A dead lizard in a Delhi school lunch has renewed scrutiny of the midday meal program. A contamination scare has brought fresh scrutiny to Delhi’s school lunch programme,from hygiene and serving size to eggs, vegetables and budget constraints.NEW DELHI: Recently, a dead lizard was found in the midday meal served to students at a govt…
CHENNAI: Tamil Nadu has earmarked Rs 23,357 crore for the health and family welfare department in the 2026-27 Budget, with new spending proposed for cancer services, telemedicine, primary healthcare and high-risk pregnancy care. Finance minister Marie Wilson announced the measures while presenting the budget on Wednesday.The govt will establish five district-level cancer care hospitals under…
Gujarat High Court, Ahmedabad Ahmedabad: In a relief for a doctor, Gujarat High Court has quashed a rape FIR filed against him by his former employee, with whom he was having an affair. The complaint was filed by the 28-year-old employee in July 2024 after the doctor’s wife accused her and another employee of Rs…
The Calcutta High Court denied Abhishek Banerjee permission to travel abroad for treatment (File Photo). KOLKATA: Trinamool Congress leader Abhishek Banerjee was on Wednesday denied permission by the Calcutta High Court to travel abroad for eye treatment after he declined to appear before a medical board at the state-run SSKM Hospital.The single-judge bench of Justice…
Booth-level officers help each other upload the details of voters in a school in rural Pune PUNE: The state’s election machinery distributed enumeration forms for Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls but digitising nearly 10 crore forms accurately remains a challenge even though the drive has been extended up to Aug 17.Election officials said…
Panaji: Valpoi is set to become the first rain gauge station in Goa this season to cross the 2,000mm seasonal rainfall mark after recording 1,960.5mm since June 1.Valpoi also recorded the state’s highest rainfall in the 24 hours ending Tuesday morning, receiving 142mm, classified as very heavy rainfall.Sanquelim received 71.6mm of heavy rain, while Dharbandora…
UPI: Government is also expected to prescribe an upper limit on the maximum MDR that can be charged. Will you have to pay for UPI payments going ahead? The government is expected to permit the levy of a Merchant Discount Rate (MDR) of 0.25% to 0.4% on UPI transactions above Rs 2,000 made to businesses,…
Neeraj Chopra has opened up about the emotional journey behind his silver medal at the Commonwealth Games 2026, saying the achievement means much more than the distance he threw. The Olympic champion, who returned after battling multiple injuries, shared a heartfelt message on Instagram along with pictures and videos from Glasgow.The Indian javelin star said…
Ramayana’s trailer revived old Adipurush memes and criticism, with Manoj Muntashir calling it his biggest career mistake. Netizens mocked its flawed visuals, “revealing” costumes, and Hollywood-style scenes. Now, Sai Pallavi faces backlash over her Ramayana outfit too. Meanwhile, the Shri Ramlila Mahasangh has asked director Nitesh Tiwari for a special screening, fearing similar factual distortions….
Pygmy Sperm Whale’s Deep Dive (AI-generated image) Pygmy sperm whales are among the least studied large mammals in the ocean, spending nearly their entire lives far offshore, diving deep to hunt squid and fish, and rarely surfacing long enough to be observed alive. Most of what scientists know about the species comes instead from whales…
