Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday drew attention to the alarming rise in obesity rates in India, citing a report that warns nearly 44 crore people may be obese by 2050. He called the statistic “huge and scary” and stressed the importance of taking action to curb the growing health concern. On the first day...
Chief minister Rekha Gupta on Thursday interacted with traders and the business community as part of consultations with the public ahead of the budget session in the Delhi assembly. Officials said the industry organisations during the exchanges with the CM raised the “impractical” policies implemented by the previous Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government, as well...
New Delhi Union minister for road transport and highways Nitin Gadkari on Thursday said the government aims to reduce road accident rates by half by 2030 and said accidents contribute to an economic loss of 3 % to GDP. “India witnessed 4,80,000 road accidents, 1,80,000 deaths, and about 4,00,000 serious injuries. Out of these 1,40,000...
India on Thursday condemned a security breach incident during External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar’s trip to the UK, saying it deplored “the misuse of democratic freedom by such elements”. According to a purported video of the incident circulating on social media platform X, a man with the tricolour is seen rushing towards the car in...
Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta conducted an inspection in Shalimar Bagh on Thursday, assessing the state of drinking water, sanitation, and roads in the constituency. As part of her visit, she inspected a girls’ school and interacted with local residents to understand their concerns. CM Gupta visited key locations, including Shalimar Village Chowk, Max Road,...
A Khalistani protestor blocked Foreign Minister S Jaishankar’s convoy and ripped apart India’s flag during the latter’s London visit. The protest took place outside a venue where Jaishankar was participating in a discussion organised by Chatham House. The protester was swiftly removed by security personnel stationed at the venue. A video circulating online captures the...
In a major crackdown on gold smuggling, the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI), Bengaluru, arrested Kannada actress Ranya Rao at Kempegowda International Airport after seizing 14.8 kg of gold from her possession. Ranya, who arrived in Bengaluru on an Emirates flight from Dubai on Monday night, had been under DRI surveillance due to her frequent international trips....
WOMEN WHOSE household income is less than Rs 3 lakh per year, and those who do not pay tax will be eligible for the Rs 2,500 grant from the Delhi government, The Indian Express has learnt. Only those aged between 18 and 60, who do not hold government jobs and are not receiving any other...
In a sharp attack on former Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal, Delhi BJP president Virendraa Sachdeva said that the AAP supremo joined a 10-day Vipassana retreat as he is failing to abandon his lavish, VIP lifestyle. The BJP leader also dismissed Kejriwal’s meditation retreat as a new medium “to loot taxpayer’s money.” “He is not...
Sad news has emerged from the Uttarakhand avalanche tragedy. The bodies of the last four labourers, who were trapped at the site of the avalanche-hit Border Roads Organisation (BRO) camp in Chamoli, have been recovered by the rescue team on Sunday. The nearly 60-hour rescue operation has ended, with the death toll reaching eight. According...