External affairs minister S Jaishankar (PTI photo) NEW DELHI: External affairs minister S Jaishankar on Thursday delivered a pointed message on global conflicts, terrorism and took a veiled swipe at the United States over its stance on Russian oil while stressing the urgency of multilateral reforms.Addressing the G20 Foreign Ministers’ meeting, Jaishankar called out the…
Zinc is an essential mineral that plays a crucial role in keeping our skin healthy by supporting cell growth, controlling inflammation, and promoting wound healing. When the body lacks enough zinc, the effects often become visible on the skin first. A study titled Zinc and Skin Disorders highlights that common signs include dry, scaly patches,…
NEW DELHI: India’s forest cover increased by merely 2.5% between 2010-11 and 2021-22 but the ‘very dense forest’ component of it grew by 22.7% during the period, indicating effective regeneration and conservation efforts, claimed the central govt’s first ever dedicated publication on forest accounting. It recorded a decline only in the ‘moderately dense forest’ category.Released…
NEW DELHI: Union Minister for Textiles Giriraj Singh on Thursday congratulated Lieutenant Colonel Prasad Shrikant Purohit on his return to active service in the Indian Army.In the X post, Singh said, “Congratulations, Col. Purohit, on being back in uniform. The Govt stands firmly with patriots who serve the nation with courage and integrity.”Lieutenant Colonel Prasad…
RAIPUR: Chhattisgarh has appointed Vkas Sheel, a 1994-batch IAS as its 13th chief secretary on Thursday. He will take over Amitabh Jain who is currently serving the state Chief Secretary and is retiring on September 30, 2025, as the General Administration Department of Chhattisgarh govt issued an order to this effect on Thursday. This order…
Accused Swami Chaitanyananda Saraswati NEW DELHI: The director of a private management institute, run by Sri Sringeri Sharada Peetham, has been booked for allegedly sexually harassing 17 female students on the campus in Vasant Kunj. He has since been removed from the post.The suspect, Swami Chaitanyananda Saraswati alias Parthasarathy, a self-styled godman hailing from Odisha,…
NEW DELHI: The Election Commission on Thursday revised the rules relating to counting of postal ballots, making it mandatory for all postal ballot papers to be counted before the penultimate round of EVM/VVPATs counting is taken up.This restores the arrangement prior to May 2019, when the EC had last changed the counting guidelines to allow…
Insulin resistance is a widespread, yet most frequently overlooked condition, in which body’s cell fail to react normally to insulin, a hormone that has the job of moving glucose (sugar) into our blood stream and then the cells utilise it for energy. When this function becomes sluggish, glucose accumulates in the blood and then the…
Police in Jammu and Kashmir have arrested Mohammad Katari, 26, for allegedly aiding terrorists in the deadly Pahalgam attack on April 22 (File photo) SRINAGAR: Srinagar police on Wednesday arrested Mohammad Yousuf Katari, 26, from South Kashmir’s Kulgam district, in connection with the April 22 Pahalgham terror attack that left 26 people, mostly tourists, dead….
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will launch Bihar‘s “Mukhyamantri Mahila Rojgar Yojana” on Friday and transfer Rs 10,000 each to the bank accounts of 75 lakh women across the state, totalling Rs 7,500 crore.Officials said the scheme is aimed at making women “aatmanirbhar” (self-dependent) and promoting empowerment through self-employment and livelihood opportunities.PM Modi will attend the…
