At an anganwadi near Baiyappanahalli in Bengaluru, around 20 children, most of whom are between three and six years old, are busy playing, making merry, and having fun. It’s hard to get their attention. To Siddharth, I ask, “Why do you come to anganwadi?” “To eat!” he says, (screams almost), without an iota of doubt. … Read more
Nellore Rural MLA Kotamreddy Sridhar Reddy addressing the media at his office in Nellore on Monday Nellore Rural MLA Kotamreddy Sridhar Reddy on Monday said that the NDA would win 100% seats in the upcoming local body elections. He was addressing the media along with his brother and TDP leader Kotamreddy Giridhar Reddy at his … Read more
Angus Cochrane BBC Scotland News PA Media John Swinney moved the announcement forward ahead of next year’s Scottish Parliament elections NHS Scotland will deliver an extra 100,000 appointments in GP surgeries in a bid to end the 08:00 “lottery”, First Minister John Swinney has pledged. The SNP leader made the announcement as he unveiled his … Read more
A programme ‘Evolving role of women in science’ will be held at the seminar hall of Priyadarsini Planetarium, Kerala State Science and Technology Museum (KSSTM), PMG, on International Women’s Day on Saturday. Ashoke Sen, Padma Bhushan awardee and theoretical physicist, will be the distinguished guest at the event, organised by the Gender in Physics Working … Read more
Amit Malviya. File | Photo Credit: The Hindu The BJP on Sunday (February 16, 2025) claimed that a U.S.-funded programme, now cancelled, linked to voter turnout in India is a pointer to the previous Congress-led UPA government allegedly enabling infiltration of Indian institutions by forces opposed to the country’s interests. BJP’s IT department head Amit … Read more
The handing over of waste bins made from recycled plastic as part of an initiative by Union Christian College, Aluva, to reduce the use of plastic was held on the campus on Tuesday. The eco-conservation programme involving volunteers of the National Service Scheme unit of the college was implemented in association with the firm Hamara … Read more
Norfolk Constabulary Gaynor Lord’s body was recovered from the River Wensum a week after she was reported missing in December 2023 A mother-of-three whose body was recovered from a city’s river after a week-long police search had recently watched a TV show about cold water swimming, an inquest heard. Gaynor Lord, 55, was found in … Read more
Mumbai: Artificial intelligence (AI) can detect precancerous lung nodules nearly three years before symptoms appear, according to a study conducted in Thailand using an AI programme developed in Mumbai. The paper, which was presented as a poster at the ongoing World Conference on Lung Cancer in San Diego, looked at X-ray scans of newly diagnosed … Read more
Health Minister Dinesh Gundu Rao at the launch of N-SPRITE Centre at NIMHANS in Bengaluru on Tuesday. | Photo Credit: special arrangement The Karnataka Health Department will collaborate with NIMHANS to chalk out an effective suicide prevention programme by involving various government departments, said Health Minister Dinesh Gundu Rao. Speaking after launching N-SPRITE Centre (NIMHANS … Read more
Around 3,500 students from Kozhikode district are to be enrolled into the Mind Blowers programme of the Kudumbashree Mission that aims to unlock the hidden talents and aptitudes in them so as to reorient their lives towards a successful career. The students will be mentored in the year-long programme organised in collaboration with the Bengaluru-based … Read more