‘We are forming a Maa, Marti, Manushi government’: Bengal Chief Minister Mamata rejects exit polls giving advantage to BJP
New Delhi: Chief Minister of West Bengal Mamata Banerjee rejected the state’s exit poll projections on Thursday, announced Trinamool Congress A “Government of God, God, and Man” would be formed.Her reaction came after multiple pollsters…
After 20 years of wait, NMC awards diploma in cardiology; 1,700 PhDs recognized
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…
‘No need to humiliate me by arrest’: South Carolina’s Pawan Khera in passport dispute case
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…
‘Sonia Gandhi takes our decision’: Haqq on speculation over Karnataka PM change
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…
Iran accuses US at UN of nuclear double standards and abusing NPT platform
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…
WHO reports that despite global progress, hepatitis deaths remain high in India, one of the worst-affected countries
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…
‘Imagine the pain and humiliation’: Supreme Court urges Center to allow rape survivors to have abortions after 20 weeks
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…
‘Other MLAs will stay outside’: Punjab chief minister to meet President Murmu to discuss seven AAP RS MPs joining BJP
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…
Laws adequate to deal with hate speech: SC
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…
Allowing third pregnancy leave: Madras HC to TN govt
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…