Getty Images Shortages of doctors mean the average GP in England has to care for 17% more patients than nine years ago, a BBC analysis shows. It means for every permanent GP there are more than 2,300 patients – a jump of nearly 350 since 2015, helping explain why access to general practice has been … Read more
The Defence Ministry on Friday issued a tender to Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) for the acquisition of as many as 97 additional Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) Tejas Mark-1A fighter jets, senior officials told India Today TV. The HAL will have three months to respond to the Defence Ministry’s tender, they added. The tender to buy … Read more
The Kerala State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC) has identified 23 places across the State to start driving schools under the public sector. All the state-of-the-art facilities would be arranged in the driving schools, including simulators for learning. In the first phase, 10 driving schools, each in a district, would be set up soon, and the … Read more
The draft Tamil Nadu Dog Breeding Policy has strictly prohibited the breeding of at least nine cold climate dog breeds, which it says cannot withstand the weather in the country. It has said that female dogs âshall not be mated after the age of eightâ. Though it allows âout-breeding and line-breedingâ, the policy restricts âin-breedingâ. … Read more
Photo used for representation purpose only. In another major step towards demolishing the terrorist-gangster-drug smuggler nexus in the country, the National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Thursday, January 11, 2024, conducted searches at 32 locations in Delhi, Haryana and Punjab, officials said. The raids began early this morning and multiple teams of the anti-terror agency conducted … Read more
More than six years have passed since the enactment of the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016 but its assurance of “full and effective participation and inclusion in society” for the differently-abled is yet to be fully implemented in Madurai district as differently-abled people complain of a continuing struggle to access several public facilities … Read more
In 2023, the real estate sector in India experienced a remarkable surge in demand for premium and luxury properties, especially in metropolitan areas, reflecting the evolving preference for more spacious homes. G. Hari Babu, National President of the National Real Estate Development Council (NAREDCO), an industry association for real estate in India, discusses with Teena … Read more
Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) logo at CBI HQ in New Delhi. Representative image | Photo Credit: PTI The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Thursday conducted searches at 76 locations across 11 States as part of the “Chakra-II” operation launched against the organised cyber-enabled financial crimes. This exercise was carried out in collaboration with … Read more
Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Limited has moved to the Madras High Court with a plea to quash a 1998 Government Order (G.O.) through which not only the 73.06 acre Vedanthangal Lake but also all places within the 5km radius around it were declared a bird sanctuary. Chief Justice S.V. Gangapurwala and Justice P.D. Audikesavalu on Monday … Read more
