April 17, 2024 08:36 am | Updated 08:36 am IST - VIJAYAWADA The School Education Department in the State has made mandatory the use of Permanent Education Number (PEN) from the academic year 2024-25. PEN is a unique identification number assigned to every student provided by the Union Ministry of …...Read More

April 17, 2024 08:33 am | Updated 08:33 am IST - HYDERABAD The mortal remains of 25-year-old Mohammed Abdul Arfath, the student from Telangana, who went missing in Cleveland, USA, and was later found dead, were brought back to the Hyderabad. Arfath was reported as missing on March 7. Originally …...Read More

April 17, 2024 08:31 am | Updated 08:31 am IST - Mumbai In a subtle critique aimed at the BJP-led Central government, Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Uddhav Thackeray said on Tuesday that his party’s ‘flaming torch’ election symbol symbolises the downfall of autocracy in the country. “The flaming torch symbol …...Read More

April 17, 2024 08:22 am | Updated 08:22 am IST - MYSURU Frustrated with a promise made by the Congress in its Lok Sabha election manifesto, the BJP was opposing the distribution of “guarantee cards” to the people by the party, said L. Hanumanthaiah, former MP. Mr. Hanumanthaiah, who is …...Read More

April 17, 2024 08:18 am | Updated 08:18 am IST - NEW DELHI In presumptive multi-drug resistant (MDR) tuberculosis cases, whole genome sequencing revealed that pre-extensively drug-resistant TB (pre-XDR-TB) was present in 50.83% of cases, while MDR-TB was found in 15.5% with nearly equivalent proportions among men and women, found …...Read More

April 17, 2024 08:15 am | Updated 08:15 am IST - NEW DELHI The Union Health Ministry has extended the period for the linking of the Ayushman Bharat Health Account (ABHA) number with the CGHS Beneficiary ID by 120 days or four months with effect from June 30. Also the …...Read More

April 17, 2024 08:08 am | Updated 08:08 am IST - BHUBANESWAR Amidst the escalating election fervour, the Biju Janata Dal (BJD) and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) have exchanged barbs, alleging that their respective flagship health schemes have fallen short of expectations. The BJD accused BJP of sabotaging Biju Swasthya …...Read More

April 17, 2024 07:55 am | Updated 07:55 am IST - LUCKNOW Various Rajput caste-centric social groups on Tuesday organised a massive mahapanchayat in Khera village under Muzaffarnagar Lok Sabha constituency demanding more representation for the community in the general election and targeted the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) for neglecting …...Read More

April 17, 2024 01:21 am | Updated 01:25 am IST The Supreme Court disagreed with the idea of a return to paper ballots to restore the “little man’s” confidence in the electoral process, saying machines give “absolutely accurate results” unless human bias maligns them. The court was open to the …...Read More

April 17, 2024 01:21 am | Updated 12:55 pm IST With the first phase of the upcoming Lok Sabha elections just around the corner, political campaigns, rallies and roadshows have reached a crescendo with political parties attacking candidates over guarantees, religion, corruption, and more. Ahead of the scheduled polling for …...Read More