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File photo of Prime Minister Narendra Modi with Shiromani Akali Dal chief Sukhbir Singh Badal. Is the BJP playing hardball with the Akalis in Punjab? Yet another senior BJP leader has announced that the party will contest all 117 assembly seats in Punjab on its own strength.BJP national general secretary Satish Poonia, in his first media interaction after being appointed the party’s organisational in-charge for Punjab, made it clear that the message from the central leadership was to prepare for all 117 constituencies in the state. He also sought to play down Shiromani Akali Dal chief Sukhbir Singh Badal’s meeting…
An alternative approach is to ensure that everyone who is eligible, based on their needs, should get state-funded personal care that is free at the point of use.This would be provided free regardless of an individual’s means and whether it was received by an elderly person in their own house or a residential care home.Scotland has implemented such a system.However, it’s important to note that personal care takes in things like helping frail elderly people wash and dress and go to the toilet.But it does not include accommodation, food and everyday living costs which are subject to means testing.The Health…
‘Ganesh Chaturthi’ festival (Representative Image) MUMBAI: For years, the story of a Ganesh idol has ended with visarjan. Across the state, a growing movement is trying to make that the point where the story begins again.In Pune, Megha Bedagkar dissolves her family’s idol on her terrace in a cotton-lined bucket instead of sending it to a lake. Once the water drains, she dries the clay and drops it at a collection centre, from where it returns to a sculptor’s workshop. It is a small act, but not an isolated one.In 2025, Punaravartan recovered over 76,000 kg of clay across Pune,…
Chirag Paswan (R) has now distanced himself from Bhardwaj’s (L) invocation of his name, saying that it was misused and that he had consequently filed a complaint. NEW DELHI: Union minister and Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas) chief Chirag Paswan has filed an official complaint against Swatantra Bharadwaj over the latter’s remarks in a podcast about the Jantar Mantar protest incident, saying that bragging about a violent assault without facing action could set a “very wrong example” before the country.Paswan’s remarks came after Swatantra Bharadwaj, who has been accused of assaulting the father of student activist Nishu Azad during CJP’s…
Legendary 60-year-old elephant Abhimanyu, who carried the 750kg Golden Howdah six times during the world-famous Jamboo Savari, will make his final appearance in the Mysuru Dasara procession this year. Bengaluru: Drawing the curtains on uncertainty over veteran Dasara elephant Abhimanyu’s participation in the 2026 Dasara Jamboo Savari, the state government on Friday granted the 60-year-old jumbo special permission to take part in the procession as the ‘Nishane Aane’ (lead elephant), paving the way for a dignified final outing.The state government’s decision comes days after former forest minister and current rural development and panchayat raj minister Eshwar Khandre urged the government…
Sulaiman,79, of Basrur in Udupi district, who has been making petlas for around 43 yearsSulaiman,79, of Basrur in Udupi district, who has been making petlas for around 43 yearsSulaiman,79, of Basrur in Udupi district, who has been making petlas for around 43 yearsSulaiman,79, of Basrur in Udupi district, who has been making petlas for around 43 yearsSulaiman,79, of Basrur in Udupi district, who has been making petlas for around 43 years Mangaluru: The sharp ‘tap’ sound of the petla is making a comeback as social media brings the bamboo pop gun back into the spotlight amid Sri Krishna Janmashtami and…
Three voters said their ages in the draft list were incorrectly recorded Mysuru: Voters whose names have been placed under the “no mapping” category, or flagged for logical discrepancies and anomalies, are being asked to prove their identity during the SIR process. At the same time, voters whose names appear in the draft list are also required to verify that all particulars are accurate and, if needed, correct errors in their recorded details.Three voters said their ages in the draft list were incorrectly recorded. All three are from different constituencies of Mysuru and Mandya districts. In each of the three…
LUCKNOW: Lucknow’s Shardendu Tiwari, a second-generation soldier, is all set to be commissioned into the Army at the Officers Training Academy (OTA), Gaya, on Saturday, marking the culmination of his journey from the corporate world to military service.Born into a military family, Shardendu drew inspiration from his father, a veteran of the Army Service Corps, who served for 36 years before retiring as an Honorary Captain. Educated at Kendriya Vidyalaya and Punjab Engineering College, Chandigarh, Shardendu built a successful career in the technology sector and worked as a cloud engineer at Amazon, drawing an annual package of around Rs 46…
Image used for representation Patna: Two youths died after allegedly being attacked with a knife near Kali Mandir at Khajraitha Nayatola village under Bharat Khand police station area of Khagaria district on Thursday night. The motive behind the attack is not yet clear. Police said on Friday that three persons have been detained in connection with the incident.The deceased were identified as Gaurav Kumar, 23, and Ankur Kumar, 22, both residents of Khajraitha Nayatola village.According to their families, the two sustained serious injuries after being attacked with a knife. They were taken to a hospital in Parbatta, where doctors provided…
Jaipur: Rajasthan Congress president Govind Singh Dotasra Friday accused BJP govt of misusing govt machinery to put pressure on Congress candidates in the urban local body elections.He alleged that Congress candidates were being threatened, pressured to withdraw nominations and targeted through govt agencies in several districts.Addressing a news conference in Jaipur, Dotasra alleged that in Deshnok, Bikaner, Congress candidate Omprakash Mundra had faced pressure to join BJP. He claimed that although a complaint against Mundra was lodged in 2024, no action was taken for nearly two years, but an ACB case was registered soon after Mundra filed his nomination as…