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New Delhi: In an effort to resolve a longstanding regulatory impasse, the National Medical Council recognized the Postgraduate Diploma in Clinical Cardiology (PGDCC), effectively validating the degrees of some 1,700 doctors who completed the course between 2006 and 2013. The program consists of Indira Gandhi National Open UniversityAfter 2013, the company was effectively shut down … Read more
NEW DELHI: India’s Supreme Court on Thursday stayed its order on Congress leader Pawan Khera’s anticipatory bail plea, telling the court that there was “no need to humiliate him by arrest” in the passport dispute case related to the wife of Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma.During the hearing, Hera told the court that charges … Read more
New Delhi: President of Congress Malikajun Hager Siddaramaiah on Thursday played down the dispute between Siddaramaiah and his deputy DK Shivakumar over the chief ministerial post and said the party would resolve the “chaos” soon.“A day earlier, Karnataka Home Minister G Parameshwara said everyone in the ruling Congress party would welcome Khargage if he becomes … Read more
Permanent Mission of Iran United Nations As tensions between the two countries escalate at the United Nations, Iran accuses the United States of using the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty Review Conference to distort Tehran’s nuclear program and divert attention from Washington’s own violations.In a statement shared on its officialThe statement also criticized international bodies, saying the … Read more
New Delhi: Despite progress in global efforts, India remains one of the countries with the highest burden of hepatitis-related deaths, according to the World Health Organization’s Global Hepatitis Report 2026, which warns that the world is off track towards achieving elimination targets by 2030.The report lists viral hepatitis as a major public health threat, with … Read more
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Thursday withdrew the Center and asked it to consider amending the law to allow rape survivors to terminate unwanted pregnancies even after 20 weeks.While hearing the AIIMS seeking quashing of the order allowing medical termination of 30-week pregnancy of a 15-year-old girl, Chief Justice Surya Kant and Justice Joymalya … Read more
New Delhi: After seven Aam Aadmi Party Rajya Sabha MPs defected, Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann A meeting with President Draupadi Murmu is scheduled for May 5 to “uphold the people’s mandate”.Mann sought time to meet party MPs to urge the “ousting” of the seven BJP MPs who merged with the BJP.Mann said in a … Read more
New Delhi: Supreme Court said on Wednesday that there was no legal vacuum to justify its intervention in dealing with the issue of hate speech and that the existing criminal law framework was sufficient to address the issue.However, a bench of Justices Vikram Nath and Sandeep Mehta said the government could call for changes in … Read more
CHENNAI: The Madras High Court on Wednesday ruled that the Tamil Nadu government order limiting maternity leave to 12 weeks for third pregnancy is unreasonable and violates the law ruled by the Supreme Court.A division bench of Justice R Suresh Kumar and Justice N Senthilkumar dismissed the order dated March 27, 2026, of Chief District … Read more
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Wednesday said that if a person’s fundamental right to freedom of religion is considered higher than the same rights of a group or sect, it could lead to dangerous consequences and the court will not be part of the process of eradicating religion.Bindu Ammini, a lawyer and social activist, … Read more