New Delhi, April 7 (IANS) Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi, on Tuesday interacted with the nurses from Kerala and said they are the foundation of the healthcare system. He further added that their dedication, selflessness, and empathy are what make families feel safe leaving their loved ones in their care. Taking to the social media platform X, Rahul Gandhi said, “Nurses are the foundation of our healthcare system. Their dedication, selflessness, and empathy are what make fa…
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Madurai, April 6 (IANS) In a landmark judgment that has reignited national debate on custodial violence, the First Additional District and Sessions Court in Madurai on Monday awarded the death penalty to nine police personnel convicted in the 2020 Sattankulam custodial deaths case. The case pertains to the deaths of trader P. Jayaraj (58) and his son J. Benicks (31), who died following alleged brutal torture in police custody. The court had, on March 23, 2026, found all nine accused guilty bu…
New Delhi, April 5 (IANS) India is increasingly emerging as a new stable core in a volatile global environment, even as geopolitical tensions and energy shocks continue to rattle financial markets, according to the latest monthly note by Quant Mutual Fund.The fund house, led by Sandeep Tandon, highlighted that recent military actions involving the United States and Israel against Iran triggered a broad-based correction in global equities. Key indices such as the S&P 500, Nifty 50, Nikkei 225…
Jaipur, April 4 (IANS) Former Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot on Saturday questioned the state government over delays in a multi-level parking project in Jodhpur, terming it a reflection of the BJP government’s “policy of delay and neglect”.In a post on his X handle as part of his digital series ‘Intezaar Shastra’, Gehlot said the project on Jodhpur’s Nai Sadak has become a symbol of governance marked by inaction.“A project that should have been completed years ago is still hanging in …
New Delhi, April 4 (IANS) India has navigated recent global shocks with resilience, External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar said on Saturday, in a reference to the ongoing conflict in West Asia and its wider economic fallout. In his address at the convocation ceremony of IIM Raipur, EAM Jaishankar said India has managed both domestic and external challenges “fairly successfully” despite an increasingly turbulent global environment.He underlined that the ripple effects of conflicts are now felt f…
Kolkata, April 2 (IANS) The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Thursday evening handed over the probe into the harassment of seven judicial adjudication officers at Kaliachak in minority-dominated Malda district to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI).Earlier in the day, a division bench of the Supreme Court, headed by Justice Surya Kant, strongly denounced the incident, describing it as evidence of a complete law and order failure in West Bengal, and directed that the matter be probed e…
New Delhi, April 2 (IANS) China’s official headline growth figures are fake and the country’s economy is headed for a major danger from its mounting bad debt and a rapidly ageing population, a new report has said.Japanese news site Nippon.com said in the report cited US think tank Rhodium Group estimates that true growth of the Chinese economy is closer to 2.5–3.0 per cent rather than the Chinese government’s real GDP growth figures for 2025 at 5 per cent.It also cited some China-watchers wh…
New Delhi, April 1 (IANS) Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Wednesday completed his self-enumeration for the first phase of Census 2027, marking the rollout of India’s first fully digital census.In a post on his X handle, HM Shah said: “Under the ‘House-listing’ phase – the first step of the Census process commencing today – I filled out the self-enumeration form at my residence in Delhi. This process will play a pivotal role in accelerating India’s developmental journey and ensuring th…
Srinagar, April 1 (IANS) Jammu and Kashmir Crime Branch said on Wednesday that it has filed a charge sheet in the court in an overseas job scam case against the accused.A Crime Branch Kashmir statement said, “The Special Crime Wing, Srinagar of Crime Branch J&K has filed a charge sheet in case FIR No. 02/2025 under Sections 420 and 201 IPC against Farhat Abbas Malik, son of Din Mohammad Malik, a resident of Tendala, Tehsil Chilipingal of District Doda, before the Hon’ble Chief Judicial Mag…
Jaipur, April 1 (IANS) Veteran Congress leader Ashok Gehlot, in the latest episode of his digital series “Intezaar Shastra”, has questioned the delay in inaugurating the Institute of Cardiology at SMS Hospital in Jaipur, and accused the state government of neglecting public healthcare.“Are Rajasthan’s government hospitals being systematically weakened to benefit private hospitals?” Gehlot asked, addressing the Bharatiya Janata Party government through a post on X.Referring to the project…