Ensure weight-loss medicines are safe, legitimate before New Year resolution: UK's health agency

Jayanta Bhattacharya | December 29, 2025 10:51 PM

New Delhi, Dec 29 (IANS) New Year is the time for many people to pledge reforms in habits and lifestyle, something resorting to drastic measures, but UK's Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) has urged the people to make sure any weight-loss medicines they use are safe, effective and legitimate.

BJP’s new pattern: No tickets for children or spouses of MLAs and MPs for Maha Municipal polls

IANS | December 29, 2025 10:34 PM

Mumbai, Dec 29 (IANS) In a significant strategic shift ahead of the upcoming Maharashtra local body elections, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Monday took a bold decision to deny tickets to the immediate relatives of its sitting Ministers, Members of Parliament (MPs), and Members of the Legislative Assembly (MLAs).

Nepal, India agree to expand cooperation in the agriculture sector

IANS | December 29, 2025 10:25 PM

Kathmandu, Dec 29 (IANS) Nepal and India have agreed to formulate and implement a biennial action plan within the next three months to translate bilateral agricultural cooperation agreements into concrete outcomes, Nepal’s Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock Development said on Monday.

Personal intervention by CM Dhami brings timely support to Angel Chakma's grieving family

IANS | December 29, 2025 9:54 PM

Dehradun, Dec 29 (IANS) The Uttarakhand government on Monday announced that it will bear all medical expenses incurred during the treatment of Angel Chakma, a student from Tripura who was tragically killed. In this moment of profound grief, the state government has assured that it stands firmly with the bereaved family and will extend every possible assistance.

Gujarat Guv attends musical multimedia show 'Namotsav' based on PM Modi's life

IANS | December 29, 2025 9:44 PM

Ahmedabad, Dec 29 (IANS) The mega musical multimedia show 'Namotsav', inspired by the life, ideas and nation-building journey of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, was witnessed by Gujarat Governor Acharya Devvrat in Ahmedabad on Monday.

J&K students' body seeks HM Shah's intervention over harassment of Kashmiri shawl sellers in Himachal

IANS | December 29, 2025 8:17 PM

Srinagar, Dec 29 (IANS) The Jammu and Kashmir Students Association (JKSA) on Monday wrote to Union Home Minister Amit Shah seeking his intervention to stop the alleged harassment of Kashmiri shawl sellers in Himachal Pradesh.

Tripura student killing: Rahul Gandhi, Mizoram CM demand strict punishment

IANS | December 29, 2025 7:42 PM

New Delhi/Agartala, Dec 29 (IANS) Leader of the Opposition (LoP), in Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi, Congress Deputy Leader in the Lok Sabha Gaurav Gogoi, along with the Mizoram Chief Minister and several organisations, on Monday condemned the brutal assault and subsequent death of Tripura student Angel Chakma in Uttarakhand’s Dehradun, describing it as a “horrific hate crime” and demanding strict punishment for the culprits.

Congress leadership row: Dy CM Shivakumar will become K'taka CM on Jan 6 or 9, says legislator Iqbal Hussain

IANS | December 29, 2025 7:32 PM

Ramanagara (Karnataka), Dec 29 (IANS) Amid the leadership row within the Congress government in Karnataka, party MLA from Ramanagara Iqbal Hussain, on Monday, reiterated that Deputy Chief Minister and State Congress President D.K. Shivakumar would become the Chief Minister of the state on January 6 or January 9 next year.

Mamata lays foundation stone for Durga temple at New Town, announces date for Mahakal temple at Siliguri

IANS | December 29, 2025 7:31 PM

Kolkata, Dec 29 (IANS) West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday laid the foundation stone for Durga Angan, the Goddess Durga temple at New Town on the northern outskirts of Kolkata.

MP: 50,000 women benefit from Pradhan Mantri Matru Vandana Yojana

IANS | December 29, 2025 7:07 PM

Bhopal, Dec 29 (IANS) The Pradhan Mantri Matru Vandana Yojana (PMMVY), which came into effect in 2017, provides financial support to pregnant and lactating mothers, to improve the health and nutrition for mother and child, as well as compensation for wage loss.

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Ensure weight-loss medicines are safe, legitimate before New Year resolution: UK's health agency

BJP’s new pattern: No tickets for children or spouses of MLAs and MPs for Maha Municipal polls

Nepal, India agree to expand cooperation in the agriculture sector

Personal intervention by CM Dhami brings timely support to Angel Chakma's grieving family

Gujarat Guv attends musical multimedia show 'Namotsav' based on PM Modi's life

J&K students' body seeks HM Shah's intervention over harassment of Kashmiri shawl sellers in Himachal

Tripura student killing: Rahul Gandhi, Mizoram CM demand strict punishment

Congress leadership row: Dy CM Shivakumar will become K'taka CM on Jan 6 or 9, says legislator Iqbal Hussain

Mamata lays foundation stone for Durga temple at New Town, announces date for Mahakal temple at Siliguri

MP: 50,000 women benefit from Pradhan Mantri Matru Vandana Yojana

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