NEW DELHI: The number of states/UTs falling with high malaria burden in India has come down from 10 in 2015 to two in 2023, latest data shared by the health ministry shows. A state/UT is considered to have ‘high burden’, also referred to as category 3, if it has more than one malaria case per…
HYDERABAD: Some of the biggest names in the Telugu film industry met Telangana chief minister A Revanth Reddy on Thursday in a bid to end their perceived standoff with the state govt over the Pusha-2 stampede. The CM assured the 40-odd producers, directors and actors of full support and sought their cooperation to develop Hyderabad…
NEW DELHI: Women outshone men in terms of turnout at polling stations in 2024 Lok Sabha election, clocking a polling percentage of 65.8 as against 65.6 for their male counterparts. However, barely 9.5% of the total 8,360 candidates in the parliamentary poll were women, with 74 who got elected constituting 13.6% of Lok Sabha.This is…
COIMBATORE: Tamil Nadu BJP president K Annamalai vowed Thursday not to wear footwear until the DMK govt was ousted and publicly flog himself six times in front of his Chennai residence at 10am Friday to protest police’s handling of the Anna University rape case.Annamalai’s announcement added to the political storm building up over a 37-year-old…
NEW DELHI: BJP Thursday attacked Congress for using a “distorted” map of India on a banner at its executive committee meeting venue in Karnataka’s Belagavi.The party’s charge came after its Karnataka unit posted pictures on X of a banner and a welcome flex allegedly put up by Congress ahead of the meeting. “INC Karnataka has…
NEW DELHI: Representatives of National Democratic Alliance (NDA), at their meeting at BJP president J P Nadda’s residence, are said to have resolved to present a united front against the opposition’s recent criticism on the BR Ambedkar issue.This meeting, held on the birth centenary of former PM Atal Bihari Vajpayee, saw an assembly of key…
NEW DELHI: Taking cognisance of the TOI report on the disparity in cab fares displayed simultaneously on Android and IOS devices for identical rides by ride-hailing platforms, Union consumer affairs minister Pralhad Joshi on Thursday ordered Central Consumer Protection Authority (CCPA) for a detailed investigation into the matter. He has directed the consumer affairs department…
KOLKATA: Allegations of cruelty for seeking divorce must be substantiated by some material evidence, Calcutta HC held on Dec 19 while rejecting a man’s plea for divorce. He had moved court on grounds of cruelty and desertion.“It has been repeatedly held by courts that cruelty has many facets and may differ from person to person…
BENGALURU: Karnataka HC has quashed proceedings against two persons accused of printing on a wedding invitation card a message calling upon people to vote for PM Modi in LS polls earlier this year. “The crime is recklessly registered, so is the chargesheet, on a reckless probe,” Justice M Nagaprasanna observed in his recent order.Bridegroom Shivaprasad,…
NEW DELHI: The Vishva Hindu Parishad on Thursday announced a nationwide “public awakening” campaign to “free” temples from govt control, with its organising general secretary Milind Parande calling for an end to “discriminatory practices” against the Hindu community.“Despite India’s independence, the tradition of govt control over Hindu temples continues, while churches and mosques remain free…
