NEW DELHI: India’s HPV vaccination campaign has got off to a strong start, with nearly 3 lakh girls aged 14 vaccinated within just two weeks of its launch, according to a health ministry official. States such as Madhya Pradesh, Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Gujarat,...

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NEW DELHI: India’s flagship health insurance programme, Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (AB-PMJAY), has issued more than 43.5 crore health cards so far, including 1.14 crore for senior citizens aged 70 and above, the government said on Tuesday. The...

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NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court of India on Tuesday ruled that maternity leave is a right available to all women, regardless of whether they become mothers through childbirth, adoption, or surrogacy. The court observed that the arrival of a child in a family—by any...

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NEW DELHI: President Droupadi Murmu on Tuesday said ensuring proper nutrition for children is a vital investment in human capital, stressing that they are not just beneficiaries of school meal programmes but the architects of the nation’s future. She was speaking at...

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NEW DELHI: Around 3 lakh tonnes of LPG carried by six Indian-flagged vessels remains stranded in the Strait of Hormuz, the shipping ministry said on Tuesday, highlighting ongoing disruptions in the region. Amid this, the Indian vessel Nanda Devi, carrying 46,500...

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NEW DELHI: Attorney General R Venkataramani on Tuesday told a nine-judge bench of the Supreme Court of India that core government functions—especially sovereign duties and welfare obligations—cannot be brought under the broad definition of “industry” laid down nearly...

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