Biocon founder Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw’s post on Bengaluru’s poor civic condition has stirred a debate within the Karnataka government. In her post, Shaw said an overseas business visitor to Biocon Park questioned why the city’s roads were in such bad shape and garbage was piling up. “Doesn’t the government want to support investment? I have just … Read more
Madras High Court. File | Photo Credit: K. Pichumani Corruption cases involving sitting as well as former Ministers, other legislators, Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officers, and such other individuals must not be allowed to get “ambushed” by long-drawn procedures and instead, they must be dealt with as expeditiously as possible to gain public confidence on … Read more
Former Jharkhand Chief Minister and BJP state president Babulal Marandi’s wife and daughter-in-law were allegedly assaulted by members of the Amrit Nagar Puja Committee in Hazaribagh on Thursday evening. According to an FIR filed by Preeti Kisku, daughter-in-law of Marandi, she was traveling from Giridih to Ranchi with her mother-in-law around 7:15 pm when the … Read more
Karnataka Home Minister G. Parameshwara heads the Sri Siddhartha Academy of Higher Education (SSAHE) in Tumakuru. | Photo Credit: Murali Kumar K The High Court of Karnataka has directed Home Minister G. Parameshwara-headed Sri Siddartha Academy of Education (SSAHE), Tumakaru (a deemed to be university), to pay a compensation of ₹15 lakh to a student … Read more
Minister for Health Sathya Kumar Yadav receiving the guard of honour at the 79th Independence Day celebrations at PTC grounds in Chittoor on Friday. Collector Sumit Kumar and SP Manikanta Chandolu are seen. The 79th Independence Day was celebrated across Annamayya, Chittoor and Sri Sathya Sai districts on Friday (August 15), with events of ceremonial … Read more
Ministers Ponguleti Srinivas Reddy, Ponnam Prabhakar and Adluri Lakshman Kumar at a video conference with the district collectors on Tuesday | Photo Credit: BY ARRANGEMENT Telangana district collectors were directed to stay at residential schools for at least a day in a week to check the maintenance of the amenities. They were asked to complete … Read more
Chief Minister Siddaramaiah has instructed district in-charge Ministers and district in-charge Secretaries to immediately visit areas affected by heavy rain and floods across the State and oversee the relief efforts. The Chief Minister has informed Chief Secretary Shalini Rajneesh to convene a meeting of all the Deputy Commissioners, chief executive officers of zilla panchayats, and district … Read more
Chris Ratcliffe/Bloomberg via Getty Images Richard Meddings, a former banker, is the chair of NHS England The chair of NHS England has said he does not disagree with the abolishing of the organisation – although he warns that the buck will now stop with ministers. “There will no longer be a separate vehicle that can … Read more
Minister for Health C. Damodar Raja Narasimha and Health Secretary Christina Z. Chongthu along with members of the Telangana Aarogyasri Network Hospitals Association during a meeting on January 20, 2025. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement The Telangana Aarogyasri Network Hospitals Association (TANHA) has ended its 10-day strike, which saw the suspension of Aarogyasri admissions in … Read more
Getty Images Proposals on the long-term funding of adult social care in England are unlikely to be delivered before 2028 at the earliest, the government has confirmed. Health and Social Care Secretary Wes Streeting is promising “to finally grasp the nettle on social care reform”, with an independent commission due to begin work in April. … Read more