‘Historic step’: After Uttarakhand, Gujarat passes Uniform Civil Code Bill

'Historic step': After Uttarakhand, Gujarat passes Uniform Civil Code Bill

Gujarat CM Bhupendra Patel (Photo/PTI) New Delhi: The Gujarat Assembly on Wednesday passed the Uniform Civil Code (UCC) Bill, 2026, making the state the second state in India after Uttarakhand to implement a unified personal law legal framework.With the passage of the legislation, Gujarat has joined Uttarakhand in passing a common set of laws related … Read more

‘Saving the soil: 100 days that moved the world’: Sadhguru’s daughter Radhe Jaggi launches new book

'Saving the soil: 100 days that moved the world': Sadhguru's daughter Radhe Jaggi launches new book

Sadhguru’s daughter Radhe Jaggi has launched a new book titled “Saving the Soil: 100 Days That Moved the World”chronicling the global movement to save soil.Radhe, a Bharatanatyam dancer, embraced Sadhguru’s initiative to create awareness about soil conservation.The 464-page book details Sadhguru’s 100-day, 30,000-km motorcycle journey across 27 countries, showing behind-the-scenes stories and photos from the … Read more

‘Anti-Bengali party’: Mamata, BJP locked in row over puja pandal permission issue

'Anti-Bengali party': Mamata, BJP locked in row over puja pandal permission issue

Mamata Banerjee and Nitin Nabin (right) New Delhi: The political battleground became increasingly tense as the BJP and TMC went toe-to-toe in West Bengal on Wednesday as the assembly elections neared. new bjp president Nitin Nabin Accusing the Mamata government of double standards, it claimed that Hindus must seek permission to perform poojas while Muslims … Read more

SC asks Didi on I-PAC case: How can ED push state authorities by complaining against CM?

SC asks Didi on I-PAC case: How can ED push state authorities by complaining against CM?

New Delhi: Supreme Court The West Bengal government on Tuesday asked the West Bengal government how the central agency can engage with the state authorities headed by the chief minister when its complaint is against the chief minister himself. Court raises questions to CM Mamata BanerjeeKapil Sibal, the lawyer for law enforcement bureau Complaints cannot … Read more

One in four Indians is overweight, but obesity is still considered a ‘lifestyle’: Experts warn of growing crisis

One in four Indians is overweight, but obesity is still considered a 'lifestyle': Experts warn of growing crisis

New Delhi: India faces a growing burden of obesity with one in four Indians being overweight, but the condition is still misunderstood as a lifestyle issue rather than a disease, experts said at a recent panel discussion led by ICMR and AIIMS on the occasion of World Obesity Day.Experts say that despite growing awareness, most … Read more

‘Trying to divert attention from Iran war’: Congress slams BJP over notice to expel Lutyens

'Trying to divert attention from Iran war': Congress slams BJP over notice to expel Lutyens

Congress headquarters at 24 Akbar Road (Photo/PTI) New Delhi: The Congress party on Wednesday received an eviction notice from its long-standing national headquarters at 24 Akbar Road and asked it to vacate the site by March 28. Reacting to the notification, the Congress claimed that the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party government was trying to divert … Read more

GLP-1 under the scanner Gold rush: Raids across India expose easy availability of weight-loss drug

GLP-1 under the scanner Gold rush: Raids across India expose easy availability of weight-loss drug

Representative image (AI generated) NEW DELHI: Growing demand for diet pills has now come to the attention of India’s drug regulator, with a series of raids across the country revealing how easily these prescription drugs find their way into the hands of consumers.In recent weeks, inspections of 49 locations, ranging from online pharmacy warehouses and … Read more

Tuberculosis remains India’s biggest infectious disease killer, but mass screening efforts are bearing fruit

Tuberculosis remains India's biggest infectious disease killer, but mass screening efforts are bearing fruit

NEW DELHI: India may be making progress against tuberculosis, but the scale of the challenge remains daunting – it accounts for nearly a quarter of the world’s TB cases, although millions of infected people remain undetected.According to the TB Fact Sheet 2026 released by the Centre, TB remains the biggest infectious disease challenge facing India. … Read more

SC tells Sibal not to irritate us by saying we are agitated

SC tells Sibal not to irritate us by saying we are agitated

New Delhi: A heated exchange ensued between the bench and the CM during the ‘ED vs West Bengal CM’ match in SC on Tuesday Mamata Banerjeeconsultant Kapil Sibal.When a bench of Justices Prashant Kumar Mishra and NV Anjaria asked the ED how a complaint against the CM could be lodged with the state authorities headed … Read more

Five Indian-flagged tankers carrying LPG trapped in Hormuz

Five Indian-flagged tankers carrying LPG trapped in Hormuz

New Delhi: Five LPG tankers carrying nearly 230,000 tonnes of cooking gas are located in the western Strait of Hormuz and another tanker will be loaded in the coming days, the government said on Tuesday. The two vessels, Pine Gas and Jag Vasant, are said to be arriving at New Mangalore and Kandla ports this … Read more