FILE (Tierney L. Cross/The New York Times) The recent standoff at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has drawn global attention to the agency’s leadership challenges. Susan Monarez, appointed CDC director just a month ago, became the center of controversy after refusing to implement directives she considered “unscientific and reckless,” putting her at…
NEW DELHI: The father of a Kargil veteran killed during violent protests in Leh has described the brutal treatment his son allegedly received at the hands of Ladakh police and called for a judicial inquiry. In an interview with news agency ANI, the father, Stanzin Namgyal, said, “First they beat my son. His whole body…
Ayodhya: Rituals have begun in the Janmabhoomi temple complex with ‘mandap’ and ‘vedi pujan’ for the flag hoisting ceremony. Anil Mishra, member of the Ram Temple Trust, along with his wife, as the main ‘jajman’ (host) of the Ram Temple flag hoisting ceremony performed the main part of the navgraha pujan on Saturday. A total…
BENGALURU: A 19-year-old youth has filed a complaint against a restaurant at the Kempegowda International Airport (KIA) five months after allegedly finding a worm in the food served to him. He has also accused the establishment of falsely implicating him in an extortion case soon after the incident.According to the complaint, the youth and his…
A couple in Mumbai faced an inferno on the 7th floor of their apartment MUMBAI: In a gritty and near-miraculous escape, a couple, aged 58 and 51, managed to survive a fire that broke out in the early hours of Wednesday in their building. Trapped in their seventh-floor apartment in Bhoomi Classic CHS, near Inorbit…
The vast wealth lying idle in lockers can be put to productive use through this scheme. Someone with 100 grams of gold can earn up to Rs 25,000 a year on the investment. (AI image) Gold has often been derided as a dead investment that neither gives dividends nor earns income for the investor. But…
NEW DELHI: As the deadline to file claims and objections in Bihar ended Monday, BJP became the third party, after CPI(ML) Liberation and RJD, to file claims and objections on the draft electoral roll, reports Bharti Jain.As per EC’s update at 10 am Monday, a total of 144 claims and objections were received from booth…
Despite the no-poaching pact agreed upon by BJP and Shiv Sena in the wake of the Sena’s protest against its ally’s induction of its functionaries ahead of local body polls, BJP poached three Sena functionaries – one from Ambernath and two from Sambhajinagar – on Monday.In Ambernath, Shiv Sena vibhag pramukh Roopsingh Dhal, a businessman…
Team India captain Shubman Gill TimesofIndia.com in Ahmedabad: Citing the overcast conditions in Ahmedabad, Team India captain Shubman Gill on Wednesday hinted at playing an extra seamer in the first Test against West Indies, starting Thursday at the Narendra Modi Stadium.“You will get to know the XI tomorrow. Conditions and weather are tempting to play…
The Medical Counselling Committee (MCC) has officially begun the choice locking process for Round 1 of NEET UG Counselling 2025. This is a crucial phase for candidates who qualified the NEET UG 2025 exam and have completed registration and choice filling on the MCC portal — mcc.nic.in. Choice locking enables aspirants to finalise their preferred…