[ad_1] BHOPAL: Official audits had warned for years that contaminated drinking water posed serious public health risks in Madhya Pradesh, after 5.45 lakh cases of water-borne diseases were recorded in Bhopal and Indore civic areas between 2013 and 2018 – long before the Indore tragedy claimed at least 10 lives and triggered public outrage.These alerts…
[ad_1] NEW DELHI: As it takes a determined step to agitate for MGNREGA with the successful farm laws stir as motivation, Congress views the agitation as a long-term sensitisation programme than the one which can radically change the status of the scheme disbanded by Modi govt. The reason is that the nature of the stakeholder…
[ad_1] PRAYAGRAJ: A Class 10 student being investigated for rape based on a complaint by the parents of a pregnant minor was found dead under mysterious circumstances in a field early Sunday, a day after police visited his village home in UP’s Kaushambi district to interrogate him.The boy’s family said he stepped out unnoticed the…
[ad_1] NEW DELHI: Getting rid of the “mentality of slavery” and the thrust on “reform, perform and transform” are likely to be the central themes of the President’s address at the joint sitting of Parliament ahead of the budget session.TOI has learnt that different ministries have been asked to give their inputs based on these…
[ad_1] LUCKNOW: A delegation of the Canadian Hindu Chambers of Commerce on Sunday met Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath and expressed interest in investing in the state’s MSME, religious tourism and hospitality sectors. According to an official statement, welcoming the 24-member delegation led by founder President Naresh Kumar Chawda, the chief minister assured them…
[ad_1] NEW DELHI: Nigeria’s National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) said on Sunday that 22 Indian crew members of a merchant ship were arrested after 31.5 kilograms of cocaine were discovered aboard the vessel at Lagos’s main port.The seizure took place on Friday aboard the MV Aruna Hulya, which “originated from Marshall Islands,” NDLEA spokesman…
[ad_1] NEW DELHI: Union agriculture minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Sunday released 184 new varieties of 25 different crops to increase productivity, reduce input costs and address the challenges of climate change. The new varieties included 122 of cereal crops, 22 of Bt cotton, the only genetically modified crop whose commercial cultivation is allowed in…
[ad_1] Winter fog across North India has taken over, with dense cover and low visibility making headlines every day. This has majorly affected motorists’ road travel, requiring them to take precautionary measures for driving responsibly. A video of a group of men trying to deal with the dense fog in their car has gone viral,…
[ad_1] NEW DELHI: External Affairs Minister (EAM) S Jaishankar will be on a six-day official visit to France and Luxembourg, during which he will hold high-level meetings aimed at strengthening India’s bilateral ties with both countries.According to a statement issued by the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA), the visit will take place between January 4…
[ad_1] Shashi Tharoor, Shaina NC (File photos) NEW DELHI: Senior Congress leader Shashi Tharoor on Sunday weighed-in on the US strikes on Venezuela, a day before, calling it “law of the jungle”.The US carried out multiple airstrikes on Venezuela early Saturday, triggering explosions across Caracas and paving the way for the capture of President Nicolás…