Three years ago, when Utah’s Great Salt Lake was at its lowest levels, state lawmakers were alarmed enough to try what may be impossible: save the lake from drying up. If Utah succeeds, it would be the first place in the world to reverse a saline lake’s decline. The salt lake — the largest in … Read more
The National Hawkers Federation (NHF) on Friday (April 11, 2025) urged the Centre to issue national-level guidelines to protect street vendors from the rising threat of heatwaves. The increasing temperatures are putting the lives and livelihoods of over two crore vendors at risk, it said. In a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union … Read more
Employees and workers of Adani Krishnapatnam Port Limited, along with key stakeholders, participating in 62nd National Maritime Day celebrations at the port premises in SPSR Nellore district on Saturday. Adani Krishnapatnam Port Limited (AKPL) celebrated 62nd National Maritime Day in the port premises on Saturday. The theme for this year’s celebration is ‘Samriddh Sagar – … Read more
Molly Stazicker and Sean Dilley BBC News Getty Images Accessibility on public transport for disabled people is a “national embarrassment”, a senior group of MPs has warned. A report by parliament’s cross-party transport select committee found “systematic” failings across all public transport and says “too great a burden is placed on individual disabled people” to … Read more
Getty Images The hike in national insurance contributions (NICs) set for April will see some Northern Ireland GP practices going under if the government does not provide a bail-out, according to a senior doctor. The Royal College of GPs in Northern Ireland (RCGP) told Stormont’s Public Accounts Committee the move could be “catastrophic”. Employers currently … Read more
Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann speaks on the resolution against the Centre’s draft of the National Policy Framework on Agricultural Marketing in the State Legislative Assembly, in Chandigarh, on February 25, 2025. | Photo Credit: PTI The Punjab State Assembly on Tuesday (February 25, 2025) rejected the draft of the National Policy Framework on Agricultural … Read more
The Immigration and Foreigners Bill, 2025 that is expected to be introduced in the current session of the Parliament, is likely to introduce for the first time, threats to national security and sovereignty as ground to refuse entry or stay to a foreign national in the country. It may also have provisions to bar the … Read more
State BJP head office in Bengaluru | Photo Credit: SUDHAKARA JAIN Police registered a case against BJP national spokesperson Nazia Elahi Khan on the charge of insulting religious sentiments at a recent rally in Sulebavi village in Belagavi district of Karnataka. The first information report was registered following a complaint by Afsar Maktu Saab Jamadar … 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
Senior writer, folklorist and President of the 87th Akhila Bharata Kannada Sahitya Sammelana Go.Ru. Channabasappa, popularly called Go.Ru.Cha, interacting with The Hindu in Bengaluru on December 9, 2024. | Photo Credit: SUDHAKARA JAIN Senior writer and folklorist Go.Ru. Channabasappa (Go.Ru.Cha), who will preside over the 87th Akhila Bharata Kannada Sahitya Sammelana starting in Mandya on … Read more