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NEW DELHI: Every year, nearly 6 lakh babies in India are born with congenital anomalies. Yet, the country has no national registry to track them.With congenital conditions now accounting for a growing share of child deaths as infectious mortality declines, experts say the gap in surveillance and coordinated care is becoming urgent. India contributes 16%…
File photo: BJP MP Ravi Shankar Prasad NEW DELHI: Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla has constituted the committee of privileges, a key panel of the House which is tasked with looking into complaints of breach of privilege against a member and can even recommend expulsion.BJP MP Ravi Shankar Prasad will head the 15-member committee, which…
Image Used For Representational Purpose Only BENGALURU: Even before the peak of summer, Bengaluru and several parts of Karnataka experienced unusually harsh conditions in the first week of March. Temperatures in the city hovered between 32°C and 33°C, while parts of north interior Karnataka approached 40°C. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has warned of possible…
NEW DELHI: For many families in Delhi, Holi and Eid will be an occasion to celebrate reunion. Families were reunited after days of anxious calls to relatives in West Asia as tensions there escalated. Those who returned said the situation was tense but not scary or dangerous and everything was functioning normally. It was their…
After tying the knot last month, Rashmika Mandanna was seen showing off her mangalsutra (thali) and sindoor as she walked hand in hand with her husband, Vijay Deverakonda. The couple had just returned from a visit to Vijay’s native village in Telangana.Ever since their wedding on February 26 in Udaipur, the newlyweds have been stealing…
British rapper and ‘Supracell’ actor Ghetts has been sentenced to 12 years in prison for a fatal hit‑and‑run that killed a 20‑year‑old student in London last year. The musician, whose real name is Justin Clarke‑Samuel, admitted to causing death by dangerous driving and to an additional count of dangerous driving during a hearing at the…
Under pressure, Karnataka to revise internal quota of SC communities BENGALURU: Under pressure from Left sect Scheduled Caste (SC) communities and two of its own ministers, Karanataka’s Siddaramaiah-led Congress govt has decided to revisit an earlier decision to fill 56,432 govt posts without internal reservation. The cabinet is expected to deliberate on introducing pro rata…
Holi 2026 is here, falling on Wednesday, March 4th, promising a mid-week celebration of colors. The article provides a comprehensive guide to Holi wishes, messages, quotes, and status updates tailored for family, friends, and colleagues, ensuring everyone can share the festive spirit. March is here, which means the sun is finally out with a vengeance,…
AGRA: Six people, including two couples, were killed and seven others hurt after a speeding sleeper bus from Noida to Gorakhpur rammed into a van carrying 13 passengers on the Yamuna Expressway in Hathras early Tuesday. The victims in the van were travelling on their way home to Rajasthan’s Dholpur district from Delhi to celebrate…
NEW DELHI: Brace for warmer days as daytime temperatures, already above normal, could rise more soon. The mercury may reach 34 degrees Celsius on Wednesday, which is Holi, and touch 36 degrees Celsius by March 8.On Tuesday, the maximum temperature rose to 31.5 degrees Celsius, four degrees above normal, at Safdarjung, the city’s base station….
