A division bench of Delhi high court Thursday rejected the appeal of pharma giant, Roche, seeking an injunction against Indian pharma company Natco Pharma launching a generic version of Risdiplam, the only available drug to treat a rare genetic disorder, spinal muscular atrophy (SMA). This comes as a major relief for Indian SMA patients.Govt’s one-time…
Who’s To Blame? MP & TN Govts Trade Charges CHENNAI/BHOPAL/NAGPUR: The adulterated cough syrup death toll rose to 23 after two more children died of renal failure Thursday, while police arrested Govindan Ranganathan (75), the owner of Tamil Nadu-based Sresan Pharmaceuticals, which manufactured the Coldrif medicine. The latest victims – Garvik Pawar and Mayank Suryawanshi,…
NAVI MUMBAI: An FIR was filed Wednesday against an unidentified person and others for circulating an objectionable AI-generated video of CJI BR Gavai on social media for allegedly insulting the minority community, reports George Mendonca.The case was lodged under the Atrocities Act based on a complaint filed by an advocate belonging to a minority community….
NEW DELHI: Supreme Court Thursday filled a 75-year-old constitutional vacuum that caused serious heartburn among judicial service officers, who took 15-20 years to become district judges through promotions and were left behind in career progression by advocates who with just seven years experience could become district judges through direct recruitment.A five-judge bench of CJI B…
Former Union minister Ajay Mishra Teni NEW DELHI: Supreme Court Monday directed the Uttar Pradesh police to inquire into allegations that attempts were made to influence a witness by Ashish Mishra, son of former Union minister Ajay Mishra and accused in the Lakhimpur Kheri incident of October 2021 that claimed eight lives.The UP police in…
NEW DELHI: With the Right To Information Act set to mark 20 years since it was implemented on Oct 12, a new report on the performance of information commissions shows that over 4 lakh cases were pending in information commissions across India as of June 30 this year. Moreover, six out of 29 information commissions…
JAIPUR: Governor Haribhau Bagde Wednesday granted assent to Rajasthan Prohibition of Unlawful Religious Conversion Act, 2025, passed by the state Assembly in Sept this year. Law minister Jogaram Patel said the Act had now also been notified.Putting an end to the traditional notion of ‘chat mangni-pat byaah (prompt wedding)’, the new law mandates that priests…
NEW DELHI: Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla made a strong pitch for promoting responsible and ethical use of artificial intelligence (AI). Chairing a workshop at the 68th Commonwealth Parliamentary Association (CPA) Conference in Barbados, Birla said systems like AI-based translation, AI-enabled e-library, and speech-to-text reporting are making parliamentary processes more efficient and inclusive. Addressing the…
LUCKNOW: While paying tributes to Kanshi Ram, the BSP founder and her predecessor in the party and the organisation, on his 19th death anniversary here, BSP national president Mayawati said she was grateful to the incumbent BJP government in Uttar Pradesh.In the commemorative programme organised at Manyawar Shri Kanshi Ram Ji Smarak Sthal (Eco Garden),…
New Delhi: With winter knocking and the mountain passes in Jammu and Kashmir set to become snow-bound, home minister Amit Shah on Thursday reviewed the law and order situation in the Union Territory and asked the forces to be on 100% alert against any attempts by Pakistan and PoK-based terrorists to exploit the snowfall and…
