Image used for representative purposes NEW DELHI: After a long gap, the opposition alliance INDIA will meet on June 6 to take stock of the political situation in the country.Sources said “opposition politics – the way forward” will be the theme of the meeting. There has been a growing feeling among opposition parties that the…
Image used for representative purposes NEW DELHI: To prevent paper leak in NEET-UG, Centre is actively exploring the use of IAF aircraft for transporting question papers for the June 21 retest, as part of a wider “whole-of-govt” security strategy involving the home ministry, central agencies and state police networks, reports Manash Gohain.The proposal was discussed…
NEW DELHI: Child marriage persists in several Indian states despite years of campaigns promoting girls’ education and delayed marriage, with West Bengal and Jharkhand reporting the country’s highest share of girls marrying before the legal age of 18 years, according to the latest Sample Registration System (SRS) Statistical Report 2024.The report – released by the…
Parenting is beautiful but it can feel overwhelming at times. School runs, household duties, and for some work pressure can lead to emotional meltdowns. Because in the middle of raising children, parents can forget that they themselves deserve care sometimes. Protecting one’s peace doesn’t mean they’re running away from responsibilities. Even small changes in the…
Blake Lively reportedly reaches breaking point amid fallout with Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce.(Image via Getty Images) Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce have remained distant and private about their feelings for the Hollywood power couple, Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds, as they gear up to get married.As speculations swirl about whether Blake Lively and Ryan…
NEW DELHI: Even after a sharp decline over the past decade, Indians continue to spend more from their own pockets on healthcare than people in several neighbouring and developing countries, according to the National Health Accounts (NHA) Estimates 2022-23 released by the health ministry.The report’s international comparison of out-of-pocket expenditure (OOPE) showed India’s per capita…
NEW DELHI: Trinamool Congress MP Kakoli Ghosh Dastidar on Thursday accused fellow party MP Kalyan Banerjee of “verbally abusing” her inside Lok Sabha and urged Speaker Om Birla to punish him, saying other women members of the House too have been at the receiving end of his “misogyny”.Her complaint underscored the deep churn within TMC,…
“Someone sent this to my dad today”: Claude Lemieux family post now carries heartbreaking new meaning (Image via Getty) Claude Lemieux’s death shocked the hockey world on Thursday after multiple reports said the four-time Stanley Cup champion died by suicide at the age of 60. The NHL Alumni Association first confirmed his death but did…
NEW DELHI: It is only the ‘gaddi’ (throne) of an erstwhile Maharaja which can be bequeathed as per the rule of primogeniture, which makes the eldest male lineal descendant the successor, but properties and royal assets have to be divided among legal heirs as per the Hindu or Muslim succession law, the Supreme Court has…
New Delhi: United Nations will posthumously honour two Indian peacekeepers on the International Day of UN Peacekeepers on Friday for making the ultimate sacrifice in the line of duty.Lance Havildar Harbhajan Singh, who served with UN Organisation Stabilisation Mission in Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO), and Naib Subedar Sujit Kumar Pradhan, who was deployed…