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…
NEW DELHI: Israel‘s ambassador to India Reuven Azar on Tuesday hit out at Iran‘s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei for his remarks on Muslims in India. “You are a killer and oppressor of your own people. Muslims in Israel, India and all democracies enjoy freedom, which is denied in Iran. I wish the people of Iran…
NEW DELHI: Finding merit in the “sensitive information” provided by the Union government, the Supreme Court collegium on Tuesday reconsidered its July 11 recommendation for appointment of chief justices to seven high courts and routed three of them to different HCs.The collegium led by CJI D Y Chandrachud and comprising Justices Sanjiv Khanna and B…
NEW DELHI: Union minister Hardeep Singh Puri on Tuesday said that the recent statement of Rahul Gandhi about the Sikh community during his US visit showed a “Jinnah like” mindset – “Either I get what I want or I will destroy it.”“Rahul Gandhi wants to foment a divisive narrative and the nation to bleed,” said…
NEW DELHI: Union home minister Amit Shah on Tuesday said Waqf Amendment Bill, currently being examined by a joint parliamentary committee, is committed to management, protection and prevention of misuse of Waqf properties and will be brought to Parliament for approval “in the coming days”.The assertion that the bill will be tabled soon makes light…
MUMBAI: In the 70th year of its formation, the Department of Atomic Energy (DAE) will cross an important milestone with India’s first 500MW Prototype Fast Breeder Reactor (PFBR) near Kalpakkam, close to Chennai, set to become critical.Speaking on Monday at the 68th general conference of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) in Vienna, Ajit Kumar…
