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NEW DELHI: Union minister of state for law and justice Arjun Ram Meghwal on Sunday launched “The Medicolegal Guidebook,” in an effort to bridge the interface between medicine and law to ensure patient safety, ethical practice, and legal compliance in healthcare.The book is co-authored by Deepak Singla, medical director of Maharaja Agrasen Hospital; Aarushi Singla,…

Aadhaar custodian UIDAI has completed mandatory biometric updates (MBU) for over one crore school children across 83,000 schools nationwide, according to an official statement.A child below five years can enrol for Aadhaar using photograph, name, date of birth, gender, address and birth certificate. However, fingerprints and iris biometrics are not captured at this stage as…

NEW DELHI: The chief minister of Delhi, Rekha Gupta, has approved a grant of Rs 1,200 crore for the Delhi Transport Corporation (DTC), providing major relief to thousands of serving employees and pensioners, while also strengthening technology-driven initiatives to improve traffic management and urban mobility in the Capital.Out of the total allocation released by the…

During much of 2024 and 2025, India was one of the largest purchasers of discounted Russian oil. (AI image) Will India stop buying Russian crude oil? US President Donald Trump has signed an executive order revoking the 25% penal tariffs on India for its imports of crude from Russia. However, the executive order clearly says…

Police personnel at the spot after a swing fell down at Surajkund fair, in Faridabad. A police officer was killed and 13 other suffered injuries. (PTI photo) NEW DELHI: Police on Sunday arrested the swing operator and one of his staff members, a day after an on-duty inspector was killed and 12 others were injured…

Saudi Arabia Bets Big on Syria: New Airline and $1 Billion Telecom Deal Unveiled On February 7, 2026, Syria and Saudi Arabia signed a series of major economic agreements designed to catalyse reconstruction in war-torn Syria and deepen bilateral cooperation across strategic sectors including aviation, telecommunications and infrastructure. The accords come as Damascus seeks to…

NEW DELHI: A private mini aircraft crashed into an open field in Karnataka’s Vijayapura district on Sunday afternoon, police said. The two-seater aircraft went down at Mangaluru village in Babaleshwar taluk of Vijayapura. Two people, including the pilot, were on board at the time of the incident.According to news agency PTI, both occupants managed to…

India will face no difficulty in purchasing goods worth $500 billion from the United States over the next five years, with Commerce and industry minister Piyush Goyal calling the number “very conservative” given the scale of demand expected from the country’s expanding economy.Speaking to PTI Videos in an interview on Sunday, Goyal said India’s import…

File photo: RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat (Picture credit: PTI) NEW DELHI: RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat on Sunday said the organisation had asked him to continue working despite completing 75 years of age, adding that he would step down whenever the Sangh directs him to do so.Speaking during an interactive session at an event marking the…

The combined market valuation of eight of the country’s top 10 most valued firms surged by Rs 4.55 lakh crore last week, tracking a strong rally in equities, with Reliance Industries emerging as the biggest gainer.The BSE benchmark surged 2,857.46 points, or 3.53 per cent, during the week, according to PTI.From the top-10 pack, Reliance…