CHATRA: A family sinking in debt after a medical emergency required them to hire an air ambulance for Rs 8 lakh. A young pilot days away from going on leave for a close friend’s wedding. An anaesthetist who stepped in for a colleague at the last moment.These are some of the stories that lie buried…
NEW DELHI: The Delhi government on Tuesday decided to bring the beneficiaries of the widow and disability financial assistance schemes under the Ayushman Bharat health scheme. The Delhi Cabinet meeting chaired by Chief Minister Rekha Gupta decided to include approximately 3.97 lakh widows and 1.31 lakh Divyang persons under the ambit of the Pradhan Mantri…
NEW DELHI: Leader of opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday heaped praises for Deepak Kumar — Kotdwar man who identified himself as “Mohammad Deepak” while confronting a group of Bajrang Dal members to shield a Muslim shopkeeper.In a social media post on X, Rahul said that Deepak has defended the tricolour and Constitution…
Praveen Khandelwal (ANI image) NEW DELHI: BJP MP Praveen Khandelwal on Wednesday wrote to Union home minister Amit Shah requesting that the national capital, Delhi, be renamed Indraprastha, following the Centre’s recent approval to rename Kerala as “Keralam.”In his letter, Khandelwal argued that the name Delhi reflects only a later historical phase, whereas Indraprastha connects…
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Wednesday took serious exception to Class 8 NCERT test book containing reference to corruption in the judiciary.A bench led by Chief Justice of India Surya Kant took suo motu cognizance on the matter and said that he would not “allow anyone on earth to defame judiciary.”This comes after a…
(Image credits: X @ZvikaKlein) NEW DELHI: PM Narendra Modi featured on the front page of Israeli newspaper The Jerusalem Post on Wednesday (local time) ahead of his visit to Israel.The newspaper’s Editor-in-Chief Zvika Klein shared the front page showing a photograph of PM Modi waving, alongside feature stories on his visit and India–Israel ties. One…
NEW DELHI: The raging political row over the Youth Congress’ protest at the global AI summit echoed Tuesday at a parliamentary committee meeting as it passed a resolution condemning the incident amid dissent by MPs from different opposition parties.“The committee would like to place on record its appreciation for successfully organizing the India Al Impact…
NEW DELHI: Two aircraft, one each of Air India and IndiGo, had taken off safely from RanchiMonday night around the same time as the ill-fated air ambulance that crashed soon after getting airborne. After climbing to 6,000 feet, the pilots of the air ambulance had sought weather deviation from Kolkata ATC and then the Beechcraft…
NEW DELHI: The cabinet Tuesday approved three multi-tracking railway projects, extension of Ahmedabad Metro and a new integrated airport terminal in Srinagar with a total investment of Rs 11,806 crore. The cabinet also approved an increase in MSP for raw jute.Announcing the decisions, I&B minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said the railway projects — doubling of Gondia-Jabalpur…
NEW DELHI: In a major preventive health push against cervical cancer, the Centre is set to roll out a nationwide human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination drive for 14-year-old girls later this month, offering the shot free of cost at govt health facilities across the country.The campaign will target girls turning 14 each year, covering an annual…
