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SC notice to Centre, 11 states on PIL alleging caste-based discrimination in jails

Wed, 03 Jan 2024 18:40:07 S O Correspondent

Hundreds of junior wrestlers protest against Sakshi, Vinesh over losing 'crucial year' in career

Wed, 03 Jan 2024 18:39:12 S O Correspondent

Hindenburg row: 'Truth has prevailed', says Gautam Adani after SC ruling

Wed, 03 Jan 2024 18:38:07 S O Correspondent

Who was Saleh al-Arouri, the Hamas leader killed in Beirut?

Wed, 03 Jan 2024 18:21:50 S O Correspondent

A drone strike in Beirut’s southern suburbs of Dahiyeh, a Hezbollah stronghold, killed senior Hamas official Saleh al-Arouri on Tuesday.

12 dead, 30 injured in bus-truck collision in Assam’s Golaghat

Wed, 03 Jan 2024 18:10:26 S O Correspondent

At least 12 people were killed and around 30 others injured on Wednesday in a head-on collision between a coal-laden truck and a bus in Golaghat district of Assam, police said.

Kejriwal skips third ED summons in Delhi excise policy case

Wed, 03 Jan 2024 18:09:10 S O Correspondent

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Wednesday skipped the third summons issued by the ED in the Delhi excise policy case and sent a written reply calling the notice illegal, AAP sources said.

ED raids Jharkhand CM's press advisor, others in 'illegal' mining case

Wed, 03 Jan 2024 18:05:45 S O Correspondent

The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Wednesday raided the premises of Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren's press advisor, officials of Sahibganj district and a former MLA as part of a money laundering probe into alleged illegal mining in the state, official sources said.

Truckers’ protest hits vegetable supply in Delhi wholesale markets

Wed, 03 Jan 2024 18:00:22 S O Correspondent

Supply of vegetables in Delhi’s wholesale markets has been affected, which may cause a spike in prices of kitchen staples, due to the truckers’ strike against the new penal law on hit-and-run road accidents, traders said Tuesday.

Concerns of South to be taken care of during delimitation of LS seats: Govt official

Wed, 03 Jan 2024 11:32:11 S O Correspondent

Concerns of Southern states will be taken care of during the delimitation of Lok Sabha constituencies, a senior government functionary said on Tuesday, assuring the five states they would not suffer and asking them not to have any apprehension about the exercise.

Health Minister Mandaviya stresses on pandemic preparedness, disease surveillance

Wed, 03 Jan 2024 11:30:36 S O Correspondent

Pandemic preparedness and disease surveillance anchored in strong health systems that reach all people are crucial to ensure better protection from major disease outbreaks, Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya said on Tuesday.

People protest when laws are made without consultation: Rakesh Tikait on Truckers' Strike

Wed, 03 Jan 2024 02:39:31 IG Bhatkali

When laws are formulated without any consultation with stakeholders, they face opposition in the form of protests, Bharatiya Kisan Union (BKU) spokesperson Rakesh Tikait said on Tuesday, as he extended support to the ongoing strike by truck drivers in the country.

Hospitals Can't Admit Patients In ICU If They Or Family Refuse: New Guidelines

Tue, 02 Jan 2024 19:51:46 S O Correspondent

Hospitals cannot admit critically ill patients in the intensive care unit in case of refusal by them and their relatives, the Union Health Ministry has said in its recent guidelines on ICU admissions.