NEW DELHI: The apex body for pharmaceutical pricing has extended the ceiling price fixation for orthopaedic knee implants – imposed in 2017 to ensure these are affordable and stop fleecing of patients – till November 15.The latest notification states that representations received from manufacturers and industry associations on the subject are being considered by the…
Pakistan’s Haris Rauf celebrates the wicket of India’s Sanju Samson with teammates (AP Photo/Altaf Qadri) The Asia Cup has once again become a stage for political posturing rather than cricket. Pakistan Cricket Board chairman Mohsin Naqvi has sparked outrage after posting a video of Cristiano Ronaldo making a fighter-jet gesture. The act is being seen…
National Medical Commission (NMC) completes five years on Thursday without having heard a single complaint from a patient, having rejected all of those it has received. This, despite being a body meant to regulate the medical profession in public interest.Hundreds of complaints and appeals filed by patients or their families have been rejected since NMC…
(Picture Courtesy: Facebook) Actor Shane Nigam has responded to the controversy surrounding a viral video from a college promotion of his film ‘Balti’, where he was accused of ignoring a fan.The short clip showed a girl tapping him on the shoulder while calling out to him, and Shane seemingly walking away without responding. Social media…
GUWAHATI: Assam police formed Wednesday a nine-member SIT to probe the circumstances surrounding the death of singer Zubeen Garg while swimming in the sea in Singapore on Sept 19. “We will not spare anyone,” CM Himanta Biswa Sarma wrote on X. CID ADG MP Gupta will lead the SIT, which Sarma said will have “full…
Akshay Kumar and Arshad Warsi’s ‘Jolly LLB 3’ is performing well, earning nearly ₹70 crore in six days. Despite a slight dip on Wednesday with ₹4.25 crore, the film’s weekend collections were strong, reaching ₹21 crore on Sunday. Praised by filmmaker Sudhir Mishra, the movie features Huma Qureshi and Saurabh Shukla. Akshay Kumar and Arshad…
Lucknow: The Uttar Pradesh Anti-Terrorist Squad (ATS) on Tuesday night arrested a wanted Naxalite, Umesh Kherwar alias Nagina alias Doctor, from Sonbhadra. The Jharkhand govt recently declared a reward of Rs 5 lakh for any information leading to his arrest.Nagina, a sub-zonal commander of the banned extremist outfit Tritiya Sammelan Prastuti Committee (TSPC), was wanted…
NEW DELHI: The largest contract for 97 Tejas Mark-1A fi-ghters, worth Rs 66,500 crore, is all set to be inked with Hindustan Aeronautics Limited, though IAF is yet to get even the first such ‘improved’ jet of the 83 ordered earlier for Rs 46,898 crore in Feb 2021.The mega 97-jet contract for the fourth-generation Tejas…
NEW DELHI: Aiming to position India among the global shipbuilding elite, the govt Wednesday approved an umbrella package involving nearly Rs 70,000 crore in investment in the maritime sector, currently dominated by China, South Korea and Japan. Shipping ministry officials said this marks the most significant reform in the sector since Independence.Announcing the decision, I&B…
Ayodhya/Lucknow: Days after it came to fore that the layout plan of Ayodhya Mosque got auo-rejected for want of NOCs, Indo-Islamic Cultural Foundation, the trust pursuing its construction, has decided to submit a new design based on Awadhi and local architecture to Ayodhya Development Authority (ADA).“Instead of a glass facade and modern ornamental features, the…