Rohit has yet to capture the Australian imagination, while Cummins has yet to gain respect and recognition (X/BCCI and AP) Why is this Border Gavaskar Trophy important for skipper Rohit Sharma and Pat Cummins beyond the result? The Indian cricket team under the leadership of Rohit Sharma is on a journey to re-establish its dominance … Read more
Two days before that Murder of migrant workers In Charkhi Dadri, members of the Gau Raksha Dal, Haryana, allegedly accused of eating beef, held a meeting to discuss “closing meat shops in the village and obtaining documents of Muslims from Assam and Bengal living in the slum area”, The Indian Express has learnt. The next … Read more
December 6, 2024 04:15 IST First published: December 6, 2024 at 04:15 IST Share it When Parliament is reconstituted after the 2024 Lok Sabha elections, your columnist listed eight laws that the central government should consider and repeal to ensure justice, equality and freedom for all citizens. Now, with the winter session of Parliament half … Read more
Dec 6, 2024 04:20 IST First published: December 6, 2024 at 04:20 IST Share it Hospitals are complex environments with vulnerable patients, hazardous materials and sensitive equipment. That is why the National Building Code devotes a detailed chapter to fire safety in hospitals. The National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) has also laid down guidelines for … Read more
Giving a red flag to the Delhi government’s Chief Minister Mahila Samman Rashi Yojana (MMMSY), the finance department pointed out that high recurrent expenditure on such schemes would be “unreasonable and risky”, especially when the state has to take high-cost loans. The Indian Express has learned The government’s announcement that women would get a salary … Read more
Dec 6, 2024 04:20 IST First published: December 6, 2024 at 04:20 IST Share it Failure has many fathers. RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das projected a growth rate of 7 percent even though most of the current macroeconomic data for the second quarter of the financial year were available. The actual estimate came in at 5.4 … Read more
A day after three members of a family were murdered in south Delhi’s Deoli village, investigators recovered “the murder weapon, a knife” and a “blood-soaked shirt”. Early on Wednesday morning, 20-year-old state-level boxer Arjun Tanwar allegedly beheaded his family – father, ex-armyman Rajesh Kumar Tanwar (51), mother Komal (46) and sister Kavita (23). Arjun, who … Read more
Last month, the World Health Organization highlighted two important milestones in India’s fight against tuberculosis: an 18% reduction in cases over the past 10 years, more than double the global rate; and a 24% reduction in deaths over the same period, more than the global average of 23%. It frames the government’s 100-day intensive campaign … Read more
Odisha Food Supply and Consumer Welfare Minister KC Patra on Thursday accused the West Bengal government of creating an artificial shortage of potatoes to “tarnish the image” of the BJP government in the state. Odisha is facing high prices A staple meal for months. Recently, the government of Bengal, a major potato supplier to Odisha, … Read more
Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on 2 December It has asked Delhi to send a UN peacekeeping force to maintain communal harmony in Bangladesh. His was the latest Indian statement to express concern about the state of Bangladeshi Hindus. Banerjee’s speech was particularly notable given that she, like the Indian Bengali media, has been relatively even-handed … Read more