Creation of waqfs is not an essential religious practice of Islam: Centre

Creation of waqfs is not an essential religious practice of Islam: Centre

Petitioners interact with advocates at the Supreme Court lawn during a hearing on pleas challenging the Waqf Act amendment on May 21, 2025. | Photo Credit: PTI The Centre on Wednesday (May 21, 2025) sought to dismantle petitioners’ argument in the Supreme Court that creating ‘waqf’ is an essential religious practice in Islam, saying charity … Read more

Navigating your career: 10 essential skills for the digital age

Navigating your career: 10 essential skills for the digital age

Today, having digital skills is more crucial than ever in the job market. Whether you want to switch careers or move up into your current one, mastering the right digital skills can be key. According to the Digital Skills Opportunity for All report, jobs needing digital skills make up 6-12 percent of all online job … Read more

Panneerselvam criticises ruling DMK for having failed to contain rise in the prices of essential commodities

Panneerselvam criticises ruling DMK for having failed to contain rise in the prices of essential commodities

The AIADMK’s expelled coordinator, O. Panneerselvam, on Friday accused the DMK government of having failed to contain the rise in the prices of essential commodities like tomato.  Though the economic policies of the Central government, the international market situation and domestic production were responsible for the price rise, hoarding was the key reason. For instance, … Read more

PM Modi says strong Central government is essential for national development

PM Modi says strong Central government is essential for national development

Prime Minister Narendra Modi during the flagging off ceremony of Kerala’s first Vande Bharat Express, in Thiruvananthapuram, on April 25, 2023. | Photo Credit: PTI Prime Minister Narendra Modi said only a strong government at the Centre could harness the power of States to spur national development. On April 25, Mr. Modi was in Thiruvananthapuram … Read more

Prices of essential medicines set to see a hike from April 1

Prices of essential medicines set to see a hike from April 1

A senior Health Ministry official said that the price hike was to ensure that there would be no shortage of medicines in the market, and that manufacturers and consumers mutually benefit. File | Photo Credit: The Hindu Prices of 384 essential drugs and over 1,000 formulations are set to see a hike of over 11%, due … Read more

Chatbots in Healthcare: An essential tool for an essential service – ET HealthWorld

Chatbots in Healthcare: An essential tool for an essential service – ET HealthWorld

By Devashish Mamgain India’s adoption of smartphones, spurred on by a “Digital India” campaign and the COVID-19 pandemic, has led to smartphone technologies being embraced by necessity and force, resulting in almost 600 million user figures in 2021. Integrating life services like Unified Payments Interface (UPI), Aadhaar, CoWin, and WhatsApp HealthDesk into mobile phones has … Read more

Why patient data security is of essential importance in 2022 – ET HealthWorld

Why patient data security is of essential importance in 2022 – ET HealthWorld

By Filip Cotfas In India, the health business, including the Mobile Health Industry, is seeing a significant surge. Investor financing in the digital health business has expanded dramatically during the previous decade. Many entrepreneurs are involved in the healthcare business, competing for a piece of the market and the attention of users and medical professionals. … Read more