Chief minister Rekha Gupta has ordered a corruption probe against two senior Delhi Health Department officers over alleged irregularities in the procurement of medicines and other medical supplies for government hospitals, officials said on Tuesday.Treating the allegations with “utmost seriousness”, Gupta has sought an inquiry under Section 17A of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988,…
Amit Shah Nafed and NCCF to procure ‘every single grain’ of pulses and oilseeds directly from farmers NEW DELHI: Union home and cooperation minister Amit Shah on Tuesday directed National Agricultural Cooperative Marketing Federation (Nafed) and National Cooperative Consumers’ Federation (NCCF) to procure “every single grain” of pulses and oilseeds directly from farmers “with complete…
Representative image. (Credit: ANI) MUMBAI: Graduates entering the work force are 44% less likely to be employed in the informal sector compared to those without a degree, according to a report published by Economic Advisory Council to the PM, which said education remains central to the formalisation of the economy.The report, “Formalization of Labour Market…
With the entry of the six MPs, Eknath Shinde’s Shiv Sena now has 13 MPs in the Lok Sabha, making the party a key player within the BJP-led NDA. NEW DELHI: Tigers or traitors! Yes, you guessed it right. We are talking about the six Uddhav Sena MPs who crossed the political divide in Maharashtra…
MUMBAI: Gold loans, the fastest-growing segment in retail credit for several years, are now showing a sharp improvement in asset quality, driven in part by a surge in new borrowers that has diluted delinquency ratios even as the market undergoes structural expansion, according to an Experian report.The report, titled “Gold Loans in Transition: Market Evolution…
President Murmu conferred 65 Padma Awards, honouring achievers including Rohit Sharma, Mammootty and Alka Yagnik. A Pune trekking death turned into a murder case, with a woman and her alleged lover arrested. A government report flagged Telegram over child abuse content and cyber fraud concerns. Sensex plunged nearly 900 points, wiping out Rs 4.61 lakh…
NEW DELHI: Citizens will now be able to check the prices of medicines and lodge complaints related to drug pricing through a single government platform, following the integration of two key portals operated by the National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority (NPPA).In an office memorandum issued on Tuesday, the NPPA announced the integration of the Pharma Jan…
Uttarakhand chief minister Pushkar Singh Dhami on Tuesday warned against spreading misleading or provocative content on social media, saying that strict legal action will be taken against those attempting to divide society.During a high-level meeting held at the Secretariat, he said people of all faiths have contributed to the country’s progress and urged citizens not…
Vijay; Udhayanidhi Stalin NEW DELHI: Tamil Nadu leader of the opposition Udhayanidhi Stalin on Tuesday appeared to make a personal jibe at chief minister C Joseph Vijay, suggesting that a “wife is searching for her husband at the Chengalpattu court.”Although Udhayanidhi did not take names, Vijay’s estranged wife, Sangeetha Sornalingam, has filed for divorce.The case…
“Such remarks are desperate attempts by Pakistan to cover up its own failings,” said Randhir Jaiswal. NEW DELHI: India on Tuesday strongly condemned Pakistani defence minister Khawaja Asif’s “we’ll go to war over Indus” remark, dismissing it as an attempt by Islamabad to deflect attention from its human rights abuses.“Such remarks are desperate attempts by…
