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NEW DELHI: Bringing down the curtain on the proceedings initiated against misleading advertisements for medicinal products, the Supreme Court has closed the case filed by the Indian Medical Association (IMA) against Patanjali Ayurved and its founders.A bench of Justices B V Nagarathna and K V Viswanathan said no further hearing was needed as the court had already passed various orders and the purpose of the case had been achieved. "By various orders, the prayers of the WP have been achieved and ...Read More >
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Wednesday set aside an order of bail to Olympic medallist and wrestler Sushil Kumar in a 2021 murder case of former junior national wrestling champion Sagar Dhankar at the Chhatrasal Stadium in the national capital. A bench of Justices Sanjay Karol and Prashant Kumar Mishra noted the allegations in the FIR, which said the national capital was made into a "criminal playground" to settle scores with no regard for the law of the land, and directed Kumar to surrender ...Read More >
Lucknow: Umar Ansari, the younger son of gangster-turned-politician late Mukhtar Ansari, was arrested by Ghazipur police from Darul Shafa area of Lucknow late Sunday night.The arrest was made following the registration of a criminal case against him for forgery in Ghazipur. He was taken into custody and transported to Ghazipur for further proceedings.Umar Ansari was booked for allegedly attempting to fraudulently reclaim a property that had been confiscated under the Uttar Pradesh Gangsters and ...Read More >
Panaji: In a positive sign, 82 percent of mothers exclusively breastfed their children for the first six months, with the same being higher in rural areas with 87.3 percent compared to urban areas with 80 percent, a study by Goa Medical College and Hospital (GMC), Bambolim revealed. Interestingly, the study also found that exclusive breastfeeding (EBF) for six months reported in the state was higher than Goa's National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5) estimate of 61.4 percent. The 'Study of Breast ...Read More >
New Delhi: India on Tuesday celebrated the return of its astronaut Shubhanshu Shukla to earth after spending 18 days at the International Space Station (ISS), with Prime Minister Narendra Modi saying he has inspired a billion dreams with dedication, courage and pioneering spirit. President Droupadi Murmu, Vice-President Jagdeep Dhankhar and the Prime Minister joined the nation in welcoming Shukla back from his "historic" space mission. Shukla is the first Indian to have visited the ISS. "I jo ...Read More >
Bengaluru: Two male lecturers from a private college in Dakshina Kannada district and their associate have been arrested for allegedly raping a female student after "blackmailing" her with videos and photos, police said on Tuesday. The student is from the same college where the accused are employed as lecturers in Moodabidri. According to police, the student alleged that one of the lecturers befriended her under the pretext of sharing academic notes and began chatting with her frequently. He l ...Read More >
Pune: The Juvenile Justice Board (JJB) on Tuesday rejected the Pune city police's application seeking that the 17-year-old boy accused in the Porsche car crash be tried as an adult for the trial in the case. The boy is accused of driving the luxury car in Kalyani Nagar area of Pune in an inebriated state and mowing down motorcycle-borne IT professionals Anish Awadhiya and Ashwini Costa in May last year. Citing sections of the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2015, the Pu ...Read More >
Pune: The ongoing pre-non-interlocking and non-interlocking works to develop the Hadapsar railway station would affect trains' movement in the Daund-Pune section this week from Thursday till Sunday. A total of 17 trains, including DEMUs from Pune to Daund and Baramati to Pune, Pune-Harangul Express (01487), Harangul-Pune Express (01488), Solapur-Pune Intercity Superfast Express (12169) and Pune-Solapur Intercity Express (12170), would remain cancelled on Sunday (July 20), a railway official said ...Read More >
Panaji : Chaos prevailed at the Chorao jetty on Tuesday morning as Ro-Ro ferryboats began operations, with long queues of vehicles waiting to cross. Alongside the two Ro-Ro ferryboats, the River Navigation Department (RND) also deployed two conventional ferryboats on the Ribandar-Chorao route to ease the transition. RND Minister Subhash Phal Dessai called for discipline while entering the ferry boat. "Police personnel will be deployed to manage the traffic. These are teething problems which wil ...Read More >
Panaji: Scientists have mapped the troubling forest structure dynamics in Goa, revealing a steep decline in forest health in a study. They have called for an urgent need for ecological safeguards. The study used over five decades (1973-2022) of satellite data and spatial modelling to quantify forest cover loss, fragmentation, and its cascading impacts on ecosystem services in the central Western Ghats region -- an ecological treasure trove that includes Goa. "Total forest cover declined by 3.7 ...Read More >
Panaji: Chief Minister Pramod Sawant on Friday chaired a meeting of the group of ministers (GoM) on goods and services tax (GST) revenue analysis to review state-wise revenue trends and identify actionable strategies for improved GST collections. The meeting held in New Delhi also discussed sector-specific tax leakages and corrective action to curb over Rs 2 lakh crore input tax credit (ITC) frauds. The GoM identified ITC fraud as a major issue under GST, and states suggested various measures t ...Read More >
Shimla: Forty-three people have been killed and at least 37 are missing in Himachal Pradesh due to cloudbursts, flash floods and landslides since the onset of monsoon last month, officials said on Friday. The Met office has issued a "red" alert for very heavy to extremely heavy rains at isolated places in Kangra, Sirmaur and Mandi districts and an "orange" alert for heavy to very heavy showers at isolated places over Una, Bilaspur, Hamirpur, Chamba, Solan, Shimla and Kullu districts on Sunday. ...Read More >
Palakkad: A fresh case of Nipah virus was confirmed in Kerala on Friday, triggering heightened concern and swift action in three districts of the state. A 38-year-old woman from Thachanattukara in Palakkad district has tested positive, an official release said. This prompted the district administration to urge the public and health workers to remain extremely vigilant. The infected patient is currently being treated at a private hospital in Malappuram district, official sources said, without el ...Read More >
Panaji: Goa recorded its highest daily average rainfall of the current monsoon season with 161.1 mm in the 24 hours ending at 8.30 am on July 3, with Dharbandora recording the highest rainfall at 229.4 mm. The cumulative rainfall since June 1 has reached 1027.3 mm (40.44 inches), covering the seasonal deficit. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued an orange alert for July 3 and 4, citing an active off-shore trough along the Maharashtra-Karnataka coast driving intense monsoon cond ...Read More >
New Delhi: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and his American counterpart Pete Hegseth have agreed to firm up a 10-year framework to further expand defence and strategic ties between India and the US. The decision on the defence framework was mentioned in a Pentagon statement that was released on Wednesday, a day after Singh and US defence secretary Hegseth held a phone conversation. "Secretary Hegseth and minister Singh agreed to sign the next 10-year US-India defence framework when they next me ...Read More >
Kolkota: East Bengal FC have been drawn in Group E of the AFC Women's Champions League 2025 Preliminary Stage, alongside Kitchee SC (Hong Kong) and Phnom Penh Crown FC (Cambodia). The draw was conducted at the AFC House in Kuala Lumpur on Thursday. The reigning Indian Women's League champions will travel to Cambodia for the centralised round-robin qualifiers, scheduled to take place from August 25 to 31. A total of 19 clubs from across Asia will compete in the Preliminary Stage, which features ...Read More >
SHILLONG, July 2: A local court in Shillong on Wednesday remanded property dealer and co-accused Silome James in 14-day judicial custody. According to Assistant Public Prosecutor, Tushar Chanda, two others -- Lokendra Singh Tomar and Balbir Ahirwar -- were sent to judicial custody for 7 days. The SIT had arrested the three individuals from different parts of Madhya Pradesh on charges of aiding in the concealment of evidence related to the murder of Indore-based businessman Raja Raghuvanshi in ...Read More >
New Delhi: In the wake of Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah linking heart-related deaths in Hassan district to Covid vaccine, the Union health ministry on Wednesday said extensive studies by ICMR and AIIMS have conclusively established no linkages between coronavirus vaccines and sudden deaths. Siddaramaiah had on Tuesday said "hasty approval and distribution" of the Covid vaccine to the public could also be a reason for these deaths. He urged everyone to visit the nearest health centre im ...Read More >
Panaji: With extensive source reduction drives, house-to-house visits and tracking of fever cases, Goa has seen only 10 confirmed cases of dengue in June this year as against 60 confirmed cases in the same month of last year. "All 10 cases have been reported in North Goa, while not a single case has been reported in South Goa," said Dr Kalpana Mahatme, state programme officer and deputy director of the National Vector Borne Disease Control Programme. Of the 10 cases, six cases are in Mapusa, w ...Read More >
Delhi Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) spokesperson and general secretary of the trade union 'Chandni Chowk Nagrik Manch', Praveen Shankar Kapoor, on Tuesday wrote to Delhi Mayor Raja Iqbal Singh complaining about the "poor condition" of the historic town and "lack of action by the MLAs and councillors" and seeking directions for its restoration. "The root issue in and around Chandni Chowk is that all MLAs and councillors are from Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), under whose political patronage encroachments ...Read More >
Panaji : Women-centric empowerment programmes under the Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana-National Rural Livelihoods Mission, (DAY- NRLM) of the Centre have resulted in 3,250 self-help groups (SHGs) being formed in the state, of which 1,120 SHGs are credit linked and have taken Rs 340 crore loans from banks for business, Chief Minister Pramod Sawant said on Tuesday. Sawant, who inaugurated a two-day state level bankers' conclave organised by the Goa State Rural Livelihood Mission (GSRLM), said, "If al ...Read More >
Pernem: Nilesh Dessai (46), arrested in connection with the recent acid attack on a 17-year-old youth in Dhargalim, has been remanded in two days of police custody by the Judicial Magistrate First Class (JMFC), Pernem. Police said Dessai had stolen the acid used in the attack from the company in Karaswada where he had been employed as a gardener for just over a week. On Friday, he allegedly stole a five-litre can of acid, which he concealed in his scooter under a raincoat. Police investigatio ...Read More >
Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh): The recruitment of police inspectors will now be conducted along the lines of the Public Service Commission (PSC) framework by the Employees Selection Board (ESB), which will conduct the exam, officials said. The last recruitment for sub-inspector (SI) posts was conducted by the then recruitment agency Vyapam in 2018. Officials said that earlier, the plan was to engage PSC in conducting the exam, but due to technical reasons, it was decided that the ESB would handle the ...Read More >
Puri : Three persons, including two women, were killed and over 50 others injured in a stampede near Shree Gundicha Temple in Odisha's Puri early Sunday during a ceremony related to the ongoing Rath Yatra festivities, officials said. The incident took place around 4.20 am when thousands of devotees had gathered near the chariots parked in front of the temple, they said. The injured have been admitted to a nearby hospital where the condition of six people is stated to be critical. The Gundicha ...Read More >
ITANAGAR, 6 Jun: More than 200 people without valid inner line permits (ILP) were externed from the Itanagar Capital Region on Friday, a senior police officer said. The violators were detected during an enforcement drive conducted by the Naharlagun police across Papu Hills, Naharlagun, Nirjuli, and Banderdewa, as part of the ongoing initiative to uphold the Bengal Eastern Frontier Regulation. Naharlagun Superintendent of Police (SP) Mihin Gambo said that all 219 individuals were found without ...Read More >
Panaji: A District Monitoring Committee on Accessible Elections (DMCAE) to implement the Election Commission's plan for inclusive voting, especially for persons with disabilities (PwDs) has been formed. Acting on the commission's May 8 directive, the committee will work to identify and enrol PwDs not on the electoral roll and maintain detailed data, including the nature of their disabilities and their polling station details, said Ankit Yadav, Collector and District Election Officer of North Go ...Read More >
Bengaluru: Four officials of RCB and event management firm DNA Entertainment Private Limited were arrested on Friday in connection with the stampede outside Chinnaswamy stadium that killed 11 people, police sources said. They were remanded to 14-day judicial custody. A complaint was filed by social activist HM Venkatesh against cricketer Virat Kohli holding him responsible for the stampede during the celebrations of RCB's first ever IPL victory on June 4. However, no FIR has been registered on ...Read More >
New Delhi: Researchers at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Guwahati, have found that clay particles interact differently in the presence of SARS-CoV-2 - the virus that causes Covid-19 - a finding they used for developing a simple, affordable testing alternative. The approach developed looks at how quickly particles of clay settle in a salt water solution containing the virus. "Due to changes in inter-particle forces of clay in the presence of the virus, the sedimentation rate of the c ...Read More >
Curchorem : The Sanguem police seized 5.75 kg of whale vomit (ambergris) valued at over Rs 10 crore at Dabamol in Sanguem taluka and arrested three people in connection with the case. The police registered an offence under sections 39, 44, 49B, 51 of the Wildlife (Protection) Act 1972 against Sainath Shet (50) of Sadewada Panchawadi, Ratnakant Karapurkar (55) of Zuarinagar-Sancoale and Yogesh Ramchandra Redkar (40) of Bandwadi-Sawantwadi. Acting on a tip-off, the police on Thursday seized 5.75 ...Read More >
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