Health insurance has become a priority area for the government, finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman said on Tuesday, expressing hope that the country would achieve universal insurance coverage by 2033 as the sector expands its reach.Replying to supplementary queries during Question Hour in the Rajya Sabha, Sitharaman said the insurance industry had already made significant progress,…
NEW DELHI: Observing that differences are a part and parcel of married life and may result in non-communication betw-een partners, Supreme Court has said that a husband cannot be convicted of cruelty merely on the ground of not talking to his wife for a few days.A bench of Justices J K Maheshwari and Atul S…
NEW DELHI: Consumers buying vegan food products will soon find it easier to identify them on store shelves. The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has notified a standardised vegan logo that will be mandatory on all approved vegan food packages from July 1, 2027.The move is aimed at creating a uniform national…
Mangaluru: A man from Karkala, repeatedly involved in drug trafficking and sale, has been arrested under the PIT NDPS Act.Mohammad Faizal, 22, resident of Kukkundoor in Karkala taluk, has been booked under the Prevention of Illicit Traffic in Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (PIT NDPS) Act. The accused, who comes under the jurisdiction of Karkala…
PARIS: A member of the French navy using an app to track his jogging performance broadcast the exact position of his country’s flagship aircraft carrier, a newspaper has reported.France deployed the Charles de Gaulle – and accompanying frigates – to the Mediterranean in early March shortly after US-Israeli strikes on Iran sparked war in West…
For decades, Taiwan has been one of the world’s most dangerous fault lines, a small island sitting at the centre of a growing rivalry between the world’s rising superpower and its reigning one.Now, tension has returned sharply to the global spotlight after Chinese President Xi Jinping appeared to invoke the idea of the “Thucydides Trap”…
Film editor Shweta Venkat slammed FWICE for banning Ranveer Singh over the ‘Don 3′ dispute while ignoring 242 editors’ grievances for three years. Calling the ban “cute,” she questioned the federation’s selective efficiency. Ranveer’s spokesperson meanwhile maintained that the actor chose silence out of “dignity, maturity and mutual respect.” Since FWICE banned Ranveer Singh on…
On Thursday, the Delhi High Court granted interim relief in the ongoing estate dispute involving Karisma Kapoor’s children against Priya Sachdev Kapur. This dispute began after Karisma’s ex-husband Sunjay Kapur’s demise last year. On Thursday, the Court ordered that the status quo be maintained over the assets of Sunjay and Priya is restrained from Reacting…
Harmanpreet Kaur Bhullar with President Murmu NEW DELHI: President Droupadi Murmu on Monday presented 66 Padma awards at the first civil investiture ceremony for 2026 held at the Ganatantra Mandap of the Rashtrapati Bhavan.The awards were presented in the presence of Vice President C P Radhakrishnan, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Amit…
Rebel Wilson’s latest film, ‘The Deb,’ has spiraled into controversy, with the actress now entangled in a series of escalating lawsuits. The accusations range from producer fraud to allegations of a calculated smear campaign orchestrated by her crisis PR team. Trigger warning: This report contains references to legal allegations, harassment claims, defamation, smear campaign allegations,…
