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The West Bengal Health Department on Monday (January 13, 2024) admitted to a lapse and said that they will take strict action against anyone found guilty in the administration of expired saline at Medinipur Medical College and Hospital. The government has roped in the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) to probe the "lapse" which led to one woman's death and three others remained critical. Five women were administered Ringer's Lactate (RL) on the Intravenous (IV) fluid which had allegedly e ...Read More >
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister and DMK president M.K. Stalin on Wednesday (December 18, 2024) said only those who care about the country, its people, and safeguarding the Constitution would take the name of revolutionary B.R. Ambedkar. "They must utter the name of Ambedkar," he added. His remarks come amid the uproar in Parliament over Union Home Minister Amit Shah's reference to Dr. B. R. Ambedkar in his speech in the Rajya Sabha on Tuesday (December 17, 2024) while replying to the debate on the Co ...Read More >
Jharkhand Governor Santosh Gangwar on Wednesday (December 11, 2024) said all-round development of the State's people is possible only with mutual cooperation between the Centre and the State. The newly elected government will work to carry forward the healthy tradition of the federal structure, Mr. Gangwar said while addressing the maiden session of Jharkhand Assembly. "All-round development of the people of the State is possible only with mutual cooperation between the Centre and the State. W ...Read More >
Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren on Thursday (December 5, 2024) expanded his Cabinet with 11 Ministers. Governor Santosh Kumar Gangwar administered the oath in a swearing-in-ceremony at Raj Bhavan in Ranchi. Six from Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM), four from Congress and one from Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) have been inducted in the Cabinet of Mr. Soren. From JMM quota, six MLAs took oath at the event organised at Ashok Udyaan includes Chaibasa MLA Deepak Birua, Ghatsila MLA Ramdas Soren, Gi ...Read More >
Benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty rallied for the third straight session on Tuesday (December 3, 2024) amid buying in blue-chip stocks like HDFC Bank, Reliance Industries and firm trends in global markets. The BSE benchmark Sensex jumped 597.67 points or 0.74% to settle at 80,845.75. During the day, it surged 701.02 points or 0.87% to 80,949.10. The NSE Nifty went up by 181.10 points or 0.75% to 24,457.15. From the 30-share Sensex pack, Adani Ports surged nearly 6%. NTPC, Axis Bank, State Ba ...Read More >
Tamil Maanila Congress (Moopanar) president G.K. Vasan on Tuesday (December 3, 2024) urged the Tamil Nadu government to step up vigil during the monsoon season to ensure people living in low lying areas and hilly terrains were not affected by floods and landslides. In a statement, Mr. Vasan expressed concerns over the death of seven persons in a landslip in Tiruvannamalai district following heavy rainfall on Sunday. He said boulders and slurry covered three houses that led to loss of lives. Th ...Read More >
The health department of the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) has covered 1,000 more dogs under its ambitious dog feeding programme to take care of strays and reduce aggression caused due to hunger. The BBMP had launched this pilot programme in select areas across eight zones in Bengaluru on October 17. Initially, the civic body was feeding 100 dogs. Under the initiative, pourakarmikas, health officials, animal husbandry officers, animal lovers, pet owners, and interested citizens are ...Read More >
On challenges ahead for India's battle with HIV/AIDS; toxic waste in Bhopal and toxic air everywhere, insurance that covers outpatient consults and more Thirty-eight years ago, when the first set of HIV cases in India were detected in Tamil Nadu by a professor of microbiology at Madras Medical College and her student, the news was met with shock, disbelief and even anger at the women who had made the discovery. The disease was associated with the 'debauched' West; India it was thought, rooted i ...Read More >
The Supreme Court on Tuesday (December 3, 2024) directed the Jacobite Syrian group to hand over the administration of six churches in Ernakulam and Palakkad districts of Kerala to the Malankara Orthodox Syrian faction in compliance with apex court judgments and the 1934 constitution of the church. A Bench of Justices Surya Kant and Ujjal Bhuyyan however asked the Orthodox group to give an undertaking that public facilities in these parish churches, including burial grounds, schools and hospital ...Read More >
The Huddle was a two-day conclave featuring thought leaders from the world of politics, business, academics, sports and the arts. This conclave saw Sri Lanka's the then leader of Opposition, Mahinda Rajapaksa, politicians Jairam Ramesh, Arif Mohammed Khan, tennis player Sania Mirza, the then Home Minister Rajnath Singh, among other leaders and academics share their ideas. Photo: MURALI KUMAR K A Mixed Legacy: The many facets of Indira Gandhi : Srinath Raghavan, Academic & Author, Jairam Ramesh ...Read More >
Shonen Jump's latest smash-hit Kagurabachi is set to make the leap to anime, as revealed in a major report from Toyokeizai. The series, created by Takeru Hokazon, has quickly earned a reputation as the "next-generation" sensation, following in the footsteps of Jujutsu Kaisen and My Hero Academia. Pièce de résistance: 25 years of 'One Piece' The anime adaptation, produced by Shochiku and CyberAgent, will be animated by Cygames Pictures, the studio behind critically acclaimed titles like Uma Mus ...Read More >
The PoSH Committee is likely to be officially established after the Karnataka Film Chamber of Commerce elections on December 14, 2024 More than three months after the Karnataka Sate Commission for Women had directed the Karnataka Film Chamber of Commerce to set up a Prevention of Sexual Harassment (PoSH) Committee, the film chamber has approved of the demand. However, the panel hasn't been officially established due to the upcoming elections for office bearers of the chamber. Women's Commissio ...Read More >
The Supreme Court on Monday (December 2, 2024) refused to relax emergency measures under Stage 4 of the Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP) dealing with air pollution in the national capital till it noticed a downward trend in the AQI level. A Bench of Justices Abhay S Oka and Augustine George Masih further sought the presence of the chief secretaries of NCR states to appear through video-conferencing to inform it whether or not any compensation was paid to the construction workers who were with ...Read More >
Asset quality metrics are weakening in the past few quarters in some segments. This has necessitated a recalibration of growth strategies, especially in unsecured loans and microfinance Unsecured loans given by Non Banking Finance Companies (NBFCs) and credit to microfinance segments, accounting for 23% of the overall NBFC Asset Under Management (AUM) are expected to be impacted the most in the current and next fiscals according to CRISIL Ratings' outlook on the sector. Krishnan Sitaraman, Chie ...Read More >
The Supreme Court on Monday (December 2, 2024) asked Punjab farmer leader Jagjit Singh Dallewal, who is on a fast-unto-death at the Khanauri border point to press for the acceptance of farmers' demands, to persuade the protesting farmers not to obstruct highways and cause inconvenience to people. A Bench of Justices Surya Kant and Ujjal Bhuyan disposed of a habeas corpus petition filed on behalf of Mr. Dallewal, who was removed from the Khanauri protest site on the Punjab-Haryana border on Nove ...Read More >
We had previously reported that actors Anaswara Rajan and Sajin Gopu are teaming up for a Malayalam film written by Aavesham-maker Jithu Madhavan and directed by Sreejith Babu. On Sunday (December 1), the makers of the film announced that the film's been titled Painkili. The makes unveiled a special first look poster of the film to announce the title. The poster features Sajiin floating mid-air to much awe of his family members. Anaswara can be seen blowing bubbles. Basil Joseph's 'Ponman' to ...Read More >
Hyderabad-based Sigma-9 Aerospace and Defence Research Centre Pvt. Ltd. launched its anti-nuclear shield, a cutting-edge pioneering technology to safeguard humanity and environment from the devastating effects of nuclear explosions and their radioactive aftermath. The launch programme held in Begumpet, Hyderabad on Sunday (December 1, 2024) was attended by leading scientists, defence experts and dignitaries, including Rear Admiral Mohan Doss. Mr. Doss said that peace exists today because o ...Read More >
The Consortium of National Law Universities will release the provisional answer key for Common Law Admission Test (CLAT) 2025, on its official website on Monday, December 2, 2024, at 4:00 p.m. The Consortium conducted CLAT 2025, across 141 centres in 25 States and four Union Territories on December 1, 2024. The final answer key will be released on December 9, 2024. Candidates who wish to raise objections regarding the questions or the provisional answer key can do so through the designated port ...Read More >
For the second consecutive day on Monday (December 2, 2024), Delhi's air quality showed a slight improvement although it remained in the 'poor' category with an Air Quality Index (AQI) of 273 in the morning. According to the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), Delhi's 24-hour average AQI on Sunday stood at 285, an improvement to the 'poor' category and a welcome relief following 32 consecutive days of 'very poor' and 'severe' air quality (AQI over 400). The city's air quality was last reco ...Read More >
The situation in Gaza, where 62-year-old Rashid Masharawi was born and raised in the Shati refugee camp, has spurred the filmmaker to produce From Ground Zero, an anthology of 22 short films that capture the plight of Palestinians under siege for over a year now. HIPA award | How photographers from West Asia are looking beyond war and violence to redefine their world From Ground Zero was screened this month at the 12th Ajyal Film Festival in Doha and at the Cairo International Film Festiva ...Read More >
Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah are scheduled to visit Odisha for three days from Friday (November 29, 2024), during which they will attend the All India DGP/IGP Conference starting here later in the day. Ahead of his tour, the Prime Minister in a series of X posts said, "Senior police officers from all over India will take part in this (DGP/IGP) conference. There will be extensive deliberations on enhancing India's internal security apparatus. Different aspects ...Read More >
At the interbank foreign exchange, the rupee opened at 84.49 against the greenback, registering a fall of 2 paise over its previous close The rupee fell 2 paise to trade at 84.49 against the U.S. dollar in early trade on Friday (November 29, 2024) dragged down by significant foreign fund outflows and month-end dollar demand from importers. Forex traders said the rupee remains in a weakening mode due to dollar demand from importers and foreign banks. At the interbank foreign exchange, the rupe ...Read More >
Ahead of the fifth day of the Parliament winter session, Congress MP Manickam Tagore filed an adjournment notice in Lok Sabha on Friday (November 29, 2024) to discuss the Gautam Adani indictment in the lower house. Opposition MPs have repeatedly sought to discuss the Adani indictment in the Lok Sabha since the start of the winter session on November 25. Justifying the public adjournment motion in the letter submitted to the Lok Sabha Secretary General, Mr. Tagore wrote that the issue is of "pu ...Read More >
The State government has nominated Chief Wildlife Warden Pramod G. Krishnan as its representative on the expert committee constituted by the National Board for Wildlife to study the demand to exclude the inhabited areas of Pampa Valley and Angel Valley within the Periyar Tiger Sanctuary and those within the Thattekkad Bird Sanctuary from the ambit of the protected areas. The panel, which will also include board standing committee member R. Sukumar and the Inspector General of Forests, will visi ...Read More >
Canara Bank has got exemption from the Centre to hold stake beyond the 30% upper limit under the Banking Regulation Act in joint ventures Canara Robeco Asset Management Company and Canara HSBC Life Insurance Company. The bank, which owns 51% each in the two JVs, had approached the government seeking permission to divest 13% in the asset management entity and 14.5% in the insurer, by way of initial public offers, Canara Bank said in a filing on Wednesday. The Centre, on the recommendation of the ...Read More >
The Ramanathapuram district Tahsildar S. Swaminathan has in a press note stated that 1,290 kgs of turmeric (used for cooking) would be sold in public auction on December 15 at the office of the Tahsildar. In a press statement, he said that the Mandapam Police had seized the goods on August 4 and it was not claimed by any person or individuals. As per the laws, such unclaimed property would be auctioned and interested people can visit the office and obtain more details. The auction would be held ...Read More >
A major portion of George Road in Thoothukudi has become a nightmare for drivers due to the presence of large potholes. This key stretch which has not undergone any restoration for several years has become a significant source of hardship for daily commuters. The road, which comes under the State Highways department, serves as one of the major connections between the Bypass and Beach Road. Bala, an autorickshaw driver, who has been driving on this stretch for over 15 years says, "The road has ...Read More >
The annual 'Kartheeka Brahmotsavams' began at the temple of Goddess Sri Padmavati Ammavaru at Tiruchanur here on November 28 (Thursday). Priests hoisted the 'Dhwajapatam', the sacred flag bearing the imprint of the divine elephant (the celestial carrier of Goddess Padmavati), atop the temple flag post as part of the 'Dhwajarohanam' ceremony, which signalled the formal launch of the nine-day fete. Under the guidance of the 'Pancharatra Agama' adviser Manikantha Swamy, the officiating priest (Ka ...Read More >
A 45-year-old man, D. Prakash of Santhaipettai Street, was found murdered in the same locality in Srivilliputtur town in the early hours of Thursday. The police said that the deceased was assisting his father in renting out public address system in the town. On Wednesday, he had left for work and did not return home till late in the night. Prakash's uncle, Edwin got a phone call at around 5.10 a.m. on Thursday from a stranger, on his mobile phone, who said that Prakash was lying dead with ble ...Read More >
Tamil Nadu Vanigar Sangangalin Peramaippu president A.M. Vikramaraja has announced State-wide demonstrations on December 11 against the GST on rent. On the sidelines of the organisation's conference, Mr. Vikramaraja said, the exorbitant GST on rent had made business unsustainable. Pushing ahead with the demand, the TNVSP would launch State-wide demonstrations on December 11 in all the district headquarters. Mr. Vikramaraja said the protests would be escalated to a total bandh if their demands ...Read More >
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