PM Modi to visit landslide-struck Wayanad on Aug 10

IANS | August 7, 2024 6:36 PM

New Delhi/Thiruvananthapuram, Aug 7 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi is scheduled to visit landslide-struck Wayanad in Kerala on August 10 (Saturday) and interact with the survivors of the disaster that hit the southern state last month, a source said on Wednesday.

Muslims should not be misled on Waqf Act issue: AISSC head

IANS | August 7, 2024 1:51 PM

New Delhi, Aug 7 (IANS) Hazrat Syed Naseruddin Chishty, head of the All India Sufi Sajjadanashin Council (AISSC) and lineal descendant of Hazrat Khwaja Moinuddin Hasan Chishty appealed to Muslims not to be misled on the Delhi Waqf Act issue by vested interests.

Tripura CM announces relief package for state's violence-hit Ganda Twisa area

IANS | August 4, 2024 7:44 PM

Agartala, Aug 4 (IANS) Tripura Chief Minister Manik Saha on Sunday visited violence-hit Ganda Twisa area in the state's Dhalai district and announced an additional Rs 241.46 crore for relief and re-development projects for the places that were devastated by widespread ethnic violence last month.

Researchers map out genetics of schizophrenia

IANS | August 4, 2024 6:00 PM

New Delhi, Aug 4 (IANS) Schizophrenia is a neuropsychiatric disorder characterised by recurrent episodes of psychosis, including hallucinations, delusions, and disorganised thinking, and given that it runs in families, researchers are focusing on genetic testing and analyses to pinpoint risk factors.

SC orders medical re-test of CSE-2014 candidate to do 'complete justice'

IANS | August 4, 2024 5:31 PM

New Delhi, Aug 4 (IANS) The Supreme Court has directed the Central Standing Medical Board to undertake a medical re-test of a candidate who passed Prelims, Mains and Interview of Civil Services Examination (CSE)-2014 but was declared 'temporarily unfit' in medical assessment.