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NEW DELHI: The Aam Aadmi Party on Monday launched a broadside against Raghav Chadha after he drew a parallel between quitting the party and switching jobs, accusing him of hatching a conspiracy with the BJP.In a video shared on X, AAP spokesperson Saurabh Bharadwaj said that even when someone changes jobs, they have to give…
NEW DELHI: For thousands of Indians living with heart failure, the biggest strain is not just the disease, but the cost of surviving it. A nationwide study has found that seven out of 10 patients have no financial protection, forcing families to pay almost entirely from their own pockets.Published in the journal Global Heart, the…
NEW DELHI: Union Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju on Monday welcomed Raghav Chadha and six other MPs who left the Aam Aadmi Party and decided to merge with the Bharatiya Janata Party.In a post on X, Rijiju praised the parliamentary conduct of the newly inducted MPs, claiming that they “never created any indiscipline or unparliamentary…
NEW DELHI: Seven rebel Rajya Sabha parliamentarians from the Aam Aadmi Party were officially inducted into the Bharatiya Janata Party, as the Rajya Sabha Secretariat updated party positions in the Upper House.This comes days after Raghav Chadha, along with six MPs, left AAP and decided to merge with BJP after being removed from the post…
NEW DELHI: Amid an elusive ceasefire in the West Asia war, air connectivity to the most cut off parts of the region has begun resuming very gradually and tentatively. Sunday saw the first direct flights out of Kuwait after Feb 28 to India and some other countries. As of now, Kuwait’s Jazeera is making weekly…
NEW DELHI: AAP convenor Arvind Kejriwal on Monday wrote a letter to Delhi high court justice Swarana Kanta Sharma, refusing to appear in person nor through a lawyer before the court for the hearing of the Delhi excise policy case.In the letter, Kejriwal said that he has “lost hope of getting justice” from the high…
New Delhi: An expert committee formed by Supreme Court has laid down minimum standards for intensive care units (ICUs), defining what hospitals must have to qualify as possessing an ICU – covering infrastructure, equipment and staffing. The framework mandates a dedicated ICU space with access to emergency services, operation theatres and laboratories, along with power…
Mumbai: A growing number of wealthy Indian families, often nudged by younger members, are adopting a “family constitution”, a document that lays out the principles governing wealth creation, philanthropy, succession planning, and the family’s larger sense of purpose. Part legal blueprint, part moral compass, these charters attempt to codify not just money matters, but also…
New Delhi: The next round of discussions between the home ministry and Ladakh representatives on safeguards for the region will resume on May 22 – as announced by Ladakh LG VK Saxena in a post on X Sunday – and may look at ways to strengthen elected local bodies with legislative powers and offer further…
Rahul Gandhi (File photo) NEW DELHI: Congress’ Rahul Gandhi on Sunday alleged it is not democracy but “TMC’s reign of terror” that prevails in West Bengal today. “Intimidating, attacking, and eliminating opposing voices after votes are cast – this has become TMC’s defining character,” he said, ahead of the second phase of assembly polls in…
