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The order calls for childhood immunisations to be given at separate medical visits “to the maximum extent feasible” US President Donald Trump has signed an executive order seeking sweeping changes to the country’s childhood vaccination recommendations, including reducing the number of vaccines routinely recommended for children and separating combination shots into multiple appointments.The order calls for childhood immunisations to be given at separate medical visits “to the maximum extent feasible” and directs the US government to work towards making individual measles, mumps and rubella vaccines available. The move revives Trump’s long-standing claims about vaccine safety and autism, despite decades of…
Mumbai: One trains with his body. The other trains with her mind. Vir Gahrotra (17) spends hours working on strength, flexibility and choreography for aerial-silk routines performed nearly 30ft above the ground. His sister Viha (14) can spend eight hours at a bridge table, calculating bids, reading opponents and trying to work out what they are holding before they reveal it.The Worli siblings are competing at the top of two very different disciplines. Vir won India’s first-ever gold at the Pole and Aerial Sports World Championship in Hungary last December. Last Wednesday, Viha won a world title of her own,…
The judge found the allegations “strikingly similar”, made at the same time and at a common place, indicating “prior meticulous planning”. NEW DELHI: A court, which last week acquitted former BJP MP and former Wrestling Federation of India president Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh for lack of evidence, held that the sexual harassment allegations against him were “rehearsed and well-practised as well as planted” and appeared to be part of a “deep conspiracy, which seems to be politically motivated”.Additional chief judicial magistrate Ashwani Panwar observed in the 239-page order, “The allegations appear to be imperfect to be true, seem rehearsed and…
Besides CM DK Shivakumar’s backing, B Nagendra also received relief from the high court which lifted travel restrictions Bengaluru: Newly inducted minister B Nagendra, whose return to the cabinet has triggered sharp criticism from BJP and discontent among some Congress MLAs who were denied ministerial berths, received a double reprieve on Monday, with chief minister DK Shivakumar strongly defending his re-induction and the high court relaxing a key bail condition imposed on him in the Maharshi Valmiki Development Corporation case.The high court stayed the condition requiring Nagendra to seek the court’s permission before travelling outside Karnataka. It modified the condition…
Hyderabad: Several residents across Greater Hyderabad alleged that booth-level officers (BLOs) had failed to distribute or collect enumeration forms (EFs), leaving many struggling to complete the exercise before Monday’s submission deadline.While some said they had submitted the forms online, others said they were unable to do so due to mismatches between the details on their EPIC cards and Aadhaar. The last three days, being public holidays, only added to their woes, as BLOs were unavailable to collect the forms.“Forget about collecting the form; till now we have not even received it. I have been calling the BLO, but the forms…
Domestic tractor sales stood at 77,482 units in July 2026 Chennai: Domestic tractor sales grew 20.5% year-on-year in July but declined sharply by 38.5% sequentially from June volumes. The month-on-month decline is considered a seasonal trend, with tractor sales typically moderating in July after peaking in June.Industry representatives and analysts, however, believe the underlying demand environment remains intact, with rural demand holding up despite concerns over El Niño-related weather disruptions.Discussing overall rural demand, Tanvee Gupta Jain, chief India economist at UBS, said improved rainfall had supported a recovery in summer crop (kharif) sowing, with the decline in total acreage narrowing…
Gandhinagar: Digital crop survey will be taken up for a period of 45 days from Aug 15 under Centre’s ‘AgriStack’ project, the state govt informed on Monday.Approximately 95 lakh survey plots of all cultivable areas located in 18,197 villages of all districts of Gujarat will be covered in this survey.Surveyors will visit each field/survey number and upload accurate information along with geo-tagged photographs of the crops planted by the farmers through a digital application, the statement added.The survey for the Kharif 2026 season will continue until Sep 30.The exercise aims to digitally record details of crops cultivated on individual fields…
Prayagraj: A devotee was killed and four others sustained injuries when a pick up van carrying around two dozen devotees turned turtle near Malak Bhayal on Prayagraj -Kanpur highway under the limits of Kokhraj police station of Kaushambi district on Monday. The injured were admitted at district hospital for treatment.Upon being alerted, senior police and administrative officials rushed the spot and carried out rescue operation. Police said that the incident took place when groups of devotees were going to take holy dip in river Ganga at Kada dham. The driver of the van lost his control over the vehicle while…
Bhubaneswar: Enforcement Directorate’s Bhubaneswar zonal office has seized cash worth Rs 1.01 crore, frozen 182 bank accounts and attached details of multiple movable and immovable properties during searches linked to a multi-crore chit fund scam.According to an ED statement issued on Monday, searches were conducted on Aug 5 under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), 2002, at five residential and business premises associated with the company and its directors in Visakhapatnam and Hyderabad.The agency said cash amounting to Rs 1.01 crore was recovered along with several property documents, digital devices and other incriminating materials related to the company. Besides…
The city recorded a maximum temperature of 33.1 degrees Celsius on MondayThe city recorded a maximum temperature of 33.1 degrees Celsius on MondayThe city recorded a maximum temperature of 33.1 degrees Celsius on MondayThe city recorded a maximum temperature of 33.1 degrees Celsius on MondayThe city recorded a maximum temperature of 33.1 degrees Celsius on Monday Gurgaon: Rain activity in the city is likely to remain limited over the next few days, with India Meteorological Department (IMD) forecasting showers at a few places over the next four days.The city recorded a maximum temperature of 33.1 degrees Celsius on Monday at…