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Thiruvananthapuram: Adding sugar to Amrutham Nutri Mix distributed through anganwadis could affect children’s health, the Keralam State Commission for Protection of Child Rights has observed.The commission directed the Women and Child Development (WCD) Department to consider completely eliminating sugar from the preparation of the nutri mix supplied through the Integrated Child Development Services (ICDS) scheme and explore the inclusion of a small quantity of jaggery instead.It also directed the WCD Director to constitute a high-level committee to scientifically determine the nutritional composition of products supplied to children, according to a panel statement.The commission further ordered that guidelines be prepared on…
Pravesh Dudani, Founder and Chancellor, Medhavi Skills University.By Pravesh DudaniIn 2022, young Indians filed 42.8 lakh applications for apprenticeships under the National Apprenticeship Promotion Scheme. In 2025, they filed a little over 4 lakhs. Close to 77 lakh apprenticeship vacancies have been created since the scheme began, and more than 70 lakhs are still available.The seats exist. The applicants have walked away.For a decade we have called India’s skills problem a supply problem. That is now half right at best. A stipend of ten to twelve thousand rupees, minus rent in an industrial town, minus the real risk that no…
Haddish has previously spoken about experiencing homelessness during the early part of her comedy career. (AP file photo) Comedian and actor Tiffany Haddish says an unexpected conversation with an accountant changed the way she thought about money and property. Today, she owns about 17 properties, but her approach to real estate began after years of financial uncertainty.Haddish recently spoke about her property investments during a live recording of the podcast ‘Family Trips With the Meyers Brothers’, Realtor reported. Seth Meyers and his brother, Josh Meyers, asked her about the kind of holidays she enjoys. Haddish said she likes travelling in…
The decline in ex-mill prices is yet to filter down to wholesale and retail markets. | Photo Credit: The Hindu The ex-mill price of sugar has declined by 18% to ₹55 per kg since the government’s decision to allow imports and clamp down on speculation and hoarding of the sweetener, Food Secretary Sanjeev Chopra said.Ex-mill prices of sugar had shot up to a record ₹67 per kg last week — a spike Mr. Chopra attributed to mills “jacking up” rates.”Ex-mill price of sugar, which were jacked up by mills, have started cooling down. They have declined to ₹55 per kg…
Battle lines drawn as Missouri court blocks Trump-backed US House mapHello and welcome to the US politics live blog.The Missouri supreme court blocked a Republican-drawn new congressional map from being used in November’s midterm elections, a blow to the party’s odds for maintaining its narrow US House majority.The ruling could save the House seat of longtime Democratic U.S. Representative Emanuel Cleaver. His Kansas City-based district had been dismantled under the redrawn map.“Despite the cynical and deeply shameful attempt to silence many of our neighbors, the people fought back and won,” Cleaver said in a social media post on Thursday.The decision…
A villager carries a bottle of spring water after collecting it at Gunung Batur village, Indonesia, on July 17, 2026, after struggling to access groundwater at their homes in part due to the impact of El Nino, which has brought a prolonged dry season and triggered extreme drought. | Photo Credit: AFP This year’s El Nino weather pattern will be the biggest in over a century and could make 2027 the hottest year globally, Britain’s national weather agency predicted Friday.An El Nino weather event happens when warming sea surface temperatures in the tropical eastern Pacific trigger worldwide changes in winds,…
Illegal crude oil siphoning turns fatal in Nigeria, leaving at least 37 dead after toxic fumes were inhaled (Credit: Kenya News Centre🇰🇪) At least 37 people died after inhaling toxic fumes while allegedly siphoning crude oil at an illegal tapping point in Nigeria’s Rivers State, according to reports.The incident occurred on Thursday at Okari Jetty in Okrika Local Government Area, where the victims were reportedly attempting to transfer crude products into boats when they were exposed to fumes released at high pressure.The Nigerian police confirmed the incident on Friday but did not provide a death toll, saying an investigation was…
In his first few weeks in Downing Street, Andy Burnham could hardly have been clearer that his aim as prime minister is to make people feel better.His supporters inside the Labour Party characterise him as a leader with the political nous to prioritise policies that will make a difference, and the communication ability to sell those messages to the masses.His critics, including Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch, have branded him a “people pleaser” who doesn’t want to take difficult decisions.The conundrum over how to manage the early release of prisoners is an acute example of the tricky political decision-making that inevitably…
A miraculous escape marked the experience of 54 pilgrims who avoided a terrifying flash flood MUMBAI: For the 54 pilgrims from Panvel-based Pratibha Astrology group, a visa that arrived just in time has acquired a chilling significance. Had it been delayed by a day, they said, they could have been at Timure on the morning of August 26, when the flash flood devastated the Timure-Rasuwagadhi border area.Pune-based retired government officer Shyamrao Chavhan and his wife Vidya were among the group waiting at Syabrudesi village, a few kilometres before Timure, on August 25. The group, led by Madhav Guruji of Pratibha…
Nishu (R) said police had assured the delegation that Bharadwaj (L) would be arrested within 72 hours. NEW DELHI: On social media, Swatantra Bharadwaj presents himself not simply as a Hindutva leader but as a self-styled “Swatantra Sanatani Yoddha”, according to news agency PTI.With around 1.84 lakh followers on Instagram, Bharadwaj has built a sizeable online presence by posting videos and messages targeting people and groups he opposes.His latest statements have given fresh impetus to the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP), which had called off its proposed march on September 5 after the Supreme Court, at the Centre’s request, quashed FIRs…