Former US President and Republican candidate Donald Trump on Tuesday said that he will Prime Minister Narendra Modi next week, Reuters reported. Although, Trump did not provide the location, as per reports the meeting will take place during PM Modi’s US visit.“He happens to be coming to meet me next week. And Modi, he’s fantastic,”…
NEW DELHI: Supreme Court on Tuesday put the brakes on ‘bulldozer justice’ by directing all state governments and their authorities not to carry out any demolition work till Oct 1 without taking its approval. It added that people holding public office must stop glorifying the practice or engage in grandstanding on it.Raising serious concern over…
NEW DELHI: Supreme Court on Tuesday quashed criminal proceedings by Nagaland Police against the 30 Army personnel for allegedly killing 13 civilians in a 2021 botched operation to ambush militants in the state’s Mon district. It said the Centre had declined sanction, which is mandatory before proceeding against Army personnel under Section 6 of the…
DEHRADUN: The Uttarakhand forest department has established 42 field-based “ecological laboratories” across the state to monitor changes in its forests, which are being influenced by climate change, reports Shivani Azad. These labs will provide crucial data on the impact of erratic climate patterns, including early flowering in species such as rhododendrons and Brahmakamal.TOI had previously…
NEW DELHI: Agitating resident doctors on Tuesday expressed willingness to resume duty once their agreement with CM Mamata Banerjee is implemented even as the Supreme Court asked the state to step up security in every govt hospital within two weeks and create within three days elaborate safety audit mechanism, grievance redressal system and internal committees…
NEW DELHI: Supreme Court on Tuesday took exception to the gender-discriminatory circular of the West Bengal health department, issued 10 days after a woman doctor’s rape-murder on Aug 9 night at the RG Kar Hospital, advising hospitals to limit women doctors‘ duty to 12 hours and avoid assigning them night duties.A bench of CJI D…
NEW DELHI: Senior advocate Kapil Sibal on Tuesday made an impassioned plea to stop live streaming of Supreme Court‘s suo motu proceedings on the rape-murder incident at R G Kar Hospital saying judges’ comments on the highly emotive issue results in besmirching reputations of lawyers appearing for West Bengal government.Sibal told a bench of Chief…
SHIMLA: After Sanjauli and Mandi, some residents and organisations have sought the demolition of another “illegal” mosque in Shimla, alleging it had become “a place for gathering of various unidentified and non-local people”.A delegation led by Shimla’s former deputy mayor and BJP leader Rakesh Sharma and local councillor Rachna Sharma on Tuesday handed over a…
NEW DELHI: Union health minister J P Nadda on Tuesday urged more hospitals to adopt digital technology to manage healthcare data. He said this will help to ensure that patient’s information remains secure and easily accessible.“Today, when patient data is transferred from one hospital to another, several challenges occur which include data security, interoperability, and…
BENGALURU: Despite the pervasive impact of inflation on various aspects of our lives, the starting salaries for freshers in the IT sector have remained stagnant for more than a decade. The compensation for entry-level positions has been around Rs 3 lakh – Rs 4 lakh, showing no significant increase over the years.Even the pandemic has…
