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Rajasthan healthcare model should be implemented across country: Congress

The Congress on Friday claimed the healthcare model of Rajasthan is being studied the world over and urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to emulate the state's Chiranjeevi scheme

BMC launches demolition drive against illegal film studios in coastal area

The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) on Friday undertook a demolition drive against five unauthorised film studios in Madh, Erangal and Bhati areas in the Western suburbs.

Pak needs to pay $77.5 bn in debt; risk of default 'real': US think tank

Pakistan needs to repay a whopping $77.5 billion in external debt from April 2023 to June 2026 and the cash-strapped country may face disruptive effects if it ultimately defaults

NGT panel to revisit clearance granted for Great Nicobar Island project

The National Green Tribunal has constituted a high-powered committee to re-examine the environmental clearance granted to ANIDCO for the multi-component mega project

Rajasthan gives a fillip to millet production, distributes free seed kits

Under the scheme, over 830,000 mini kits of high-yielding millet seeds were distributed by the state government for Kharif 2022

BoM strengthens ease of banking for customers; launches new products

State-owned Bank of Maharashtra (BoM) on Friday announced launch of several new products and utilities including digitised personal loans and upgraded mobile banking

Govt has firm resolve to address complaints in time-bound manner: L-G Sinha

Jammu and Kashmir L-G Manoj Sinha interacted with a group of citizens who had submitted their various grievances on a dedicated portal and said there is a firm resolve to address public complaints

Tesla cuts prices on EV models for 3rd time this year in US to lure buyers

Tesla cut prices on its entire US electric vehicle model lineup for the third time this year in an apparent effort to lure more buyers amid rising interest rates

Yields, expectations for rate hikes rise after US jobs' market report

Yields are rising in the US bond market Friday following a highly anticipated report on the US job market

Gas price for April at $7.92 but price for consumers capped at $6.5: Govt

The capped rates which are about a quarter less than the current prices, will lead to CNG and piped cooking gas prices being cut by up to 10 per cent

Covid-19 surge: Maha reports 926 cases, three deaths; Mumbai sees 27% rise

Maharashtra on Friday recorded 926 Covid-19 cases, a sizable rise from 803 cases added to the tally a day earlier, while the death toll increased by three, a health official said

UP govt cancels smart meter tenders of Adani, GMR group companies

Meanwhile, Purvanchal has floated fresh tenders after dividing the districts under its jurisdiction into three clusters instead of just one

Women's scheme 'Ladli Behna' an early success in Madhya Pradesh

The government had estimated the registration of 10 million women under it and in the first 10 days, 60 per cent of them have come under it

Migration patterns

Sam Miller views history through the prism of societies on the move

Convicts, undertrials released during Covid return to jail after SC order

The inmates who were granted emergency bail or parole during the Covid-19 pandemic queued outside Tihar prison here on Friday to surrender before the authorities following the apex court's direction

Pak Army Chief's personal data breach prompts formal inquiry by Parliament

A powerful panel of Pakistan's Parliament has sought a criminal investigation against officials of a govt agency who allegedly accessed the personal information of Army chief General Asim Munir

Lawyers move Delhi HC, seek law for protection, safe atmosphere to practice

In the wake of the killing of an advocate earlier this month, two lawyers have moved the Delhi High Court for directions to the Centre and the city govt to enact a law for the protection

TMC accuses Shah of 'double standards' in addressing Ram Navami violence

The Trinamool Congress on Friday accused Union Home Minister Amit Shah of adopting double standards while addressing incidents of violence during Ram Navami in various states

Maha govt must take Covid-19 seriously, apprise citizens, says Ajit Pawar

Maharashtra Leader of Opposition Ajit Pawar on Friday said the state government should look into the Covid-19 situation immediately, as cases have been on the rise and apprise citizens

CEO asks media to refrain from speculations about Odisha Assembly poll

Amid the arrival of a number of new electronic voting machines in Odisha, the state chief electoral officer (CEO) D N Gupta has asked the media to refrain from speculations about early Assembly poll