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…
Cannot be party to eradication of religion: SC on Sabarimala case
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…
SC quashes criminal case against police officers over 35-year delay in trial
“Status Divergence”, P 12 Amit Anand ChaudhryNew Delhi: The first criminal case against a police officer, which had been pending for 35 years, has been dropped due to delays in trial proceedings.A bench of Justices JB Pardiwala and Ujjal…
After years of wait, NMC awards diploma in cardiology
NEW DELHI: In a bid to resolve a long-standing regulatory impasse, the National Medical Commission (NMC) has recognized the Postgraduate Diploma in Clinical Cardiology (PGDCC), effectively validating the degree of around 1,700 doctors who completed the…
Abandoned husky found dead, 5 rescued, ’30 missing’
Hyderabad: Five abandoned Siberian huskies were rescued from trudging along a rural road on the outskirts of Hyderabad in the scorching sun on Wednesday, while a sixth was found dead nearby, possibly from heat stroke. Passers-by reported seeing a large…
Araghchi called Jaishankar to discuss the situation in West Asia
FILE PHOTO: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar and Iranian Foreign Minister Saeed Abbas Araghchi in New Delhi on Thursday. (Arnie) New Delhi: Minister of Foreign Affairs Sujashankar According to the Iranian Embassy in Iran, Iranian Foreign Minister…