Jharkhand family buries wrong body after mistaken identity; missing man returns alive
Police have now begun the process of exhuming the body to conduct a DNA test to identify the deceased correctly
T.N.’s maternal healthcare indicators have improved in post-COVID-19 period, finds IIT-M study
The researchers say these improvements follow sustained investments in ambulance services, referral systems, and maternal healthcare programmes during and after the pandemic
Shrinking shared spaces in a growing cityscape
Hyderabad is building upward at breakneck speed. But amid gated communities, flyovers and glass towers, the city’s shared public life is quietly shrinking. As open spaces retreat behind private walls,…
Fake call centres duping U.S. citizens busted in Bengaluru, man from Delhi, another from U.P. arrested
Police said the call centre employees used fake identities resembling those of U.S. officials to gain the trust of victims
Calcutta HC orders setting up SIT of CBI to probe hushing up charges in R G Kar rape-murder case
The Bench said that, considering the social ramifications of the gruesome incident, a three-member SIT would look into charges of evidence destruction and allegations made by the medic’s parents that…
Lakshmi could have been a child bride
Teenage girls across five villages in Uttar Pradesh’s Chandauli district are resisting child marriage, supported by frontline government workers who don’t want to see their own lives repeated in another…
Voter confusion fears over simultaneous polls ‘misplaced’, says ONOE JPC chairman
P.P. Chaudhary said the critical thinking ability of voters, especially in rural areas, should not be underestimated
West Asia crisis hurting Indian tea exporters
According to the Indian Tea Association, about 46% of the country’s tea exports are concentrated in Iran, the UAE, Iraq, Saudi Arabia, Turkiye, and Egypt





