NEW DELHI: India’s estimated TB deaths declined by 38% between 2015 and 2025, while the mortality rate fell from 28 to 18 per lakh population, according to the Union health ministry. The World Health Organization‘s Global Tuberculosis Report 2026 says India achieved the first 35% mortality-reduction milestone under its End TB Strategy in 2025, five…
Start a cab rental firm with 5 cars: Govt proposes major rule overhaul NEW DELHI: From next Jan, smaller entrepreneurs, local firms and start-ups would be able to get licences under “Rent a Cab” scheme, as govt has proposed reducing the minimum fleet requirement for such operators to five vehicles from 50, with at least…
Sam Pitroda, PM Modi display rare public bonhomie NEW DELHI: Congress’s overseas wing head, Sam Pitroda, is a vocal critic of PM Narendra Modi and the key organiser of Rahul Gandhi‘s overseas outreach events.But the festive season brought out of him rare words of praise for Modi, who in turn extended his Diwali greetings to…
LUCKNOW: Pitching his govt’s reputation for ‘bulldozer action’ against criminals, Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath Thursday invited CNH Industrial, which is setting up a tractor manufacturing plant in Gautam Buddh Nagar, to also manufacture the heavy machinery in the state.“You must have heard about Uttar Pradesh’s bulldozer. I would like to tell CNH that…
Indians top again: 9.3L get OECD citizenships in 5 years Indians continue to top the list of people acquiring citizenship in advanced economies, with around 9.25 lakh Indian citizens acquiring the nationality of an OECD member country between 2020 and 2024, according to the ‘International Migration Outlook – 2026’ report released on Thursday by the…
Rajasthan SSR draft counts 1 1 L more voters than SIR list JAIPUR: Rajasthan’s latest draft electoral roll, published Thursday under the Special Summary Revision (SSR) 2027, has produced a fresh numbers puzzle. It records about 5.26 crore voters – about 11 lakh more than the 5.15 crore in the final Special Intensive Revision (SIR) roll published…
Tie-up with SAD likely, BJP may seek larger share of pie NEW DELHI: Signalling that BJP‘s alliance with Shiromani Akali Dal is on the cards, sources said Thursday the party will contest a substantially higher number of seats than it did under its earlier seat-sharing arrangement with the regional outfit.BJP sources said the alliance will…
Kashmiri wazas stir Valley pot with 10 pm wazwan deadline, politics takes back seat SRINAGAR: At the end of the marriage season, wedding chefs, called wazas in Kashmir, have created a storm in the Valley by announcing that they will stop serving wazwan, the traditional multi-course Kashmiri meal, after 10 pm in an attempt to…
कार्यक्रम को संबोधित करते सीएम योगी आदित्यनाथ NEW DELHI: Chief minister Yogi Adityanath on Thursday described bulldozers as a “brand” associated with Uttar Pradesh and suggested that CNH Industrial, a company setting up a tractor manufacturing plant in Gautam Buddh Nagar, should also consider manufacturing bulldozers in the state.The bulldozer has emerged as a potent…
NEW DELHI: Amid increasing use of digital platforms by children and concerns around child sexual exploitation and abuse material (CSEAM) the National Commission for Protection of Child Rights is working to finalise the draft of the first set of comprehensive guidelines on “responsible, safe and age-appropriate use of social media by children”. Expected to be…
