The Karnataka power struggle, simmering for months and boiling over in the past week, took an unexpectedly choreographed turn this morning. Chief minister Siddaramaiah and his deputy, DK Shivakumar, appeared together for a breakfast meeting in Bengaluru, their first joint engagement since the renewed speculation over a midterm change of leadership. Later, the two leaders…
Representative image (AI-generated) NEW DELHI: Delhi Police have arrested wanted gangster Harsimran, a close aide of foreign-based gangster Goldy Dhillon, after he was deported from Bangkok for allegedly fleeing India on a fake passport, officials said on Saturday.Officials said that the accused left India in January using a forged passport issued in the name of…
NEW DELHI: The World Health Organisation (WHO) on Friday urged countries — including India — to make fertility care safer, fairer and affordable, releasing its first-ever global guideline on the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of infertility.Infertility affects 1 in 6 adults of reproductive age, yet access to fertility services remains limited and costly. In many…
AI-generated image used for representation NEW DELHI: India’s digital organ-donation registry has crossed 4.54 lakh pledges since its launch on September 17, 2023 — but the numbers reveal a striking state-wise divide, with a handful of states driving the national momentum while others lag far behind. According to fresh data from the National Organ and…
NEW DELHI: India is set to deploy artificial intelligence (AI) to predict outbreaks of everyday illnesses — dengue, chikungunya, influenza, diarrhoea and other public health threats— well before they begin spreading in neighbourhoods. Officials say this marks a major shift from the current system, which often picks up outbreaks only after hospitals start seeing a…
Uttarakhand chief minister Pushkar Singh Dhami (Photo credit: ANI) HARIDWAR: The Haridwar Ardh Kumbh Mela to be held in Uttarakhand in 2027 will be celebrated as “divinely and grandly” as the Purna Kumbh, and for the first time, sadhus and saints will take ‘Shahi Snan’ (royal bath) during the Ardh Kumbh, chief minister Pushkar Singh…
Air India A320 neo (Source: Air India official website) NEW DELHI: The director general of civil aviation (DGCA) on Saturday issued a mandatory safety order for Airbus A318, A319, A320, and A321 aircraft. This came after Airbus announced an urgent software repair for 6,000 A320-family jets, a large recall that affects more than half of…
Chief election commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar (ANI) NEW DELHI: The Election Commission on Friday wrote to the West Bengal DGP and Kolkata police commissioner directing them to protect the booth level officers (BLOs) engaged in special intensive revision in the state, “from unruly political party workers” who may be pressurising and threatening them to add…
Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah meets his deputy DKS amid crisis rumours. NEW DELHI: Karnataka deputy CM DK Shivakumar on Saturday met chief minister Siddaramaiah at the latter’s residence in Bengaluru. With the leadership tussle in Karnataka seeing dramatic twists and turns by the hour, chief minister Siddaramaiah, following a nudge from the Congress high command, had…
India flies C-130 J plane carrying approx 12 tons of humanitarian aid to cylcone-hit Sri Lanka External affairs minister S Jaishankar on Saturday announced that a C-130J aircraft carrying around 12 tonnes of humanitarian aid has landed in Colombo. The delivery is part of India’s Operation Sagar Bandhu, launched on Friday to assist Sri Lanka…