Ranchi: Patients, attendants and staff at the Rajendra Institute of Medical Sciences (Rims) have raised concerns over persistent infrastructure issues affecting one of the state’s largest govt-run healthcare facilities.From damaged floors and leaking roofs to rusted and broken stair railings, the hospital — serving hundreds of patients from across Jharkhand and neighbouring Bihar — faces…
NEW DELHI: India on Thursday raised serious concerns at the United Nations over threats to commercial shipping in the Strait of Hormuz, urging the immediate restoration of safe navigation and calling for restraint and de-escalation amid continuing tensions in the Middle East.Addressing the UN General Assembly debate under the Veto Initiative on “The Situation in…
Kolkata: Uttar Pradesh CM Yogi Adityanath and Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma led a coordinated BJP attack on the Trinamool govt on Thursday, alleging that Bengal was “nurturing infiltrators” and had surrendered to “mafia raj”.Addressing a rally in Phansidewa, Darjeeling, Sarma said Bengal needed to seal its borders the way Assam and Tripura had to…
Palghar: A worker sustained severe burn injuries in a boiler explosion at a factory located in an industrial area of Boisar in Palghar district on Thursday, an official said.The incident occurred at 10.45am in Nandosal Industries located in Tarapur Maharashtra Industrial Development Corporation (MIDC) area, he added.“A company worker suffered around 60% burn injuries in…
A Delhi University student claims she was barred from felicitating Union Minister Mansukh Mandaviya at a women’s empowerment event due to her sleeveless kurti. NEW DELHI: A Delhi University student has alleged that she was prevented from felicitating Union minister Mansukh Mandaviya at an event on women’s empowerment because she was wearing a sleeveless kurti….
By M K Stalin (Chief minister of Tamil Nadu)Delimitation is not a mechanical exercise in arithmetic. It must reconcile the equality of citizens with the dignity of states and preserve the delicate federal equilibrium of a diverse Union. The moment calls for deliberation, not haste. “In the legislature, promptitude of decision is oftener an evil…
In a shocking incident that has stirred strong emotions, the residents of Harpur village in Buxar discovered on Thursday morning that the newly erected statue of Dr. Bhimrao Ambedkar had been vandalized overnight. The statue’s finger was broken and its spectacles were destroyed, prompting immediate protests from locals who are demanding swift justice. Buxar: Miscreants…
Dhanbad: A coal trader identified as Manish Singh sustained grievous injuries after being shot by unidentified bike-borne miscreants near Shakti Chowk on Wednesday.Singh was travelling in his SUV when the attackers, who were allegedly waiting for him, intercepted and fired multiple rounds at him. The assailants fled the spot after one of the bullets struck…
Ranchi: The Jharkhand high court on Thursday directed the police to ensure that a sample of the human skeleton recovered by the police in Bokaro is sent to the Central Forensic Science Laboratory in Kolkata for further examination.A division bench of Justice Sujit Narayan Prasad and Justice Sanjay Prasad, while hearing a petition filed by…
NEW DELHI: While the Lok Sabha debated three Bills, including a Constitutional amendment Bill, to enable the rollout of women’s reservation in the 2029 general election, the law ministry on Thursday notified April 16, 2026 as the date on which the provisions of the Constitution (One Hundred and Sixth Amendment) Act 2023 — popularly called…
