MUMBAI: An Indian woman living in a rural area, who is illiterate, obese, and has health insurance, is more likely to undergo a hysterectomy than an urban woman with a desk job, according to a new statistical analysis study. Agricultural women workers were 32% more likely to undergo a hysterectomy compared to other occupation groups,…
Vimala Chandra Sidam alias Tarakka was inducted into the Naxalism movement as a local squad member in 1986 and climbed ranks over 38 years to become a Dandkaranya special zonal committee member, participating in 35 encounters with security personnel. Tarakka, 62, carrying a Rs 25 lakh reward on her head, turned herself in before CM…
NAGPUR: With a historic 2km bus ride through Maoist heartland of Gadchiroli via Tadguda’s newly inaugurated bridge, Maharashtra CM Devendra Fadnavis on Wednesday launched a 120km bus service from Aheri to Wangeturi, declaring the reclamation of the ‘liberated zone’ from guerrilla control after over four decades.The bus service, starting from the crossing point for interstate…
BENGALURU: Forty-eight of the 49 witnesses in former BJP corporator Rekha Kadiresh’s murder 3.5 years ago turned hostile during trial, but a video shot by a girl on her mobile phone that showed the fatal attack proved crucial, helping a Bengaluru sessions court convict seven men and sentence them to imprisonment for the rest of…
BENGALURU: Karnataka high court has stayed further proceedings against Telugu actor Kolla Hema in drug abuse case registered against her following a raid on a rave party in Bengaluru in May last year.Allowing the interlocutory application filed by Hema seeking a stay on proceedings, high court observed the petitioner was chargesheeted for offences punishable under…
NEW DELHI: Violence within the confines of home continues to remain a serious concern with 24% (6,237) of the total 25,743 complaints received by the National Commission for Women over 2024 pertaining to domestic violence. Largely keeping with trends noticed in previous years, complaints from women seeking “right to live with dignity” continue to top…
NEW DELHI: In the customary new year exchange of list of prisoners with Islamabad, India sought early release and repatriation of civilian prisoners, fishermen along with their boats, and missing Indian defence personnel from Pakistan’s custody. The neighbouring country was asked to expedite the release of 183 Indian fishermen and civilian prisoners who have completed…
NEW DELHI: In a new year gift to the farmers, the NDA govt on Wednesday extended the crop insurance scheme by a year, enhancing its outlay for five years to Rs 69,515 crore, while also approving the Rs 825-crore Fund for Innovation and Technology (FIAT).In addition, to ensure that farmers get soil nutrients at existing…
NEW DELHI: Global star Diljit Dosanjh met Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday and had a “memorable meeting.”Diljit Dosanjh, the artist who always tops the international charts, after concluding his Grand Finale of the ‘DIL-LUMINATI’ tour of 2024 in his hometown, Ludhiana, went to meet PM Modi“A fantastic start to 2025 A very memorable meeting…
NEW DELHI: A three-year-old girl was pulled out unconscious from a 150-foot-deep borewell in Rajasthan’s Kotputli-Behror district on Wednesday following a 10-day rescue operation and was immediately transported to hospital, according to officials. The medical team at the hospital subsequently pronounced the girl, Chetna, deceased, PTI reported. The NDRF team leader, Yogesh Meena, reported that…
