NEW DELHI: Medicines used for diabetes, high blood pressure, heart disease, infections and women’s health are among 30 drug formulations for which National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority (NPPA) has fixed retail prices, a move that could significantly reduce treatment costs for patients who depend on long-term medication.The latest notification covers several drugs commonly prescribed for chronic…
Kolkata: Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee on Sunday called off a scheduled meeting with her party’s legislators after only 20 of 80 MLAs turned up, with the party blaming the mass absence on a “sudden and emergent ground situation” triggered by attacks on senior functionaries and several arrests statewide.Trinamool spokesperson Kunal Ghosh, speaking outside Mamata’s…
Virat Kohli and Krunal Pandya (Image credit: RCB) NEW DELHI: Star batter Virat Kohli and all-rounder Krunal Pandya were seen dancing to the beats of dhols after Royal Challengers Bengaluru sealed back-to-back IPL titles on Sunday. RCB defeated Gujarat Titans by five wickets in the final to lift their second IPL trophy.The celebrations were in…
NEW DELHI: Govt is looking at pruning the list of vehicles exempted from paying toll on national highways, and the first category that may be removed is “secretaries to govt of India”. Currently, vehicles transporting and accompanying people holding any of the 25 public offices – such as President, PM, governor, CJI, CMs and MPs…
Congress is preparing a ‘Janashirvada’ programme, a statewide yatra from June 10, which will occur across three phases Bengaluru: Given that he would have a relatively short two-year tenure, CM-elect DK Shivakumar is looking to establish himself as a pan-Karnataka mass leader over the first month after he takes oath.As part of the plan, Congress…
BCCI President Mithun Manhas, left, and Secretary Devajit Saikia, right, hand over the tournament trophy to Rajat Patidar (PTI Photo) Royal Challengers Bengaluru captain Rajat Patidar struggled to find words after guiding his side to a second successive IPL title, admitting that lifting the trophy for the franchise was something he never imagined when he…
NEW DELHI: After an “exhaustive and microscopic” analysis of the 70-year-old Immoral Traffic Prevention Act (ITPA), Supreme Court has ruled that the principal objective of the legislation is neither to abolish prostitution nor to make it a criminal offence but to prevent its commercialisation.A bench of Justices J B Pardiwala and R Mahadevan said, “We…
Vaibhav Sooryavanshi’s remarkable IPL 2026 campaign ended with yet another record as the Rajasthan Royals teenager became the first player in tournament history to win five major individual awards in a single season.Although Rajasthan Royals fell short of reaching the final, Sooryavanshi was the undisputed star of the tournament. The 15-year-old swept the awards night,…
Bengaluru: When DK Shivakumar takes oath as chief minister on Wednesday, it will place Karnataka in an exclusive and politically significant category occupied by only two other Indian states—Uttar Pradesh (UP) and Bihar.Karnataka is set to record its 34th chief ministerial tenure since Independence. That milestone reveals a political history defined by intense competition, shifting…
AHMEDABAD: In the end, it had to be him.Virat Kohli fittingly applied the finishing touches as Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) sealed a second straight IPL title, chasing down 156 to beat Gujarat Titans by five wickets in a one-sided final at the Narendra Modi Stadium on Sunday night.‘King’ Kohli smashed Arshad Khan over long-on for…
