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Suvendu Adhikari accuses State’s Chief Secretary of ‘influencing’ SIR, welcomes appointment of ‘electoral roll observers’

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Suvendu Adhikari accuses State’s Chief Secretary of ‘influencing’ SIR, welcomes appointment of ‘electoral roll observers’

Leader of Opposition Suvendu Adhikari. File | Photo Credit: ANI Leader of Opposition of West Bengal Assembly and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Suvendu Adhikari on Saturday (November 29, 2025) accused the Mamata Banerjee government of ‘tainting’ the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of the State’s electoral rolls by allegedly influencing booth-level officers (BLOs) to add … Read more

Collective efforts needed to prevent harassment of women: DLSA Secretary

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Collective efforts needed to prevent harassment of women: DLSA Secretary

District Legal Services Authority Secretary K. Ratna Prasadu addressing the awareness session on prevention of harassment against women in Eluru, on Tuesday. | Photo Credit: HANDOUT District Legal Services Authority (DLSA) Secretary K. Ratna Prasadu called for collective efforts to prevent harassment of women in society. He said that despite educational progress in modern times, … Read more

Lawyers contact health secretary over Addenbrooke’s botched ops

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Lawyers contact health secretary over Addenbrooke’s botched ops

Nikki FoxEast of England health correspondent ORTHOPAEDIC ACADEMY Surgeon Kuldeep Stohr had worked at Addenbrooke’s Hospital, Cambridge, since 2012 Lawyers representing more than 50 people treated by a surgeon being investigated over allegations of botched operations have written to Health Secretary Wes Streeting calling for a public inquiry. The patients were children when they were … Read more

Uttam meets Philippines Agriculture Secretary over paddy export

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Uttam meets Philippines Agriculture Secretary over paddy export

Civil Supplies Minister N. Uttam Kumar Reddy with Phillipines Agriculture Secretary Francisco P. Tiu Laurel Jr. | Photo Credit: BY ARRANGEMENT Civil Supplies Minister N. Uttam Kumar Reddy met Philippines Agriculture Secretary Francisco P. Tiu Laurel Jr. in New Delhi on Wednesday, and the latter responded positively to the State’s proposal to export paddy to the … Read more

Dalits will never believe BRS: AICC secretary Sampath Kumar

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Dalits will never believe BRS: AICC secretary Sampath Kumar

AICC secretary Sampath Kumar hit out at BRS MLA T. Harish Rao alleging that his statements on Kaleshwaram and water release by the government were incoherent indicating his frustration more than anything else. Speaking to reporters at Gandhi Bhavan on Saturday, Mr. Sampath Kumar said the government releases water based on need, in stages. It’s … Read more

Govt appoints former Finance Secretary Ajay Seth as IRDAI chief

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Govt appoints former Finance Secretary Ajay Seth as IRDAI chief

Former Finance Secretary Ajay Seth. File The government on Thursday (July 24, 2025) appointed former Finance and Economic Affairs Secretary Ajay Seth as chairman of the Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India (IRDAI). The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet has approved Seth’s appointment as chairperson of the insurance regulator for a period of three … Read more

NHS doctors’ strike: Health secretary and BMA to meet next week

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NHS doctors’ strike: Health secretary and BMA to meet next week

Talks between Health Secretary Wes Streeting and the British Medical Association (BMA) will take place next week in a bid to avert strike action in England’s NHS, the BBC understands. Resident doctors, previously known as junior doctors, announced earlier this week that they will walk out for five consecutive days from 25 July until 30 … Read more

No budget for assisted dying service, health secretary says

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No budget for assisted dying service, health secretary says

EPA Health Secretary Wes Streeting has said there is no budget for an assisted dying service, which MPs narrowly backed in a landmark vote on Friday. Streeting, who was one of the most senior opponents of the legislation, posted a lengthy message on his Facebook page explaining why he voted against the legislation. Among other … Read more

AP Liquor Scam: SIT arrests former Secretary to CM Dhanunjaya Reddy, OSD Krishna Mohan Reddy

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AP Liquor Scam: SIT arrests former Secretary to CM Dhanunjaya Reddy, OSD Krishna Mohan Reddy

Retired IAS officer and former Secretary in the CMO K. Dhanunjaya Reddy. File photo | Photo Credit: The Hindu The Special Investigation Team (SIT) police arrested retired IAS officer and former Secretary in the CMO K. Dhanunjaya Reddy and Officer on Special Duty (OSD) P. Krishna Mohan Reddy in the alleged liquor scam. The SIT … Read more