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Civic sense, a common knowledge but not many people follow it. Civic sense is often visible in the smallest everyday actions. The Gross Domestic Behaviour (GDB) Survey 2025, conducted by the India Today Group in collaboration with How India Lives and Kadence International, attempted to measure these attitudes across India. The survey covered 9,188 respondents…
Turkey’s Erdogan, Saudi’s Salman and Pakistan’s Sharif pose after signing teh deal. The next time India faces a major security challenge from Pakistan, would the Mecca defence pact change the choices before New Delhi?The question has gained significance after Saudi Arabia, Pakistan and Turkiye agreed to treat an armed attack on any one of them…
On Monday, August 10, 2026, the second Shravan Somwar unfolds, showering blessings upon devotees. For individuals born on certain dates, this day signifies emotional healing and the realization of desires. Others may experience a newfound spiritual insight, leading to clarity and liberation from uncertainties. Those with particular birth dates could finally make strides after a…
Dual registration is a bad idea, and will weaken patient welfare without addressing shortage of MBBS docs in rural areas Should doctors trained in one system of medicine, prescribe medicines of another system, in which they have no expertise? Obviously, no. Patently evident, but here’s why. 1) For the high risk of mistreatment. 2) For…
A cabin crew member on the Jetstar plane was injured, and the connection between the Qatar Airways plane’s nose gear and the aircraft tug was damaged, the regulator said A Jetstar A320 and a Qatar Airways Boeing 777 narrowly avoided colliding on the tarmac at Sydney airport on Sunday, the Australian Transport Safety Bureau was…
Indian Bank has identified 725 branches as Gold Shoppe branches with dedicated staff and enhanced customer service facilities. The bank has added 982 empanelled appraisers in the past six months, taking the total to 3,538. CHENNAI/MUMBAI: Banks are strengthening branch-level gold loan capabilities by adding appraisers, investing in testing equipment and digitising processing as demand…
The collegium is yet to decide on selecting judges for appointment as regular CJs to HCs of Rajasthan, J&K and Madhya Pradesh, which are manned by acting CJs NEW DELHI: At a time when seven of the country’s 25 high courts are without regular chief justices, the Supreme Court collegium, headed by CJI Surya Kant,…
Rezaei has been closely associated with Iran’s hardline security establishment and recently underscored the strategic importance of the Strait of Hormuz Iran has appointed former Revolutionary Guard commander Mohsen Rezaei as the new head of its powerful supreme national security council President Masoud Pezeshkian announced on Sunday. This comes after Mohammad Bagher Zolghadr resigned from…
Officials acknowledged that several govt departments had started turning inter-ministerial meetings into a forum for seeking a review, with some of them repeatedly approaching Niti Aayog and other agencies suggesting a review. NEW DELHI: The Centre has ruled out diluting the list of public sector enterprises lined up for strategic sale amid repeated demands from…
On premium basis, the persistency was 75.3% and 61.1%, respectively and 75.6% and 63.9%, for the comparable period last year. MUMBAI: Economic and geopolitical uncertainty is beginning to weigh on household savings and insurance demand, with LIC reporting pressure on long-term policy persistency and caution in premium growth even as its first-quarter profit and value…
