Panaji: Drishti Marine, a lifeguarding agency from Goa rescued five Russian women from drowning on Tuesday off Candolim, Benaulim beaches.Drishti Marine lifesavers conducted one triple rescue operation and a double rescue on the beaches of Candolim and Benaulim respectively, saving the lives of the foreign tourists visiting the coastal state, where foreign tourist footfalls peak around…
Rajasthan: Five-year-old Aryan, pulled out of a 150-foot-deep borewell in Rajasthan’s Dausa after a 57-hour rescue operation conducted in extremely cold conditions, tragically passed away.He was shifted to the district hospital in an ambulance that featured life support systems. Doctors declared the child dead by then.“The child was brought here so that we could try and…
Chennai: The Madras High Court has dismissed a case challenging the conduct of elections to the Chennai Press Club.On Wednesday, Justice G. Jayachandran, a single-Bench judge, declined to entertain a suit filed by T.M. Viswanaath, a member of the Chennai Press Club.The elections, scheduled for December 15, will take place after a 25-year gap, the last…
Mumbai: The case of Bengaluru Techie Atul Subhash who died by suicide citing alleged harassment by his estranged wife has opened up a debate on misuse of anti dowry law. Mumbai-based lawyer Abha Singh described the case as a ‘gross misuse of law,’ stating that false charges and harassment led to the death of the victim,…
New Delhi: Delhi on Wednesday experienced further dip in the temperature and a thin layer of fog covered parts of the city. At 5.30 am, 5.6 degrees Celsius was recorded at the city.As temperature continues to remain in the single digit in the national capital more homeless people have taken refuge in the night shelters. At…
New Delhi: India has achieved a total fertility rate (TFR) of 2.0 as per National Family Health Survey-5 (2019-21), said the Union government on Tuesday.In a written reply in the Rajya Sabha today, Union Minister of State for Health and Family Welfare Anupriya Patel said this is aligned with the National Population Policy 2000 and the…
Cuttack / Bhubaneswar: Weather has changed in the twin city of Odisha Bhubaneswar-Cuttack on Tuesday morning. The two cities have received rainfall while cloudy weather has prevailed.As per reports, from early in the morning of Tuesday Bhubaneswar and Cuttack have received rainfall at various places. Due to sudden rain in Cuttack and Bhubaneswar since morning, traffic…
India on Monday said it raised concerns over the safety of minorities in Bangladesh, and stressed on its desire to establish a close working relationship with the neighbouring country.Speaking to reporters after he met Bangladesh foreign adviser Md Touhid Hossain in Dhaka, foreign secretary Vikram Misri said the talks gave India an opportunity to take…
New Delhi: The Centre’s scheme to promote millet-based products has boosted local production and procurement of agricultural produce, which has benefited farmers, Minister of State for Food Processing Industries, Ravneet Singh Bittu informed the Rajya Sabha on Monday.Thirty beneficiaries were initially enrolled in the Production Linked Incentive (PLI) Scheme for Millet-Based Products. Following the withdrawal of…
Pune: In a tragic incident, as many as two trainee pilots were killed and one other was injured in a road accident in Pune district of Maharashtra.According to reports, two trainee pilots were killed and two others were injured in an accident on Baramati Bhigwan Road near Jainikwadi village.Reports further said that they were trainee pilots…
