Benefits crackdown unveiled with aim to save £5bn a year by 2030

Benefits crackdown unveiled with aim to save £5bn a year by 2030

Becky Morton Political reporter House of Commons The government has unveiled sweeping changes to the benefits system, aimed at saving £5bn a year by 2030. Work and Pensions Secretary Liz Kendall said the overhaul would create a more “pro-work system” to encourage people to take up jobs, while protecting those who cannot work. The changes … Read more

Third year IIT Patna student from Telangana ends life

Third year IIT Patna student from Telangana ends life

Image for representative purposes only | Photo Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto A third-year student of IIT Patna and a resident of Telangana allegedly ended his life on the campus by jumping from the seventh floor of the building on Tuesday (February 25, 2025). According to the police, the student is identified as Rahul Lavari.He was dead … Read more

Health Ministry to set up 200 daycare cancer centres in district hospitals this year; starts survey to assess needs

Health Ministry to set up 200 daycare cancer centres in district hospitals this year; starts survey to assess needs

Data from the Health Ministry shows that India is experiencing a rapid rise in cancer cases, largely due to lifestyle changes, tobacco use, poor dietary habits, and inadequate physical activity. File Photo: Twitter/@MoHFW_INDIA The Health Ministry has begun a nationwide survey to assess the gaps in district hospitals which will now facilitate the upcoming daycare … Read more

Mesh victims still waiting for government compensation a year on

Mesh victims still waiting for government compensation a year on

Michelle Roberts Digital health editor, BBC News BBC More than 100,000 women are believed to have had mesh implants fitted between 2007 and 2015 Women harmed by pelvic mesh implants are still waiting for government compensation a year after a major report called for urgent action. Patient safety commissioner Dr Henrietta Hughes, who made that … Read more

One year down, 8.5% of targeted households have rooftop solar installations

One year down, 8.5% of targeted households have rooftop solar installations

A rooftop solar plant installed on the terrace of a residential house in Puducherry. | Photo Credit: S.S. Kumar Nearly a year after the Centre launched the ₹75,000 crore PM Surya Ghar scheme, 8.5 lakh households have installed rooftop solar connections, Union Minister for New and Renewable Energy, Pralhad Joshi, said at a public event … Read more

ICC T20I Cricketer Of The Year 2024: अर्शदीप सिंह ने जीता ICC का ये बड़ा अवॉर्ड, बाबर आजम समेत इन खिलाड़ियों को पछाड़ा

ICC T20I Cricketer Of The Year 2024: अर्शदीप सिंह ने जीता ICC का ये बड़ा अवॉर्ड, बाबर आजम समेत इन खिलाड़ियों को पछाड़ा

Arshdeep Singh. ICC T20I Cricketer Of The Year 2024: इंटरनेशनल क्रिकेट काउंसिल (ICC) की ओर से साल 2024 के अवॉर्ड्स का ऐलान किया जा रहा है. इसी कड़ी में भारतीय टीम के तेज गेंदबाज अर्शदीप सिंह ने भी बड़ा अवॉर्ड जीता है. बाएं हाथ के फास्ट बॉलर अर्शदीप को आईसीसी मेन्स टी20I क्रिकेटर ऑफ द ईयर 2024 चुना … Read more

Defence Ministry declares 2025 as ‘year of reforms’

Defence Ministry declares 2025 as ‘year of reforms’

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh. File | Photo Credit: ANI The Defence Ministry on Wednesday (January 1, 2025) declared 2025 as the year of reforms and that the aim will be to facilitate establishment of integrated theatre commands to bolster jointness among the three services. The reform measures would be rolled out to transform the armed … Read more