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Health Ministry to push Cabinet for total vape ban, foresees related health costs hitting RM400m by 2030

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct. 7 -- The Health Ministry (MOH) is pressing ahead with its plan for a nationwide vape ban and projects that healthcare costs for vape-related illnesses could soar to RM400 million by... Read More


Akshay Kumar jokes about asking PM Modi about mangoes, asks Maharashtra CM if he eats oranges: 'Main sudrunga nahi'

India, Oct. 7 -- In 2019, Akshay Kumar made headlines when he interviewed Prime Minister Narendra Modi and asked him if he eats mangoes - a moment that not only triggered trolling but also set off a m... Read More


'Absolutely pathetic law and order situation': PM Modi slams 'insensitive' TMC after BJP leaders attacked in Bengal

India, Oct. 7 -- Prime Minister Narendra Modi has launched a sharp attack on the Trinamool Congress (TMC) calling it "insensitive" and slammed the "absolutely pathetic law and order situation" in West... Read More


BJP, TMC clash over attack on leaders in flood-hit Bengal

Kolkata, Oct. 7 -- Darjeeling's rain-ravaged hills are fast emerging as Bengal's new political battleground, with union Minister Kiren Rijiju warning a day after the attack on BJP MP Khagen Murmu and ... Read More


PIL in SC seeks court-monitored probe into child deaths from toxic cough syrup

New Delhi, Oct. 7 -- Following multiple child deaths reported in Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan, allegedly due to the consumption of contaminated cough syrups, a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) has bee... Read More


Mint Explainer | How Qatar can help India cushion the Trump tariff shock?

New Delhi, Oct. 7 -- India is looking to Doha as a key partner to cushion the trade impact of the US administration's steep 50% tariff on Indian goods. India and Qatar are moving towards a more strat... Read More


Supreme Court defers hearing on online gaming law petitions to November

New Delhi, Oct. 7 -- The Supreme Court on Tuesday deferred hearing on petitions filed by gaming companies challenging the law that banned money gaming to November. A bench of Justices J.B. Pardiwala ... Read More


"Under PM Modi's leadership Bihar has developed a lot": Ramdas Athawale exudes confidence of NDA win in Assembly polls

New Delhi, Oct. 7 -- Union Minister Ramdas Athawale expressed confidence on Tuesday that the National Democratic Alliance will win the upcoming Assembly election in Bihar. He claimed that the State ha... Read More


West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee meets BJP MP Khagen Murmu who was attacked while distributing relief material in Nagrakata

Siliguri, Oct. 7 -- West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee met Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP Khagen Murmu in the hospital on Tuesday, a day after he was allegedly attacked while distributing flo... Read More


AAP's Valmiki Naik Rules Out Alliance with Congress, Cites Past Support to BJP

Goa, Oct. 7 -- Panjim, Goa - Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Valmiki Naik on Monday clarified that while his party never opposed Congress and even assisted them in winning the South Goa MP seat, forming ... Read More