UP Chief Election Officer Navdeep Rinwa addressed allegations concerning burqa checks at polling stations. He clarified that identity verification is a routine procedure and that complaints should be directed to police officers. Rinwa announced the suspension of five officials following a complaint by Akhilesh Yadav about women being asked to remove burqas for identity verification. … Read more
PA Media Dame Sally Davies said she had worried about someone picking up Novichok from the moment she knew “Russian agents had been involved” in the incident The former chief medical officer for England said she had experienced nightmares about someone picking up discarded nerve agent after the poisoning of a former spy. Sergei Skirpal … Read more
Delhi : MyHealthcare, a leading health tech company revolutionising patient care with its innovative digital healthcare solutions, is pleased to announce the appointment of Diwakar Bhowmik as Co-Founder and Chief Operating Officer (COO). Diwakar, an accomplished healthcare IT professional with over 25 years of experience, will join the founding team, bringing his expertise to drive … Read more
Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray. File | Photo Credit: PTI Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray will begin his campaign trail for the Maharashtra Assembly polls on November 5 from Konkan and Vidarbha with focus on constituencies of MLAs who were part of the 2022 rebellion led by now Chief Minister Eknath Shinde. Mr. … Read more
Fishermen have urged Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. Stalin to release the dole for the lean fishing period before the Deepavali. Community leader Nanjil Ravi said families in around 270 fishing hamlets from Tiruvallur to Nagapattinam would benefit from this. “The government had announced a dole during October to December up to Nagapattinam to ensure … Read more
Communist Party of India (Marxist) [CPI(M)] veteran, freedom fighter and former Chief Minister of Kerala, V. S. Achuthanandan, turned 101 on Sunday (October 20, 2024). Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan complimented, “dear Comrade VS”, as Mr. Achuthanandan is popularly known, for crossing the centennial mark. Mr. Achuthanandan’s momentous life is a story of astonishing resilience and … Read more
Civic groups have said it is appalling to see the sheer number of stores selling non-green crackers. | Photo Credit: File photo Drawing the attention of the Chief Minister, Chief Secretary, Pollution Control Board, and other allied departments to the online sale of non-green crackers in Karnataka, like-minded civic groups have recommended a blanket ban … Read more
M. Chandrashekar, Lokayukta SIT Additional Director General of Police | Photo Credit: The Hindu IPS officer M. Chandrasekhar filed a complaint with the Sanjayanagar police alleging that Union Minister H.D. Kumaraswamy and his son Nikhil were trying to intimidate him and obstruct the ongoing investigation. Mr. Chandrashekhar, who heads the Lokayukta SIT probing the mining … Read more
Newly-appointed Chief Justice of Jharkhand High Court M.S. Ramchandra Rao arrives at Birsa Munda Airport, in Ranchi, Tuesday, Sept. 24, 2024. | Photo Credit: PTI Justice M.S. Ramachandra Rao was sworn in as the Chief Justice of the Jharkhand High Court here on Wednesday (September 25, 2024). Governor Santosh Kumar Gangwar administered the oath of … Read more
BBC Dame Ruth May was England’s chief nurse from 2019 until she retired in July 2024 Nurses bore the brunt of the pandemic, with low staffing levels and difficulties accessing protective equipment, according to England’s former chief nurse. Dame Ruth May told the Covid inquiry the NHS had been understaffed in 2020, in part because … Read more