On Sept 17, his 75th birthday, PM Narendra Modi launched India’s largest-ever health outreach programme for women and children, called the Swastha Nari Sashakt Parivar health initiative, and exhorted women to actively participate in the initiative. Under the initiative, the govt is going to organise more than 10 lakh health camps between Sept 17 and…
DUBAI: Asia Cup was enveloped in high drama Wednesday as the Pakistan team, smarting over being refused handshakes before and after the India match last Sunday, first threatened to boycott its must-win game against UAE, then started play an hour late. The team initially refused to travel to Dubai International Cricket Stadium after its call…
BENGALURU: Even as Supreme Court’s verdict on the validity of SIR of electoral rolls in poll-bound Bihar will determine its pan-India rollout, Karnataka is ready to launch the exercise as early as next week.Sources in the office of Karnataka’s chief electoral officer said preparations for SIR are almost complete. CEO V Anbukumar, however, said the…
NEW DELHI: Delhi Police has informed Supreme Court that Russian embassy counsellor (head of consular division) Arthur Gerbst had actively helped Viktoriia Basu flee the country unauthorisedly, taking her son born from her marriage to an Indian, by arranging a taxi which took her to Narkatiaganj (Bihar) from where she went to Kathmandu. It said…
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The “brain-eating” parasitic infection amoebic meningoencephalitis has killed a three-month-old, a 52-year-old, and 17 others across Kerala this year. On Wednesday, grief turned into fury in the assembly, where opposition accused LDF government of presiding over a health system in free fall.Congress-led UDF moved an adjournment motion, saying 19 people had died this year…
NEW DELHI: Jaish-e-Muhammed (JeM) commander Ilyas Kashmiri has revealed that it was Pakistan army chief Asim Munir, who had ordered top army officers to attend the funeral of terrorists killed in India’s Operation Sindoor.“GHQ ordered the martyrs to be honoured and given the last salute. Corps commanders were asked to accompany the janaza (funeral procession)…
UAE National Day 2025 includes December 2–3 holidays, major cultural events, fireworks, and possible long weekend/Representative Image The United Arab Emirates is preparing for an especially elaborate celebration of its 54th National Day, observed annually on December 2. Authorities have officially declared December 2 and 3 (Tuesday and Wednesday) as public holidays, with strong speculation…
SRINAGAR: J&K separatist leader, academic and former chairman of All Parties Hurriyat Conference (APHC) Prof Abdul Gani Bhat died Wednesday evening at his home in north Kashmir’s Sopore. He was 89.Born in 1935 in Sopore, Bhat studied Persian, economics and political science at Srinagar’s Sri Pratap College before earning a postgraduate degree in Persian and…
SRINAGAR: After a 20-day closure, the Srinagar-Jammu national highway (NH-44) reopened for traffic Wednesday, enabling hundreds of trucks to move towards Jammu. The day saw only “down” traffic — movement from Kashmir towards Jammu — as vehicles are allowed to ply on each route every alternate day.National Conference president Dr Farooq Abdullah, meanwhile, dismissed any…
NEW DELHI: Pope Leo XIV blessed Prime Minister Narendra Modi on his 75th birthday during a Papal Audience at St Peter’s Square in Vatican City on Wednesday. The Pope prayed for Modi’s good health and long life as around 30,000 people gathered for the weekly event.The Papal Audience is a special gathering where the Pope…
