NEW DELHI: Over 52,000 people had been flown to India from the Gulf on Indian and Middle East airlines and charter flights till 11.59 pm (IST) Friday, according to the DGCA. Indian carriers had operated 184 of these flights, followed by 85 by UAE carriers and 11 charters. Indian carriers are operating as many flights…
NEW DELHI: India’s doctors are raising the alarm over a little-known condition that could quietly rob millions of older people of their mobility and independence: sarcopenia, or age-related muscle loss.To tackle the problem, the Geriatric Society of India has released the country’s first “Indian Guidelines for the Evaluation and Management of Sarcopenia.” The recommendations, developed…
Trinamool Congress MPs are likely to support the no-confidence motion and vote against the Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla.According to news agency ANI, the decision comes as per the direction of the party’s chairperson Mamata Banerjee. No-Confidence Against Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla Explained: Process, Rules And Numbers In Parliament Earlier, TMC – one of…
Representative image NEW DELHI: Congress on Saturday launched a scathing attack on Prime Minister Narendra Modi over the recent US 30-day waiver allowing New Delhi to buy Russian oil. The attack was charged with the quote of Donald Trump’s aide Scott Bessent, who said the US had given “permission” to India to accept oil from…
NEW DELHI: Highway users who fail to pay toll charges on NHs due to a faulty or blacklisted FASTag, insufficient balance or absence of a tag, will get three days to make the payment after receiving an e-notice. If payment is not made within this period, double the toll amount will be charged and all…
CHENNAI: The principle of equal pay for equal work applies only when employees work in the same institution under identical service conditions, Madras high court has said.“There cannot be any comparison in respect of employees working in public sector undertakings as well as govt departments. Since service rules are different and distinct, the question of…
NEW DELHI: With West Asia-bound cargo ships stranded in India due to conflict in the region, shipping ministry on Friday directed all 12 major ports to consider requests for reduction, waiver or remission of charges, including for storage rent, reefer plugging and change of vessel.The ministry said ports may permit storage of cargo destined for…
MUMBAI: A total of 13 repatriation flights for Indian travellers stranded in the Gulf landed at Mumbai airport on Friday from Fujairah and Dubai. These included services operated by SpiceJet, Emirates, Air India Express and FlyDubai, with arrivals beginning at 1.00am and continuing in the day till 5.50pm. SpiceJet operated seven flights from Fujairah and…
BHUBANESWAR/CUTTACK: Union home minister Amit Shah on Friday hailed security forces for decisively curbing Naxal activities, declaring that the extremists’ long-cherished ambition of establishing a “red corridor” stretching from Tirupati in Andhra Pradesh to Pashupati in Nepal will be removed by March 31.He was speaking at the 57th raising day celebrations of the Central Industrial…
NEW DELHI: Citing the temporary “permission” given by the US to Indian refiners to buy oil from Russia, Congress on Friday alleged PM Modi was being “blackmailed” by America. The party said India’s strategic autonomy and sovereignty were under serious threat and Modi govt had reduced India to an almost “vassal state”.Congress MP Rahul Gandhi…
