NEW DELHI: Punjab government has written to the Centre, seeking Union agriculture minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan‘s intervention to end the impasse over the ongoing farmers’ protest at Punjab-Haryana border.The letter written by Punjab agriculture minister Gurmeet Singh Khuddian also highlighted the hunger strike by farmer representative Jagjit Singh Dallewal, who has been on a fast-unto-death…
NEW DELHI: India is readying 13 new quarantine centres at international points of entry (airports). These centres will be used for isolating people travelling from other countries who have symptoms of a disease with the potential to cause an outbreak.According to health ministry sources, the building of quarantine centres is being funded by the PM…
BENGALURU: Healthcare-focused global capability centres (GCCs) continue to struggle with gender diversity. According to Teamlease data, women constitute only 28% of the workforce, matching industry standards. In R&D roles, women representation drops further to 15%.“The gap is expected to persist due to the broader gender gap in STEM with just 27% women in the STEM…
The House passed legislation on Wednesday requiring more oversight of youth residential treatment facilities, a feat for hotel heiress Paris Hilton who has spent years lobbying lawmakers to regulate an industry marred by child abuse allegations. The Stop Institutional Child Abuse Act gained overwhelming bipartisan support in the House after passing the Senate unanimously last…
PATNA: The Bihar Public Service Commission (BPSC) on Monday cancelled its preliminary examination held at one of the centres in Patna, where an official on duty died of heart attack following a ruckus created by “unruly” candidates on December 13. The incident took place at the Bapu Pariksha Parisar in Patna’s Kumhrar locality, which was…
NEW DELHI: Delhi high court on Friday directed the Centre to clarify its position on a petition by BJP leader Subramanian Swamy, urging the ministry of home affairs to decide on Rahul Gandhi’s Indian citizenship status.A bench comprising acting Chief Justice Vibhu Bakhru and Justice Tushar Rao Gedela made an oral observation, requesting the Central…