Leading oncologists, nephrologists and NGOs shone the spotlight on preventive healthcare over merely curative options in a session titled ‘Rethinking CST in healthcare: Preventive, inclusive and scalable’.Dr Sultan Pradhan of CanCare Trust stated that mortalities and morbidities would not reduce unless more resources were invested in preventing diseases like cancer. He said communities themselves, not…
MP Ahammad chairman Malabar Group of Companies MP Ahammad, chairman, Malabar Group of Companies, outlined how the group holistically integrates ESG principles into its operations. The company, with a turnover exceeding Rs 62,000 crore, allocates 5 percent of its profits consistently towards social welfare. This is more than double the mandated 2percent. “We believe in…
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday paid tribute to veteran marathon runner Fauja Singh, 114, who was killed in a road accident in Punjab.“Fauja Singh Ji was extraordinary because of his unique persona and the manner in which he inspired the youth of India on a very important topic of fitness. He was…
CHANDIGARH: Punjab and Haryana high court on Monday summoned the IPS officer heading Chandigarh Police SIT probe into the assault on Colonel Pushpinder Singh Bath in Patiala, allegedly by Punjab Police personnel. The officer has to present himself in court on Wednesday with the case record.Justice Rajesh Bhardwaj gave the directive on a plea filed…
Representative imageRepresentative image SC to examine their power to interfere in quasi-judicial functionsNew Delhi: Can parliamentary and legislative committees interfere in the quasi-judicial work of the revenue department? The Supreme Court on Monday agreed to examine this question arising from the directions issued by a parliamentary committee in the UP Assembly in a land dispute…
File photo: BJP MP Nishikant Dubey (Picture credit: PTI) NEW DELHI: As Parliament’s monsoon session approaches, the stage seems to be getting set for a BJP-Congress duel over “foreign interference”, with BJP MP Nishikant Dubey circulating documents about Jawaharlal Nehru govt’s decision to let US’s Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) install “two nuclear-powered devices” high in…
File photo: Nimisha Priya NEW DELHI: Running against time to save the life of a nurse from Kerala, Nimisha Priya, whose death sentence is to be executed on July 16 in Yemen, government on Monday told Supreme Court that it was making all efforts to reach out to her but cannot do much because of…
File photo: Road transport minister Nitin Gadkari (Picture credit: PTI) NEW DELHI: In yet another move to rationalise tolling on national highways (NHs), the road transport ministry has proposed to halve the toll during the expansion of 10-metre-wide two-lane highways with paved shoulders to four-lane highways. This has been proposed since commuters don’t get the…
NEW DELHI: The income tax department Monday launched a nationwide verification operation targeting individuals and entities facilitating fraudulent claims of deductions and exemptions in I-T returns.The exercise is not limited to deductions for donations to little-known political parties and charities but also those related to health insurance and medical expenses (Sec 80D and 80DDB of…
NEW DELHI/MUMBAI: India on Monday directed its airlines using certain Boeing aircraft, like the B737s and B787 Dreamliners, to check fuel control switch locking mechanisms on them by July 21.The regulators and airlines of some other countries, like South Korea and the UAE, are also doing the same. The US Federal Aviation Administration had in…
