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MUMBAI: Indian Institute of Technology Madras (IIT Madras) researchers have discovered a sharp uptick in the number of caesarean section (C-section) deliveries that took place across the country between 2016 and 2021.The study was undertaken by researchers from the Department of Humanities and Social Sciences at IIT Madras. They include Varshini Neethi Mohan and P Shirisha, Research Scholars, Girija Vaidyanathan and Prof.V R Muraleedharan. A caesarean section (C-section) delivery…

Katchatheevu island row: Ahead of Lok Sabha elections 2024, Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led Union Government is trying to corner Congress on former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi’s 1974 decision to hand over Katchatheevu Island to Sri Lanka,  prompting the Congress to come out with a sharp rebuke on the BJP goverment’s failure to check China’s aggression into the Indian territory.External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar and senior Congress leader P Chidambaram…

Prime Minister Narendra Modi in 1 April lashed out at MK Stalin-led DMK on Katchatheevu island issue. The Prime Minister said that the party has done nothing to safeguard Tamil Nadu’s interests. In a tweet on X, PM Modi wrote, “Rhetoric aside, DMK has done NOTHING to safeguard Tamil Nadu’s interests. New details emerging on #Katchatheevu have UNMASKED the DMK’s double standards totally. He added, “Congress and DMK are…

Former Tamil Nadu Chief Minister O Panneerselvam, known as OPS, has been caught up in a rare situation in the run up to the Lok Sabha Elections 2024. He is contesting from Ramanathapuram Lok Sabha constituency, where four candidates with the same name as his — O Panneerselvam — have filed nominations. There are a total of five O Panneerselvams who want to fight for the Ramanathapuram seat. All…

More than 3,000 nominations were filed for the first phase of the Lok Sabha elections to be held for 102 seats across 21 states on April 19. The list of names includes union ministers Nitin Gadkari and Nisith Pramanik and major Tamil Nadu politicians as the state will have single-phase polling for all 39 Lok Sabha seats. The total number of candidates in the fray for the first phase…

A day after Supreme Court’s nudge, senior Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) leader K Ponmudy was sworn in as Tamil Nadu Minister by Governor RN Ravi on Friday. Ponmudy had lost his post as a minister after being convicted in a disproportionate assets case about three years ago. He was convicted on 19 December 2023 by the Madras High Court.  Ponmudy has been sworn in as the Tamil Nadu Minister…

Tamil Nadu’s DMK party on Wednesday released its manifesto for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections. The DMK manifesto was out in the presence of state CM CM MK Stalin, DMK MP Kanimozhi and other party leaders. The ruling party of  Tamil Nadu also unveiled first list of candidates that will be contesting in the upcoming General Election. These include North Chennai-Kalanidhi Veeraswamy; South Chennai- Thamizhachi Thangapandian; Central Chennai-Dayanidhi Maran;…

Prime Minister Narendra Modi during a public meeting ahead of Lok Sabha elections, in Jagtial, Telangana, on March 18, 2024. (X/@BJP4Telangana) Lok Sabha election 2024: By the end of Tuesday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi would have visited Tamil Nadu seven times this year, Kerala and Telangana four times apiece, would have been to Karnataka three times and to Andhra Pradesh twice. The choice of venues for the rallies since…