JP Nadda for global regulatory standards

JP Nadda for global regulatory standards

Thursday, 18 July 2024 | PNS | New Delhi

Amid recent scrutiny of several drug companies over product issues such as cough syrup, Union Health Minister JP Nadda on Wednesday stressed the critical need for the Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation (CDSCO) to draw a roadmap with timelines of adopting global standards in its regulatory functions. His directives came while...

Adhikari’s new slogan: Jo Mere Saath Hum Unke Saath

Thursday, 18 July 2024 | Saugar Sengupta | Kolkata

Apparently under pressure from the top BJP leadership as well as the workers down below after his party’s not-so-impressive show in the recently concluded Parliamentary elections, BengalOpposition Leader Suvendu Adhikari has suggested a more fogeyish slogan for the party ahead of the 2026 Assembly elections. Adhikari wants not only to dissolve...

Beacon of hope for present, future generations

Thursday, 18 July 2024 | Staff Reporter | New Delhi

Once an expanse of wilderness on the Delhi ridge covered with dense forest, a 200-acre patch of land on the rugged red sandstone hill has undergone a remarkable transformation with the Jamia Hamdard campus coming up on it. The sprawling lush green campus now pulsates with the energy and enthusiasm of...

Leave politics to politicians, Omar tells J&K DGP

Thursday, 18 July 2024 | Mohit Kandhari | Jammu

Former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister and the National Conference Vice President Omar Abdullah Wednesday gave a sound piece of advice to the Director General of Jammu Kashmir Police RR Swain by requesting him to leave politics to politicians and do his job of improving the situation and combat the...

Fadnavis, Ajit have narrow escape as helicopter loses way in bad weather

Thursday, 18 July 2024 | TN RAGHUNATHA | Mumbai

Maharashtra’s Deputy Chief Ministers Devendra Fadnavis, Ajit Pawar and Industry Minister Uday Samant had a narrow escape on Wednesday, as the pilot of a helicopter in which they were flying from Nagpur to Gqdchiroli in eastern Maharashtra lost the route because of bad weather conditions and poor visibility, but managed...

Cauvery issue: TN to recite Varuna Japa for rain

Thursday, 18 July 2024 | Kumar Chellappan | KOchi

Rationalist Tamil Nadu will echo with the recitation of Varuna Japa, a ritual to propitiate the rain God so that farmers in the State’s Rice Bowl get copious rainfall for their agricultural operations. All Vinayakar Temples along the banks of River Kaveri will see yagnas and pujas by the farmers...

Cauvery row: K’taka Deputy CM appeals to TN to cooperate on Mekedatu project

Wednesday, 17 July 2024 | PTI | Bengaluru

Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister D K Shivakumar on Tuesday made a passionate appeal to the Tamil Nadu government to cooperate with the implementation of the Mekedatu project across river Cauvery which, he said, would be more beneficial to the neighbouring State. He also expressed hope about “problems in releasing water to...

WHO urges Southeast Asia to expand rehabilitation services

Wednesday, 17 July 2024 | PNS | New Delhi

Asserting that approximately 590 million people in the South-East Asia Region require rehabilitation services — particularly for conditions such as low back pain, vision loss, fractures, and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)—the World Health Organization (WHO) on Tuesday urged countries in the region to accelerate access to rehabilitative and assistive...

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