India first: Karnataka to link liquor tax to alcohol content
Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah presents budget in Bengaluru on Friday BENGALURU: Beer and wine are likely to become cheaper as Karnataka launches a new alcohol-in-beverage (AIB)-based excise tax regime from April, becoming the first state in the country to…
From Tamil Nadu to West Bengal: How Governor RN Ravi’s transfer affects two poll-bound states
‘Inflation whip to hit public’: Opposition slams Center for LPG cylinder price hike
NEW DELHI: The opposition on Saturday lashed out at the Bharatiya Janata Party-led Central government and Prime Minister Narendra Modi, accusing them of “waving the whip of inflation on the public” after raising prices of LPG cylinders across…
‘Wants access to our ports’: EAM Jaishankar on India’s rescue of Iranian ships
EAM S Jaishankar New Delhi: In his first response to the US Navy’s sinking of the Iranian warship IRIS Dena in the Indian Ocean, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Saturday said one Iranian ship had sought and received permission to dock in…
Uttarakhand ranks first in country in effective implementation of new penal code
Dehradun (Uttarakhand): Uttarakhand has secured the first position in the country in implementing Interoperable Criminal Justice System (ICJS) 2.0, based on data as of January 2026, marking a historic milestone in the modernization of India’s…
As of midnight on Friday, 52,360 people had flown from the Gulf to India on 280 flights:”
New Delhi: More than 52,000 people have flown to India from the Gulf on Indian and Middle Eastern airlines and charter flights as of 11:59 pm (IST) on Friday, according to the Civil Aviation Authority of India. Air India operated 184 of these flights,…
When cost is no longer a barrier: A new chapter for ozone injection in India
Most nights at the diabetes clinic, the conversation eventually comes back to the same word: cost. Not the calories, not the carbs, but the cost. For many patients, drugs like Ozempic have been hovering in an uncomfortable space between medical…
NMC promotes digital tracking of patient visits in medical colleges and hospitals
NEW DELHI: As the National Medical Commission (NMC) works towards digitizing health records of patients in medical college hospitals, the regulator may soon be able to verify the actual number of Ayushman Bharat beneficiaries receiving treatment in these…
No-confidence motion in Om Birla: TMC MPs likely to vote for resolution
Trinamool Congress MPs are likely to support the no-confidence motion and vote against Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla.The decision was taken on the instructions of the party president, news agency ANI reported. Mamata Banerjee. No confidence in Lok Sabha…
Muscle loss with age? New India guidelines warn of hidden health risks
NEW DELHI: Indian doctors are sounding the alarm about a little-known disease that could quietly rob millions of older people of mobility and independence: sarcopenia, or age-related muscle loss.To address this issue, the Geriatric Society of India has…