NEW DELHI: The Centre has proposed expanding Ayush services across all military and field hospitals, with the Ayush Ministry urging the Defence Ministry to set up dedicated outpatient departments (OPDs) and integrate traditional systems of medicine into healthcare for armed forces personnel.In a letter to Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) … Read more
India’s Ashok (PTI Photo/Ravi Choudhary) India missed opening their account in the points tally as Ashok Kumar Malik finished out of the podium in the men’s lightweight para powerlifting event at the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow on Friday.Haryana’s Malik, who weighs 66.4 kg, had two successful lifts of 195 and 200 to garner 143.8 points. … Read more
Actress Sanam Shetty has found herself at the centre of a fresh controversy after an appearance at a protest against alleged NEET examination irregularities in Chennai. The event took an unexpected turn when she was interrupted while speaking, and videos from the venue quickly spread across social media. Soon after, Sanam met the media outside … Read more
Australia introduced 102 cane toads to save sugarcane crops, but the plan backfired spectacularly, turning them into one of the country’s worst invasive species. Sometimes, good intentions build the ladder to greatness. But sometimes, they pave the road to disaster, and few stories make that clearer than the saga of the cane toad in Australia. … Read more
Maharashtra Police have arrested alleged TET paper leak mastermind Bijendra Gupta (File Photo). BHIWANDI: The Thane police probing the alleged Teacher Eligibility Test (TET) paper leak case achieved a major breakthrough on Saturday by arresting the alleged mastermind, Bijendra Gupta, after a three-week manhunt. Gupta was apprehended in Bihar along with his associate, Indrajit Singh, … Read more
NEW DELHI: The government has debunked videos circulating on social media that show Prime Minister Narendra Modi making threatening remarks against students protesting at Delhi’s Jantar Mantar. The Press Information Bureau (PIB) fact check unit said the clips are AI-generated deepfakes and do not reflect the prime minister’s actual statements.In related fact-checks, the government also … Read more
CJP founder Abhijeet Dipke NEW DELHI: Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) founder Abhijeet Dipke on Saturday said he has been diagnosed with typhoid but asserted that the party’s agitation will continue until Union education minister Dharmendra Pradhan resigns.In a video message, Dipke thanked CJP supporters, whom he referred to as “cockroaches”, for carrying out peaceful protests … Read more
The house sparrow is probably one of the easiest birds to ignore. You see them everywhere. They hop around restaurant tables, gather beneath outdoor benches, nest under roof tiles and squabble noisily around bird feeders. They’re so common in North American cities that it can be easy to assume they’ve always been there.The small brown … Read more
Heavy rainfall in the city The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has forecast widespread rainfall across large parts of the country over the next several days, with Gujarat expected to bear the brunt of the monsoon on Friday (July 25). The weather agency has warned of isolated extremely heavy rainfall over the state, while several other … Read more
Mohun Bagan vs East Bengal (PTI Photo) KOLKATA: India’s oldest football tournament is hours away from an odd and unprecedented beginning. However, kick-starting the Durand Cup with a Kolkata derby for the first time in its 135th-year-old history has its own hype and hazards. Because, the blockbuster match between East Bengal FC and Mohun Bagan … Read more