International body recommends more sensitive test to indicate risk of developing diabetes

March 16, 2024 10:38 pm | Updated 11:25 pm IST - Chennai The International Diabetes Federation (IDF), in a position statement, has recommended the adoption of a test measuring blood sugar one hour (1-h PG) after the load of Oral Glucose Tolerance Test (OGTT) has been administered to check for …...Read More

Ryots hit by climate vagaries heave a sigh of relief in Kerala ahead of general elections

March 16, 2024 10:37 pm | Updated 10:37 pm IST - THIRUVANANTHAPURAM After two years of uncertainty, 64-year-old P.K. Sadhanandan, a progressive paddy farmer under the Kattoor Thekkumpadam Koottu Krishi Sangam in Thrissur, is now a relived ryot ahead of the harvest of this year’s crop, thanks to the general …...Read More

CID announces cash reward for information about fugitive police officer in bitcoin case

March 16, 2024 10:36 pm | Updated 10:36 pm IST - Bengaluru The Criminal Investigation Department (CID) has announced a cash reward for any information about the bitcoin case accused Deputy Superintendent of Police Sridhar K. Pujar, who is on the run after allegedly attacking police personnel. The CID officials …...Read More

Editors Guild demands inquiry in death of Mumbai-based journalist

March 16, 2024 10:31 pm | Updated 10:32 pm IST - New Delhi The Editors Guild of India on Saturday urged the management of a daily newspaper in Mumbai to conduct a “fair and transparent” inquiry into the allegations related to the death of journalist Satish Nandgaonkar. In a statement, …...Read More

Notifying CAA Rules after five years is a give-away that Union is in no hurry to implement the law: Kerala in SC

March 16, 2024 10:28 pm | Updated 10:28 pm IST - NEW DELHI The State of Kerala has moved an application in the Supreme Court seeking an injunction against the implementation of the Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2019 and the Citizenship (Amendment) Rules, 2024. The State said the Centre took over …...Read More

Around 40 injured as boiler explodes in factory in Haryana

March 16, 2024 10:27 pm | Updated 10:49 pm IST - CHANDIGARH A boiler explosion in a local factory in the industrial area of Haryana’s Dharuhera in Rewari district on Saturday left around 40 workers injured. There have been no reports of casualties so far, according to a local official. …...Read More

‘High Court of Karnataka cannot act as an appellate authority under Chit Funds Act’

March 16, 2024 10:27 pm | Updated 10:27 pm IST - Bengaluru The High Court of Karnataka has said that it cannot act as an appellate authority over the orders passed by an appellate officer under Section 70 of the Chit Funds Act, 1972, particularly in the absence of allegations …...Read More

Ignoring BRS plea, ex-MLA Aruri Ramesh to join BJP today

March 16, 2024 10:26 pm | Updated 10:26 pm IST - Hyderabad Ignoring the desperate attempt by the Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) leadership to retain him in the party, former MLA Aruri Ramesh is all set to join the BJP on Sunday. Sources said Mr. Aruri Ramesh, who was taken …...Read More

INDIA bloc says it is geared up to face the BJP

March 16, 2024 10:20 pm | Updated 10:20 pm IST - New Delhi The Opposition parties in the INDIA bloc welcomed the Lok Sabha election dates and said they were prepared to take on the BJP and unseat it from power. The Congress said it would fight for “nyay” (justice) …...Read More

MTR celebrates 100 years with a Guinness World Records title

March 16, 2024 10:19 pm | Updated 10:53 pm IST - Bengaluru Celebrating its 100-year journey, MTR Foods announced that they are now the new Guinness World Records title holder for the Longest Dosa in partnership with Lorman Kitchen Equipments. MTR’s signature Red Rice batter was used to prepare this …...Read More