NEW DELHI: As Congress members of Parliament’s standing committee on finance sought to dissociate themselves from the panel’s support for MDR on UPI transactions, its chairperson, Bhartruhari Mahtab, questioned their claim, noting their presence in the meeting and being party to the report were matters of record.“It is all on the record. The MPs were…
The Odisha government had rejected a plea of Hindutva activist Dara Singh for premature release from prison in the murder of Australian missionary Graham Staines NEW DELHI: Supreme Court Thursday allowed Dara Singh to amend his petition to challenge Odisha govt’s rejection of his remission plea after the state informed the court about its decision….
SC last week asked govt to reconsider its decision not to reduce the cut-off percentile NEW DELHI: Nudged by Supreme Court to reduce the cut-off percentile for admission to super specialty medical courses to fill around 2,000 vacant seats, Centre Thursday told the court that the qualifying percentile for NEET-SS may go from the existing…
Kharge and Rahul Gandhi targeted BJP over “malgovernance” and “lighting of diyas” New Delhi: Mallikarjun Kharge and Rahul Gandhi targeted BJP over “malgovernance” and “lighting of diyas” during its lamp-lighting campaign for PM Narendra Modi’s birthday.“In Balaghat, more than 30 tribal children have died amid illness, malnutrition and a lack of basic health facilities. The…
EC barred both factions from using party symbol, name in Bengal bypolls NEW DELHI: Election Commission Friday froze All India Trinamool Congress‘s reserved “flowers and grass” poll symbol after acknowledging a split between factions led by Mamata Banerjee and Arup Roy.Pending final settlement, neither faction can use AITC’s name or symbol. For Oct 6 assembly…
For patients, this could mean an additional safeguard against medicines sold without prescriptions or accessed via illegal channels. NEW DELHI: Buying prescription medicines from a medical store could soon be recorded on CCTV, with the footage required to be kept for at least three months, under a draft amendment to the Drugs Rules, 1945, proposed…
Spread across 40 acres at Choglamsar and Stakna, the gardens house more than 25 lakh high-value flowers, JAMMU/SRINAGAR: On Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s 76th birthday, Ladakh Lieutenant Governor Vinai Kumar Saxena inaugurated the world’s highest and India’s largest twin flower fields in Leh, at an altitude of 10,600ft, on Thursday as part of the administration’s…
NIA alleged that Khalid and Saifullah had worked as LeT commanders in Kashmir before moving to Pakistan JAMMU: A special NIA court in Jammu has issued non-bailable warrants (NBWs) against two Pakistan-based Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) commanders for evading arrest in terror cases.Justice Prem Sagar passed separate orders on Sept 8 against the duo — Khalid alias…
NEW DELHI: The Union health ministry has asked states and Union territories to act against unauthorised stem cell therapy, reiterating that it can be offered as routine treatment only for disease conditions or indications approved by the ministry.In an advisory issued on September 16, the ministry said stem cell therapy for autism spectrum disorder (ASD)…
Govt issues SOP to curb stray cattle on highways, allowing fines and penalties for owners. NEW DELHI: Owners who abandon cattle on highways and expressways could face fines and penalties, with the road transport ministry issuing a standard operating procedure (SOP) to curb the menace of stray cattle and other animals causing road crashes. States…
