Sharpening inequality now firmly embedded in nature of country’s economic growth: Congress

Attacking the Centre citing a World Bank report, the Congress on Sunday (April 27, 2025) claimed that sharpening inequality is now firmly embedded in the nature of the country’s economic growth, and asserted there is a compelling need for tax reforms in GST, ending “brazen corporate favouritism” and providing income support for families. Congress general…

W.B. school recruitment crisis: Mamata offers aid to non-teaching staff, but protesters refuse to budge

Staying put: Teachers and non-teaching staff, whose appointments were invalidated by the Supreme Court recently, stage a protest in front of West Bengal School Service Commission (WBSSC) office, in Kolkata. File | Photo Credit: PTI Kolkata The West Bengal government on Saturday offered a monthly honorarium to non-teaching employees of State-run schools and urged them to…

Makkalai Thedi Maruthuvam scheme hits the mark by improving hypertension, diabetes control in T.N.

Task-sharing through initiatives like MTM has contributed to better access and early management of hypertension and diabetes in Tamil Nadu, as observed in recent survey findings. File | Photo Credit: B. Velankanni Raj By taking healthcare directly to the people’s doorsteps, Tamil Nadu’s flagship scheme – “Makkalai Thedi Maruthuvam” (MTM) – has demonstrated an improvement…

Youth beaten to death in Kozhikode

A 20-year-old youth who sustained grave injuries in an assault allegedly unleashed by three men died at Kozhikode Medical College Hospital on Saturday night (April 26, 2025). The victim was identified as Sooraj, a native of Mayanad. The alleged physical assault took place at Chevayur following an argument between two groups of youngsters during a…

Abandoned police station building turned into education centre in Jharkhand’s cybercrime hotspot Jamtara

Representational image only. File | Photo Credit: The Hindu The Jharkhand Police have transformed an abandoned police station building in Jamtara district, infamously known for cybercrime, into a hi-tech coaching-cum-guidance centre and library to help local youths prepare for competitive examinations. “Equipped with Wi-Fi, a projector, and other facilities, the centre was opened at the…

Public Safety Act: Two suspected overground workers detained in Jammu & Kashmir’s Budgam

“Budgam police in Jammu and Kashmir have detained two suspected Overground workers affiliated with terrorist ranks under the Public Safety Act (PSA),” police said in a statement. According to an official statement, in a decisive move against terrorism and acting tough against ANES (Anti-national Elements), District Police Budgam on Sunday (April 27, 2025) detained two…

All Pakistani nationals in Maharashtra accounted for, arrangements made for deportation: Fadnavis

The Maharashtra police have launched a drive to identify Pakistani nationals living across the state on various visas. File | Photo Credit: ANI Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Sunday (April 27, 2025) rubbished reports about Pakistani nationals being missing in the state and said all of them were accounted for. Mr. Fadnavis said arrangements…