Thiruvananthapuram: Keralam Home Minister Ramesh Chennithala has called for a tougher NDPS Act to ensure stricter punishment for drug peddlers and urged Union Home Minister Amit Shah to convene a meeting of the Centre and states to work towards a drug-free India. Chennithala, in a Facebook post, said that he has sent a letter to…
Nagpur: RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat on Tuesday cautioned that regime-change agitations do not resolve fundamental problems, warning that protests could become instruments of political interests and fuel divisions in society rather than delivering solutions. Addressing the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh’s annual Vijayadashami Utsav gathering in Nagpur, Bhagwat cited recent upheavals in Bangladesh, Nepal, France, and Albania,…
Thiruvananthapuram: Keralam will seek clarity from the central food safety authority on rules to identify and regulate foods high in fat, sugar and salt, as the state steps up efforts to curb unhealthy eating habits among children, Health Minister K Muraleedharan has said. The state will write to the Food Safety and Standards Authority of…
Nagoya: India’s Deepthi Jeevanji clinched the gold medal in the Asian Para Games’ women’s 400m T20 event after clocking a Games record time of 56.36sec here on Tuesday. The 23-year-old from Telangana is a two-time Para World Championships medallist, having won the gold in 2024. She is also a Paralympic bronze winner in the same…
United Nations: Voicing concern over the risk of weapons of mass destruction falling into the hands of terrorists, India has called on the global community to remain vigilant about the transfer of sensitive technology, particularly to those with a “record” of proliferation and terror links, a veiled reference to Pakistan. Delivering India’s statement at the…
Hiroo Onoda was sent to Lubang in the Philippines in December 1944 with instructions to keep fighting and not to surrender. Japan capitulated in August 1945. Onoda stayed in the jungle until March 1974, when his former commanding officer travelled to the island and formally relieved him of duty. That is nearly 29 years. The…
Special Correspondent Old questions, old habits and a decade of deafening silence Two messages are doing the rounds among Hyderabad Cricket Association (HCA) members this week. One wonders where HCA is headed after the Apex Council’s term ends. The other objects to the appointment of a Ranji Trophy team manager who is not an HCA…
Online Sports Desk India will be touring New Zealand this October for a long, demanding, multi-format series starting on 22nd. The series will feature a five-match T20I series followed by a five-match ODI series and then a two-match Test series. Full schedule of the New Zealand vs India series: The T20I series will conclude on…
Online Sports Desk Former Indian spinner Murali Karthik has offered a rare voice in support of the Gautam Gambhir-Shreyas Iyer duo for their treatment of Vaibhav Sooryavanshi. Karthik said he’s not in favor of dropping either Sanju Samson or Abhishek Sharma ‘for the sake of it’, saying Sooryavanshi needs to be patient for an opening,…
Washington: Two Indian nationals are among 28 green card holders charged with election fraud in California, the US Department of Justice said in a statement on Monday. According to the Justice Department, Amandeep Kaur (30) and Kamlesh Shah (67) have been charged with fraudulently registering as voters and casting their ballots in the November 2024…
