Families of fishermen had requested the central and state governments to take action (Representational) Chennai: Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin wrote a letter to Union Minister of External Affairs S Jaishankar to secure the immediate release of all the fishermen and their fishing boats arrested by Sri Lanka. The Chief Minister pointed out that
One in five children was obese by the age of 10-11, said the research (Representational) Obesity in 10- and 11-year-olds in England has risen 30 percent since 2006, part of a far-reaching decline in children’s health since the start of the century, said a report published Wednesday. The study by charity the Food Foundation described
The woman lodged the complaint against her husband, his parents on June 13 (Representational) Mumbai: Police have registered a case against a 46-year-old hotelier from Mumbai’s Worli here and his elderly parents on the charge of assaulting his wife and mentally torturing her, an official said on Wednesday. The woman said in her complaint that
US has accused North Korea of providing ammunition and missiles to help Russia (File) Kyiv, Ukraine: A senior Ukrainian presidential aide on Wednesday said North Korea was helping Russia kill Ukrainian civilians and called for greater international isolation of both countries. Russian President Vladimir Putin and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un on Wednesday signed
Deoni police are conducting further probe (Representational) Latur, Maharashtra: A man has been arrested in Maharashtra’s Latur district for allegedly cheating four ASHA (accredited social health activist) workers of more than Rs 24 lakh by promising to get them jobs in the state health department, police said on Wednesday. While Sudhir Karbhari was arrested and
Leshem Gonen did not withhold her disdain of the commission’s work. Her voice shaking with emotion, Meirav Leshem Gonen described to the UN Human Rights Council on Wednesday the agony of listening over the phone as Hamas operatives seized her daughter on October 7. Her daughter, 23-year-old Romi Gonen, “was terrified, and I felt utterly
Delhi Meitei Forum (DMF) members with relief material at a shelter in Manipur (File) Imphal: A Delhi-based top civil society group of the Meitei community from Manipur has embarked on a huge drive to donate school bags to children living in relief camps in the ethnic violence-hit state. The members of the Delhi Meitei Forum
The examination was held on May 5 across 4,750 centres and around 24 lakh candidates appeared for it. New Delhi: The Union education ministry sought a report from the Bihar Police’s Economic Offences Unit on Wednesday regarding alleged irregularities in the conduct of the National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test (UG) 2024 in Patna, officials said. There have
Several leaders across the party lines extended greetings to the Congress leader New Delhi: Congress MP Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday launched a ‘White T-shirt’ campaign on the occasion of his 54th birthday. Taking to ‘X’, Mr Gandhi wrote, “My heartfelt thanks to all of you for your birthday wishes. I am often asked why I
Acquiring TikTok would give Frank McCourt’s project known as Project Liberty a whole new scale Frank McCourt, a US real estate billionaire, aims to buy TikTok to rescue the internet from the clutches of major platforms that he firmly believes are destroying society and endangering children. In the United States, McCourt is best known as
The CBI will investigate the matter. Even as the controversy over NEET threatens to reach a boiling point, the Ministry of Education has has cancelled the UGC-NET exam, conducted by the National Testing Agency, just a day after it was held. Over 9 lakh candidates had appeared for the exam, which is held for Assistant
One in five children was obese by the age of 10-11, said the research (Representational) Obesity in 10- and 11-year-olds in England has risen 30 percent since 2006, part of a far-reaching decline in children’s health since the start of the century, said a report published Wednesday. The study by charity the Food Foundation described