The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare today said that more than 67 crore Ayushman Bharat Health Accounts (ABHA) have been created. The ABHA service, a key feature under the ABDM, provides citizens with unique digital health IDs for secure access and sharing of health records.
The Election Commission of India (ECI) today expressed serious displeasure over non-compliance by the Maharashtra government with regard to the transfer of officials ahead of the upcoming Assembly election. In a letter, the ECI sought an explanation from the state Chief Secretary and Director General of Police to explain the circumstances as to why the compliance reports have not been furnished even after the lapse of the stipulated time limit despite the reminders in the matter.
West Bengal Junior Doctors’ Forum (WBJDF), which is spearheading the movement against the brutal rape and murder of the trainee doctor at RG Kar Medical College and Hospital, will stage a mega rally on October 2. Notably, the rally will coincide with the twin occasions of Mahatma Gandhi's birthday and Mahalaya Amavasya.
Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla today said that the country's northeastern region has been witnessing a significant shift towards development due to the all-out endeavours of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Birla also said that the ongoing construction of railway lines, crucial steps taken towards enhancing infrastructure, and improved road and air connectivity were essential for the economic growth of the northeastern region in particular and the country as a whole.
The BJP won the last vacant seat of the Municipal Corporation of Delhi's 18-member Standing Committee unopposed today as the councillors of the ruling AAP and Congress boycotted the election. BJP candidate Sunder Singh got all 115 votes of the party's councillors, while the AAP's Nirmala Kumari did not receive any votes.
The Haryana Congress has expelled 13 leaders for six years for engaging in anti-party activities by contesting against official candidates in the ongoing assembly elections.
Karnataka BJP leader Ramesh NR has lodged a complaint with the Karnataka Lokayukta, accusing Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge and his family of land grabbing through the Siddhartha Vihar Trust.
Former Defense Minister Shigeru Ishiba has been elected as Japan's next prime minister, succeeding PM Fumio Kishida after winning a competitive party leadership election against Sanae Takaichi.
Neelam Karwaria, a former BJP MLA from the Meja constituency in Uttar Pradesh's Prayagraj, passed away at the age of 55 after her condition worsened following a liver transplant procedure at a private hospital in Hyderabad on Thursday, September 26.
US President Joe Biden has signed a three-month stopgap spending bill, known as a continuing resolution, to avert a government shutdown and extend funding until December 20.
Mumbai, September 27: Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Thursday said that he was not guilty and would not resign from his post amid the ongoing controversy surrounding the MUDA land case. Siddaramaiah's remarks came after BJP and JD(S) demanded that he should step down in view of the Special Court's order in the Mysuru Urban Development Authority (MUDA) scam case. "I have not committed any mistake and there is no necessity as such that I should resign," Siddaramaiah said.
In Maharashtra, a Mumbai Court found Shiv Sena (UBT) MP Sanjay Raut guilty in a 2022 defamation case filed by Medha K Somaiya, wife of ex-BJP MP Kirit Somaiya. The court awarded Raut a 15-day jail plus a fine of INR 25,000. Amid heavy rainfall in Mumbai, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said that the monsoon in Maharashtra is expected to withdraw by October 5 this year. Several places in Maharashtra, including Mumbai, Thane and Pune, were left waterlogged after torrential rains on Wednesday night, September 25. Ram Temple Chief Priest Acharya Satyendra Das Seeks ‘Complete Ban’ on ‘Prasad’ Prepared by External Agencies Amid Tirupati Laddu Prasadam Controversy.
On Thursday, doctors said that Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann is undergoing treatment in a hospital in Mohali for fluctuating blood pressure due to inflammation in an artery in his lungs, and his condition is "fine". The development came after Mann was admitted to the private hospital on Wednesday for a "routine health checkup". The Home Ministry on Thursday extended the Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act (AFSPA) in eight districts of Nagaland, three districts of Arunachal Pradesh, and several other regions for an additional six months.
The development comes following a review of the law and order conditions in both northeastern states. On September 26, Prime Minister Narendra Modi dedicated three PARAM Rudra Supercomputers and High-Performance Computing systems to the country. Notably, these systems have been installed in Delhi, Pune, and Kolkata, respectively. On September 26, the Karnataka government withdrew general consent for the CBI to investigate cases in the State, claiming that the agency was "biased." Centre Increases Minimum Wages: Narendra Modi Led-Government Announces Hike in Minimum Wage Rates by Revising Variable Dearness Allowance.
H K Patil, Karnataka's Law and Parliamentary Affairs Minister, said that it was clear that "the CBI or the Central government, while using their instrumentalities, are not using them judiciously." The chief priest of Ram temple on Thursday questioned the purity of ghee being sold nationwide and said "prasad" should be prepared under the supervision of temple priests only. Acharya Satyendra Das also demanded a "complete ban" on prasad prepared by external agencies in all prominent temples and monasteries.