NEW DELHI: Nearly two-thirds of all live births in India – 66.4% – were first-born children, while the fourth child and births thereafter dwindled to barely 3.5%, shows the 2024 Sample Registration System Statistical Report. On birth spacing, a critical factor for maternal health and child development, the data shows that 53.5% of second or…
NEW DELHI: The National Testing Agency told a parliamentary committee on Friday that it is taking measures to rule out a repeat of the NEET paper leak, which has affected lakhs of students, while the National Medical Commission said it will work to keep the admission seat matrix for counselling on schedule so that students…
MUMBAI: CBI filed the first chargesheet in one of the Reliance ADA Group cases in a special court in Mumbai Friday against 16 accused, including Reliance Communications Limited company. The chargesheet pertains to the alleged misuse of the Rs 1,200-crore term loan sanctioned by the State Bank of India, the Rs 500 crore Letter of…
NEW DELHI: Supreme Court on Friday flagged a “worrying trend” of women misusing laws on dowry harassment, domestic violence and Pocso by filing frivolous and vexatious complaint against husband and in-laws. The court said genuine cases were getting overshadowed and obscured by the “overwhelming” number of false cases filed by spouses as an “arm-twisting” method…
NEW DELHI: Uttar Pradesh government’s Namami Gange and rural water supply department on Friday carried out large-scale transfers through a fully transparent and digital process aimed at eliminating corruption and human interference.Under the supervision of jal shakti minister Swatantra Dev Singh, officials and employees were allotted postings based on merit and preference in an open…
JAMMU: A joint team of the Army, J&K Police and CRPF continued hunting two to three terrorists believed to be holed up in the dense forests of Dorimal-Gambhir Mughlan belt in Manjakote sector of Rajouri district as Operation Sheruwali entered its seventh day Friday.Helicopters, drones and sniffer dogs were assisting the troops on the ground,…
NEW DELHI: Pope Leo XIV’s first major moral reflection on artificial intelligence appears to closely echo Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s repeated calls for human-centric, ethical and inclusive AI governance, with both leaders warning that technology must serve people rather than reduce them to data, profit or power.In his encyclical Magnifica Humanitas: On Safeguarding the Human…
Israel PM Benjamin Netanyahu NEW DELHI: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu once again put focus on India-Israel warm ties early Friday, saying Israel receives “crazy love” from India at a time when, according to him, much of the world seeks to “delegitimise” the Jewish state.Addressing an event, Israeli PM said, “We have a unique relationship…
Congress’ Rahul Gandhi has said education minister Dharmendra Pradhan must answer why CBSE’s OSM contract was given to “Globarena” that had a tainted record, even if under a different name, “COEMPT”. He also sought information on the “connection between COEMPT’s management and the Modi govt”.After Pradhan attacked Rahul for seeking his resignation, Gandhi said, “Dharmendra…
NEW DELHI: It is only the ‘gaddi’ (throne) of an erstwhile Maharaja which can be bequeathed as per the rule of primogeniture, which makes the eldest male lineal descendant the successor, but properties and royal assets have to be divided among legal heirs as per the Hindu or Muslim succession law, the Supreme Court has…
