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NEW DELHI: The Centre’s upgraded child health screening programme, RBSK 2.0, is facing criticism from a national collective of doctors with disabilities, who say it expands coverage but fails to address disability as a core priority—potentially leaving millions of children out of early diagnosis and care.In a representation to the Union health ministry, Doctors with…
New Delhi: The Election Commission Tuesday told Supreme Court the Constitution empowers it to devise means, methods and procedure for preparation of voter lists for a free and fair election and asserted that its order for a pan-India special intensive revision (SIR) of electoral rolls has a legislative character.Continuing with the debate over the constitutional…
USDFC invests Rs 90 crore in Nutrifresh to boost Maharashtra agri-tech growth PUNE: In a significant boost to Maharashtra’s emerging agri-tech sector, the U.S. International Development Finance Corporation (DFC) has deployed its first tranche of Rs 90 crore out of a proposed Rs 400 crore investment in Pune-based Nutrifresh Farm Tech Pvt. Ltd., marking one…
The Royal Commission released a draft of strict Hajj transportation rules, including fines and permits/Representative Image Saudi Arabia is tightening rules for Hajj transportation to ensure safer and more reliable services for millions of pilgrims. The Royal Commission for Makkah and the Holy Sites has introduced draft regulations that define how transport providers must operate,…
LUCKNOW: Chief minister Yogi Adityanath inaugurated a two-day conference of senior police officers here on Saturday and launched an AI-based “YAKSH” app to strengthen policing and preventive law enforcement in the state.The conference, titled “Police Manthan”, focused on challenges ranging from cybercrime and human trafficking to emerging issues such as social media, officials said.In a…
NEW DELHI: Bringing a long-running financial and criminal dispute to an end, the Supreme Court of India has disposed of the Sandesara matter after recording complete compliance with its earlier directions on deposit of funds and settlement with lender banks.The petitioners informed the Court that they had complied with the November 19 order by depositing…
KOTTUR (VIJAYANAGAR): In a shocking incident, a man has allegedly murdered his father, mother, and sister, and buried their bodies inside a rented house in the town. The crime reportedly took place on Jan 27.The accused is Akshay Kumar, from Doddakittadahalli village in Hosadurga taluk of Chitradurga district. Police said Akshay killed his father Bhimraj,…
Gun scare near White House: Person shot by law enforcement at Washington Monument An individual was shot by law enforcement near the Washington Monument in Washington, DC on Monday, prompting a brief security lockdown at the nearby White House.The United States Secret Service confirmed that personnel were responding to an “officer-involved shooting” at 15th Street…
Sen. Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) and Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison got into a shouting match during a Senate hearing Thursday morning over a federal investigation into fraud in the state.Hawley accused Ellison of being complicit in a fraud scheme that resulted in the theft of federal funds allocated for Minnesota social service programmes. Federal prosecutors…
Kash Patel engaged in a war of words with Dem senator Sheldon Whitehouse FBI director Kash Patel clapped back at Democrat senator Sheldon Whitehouse as the senator insinuated that as Patel will soon face the music as lawsuits against him are piling up. Patel was quick to reply and dug out an old scandal of…
