Lucknow: Dr Shakuntala Mishra National Rehabilitation University celebrated resilience, inclusivity and academic triumph at its 12th convocation ceremony on Tuesday. Atal Auditorium resonated with applause and emotion as 2,113 students were conferred degrees and 166 awarded medals. As medals were handed over, smiles lit up faces of students while professors and families looked on with…
NEW DELHI: Union home minister Amit Shah on Monday called for scaling up action and execution in the fight against drugs right from points of entry and masterminds of the cartels to local sale and distribution level. He also launched the NCB’s drug disposal campaign and destroyed 1.37 lakh kilograms of drugs worth Rs 4,800…
Lucknow: In a heart-touching chat with the outgoing batch of specialist doctors and nursing students at Sanjay Gandhi Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences (SGPGIMS)’s 29th convocation, globally acclaimed gastroenterologist and the only doctor to have earned all three Padma awards, Dr D Nageshwar Reddy, presented ten commandments for a purposeful and satisfying life.Recalling that…
Pakistan’s deputy PM and foreign minister Mohammad Ishaq Dar has revealed that India categorically refused any third-party mediation in resolving bilateral issues with Pakistan during Operation Sindoor, contrary to claims made by US President Donald Trump.During an interview with Al Jazeera, Dar stated that Islamabad had raised the issue of third-party mediation with US secretary…
NEW DELHI: The 75th birthday of PM Modi on Wednesday will witness the launch of a host of welfare and development initiatives by BJP and its govts at Centre and in states, while PM Narendra Modi will kick off a fortnight-long nationwide health and nutrition campaign from Madhya Pradesh.The PM will launch the “Swasth Nari…
NEW DELHI: Designated feeding spots in every ward, protection for animal feeders, special handling of aggressive and rabid dogs, 24×7 complaint redressal, and perks for adopting dogs of Indian breeds: these are part of fresh guidelines issued by the Delhi govt on Tuesday for managing street dogs, eradicating rabies and reducing human-dog conflict.The civic body…
DEHRADUN/MUSSOORIE: In one of the worst natural disasters to hit Doon valley in recent times, at least 13 people died in rain-related incidents and 16 others were missing as torrential downpour across Dehradun district on Monday night and early Tuesday washed away bridges and markets, and damaged key roads. As another spell of heavy rains…
PM Modi and President Donald Trump looked to arrest the steep fall in India-US relations in the past few months, as the latter called the Indian PM to wish him on his birthday and to discuss recent developments in bilateral cooperation, including negotiations for a trade agreement. This was the first time that the two…
MUMBAI: Consumer goods giant Unilever has appointed India-born Srinivas Phatak as its chief financial officer, a little over six months after putting him in charge as acting CFO. Phatak’s appointment is effective immediately, the London-headquartered firm said on Tuesday. Phatak, 53, will join a league of Indian-origin CFOs at global giants like Apple and Tesla…
NEW DELHI: CPI(Maoist), in a purported press statement signed by its top leader ‘Abhay’ – the nom de guerre used by senior-most politburo and central committee member Mallojula Venugopal Rao – has offered to lay down arms and enter into a temporary ceasefire.Pushed to the brink by sustained counter-Naxal operations in ‘core’ areas deep inside…
