Govt spending on primary healthcare more than doubles to Rs 1.4 lakh crore
New Delhi, May 27 (IANS) India has witnessed a significant rise in public spending on primary healthcare over the last decade, with government expenditure increasing from Rs 0.5 lakh crore in 2013-14 to Rs 1.4 lakh crore in 2022-23, as per the latest National Health Accounts (NHA) estimates on Wednesday.The NHA estimates, released annually, provide…
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Gujarat quarantines four over suspected Ebola exposure, samples sent for testing
Ahmedabad/Gandhinagar, May 27 (IANS) Gujarat health authorities have quarantined four people, including a businessman who recently arrived from Africa, as a precautionary measure amid heightened surveillance over Ebola outbreaks reported in…
ED raids 17 locations in Parimatch betting probe, seizes cash and freezes Rs 3.8 crore
Mumbai, May 27 (IANS) The Directorate of Enforcement's (ED) Mumbai Zonal Office conducted searches at 17 locations across Maharashtra, Rajasthan, Delhi, Gujarat, Daman and Uttar Pradesh on Tuesday, under the Prevention of Money Laundering…
Gujarat: IITE Gandhinagar establishes seven new schools under NEP 2020
Gandhinagar, May 27 (IANS) The Indian Institute of Teacher Education (IITE) in Gandhinagar on Wednesday announced a major academic expansion under the National Education Policy (NEP)-2020 by establishing seven new university schools and…
33 pc women quota in TDP a ‘game-changing moment’ in India politics: Ram Mohan Naidu
Amaravati, May 27 (IANS) Union Civil Aviation Minister K. Ram Mohan Naidu said on Wednesday that the proposal by TDP National Working President Nara Lokesh for 33 per cent reservation for women in Telugu Desam Party (TDP) for the 2029…
Indian OMCs have not profiteered but served consumer interest, shows data
New Delhi, May 27 (IANS) The Rs 77,821 crore combined OMC profit for FY2025-26 is a 3 to 4 per cent net margin on combined turnover in the order of Rs 20 lakh crore, the working margin any healthy commodity refiner at this scale produces,…
CBSE rejects Rahul Gandhi’s allegations over hiring of EdTech Firm
New Delhi, May 27 (IANS) The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) on Wednesday emphatically rejected Lok Sabha Leader of the Opposition (LoP) Rahul Gandhi’s allegations of impropriety over entering into a contract with a particular…
Bengal: Police arrest three Bangladeshis for illegal stay
Kolkata, May 27 (IANS) The police have arrested three Bangladeshi infiltrators from the Baruipur police station area of South 24 Parganas district for illegally entering India and living in the state, police said on Wednesday.
Among them,…
Rajasthan reels under severe heatwave as Sri Ganganagar records highest temperature at 48.2°C
Jaipur, May 27 (IANS) Rajasthan continues to reel under intense heatwave conditions, with Sri Ganganagar recording the highest temperature in the state at 48.2 degrees Celsius on Wednesday, marking the hottest day of the season so far.…
Gujarat CM reviews big cat deaths in Gir region, 17 lions isolated as monitoring intensified
Gandhinagar, May 27 (IANS) Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel on Wednesday convened a high-level meeting in Gandhinagar to review the recent deaths of lion cubs in the Gir region and to assess the preventive and healthcare measures…