GUWAHATIi Manipur’s Kuki-Zo community shot off a disclaimer Thursday to an MHA statement about tribal groups agreeing to lift their blockade of the Imphal-Dimapur national highway ahead of PM Narendra Modi’s scheduled visit, saying there was no question of the lifeline being “reopened” since they hadn’t closed it in the first place.Kuki-Zo Council (KZC), which…
INDORE: There was outrage among people in Indore after a newborn died at the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) of Indore’s largest govt hospital, Maharaja Yashwantrao Hospital (MYH), on Wednesday after it was reportedly bitten by rats inside the unit. Hospital authorities, however, denied that the newborn died because of rat bites. A high-level investigation…
NEW DELHI: The Indian Council for Medical Research Wednesday issued licences of nine breakthrough health technologies to industry partners.This includes multistage malaria vaccine, which was licenced to Indian Immunologicals Limited, Techinvention Lifecare Private Limited, Panacea Biotec Limited, Biological E Limited, and Zydus Lifesciences and a novel glycoconjugate Salmonella vaccine that was licenced to Biological E…
KOCHI: Kerala high court has ruled that Pakistan-born people seeking Indian citizenship cannot bypass the mandatory requirement of renouncing their Pakistani nationality.A division bench of Justices Sushrut Arvind Dharmadhikari and VM Syam Kumar overturned recently a single-judge order that had directed Union govt to grant citizenship to two women living in Thalassery of Kerala’s Kannur…
NEW DELHI: Foreign minister S Jaishankar spoke to his Ukraine counterpart Andrii Sybiha on Thursday and reiterated India’s position that it supports an early end to the Ukraine conflict and the establishment of enduring peace. Ukraine said it’s banking on India’s “active role” in full cessation of hostilities.“Discussed our bilateral cooperation as well as the…
NAGPUR: An explosion ripped through the RDX crystallisation facility of Solar Defence and Aerospace Limited at Chakdoh-Bazargaon, 40km off Nagpur, killing one worker and injuring at least 25. The blast at 12.30am Thursday reduced the two-storey unit to rubble, with flames leaping so high they were seen 1.5km away. Shockwaves knocked down earthen blast walls…
The Power Creator Awards – Indulgence Edition boasts a jury of five influential figures who are reshaping India’s food scene. These culinary experts, including renowned chefs and digital innovators, will evaluate nominees across 22 categories, considering creativity and audience engagement. The awards ceremony, featuring both Jury Choice and Popular Choice winners, is scheduled for September…
KOLKATA: Expecting an educated, earning woman to contribute towards household expenses does not constitute ‘cruelty’ under IPC Section 498A, Calcutta HC has said while quashing criminal proceedings and a case under SC and ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act filed against a Geological Survey of India (GSI) employee and his parents.Justice Ajay Kumar Gupta said Wednesday,…
Deion Sanders gives Travis Hunter fatherhood guidance (Imagn Images) Travis Hunter is stepping into fatherhood and the NFL at the same time, and one man who has been by his side throughout this journey is Deion Sanders. The Hall of Famer, who once recruited Hunter to Jackson State and later coached him at Colorado, recently…
NEW DELHI: Centre Thursday moved SC requesting it to call to itself the three writ petitions filed in as many high courts challenging the constitutional validity of Parliament-enacted ‘Promotion and Regulation of Online Gaming Act’, which came into force after receiving Presidential assent on Aug 22.“Due to multiple litigations pending before various HCs involving same…
