'More important than any other matter': SC refuses to adjourn hearing on EC appointments law | India News

On the day it set 3-month deadline for high courts, Supreme Court gave verdict reserved for 15 months | India News

NEW DELHI On the very day (Friday, May 29) Supreme Court laid down mandatory guidelines for high courts to pronounce judgments within three months of reserving them, an SC bench pronounced its verdict in a 42-year-old double murder case from Delhi after keeping it reserved for 15 months.Two bodies were discovered within a span of…

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Google fined by Delhi HC for misdirecting searches to rivals' products | India News

Google fined by Delhi HC for misdirecting searches to rivals’ products | India News

NEW DELHI: The Delhi HC has ordered Google to pay Rs 30 lakh in damages to a sanitaryware maker after finding that internet users searching for the company’s products were directed to rival manufacturers through Google’s advertising system.HC said Google is liable to pay damages for allowing rival competitors to place advertisements on Hindware’s trademark…

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Women bear heavier burden of pain & mental illness despite longer lives, finds Lancet study | India News

Women bear heavier burden of pain & mental illness despite longer lives, finds Lancet study | India News

NEW DELHI: Women may be living longer than men, but they are also spending far more years battling pain, depression, anxiety and other disabling conditions, according to a major global study published in The Lancet Public Health.The analysis, based on data from 204 countries and territories, found that women bear a disproportionately higher burden of…

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From Siddaramaiah to DK Shivakumar: Congress hopes Karnataka change of guard will blunt anti-incumbency, fill gaps | India News

From Siddaramaiah to DK Shivakumar: Congress hopes Karnataka change of guard will blunt anti-incumbency, fill gaps | India News

DKS with Rahul and Kharge NEW DELHI: Congress’s surgical operation in Karnataka stems from its estimates of gaps after three years of the Siddaramaiah government and its expectations from DK Shivakumar at the helm, with eyes focused on future political battles – 2028 assembly polls followed by Lok Sabha polls.The transition from Siddaramaiah to Shivakumar…

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National Medical Commission proposes 10-year time limit to complete MBBS | India News

National Medical Commission proposes 10-year time limit to complete MBBS | India News

NEW DELHI: Medical students could soon get an additional year to complete their MBBS course, with National Medical Commission (NMC) proposing to extend the maximum duration to finish undergraduate medical education from nine years to ten years.In a draft amendment to Graduate Medical Education Regulations 2023, NMC has proposed that no student will be allowed…

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Seven live cartridges found in passenger’s hand baggage at Patna Airport; arrested | India News

Seven live cartridges found in passenger’s hand baggage at Patna Airport; arrested | India News

NEW DELHI: A passenger was arrested at Jayprakash Narayan International Airport in Patna after seven live cartridges were recovered from his hand baggage during a security check, officials said on Saturday.According to a statement issued by Patna Police, the ammunition was allegedly detected in the bag of Santosh Tiwari, a resident of Pune in Maharashtra,…

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90 crore Indians get digital health IDs as ABHA crosses major milestone | India News

90 crore Indians get digital health IDs as ABHA crosses major milestone | India News

NEW DELHI: India’s digital health mission has crossed a major milestone with more than 90 crore Ayushman Bharat Health Accounts (ABHAs) now created across the country, reflecting the rapid expansion of a nationwide digital health ecosystem that aims to make medical records accessible with a click.The National Health Authority (NHA) on Saturday announced that the…

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Agni-6: Pakistani journalist flubs with poser on India's Agni-6; how US war secretary Peter Hegseth reacted | India News

Agni-6: Pakistani journalist flubs with poser on India’s Agni-6; how US war secretary Peter Hegseth reacted | India News

A Pakistani journalist appeared to stumble on a key factual detail while questioning US secretary of war Pete Hegseth at the Shangri-La Dialogue in Singapore on Saturday, asking for Washington’s view on India’s alleged “Agni-6 ICBM test”, a missile test that India has not officially conducted.The question came amid a discussion on nuclear deterrence and…

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