NEW DELHI: More than 45,000 booth-level officers began a statewide door-to-door survey across Odisha on Saturday as part of the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of the electoral rolls, Chief Electoral Officer R S Gopalan said.The month-long exercise, which will continue until June 28, was launched from Puri and covers all 147 Assembly constituencies in the…
Students in Delhi government schools are struggling as English-medium classes in Class XI are being discontinued (AI image used for representational purpose only) NEW DELHI: Students of several govt schools in northeast and east Delhi are allegedly grappling with the discontinuation of English-medium teaching in Class XI. The students are faced with the choice of…
NEW DELHI: Myanmar President U Min Aung Hlaing visited Bihar’s Bodh Gaya on Saturday on his first international visit since assuming office as President, with India describing the trip as a reflection of the deep civilisational, spiritual and strategic ties between the two neighbours.Min Aung Hlaing, who is on a five-day visit to India at…
Patients struggle to navigate care beyond the doctor’s chamber (AI image used for representational purpose only) NEW DELHI: India’s healthcare system is facing a growing “patient confusion crisis”, with nearly eight out of 10 patients in Delhi-NCR turning to Google or social media after visiting doctors because they leave consultations without fully understanding their illness,…
Passengers travelling between the UK and several European destinations are facing delays because of the European Union’s Entry Exit System (EES), a new border management scheme that requires non-EU travellers to register biometric data, including fingerprints, when entering participating countries.The information is then verified again when travellers leave, creating additional passport-control checks at airports. Since…
A federal court has now sentenced Gujarat native Kavankumar Patel to 10 years in prison for his role in the case. AHMEDABAD: A routine police call over a theft complaint at a Nebraska hotel eventually last year exposed an alleged trafficking racket involving minors, hotel employees, and multiple Gujarati-origin hotel operators in the US. A…
India’s economic story is expected to remain on a path of “cautious resilience” in the near term, even as global uncertainties continue to grow, the department of economic affairs (DEA) said in its Monthly Economic Review for May.However, it cautioned that the ongoing conflict in the Middle East, rising crude oil prices and the possibility…
Amitabh Bachchan praised 15-year-old cricketer Vaibhav Sooryavanshi after Rajasthan Royals’ IPL exit, saying he couldn’t even play gulli danda at that age. Vaibhav scored 96 runs off 47 balls but was heartbroken after the loss. Fans across social media showered him with immense love and support. Amitabh Bachchan has shown support for young cricketer Vaibhav…
Not every cooking task needs the biggest machine in the kitchen. Yet many households reach instinctively for the oven, large mixer, electric cooktop or air fryer even when a smaller appliance would do the job more efficiently. Heating a full oven just to toast one sandwich or warm a small portion of food can waste…
NEW DELHI: Forest fires have erupted at multiple locations in Jammu and Kashmir’s Rajouri Forest Division amid prolonged hot and dry weather, triggering a large-scale response from forest and emergency agencies.Personnel from the Forest Department, Forest Protection Force, Social Forestry Department and other agencies have been deployed across the affected areas. Officials said efforts are…