A study found that private equity investment in India’s healthcare sector is concentrated in urban hospitals in southern and western states, leaving rural and underserved regions largely overlooked. (AI-generated image) A mapping of private equity investments in India’s health sector over past 18 years has revealed investments are overwhelmingly in multispecialty hospitals in the urbanised…
File photo: Union minitister Kiren Rijiju NEW DELHI: BJP is banking on twin planks of combativeness and persuasion directed at the opposition and the masses, respectively, as it looks to step up its nationwide mobilisation of people in the coming days, with top organisational functionaries and Union ministers Thursday giving shape to the party’s strategy…
Halloween is one of the most important days of the year for people across the globe. Hanging up decorations, deciding on costumes and going trick-or-treating make for some of the most memorable childhood moments for kids growing up. However, not every child is blessed enough to be able to celebrate the festival fully, and many…
Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) founder Abhijeet Dipke and Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge NEW DELHI/BENGALURU: As preparations for opposition’s Nov 1 mega rally got into full swing starting with “public impeachment” of CEC Gyanesh Kumar Friday, Congress and CJP are learnt to be in touch for the events ahead.Senior Congress sources said both sides have touched…
File photo: Central Consumer Protection Authority (CCPA) NEW DELHI: Central Consumer Protection Authority (CCPA) has imposed penalties on online business directory Justdial and Sunrise Foods for violations involving consumer safety and misleading product claims.While it slapped a Rs 10 lakh penalty on Justdial for allowing listings of ammonium nitrate, a regulated explosive substance, on its…
SC lamented that its 2021 judgment to re-engage retired judges as ad hoc high court judges under Article 224A remains on paper due to resistance from bar associations NEW DELHI: With case pendency exceeding 65 lakh in high courts, Supreme Court Thursday lamented that its 2021 judgement for re-engaging retired judges as ad hoc high…
A money plant in a glass of water is a common sight in Indian homes, on a desk, a bookshelf or a living room corner. It’s easy to start, looks pretty and needs no soil. But can it really stay in water for life? The short answer is yes, with a few conditions. Here is…
Sir Patrick Stewart, best known as Captain Jean-Luc Picard in Star Trek and Professor Charles Xavier in X-Men, has died at 86. Sir Patrick Stewart, the acclaimed British actor celebrated for his performances on stage and his iconic roles in Star Trek: The Next Generation and the X-Men franchise, has died at the age of…
File photo: Central bureau of investigation NEW DELHI: CBI is learnt to be probing inward remittances made by at least four foreign entities to an activist in Arunachal Pradesh in violation of the FCRA provisions.According to an FIR filed by the agency in Aug, the entities are based in the Philippines, Ireland and the UK,…
SC told the RBI that its proposed SOP must mandate banks to indemnify victims who lose money to digital arrest frauds, citing possible bank staff complicity. NEW DELHI: Convinced of bank personnel’s complicity in cases of cyber fraudsters duping people by staging ‘digital arrest’, SC told Reserve Bank of India that its proposed Nov 30…
