NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Thursday stayed a Chhattisgarh high court order that handed life imprisonment to Amit Jogi in the 2003 murder case of Ramavtar Jaggi.The case, which dates back over two decades, concerns the fatal shooting of Jaggi in June 2003. Jogi, son of former chief minister Ajit Jogi, was acquitted by…
NEW DELHI: For thousands of elderly and critically ill patients dependent on the Central Government Health Scheme (CGHS), the biggest risk is no longer just the disease—it is the delay in getting approval for treatment.A representation sent to Union health minister Jagat Prakash Nadda has flagged how life-saving procedures and drugs are getting stuck in…
NEW DELHI: Clashes, allegations of voter intimidation and technical glitches marked a turbulent start to the first phase of voting in West Bengal’s Murshidabad district.West Bengal phase 1 polls — Follow live updates The tensions began overnight when crude bombs were allegedly hurled near Shivnagar Primary School, injuring at least one person and sparking panic….
NEW DELHI: Doctors serving in the armed forces may soon be allowed to practice across India without needing multiple state registrations, under draft regulations issued by the National Medical Commission (NMC).In a notification issued earlier this month, the NMC has proposed amendments to its 2023 regulations to streamline licensing norms for medical practitioners in the…
NEW DELHI: Cumulative seizures of potential poll inducements in West Bengal and Tamil Nadu have touched Rs 1,072 crore, with the former accounting for 96% of the value of liquor seized and the latter reporting 78% of the illegal cash seizures.While polling will be held in Tamil Nadu in a single phase on Thursday, West…
A former minister in Bihar, Jha was originally in the BJP and served as its link with Kumar before crossing over to the JD(U). (File Image) PATNA: JDU on Wednesday released a fresh list of its national office-bearers, with Sanjay Kumar Jha, a Rajya Sabha member and aide of JDU president Nitish Kumar, retaining the…
After five weeks of intense campaigning by four contending sides in Tamil Nadu, one question remains: will the disruptor help the incumbent, the opposition or himself? Conventional analyses still give the M K Stalin-led Secular Progressive Alliance (SPA) an edge over Edappadi K Palaniswami’s National Democratic Alliance (NDA), but the vote share of Vijay’s TVK…
KOLKATA: EC ‘erred’ in issuing a blanket direction by treating citizens as ‘troublemakers’, Calcutta HC observed on Wednesday, granting an interim stay on an order naming 800 people ‘troublemakers’ till June 30.“The general power of superintendence and control of EC under Article 324 is subject to other law,” the HC said, reiterating a Supreme Court…
Increasing screen time and social media use significantly raise the risk of eating disorders among teens. Parents often blame junk food, sugary snacks, or poor eating habits when children develop unhealthy relationships with food. But new research suggests another powerful influence is hiding in plain sight: Social media.A study by Turkish researchers Gamze Yurtdas Depboylu,…
When the first vote is cast at 7 am today to decide who will be governing Bengal for the next five years, there will be an elephant in the polling booth: SIR, or the Special Intensive Revision of the voters’ roll.More than 3.6 crore voters across 152 constituencies will be exercising their franchise in the…