Chemists oppose mandatory CCTV surveillance in retail pharmacies due to privacy concerns (AI-generated image used for representational purposes) NEW DELHI: A proposal to make CCTV surveillance mandatory at retail pharmacies has drawn objections from chemists, who argue that recording medicine purchases and interactions could compromise patient privacy, particularly in cases involving reproductive, sexual, psychiatric and…
India’s double Olympic medalist from Paris 2024 Manu Bhaker and kabaddi player Pawan Sehrawat lead the contingent at the athletes’ parade, during the opening ceremony of the 20th Asian Games, in Nagoya, Japan. (PTI Photo) NEW DELHI: Manu Bhaker wore a borrowed ceremonial kit at the opening ceremony in Nagoya after the kit issued to…
Akshaye Khanna’s portrayal of Rehman Dakait in Aditya Dhar’s ‘Dhurandhar’ became one of the most talked-about performances from the two-part film. However, casting director Mukesh Chhabra has revealed that the actor was not the original choice for the role. According to Chhabra, two or three big stars had turned down the part before Akshaye eventually…
Former UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak/Image: Reuters Former UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has warned against equating skin colour with nationality, saying people born and raised in England should not have their English or British identity questioned because they are not white.Writing on X on Sunday, Sunak said his Cowdrey Lecture at the Marylebone Cricket…
From ‘6-7’ to ‘aura farming’: 10 Gen Z slang terms you’ll keep seeing online in 2026 and what they mean If you have spent even a few minutes scrolling through Instagram, TikTok, or YouTube comments lately, you may have noticed that the internet seems to have developed its own language.One minute someone is “locked in”;…
Performance varied across divisions, with Mumbai division leading the tally by recovering Rs 58.5 crore from 8.8 lakh cases. Bhusaval division followed with Rs 35.5 crore across 3.4 lakh cases, while Pune and Nagpur divisions secured Rs 16.3 crore and Rs 15.8 crore respectively. Additionally, Solapur division and headquarters contributed Rs 6.1 crore and Rs…
Delhi CEO clarifies notices issued during electoral roll revision do not guarantee name deletion (Representative image) NEW DELHI: The chief electoral officer (CEO), Delhi, on Sunday clarified that notices issued to certain electors during the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls do not mean that their names will be deleted.The CEO said that…
Chief Electoral Officer S Chockalingam Pune: More than 1.22 crore unmapped voters and those with legal anomalies across the state will receive notices from the electoral department next week. Chief Electoral Officer S Chockalingam explains the process and what voters must follow to keep their names in the electoral roll.Q. What is the purpose of…
The curious link between hemlines and the economy As wacky as it sounds, fashion and the economy have been linked by an unusual theory for nearly a century: the Hemline Index. In one of the strangest attempts to study economy, the theory proposes: skirts get shorter when times are good and when the economy struggles,…
Indian men’s hockey team at the Asian Games (Photo/ Hockey India) The Indian men’s and women’s hockey teams wore saffron jerseys in their respective opening matches at the Asian Games on Sunday, despite Hockey India’s pre-event announcement that the teams would return to their traditional blue kits.Both teams wore saffron in their opening matches against…
