Spread the love Representative image NEW DELHI: India remains among the countries with the highest number of maternal deaths globally, a major study published in The Lancet Obstetrics, Gynaecology & Women’s Health has found, with progress slowing down post 2015 after years of rapid decline.Around 2.4 lakh women died globally in 2023 due to pregnancy and childbirth-related causes, the study...
Tea body seeks clarity on Assam land transfer policy for plantation workers
Spread the love The Tea Association of India (TAI) has urged the government in poll-bound Assam to address its concerns about an amended law granting plantation workers the right to land in the tea estates. In February, the BJP-led State Government amended the Assam Fixation of Ceiling on Land Holding Act to grant legal land rights to 3.5 lakh families...
Gulf carriers’ absence opens up opportunities
Spread the love File photo NEW DELHI: With the big Gulf carriers not on the scene for now is being seen as an “opportunity” for Indian carriers to get the business of flying between India and the rest of the world via hubs such as Dubai, Doha and Abu Dhabi. “We are easing the domestic to international transit for Indian...
3,000 less domestic flights to take to the skies this summer
Spread the love Representative image NEW DELHI: Once bitten, twice shy. The summer schedule that came into effect from Sunday has about 12% less domestic flights than last summer, primarily because aviation authorities were conservative in clearing IndiGo projections.While the airline projected getting a plane every week, the authorities asked the country’s largest carrier to file for flights when it...
Bengal SIR: Portal for voter appeals live, but no word on offline route
Spread the love The Election Commission portal for appeals from Bengal voters against exclusion from supplementary lists went live on Sunday, but there was no clarity on how to apply offline – a gap officials admit could disenfranchise large numbers unable to go online, report Poulami Roy Banerjee and Kaushik Pradhan.Nineteen judicial tribunals have been set up to hear appeals....
Govt works for Indians’ safety in Gulf, Congress risking lives: PM Modi
Spread the love PM Modi (ANI photo) PALAKKAD/NEW DELHI: PM Modi on Sunday said that while his govt was working to ensure safety of Indians in Gulf nations amid the West Asia conflict, Congress, for political gains, was making “dangerous” remarks on the situation, putting Indians living there at “risk”.He also asked his opponents to desist from politicising the crisis,...
‘Salty, bitter water, cloned phone’: Chilling details emerge in Nashik astrologer rape case probe
Spread the love Astrologer Ashok Kharat’s police custody has been extended until April 1. Investigators need to analyze his phone data and probe his properties NASHIK/NAGPUR: A magistrate court on Sunday extended astrologer Ashok Kharat’s remand in police custody till April 1 in a rape case after the investigating officer cited an ongoing probe and the need for digital experts...
‘Ask Cricket Australia’: Rahane’s blunt remark on Green stuns commentators
Spread the love Ajinkya Rahane KKR captain Ajinkya Rahane made a sarcastic remark involving Cricket Australia after Kolkata Knight Riders lost their IPL 2026 opener to Mumbai Indians at the Wankhede Stadium on Sunday.KKR went down by six wickets as Mumbai chased 221, with Rohit Sharma and Ryan Rickelton leading the effort. Watch Greenstone Lobo predicts IPL 2026 winner After...
BJP drops ‘Greater Kashmir’ charge, backs J&K reorganisation bill
Spread the love SRINAGAR: BJP dropped Sunday its earlier “Greater Kashmir” charge and backed a PDP-sponsored territorial reorganisation bill for J&K, while National Conference remained non-committal, calling the proposal a “publicity stunt”.The proposal by PDP legislator Waheed Parra seeks 16 new districts across J&K and two additional divisions in Jammu. J&K currently has two divisions — Jammu and Kashmir —...
Transport ministry proposes secured cover for moving dumpers, tippers
Spread the love File photo NEW DELHI: Road transport ministry has proposed to mandate all dumpers and tippers to have a system to cover and fully enclose the load body while plying on roads. The change in norm under Central Motor Vehicle Rules, which is proposed to come to effect from April next year, also requires such vehicles to have...
