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Suspended bureaucrat N Prashanth – aka ‘Collector Bro’ — told NDTV today that the allegations against him of publicly criticising a senior officer was a one-year-old issue that has suddenly been raked up. The allegations against him, he alleged, have been “cooked up” by the senior officer in collaboration with others.  Describing it in terms […]

Colder weather can indeed cause joint pain, especially in people with arthritis or other joint conditions. As temperatures drop, muscles and joints tend to stiffen because of reduced blood flow and increased tension in the muscles around the joints. This can lead to increased sensitivity and discomfort, particularly in weight-bearing joints like the knees. Yoga […]

Air pollution can significantly affect heart health by introducing harmful pollutants into the bloodstream. When inhaled, fine particulate matter (PM2.5), nitrogen dioxide, ozone, and other pollutants from vehicles, factories, and industrial sources can penetrate the respiratory system and enter the circulatory system. These pollutants can cause inflammation in blood vessels, promote plaque build-up, and lead […]

The Kerala High Court has observed that section 52A of the Waqf Act, which was inserted by an amendment in 2013, does not say that those in occupation of waqf property prior to that can be prosecuted for alienating such land without the Waqf Board’s sanction. The observation by Justice P V Kunhikrishnan came while […]

The Delhi government’s Department of Education (DoE) issued a circular on Tuesday, announcing that the admission process for nursery, KG and Class 1 in the city’s private schools for the 2025-26 session will begin on November 28. The last date for the submission of registration forms is December 20 and the first general-category admission lists […]

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday took a swipe at the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA), saying that it is riding in a vehicle with no wheels or brakes and are fighting with each other to drive it. Terming the MVA as the most unstable vehicle, the Prime Minister claimed that the MahaYuti on the other […]

A first-ever all-women CISF reserve battalion comprising more than 1,000 personnel has been sanctioned by the Union government keeping in mind the burgeoning duties of the force at airports and other vital installations. Officials told PTI that the unit will be raised from within the sanctioned manpower of the force of about two lakh personnel. […]

A Delhi court on Tuesday acquitted Congress leader Jagdish Tytler and controversial arms dealer Abhishek Verma in a 2009 case of allegedly forging the letterhead of then Minister of State for Home Ajay Maken, a defence lawyer said. Special Judge Kaveri Baweja acquitted the accused, saying the prosecution failed to prove the case beyond reasonable […]

The Bharatiya Janata Party’s (BJP) five-word catchphrase “Ek Hain Toh Safe Hain (together we are safe)”, introduced by Prime Minister Narendra Modi for the Maharashtra and Jharkhand assembly elections, has sparked a wide range of interpretations, debates, and impassioned discussions across various platforms, including the media and public fora. In this regard, the slogan has […]

Election officials’ routine checks of Uddhav Thackeray‘s bags – in Yavatmal district Monday and Latur Tuesday afternoon, while the ex-Maharashtra Chief Minister campaigns for next week’s election – have sparked a row between his Shiv Sena faction and the rival group led by his successor, Eknath Shinde. In a video shared online by news agency […]

Iranian bank cards can now be used in Russia, state television reported, as the two countries linked their banking systems in the latest bid to counteract sanctions. Iranian banks have been excluded since 2018 from the SWIFT international financial messaging service, which governs the vast majority of transactions worldwide. The move is part of a […]

Israel’s army announced the opening Tuesday of an additional aid crossing into Gaza, on the eve of a US-imposed deadline to improve humanitarian conditions for Palestinians in the war-ravaged territory. “As part of the effort and commitment to increase the volume and routes of aid to the Gaza Strip, the ‘Kissufim’ Crossing was opened today,” […]