Doctors’ strike to intensify across Maharashtra today MUMBAI: Despite opposition from medical experts, Maharashtra Tuesday became the first state where a homeopath has been allowed to prescribe modern medicines by the state medical council based on a one-year certificate course.The move has raised alarm across the medical community who fear this would lead to life-threatening…
New Delhi: A 16-year-old girl, allegedly trafficked from Jharkhand, forced into domestic labour and later forcibly married, has been rescued from a house in northwest Delhi’s Rani Bagh in a joint operation by Delhi Police and Jharkhand Police.According to the complaint filed by the girl’s mother, a woman had taken the teen and another minor…
Udhayanidhi Stalin faced arrest and questioning following a controversial remark made at a protest CHENNAI/THANJAVUR: If getting arrested is considered a politician’s stepping stone to a grand stage, former deputy chief minister Udhayanidhi Stalin took the podium on Tuesday, but for less honourable reasons than his father and grandfather went to prison for.Udhayanidhi, addressing a…
The next morning, the family broke open the lock of his rented house only to find him hanging from a ceiling fan Ahmedabad: A 28-year-old mobile accessories trader allegedly died by suicide at his rented home in Sarkhej after uploading a WhatsApp status naming a father-son duo over a business dispute. Sarkhej police have booked…
Monday’s 89 mm rainfall led to overnight waterlogging at Heysham Road in Bhowanipore Kolkata: After clocking 89 mm of rain on Monday Kolkata recorded only 3.8 mm of rain on Tuesday. While the city is expected to encounter light to moderate rain on Wednesday, the Met office has forecast enhanced rainfall activity in Kolkata and…
Auto rickshaws waiting for the fitness test Pune: Transporters have urged authorities to conduct a trial run of the fully automated vehicle fitness testing system at the Pune Regional Transport Office’s (RTO) Dive Ghat inspection centre before its rollout on Wednesday.The Pune RTO has installed four automated testing machines for different categories of vehicles at…
A recent study reportedly detected cadmium in oysters, raising concerns over seafood safety Panaji: Fisheries minister Nilkanth Halarnkar on Tuesday said govt will take action if the National Institute of Oceanography (CSIR-NIO) findings of cadmium contamination in oyster samples collected in Goa are verified.A recent study reportedly detected cadmium, a toxic heavy metal, in oysters,…
Stock Market Today: Analysts say recent swings reflect technical adjustments, not weakening market fundamentals Market experts attributed the recent volatility primarily to the introduction of the Closing Auction Session rather than any deterioration in the broader economic outlook. According to Hariselvan Radhakrishnan, Founder and CEO of HST Wealth, benchmark indices experienced a phase of recalibration…
Former India batter Mohammad Kaif believes young opener Vaibhav Sooryavanshi should have made his international debut during the Ireland series instead of being introduced in England. Kaif feels the 15-year-old would have settled into international cricket better if he had got an opportunity in Ireland first.Sooryavanshi earned his maiden India call-up after an outstanding IPL…
Georgina Rodriguez highlights the scrutiny surrounding her body. (Image credits: Instagram) Cristiano Ronaldo’s fiancée, Georgina Rodriguez, addressed the hate comments regarding her body on social media. The 32-year-old media personality, who shares five children with the beloved athlete, questioned what the ‘right’ body standard is, as her appearance becomes a conversation every summer. She shared…
