AIIMS-Delhi operationalises night-shelter facility for patients, attendantsAIIMS Delhi, with CRPF support, has launched the Ashray facility. This initiative provides safe shelter, food, and comfort to patients and ...
04 Jan, 2026, 03.19 PM IST
Crowd management system used during Maha Kumbh now permanent fixture at 60 designated railway stations: Ashwini VaishnawFollowing a deadly stampede at New Delhi station in February, the government will enforce strict access control, allowing only confirmed ti...
11 Mar, 2025, 10.04 AM IST
Mumbai suburban network to get new design trains: VaishnawMumbai will soon receive newly designed trains on its suburban railway, featuring enhanced passenger comfort and reduced overcrowding. Rail...
04 Feb, 2025, 08.37 AM IST
Budget 2025: From startups to aviation and retail to realty, jobs could be made in millionsFinance minister Nirmala Sitharaman's budget proposals aim to spur job creation across sectors like manufacturing, tourism, agriculture, an...
02 Feb, 2025, 09.24 AM IST
Budget 2025 to drive job creation across key sectors, say expertsThe budget proposals are geared towards job creation across various sectors including manufacturing, tourism, agriculture, and MSMEs. Initi...
01 Feb, 2025, 11.36 PM IST
UK plans to release prisoners early to tackle overcrowdingBritain's new government, under the leadership of justice minister Shabana Mahmood, has announced plans to address prison overcrowding by i...
15 Jul, 2024, 11.11 AM IST
Railways cuts ticket prices for passenger trains by 50%: Here are detailsThe Central Railway has announced a reduction in ticket prices to pre-covid levels, providing financial relief to daily commuters. Prices f...
27 Feb, 2024, 04.31 PM IST
SC suggests idea of private jails built by corporatesThe apex court said big corporate houses can build private prisons as part of their Corporate Social Responsibility.
29 Sep, 2022, 09.59 PM IST
Will Section 80C limit go up in the budget?Popular investment options under Section 80C are Public Provident Fund, National Savings Certificate, Equity Linked Savings Schemes among o...
28 Jan, 2022, 11.01 AM IST
Calcutta HC allows conditional entry into pandals of Kali puja, othersHearing a PIL filed by an environmentalist, the division bench of Justice Rajasekhara Mantha and Justice Kesang Doma Bhutia directed that a...
03 Nov, 2021, 10.10 PM IST
Punjab CM writes to PM to seek incentive for farmers to delay wheat arrivalThe Chief Minister said the Centre should immediately announce a bonus of Rs 100 per quintal over and above MSP to the farmers for bringing...
14 Apr, 2020, 06.12 PM IST
Covid-19 lockdown: Liquor companies want shops to be reopenedIndustry body tells government suspension of sales only helping illegal trade, hurting revenue of states. Food is an essential commodity an...
10 Apr, 2020, 07.19 PM IST
You have free time, barring weekends?The proposal unveiled in Britain this week to provide the option for some categories of convicts to spend only weekends in jail would find ...
20 May, 2016, 04.27 AM IST
Delhi has 2.71 hospital beds per 1,000, WHO recommends 5Delhi's hospital bed to population ratio is little more than half of the WHO's recommended standard of 5 beds per 1,000 population
24 Jun, 2015, 08.34 PM IST
Tuberculosis rate going down, but not fast enough to meet WHO target"Community support groups/NGOs can be effectively used to create awareness and both WHO and government of India should pursue these collabo...
11 Jan, 2015, 11.12 AM IST
After Saudi Arabia's Nitaqat, it is Kuwait's turn to crack down on illegal workersAfter Saudi Arabia’s decision to implement the restrictive labour law, Nitaqat, it is Kuwait's turn to implement a policy of reducing expat...
03 Jun, 2013, 04.59 AM IST
- Pharmaceutical and healthcare sector to dominate M&As in 2012: Grant Thornton
India will see the largest number of M&As in pharmaceutical and healthcare sector this year despite regulations, according to Grant Thornto...
21 Feb, 2012, 02.09 AM IST