NEW DELHI: People’s Democratic Party (PDP) chief spokesperson Suhail Bukhari on Tuesday quit the party after not being given the mandate to contest in the Jammu and Kashmir assembly elections, PTI reported.He had anticipated contesting from the Wagoora-Kreeri seat, but the return of former minister Basharat Bukhari to the PDP last month reduced his chances…
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Tuesday formed a 10-member National Task Force to make a blueprint for the safety and facility of healthcare workers at their workplace.While hearing the suo motu case on the rape and murder case of a young trainee doctor in Kolkata, the apex court directed the task force to submit…
NEW DELHI: Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday voiced his protest against the killing of a 22-year-old Dalit man saying that the police was not taking any action against the mastermind.“The superintendent of police is not taking any action against the mastermind and this is why people are angry here,” Rahul said speaking to the reporters in…
NEW DELHI: The West Bengal government on Tuesday sought a hearing and stay in Supreme Court on Calcutta high court’s ruling which invalidated the reservation granted to these castes from April to September 2010 and 37 additional castes were included under a 2012 law.The apex court will hear the plea on August 27.(This is a…
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday held bilateral talks with Malaysian counterpart Anwar Ibrahim during which the two nations decided to push their relations to ‘Comprehensive Strategic Partnership’. “In the previous years, investments up to $5 billion have been made by Malaysia in India… Today, we have decided that we will elevate our…
NEW DELHI: The Centre on Tuesday wrote a letter to Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) and urged it to withdraw advertisement for lateral entry recruitments.Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, Tamil Nadu chief minister MK Stalin, SP chief Akhilesh Yadav, and several other opposition leaders had opposed the recruitment and accused the BJP of “snatching reserveration” and…
NEW DELHI: Supreme Court on Tuesday heard a suo motu case related to the rape and murder of a postgraduate medic at RG Kar Medical College and Hospital in Kolkata that has led to a massive uproar across the nation over women safety at the workplace.The top court pulled up the Mamata Banerjee-led West Bengal…
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Tuesday expressed its disapproval to the statements made by the Calcutta high court, which advised teenage girls to “control their sexual desires and not give in to two minutes of pleasure.” The apex court overturned the high court’s decision that acquitted an individual charged under the Protection of Children…
NEW DELHI: A moderate earthquake with a magnitude of 4.9 struck Jammu and Kashmir‘s Baramulla district early Tuesday morning, the National Center for Seismology (NCS) said. There have been no immediate reports of casualties or significant damage. Authorities are monitoring the situation for any further developments.More details awaited Source link
NEW DELHI: Centre has decided to increase security personnel by 25% at all hospitals run by it in view of the protests by doctors demanding better safety and security for healthcare workers following the Aug 9 rape-murder of an on-duty doctor at Kolkata’s RG Kar Medical College and Hospital. It has also directed these hospitals…
