat and paddy crops to pulses. During the hearing on a PIL questioning the govt’s wisdom in importing yellow peas…
NEW DELHI: Medical experts believe that mandatory leave for menstruating women is not necessary as only a minority experience symptoms severe enough to affect their ability to work. While some women may require rest or adjustments during their periods, placing all women on leave is not required, they say. The experts also agree with the…
Insomnia affects nearly 37% of older adults NEW DELHI: Doctors routinely check blood pressure, diabetes and cholesterol. But they rarely ask a question that may be just as important: how well are you sleeping? As the world marked World Sleep Day on March 13, experts warned that sleep disorders may be affecting millions of Indians…
NEW DELHI: The Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Amendment Bill has proposed to omit the clause that allowed “self-perceived gender identity” to be the basis for determination and for obtaining a transgender certificate, reports Ambika Pandit. “The existing vague definition of the expression ‘transgender person’ makes it impossible to identify the genuine oppressed persons to…
NEW DELHI: Two Indian nationals were killed and 10 others injured in a drone strike in an industrial area in Oman’s Sohar province Friday, taking the total number of Indian deaths in the ongoing war in West Asia to five. Oman News Agency reported that two drones crashed in Sohar, one striking the Al-Awahi industrial…
NEW DELHI: In his phone conversation with Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian late Thursday, PM Modi stressed that India is Iran’s friend and that his govt will do all it can to advance diplomacy as escalation is not in anyone’s interest. This is the closest India has come to expressing solidarity with Tehran, which said Friday…
SILIGURI/KOLKATA: The Centre on Friday asked Bengal govt to send Darjeeling DM Manish Mishra and Siliguri police commissioner C Sudhakar on central deputation to Delhi by Monday over an alleged protocol breach during President Droupadi Murmu’s visit to the region last week, report Roshan Gupta & Debashis Konar. The TMC govt immediately shifted Mishra as…
KOCHI: Nearly 100 members of the crew of Iranian naval ship IRIS Lavan, docked at Kochi port, have left India via Kochi airport, persons in the know here said. There was, however, no formal confirmation from Southern Naval Command. According to the sources, the Iranian crew members left Kochi airport on an aircraft that came…
AGRA: Petha industry in Noori Gate area has come to a near standstill as commercial LPG cylinders have become scarce amid tensions in West Asia, reports Sudeep Lavania.Petha, a translucent and sugar-coated sweet closely associated with Agra, is part of a Rs 500 crore industry employing 5,000 people. Of 70 petha units in Noori Gate,…
