Nearly a quarter of teachers use alcohol to cope with stresses of the job, survey suggests

Almost nine in 10 teachers believe their job has adversely affected their mental health in the past 12 months, according to a survey. Nearly a quarter of teachers had used alcohol in an effort to cope, while 12% have used antidepressants, the poll of 11,574 NASUWT teaching union members found. …...Read More

The Hindu Morning Digest, March 31, 2024

March 31, 2024 07:45 am | Updated 07:45 am IST Citizenship (Amendment) Act Rules silent on fate of rejected applicants As applications start coming in through the online citizenship portal of the Citizenship (Amendment) Act (CAA), some potential applicants are worried about their fate if rejected. The law’s Rules, notified …...Read More

Gen V star Chance Perdomo dies in motorbike crash

British-American actor Chance Perdomo has died in a motorbike crash at the age of 27. Perdomo was born in Los Angeles but raised in the English city of Southampton. He was best-known as Andre Anderson in the superhero show Gen V, a spin-off of the satirical TV series The Boys. …...Read More

King expected to attend Easter Sunday service but other popular royals will be absent

King Charles is expected to attend the traditional Easter Sunday church service later, in one of his few appearances since last month's cancer diagnosis. The 75-year-old monarch, who will be at the Windsor Castle service with Queen Camilla, has recently stepped back from major public duties while receiving outpatient treatment. …...Read More

Traffic diversions in Hyderabad for procession from Charminar

March 31, 2024 05:43 am | Updated 05:43 am IST - HYDERABAD The Hyderabad city traffic police issued an advisory in connection with the death anniversary of Hazrat Ali, which will be observed on March 31. Officials said the procession will start from inside Charminar and proceed towards Masjid-E-Imamia near …...Read More

Man injured in wild gaur attack in Idukki

March 31, 2024 05:31 am | Updated 05:31 am IST - IDUKKI The Forest department has launched a drive to chase a wild gaur that attacked a man in a human habitation at Spring Valley, near Kumily, in Idukki on March 29 back into the deep forest. According to officials, …...Read More

KTR Demands Memorial For PV Narasimha Rao In Delhi

Following the Telangana Assembly's passing of a resolution seeking the Bharat Ratna for late former Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh, Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) leader KT Rama Rao urged the state government to persuade the Central government to establish a memorial for former Prime Minister PV Narasimha Rao in the …...Read More

Delhi Chief Secretary's Big Charge On AAP Minister After Basement Deaths

Saurabh Bharadwaj earlier asked the Chief Secretary to come clear on pending decisions In his report on the basement tragedy at Delhi's Rajinder Nagar that left three IAS aspirants dead, Delhi government's Chief Secretary Naresh Kumar has blamed the coaching centre for encroachment that blocked drains and accused minister Saurabh …...Read More

BJP MLA files papers to contest LS poll against party in Darjeeling

March 31, 2024 05:13 am | Updated 05:13 am IST - Kolkata The BJP’s Kurseong MLA Bishnu Prasad Sharma on March 30 filed nomination papers to contest from the Darjeeling Lok Sabha seat as an independent candidate against the party’s nominee and sitting MP Raju Bista. After filing his nomination, …...Read More

BJP fields Bhartruhari Mahtab as its candidate from the Cuttack Lok Sabha seat

March 31, 2024 04:58 am | Updated 04:58 am IST - BHUBANESWAR The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Saturday fielded Bhartruhari Mahtab, veteran MP from Cuttack, as its candidate for Cuttack Lok Sabha seat, days after he joined the saffron party following his resignation from the Biju Janata Dal (BJD). …...Read More