GBA orders institutions to report stray dog presence, submit action plan as per SC directive

GBA orders institutions to report stray dog presence, submit action plan as per SC directive

The Greater Bengaluru Authority (GBA) has issued notices across its five corporations directing government and private institutions to furnish detailed information on stray dogs present on their premises, in line with a recent Supreme Court order. The directive follows the Supreme Court’s instructions, which require municipal bodies to identify stray dogs on institutional premises, relocate them safely to shelters, and submit an affidavit of compliance within eight … Read more

Resident doctors in Scotland begin ballot for strike action

Resident doctors in Scotland begin ballot for strike action

Getty Images Resident doctors in Scotland are balloting for strike action after claiming government ministers went back on an agreement over pay. BMA Scotland said the proposed uplift 4.25% for 2025/26 would have been the lowest in the UK and was less than was recommended by the independent pay review body. But Health Secretary Neil … Read more

West Bengal LoP Suvendu Adhikari demands action against CM Mamata Banerjee for ‘threatening Chief Electoral Officer’

West Bengal LoP Suvendu Adhikari demands action against CM Mamata Banerjee for ‘threatening Chief Electoral Officer’

Leader of Opposition in West Bengal Assembly Suvendu Adhikari. | Photo Credit: PTI Leader of Opposition in West Bengal Assembly Suvendu Adhikari and other Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leaders staged a protest march to the office of the Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) in Kolkata on Friday (October 10, 2025), accusing Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee of … Read more

First-year resident doctors back strike action over jobs shortage

First-year resident doctors back strike action over jobs shortage

Newly qualified doctors in their first year of practice in England have voted in favour of strike action in a row over a shortage of jobs. The British Medical Association (BMA) union says thousands of resident doctors are ending up without training places when they move from year two to three. This year there were … Read more

Chandrababu Naidu denounces YSRCP’s ‘fake campaign’ on fertilizer supply, warns of stern action

Chandrababu Naidu denounces YSRCP’s ‘fake campaign’ on fertilizer supply, warns of stern action

YSRCP should have secured people’s mandate to get Opposition status, says Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu. | Photo Credit: File Photo Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu on Wednesday (September 3, 2025) dismissed allegations by the YSR Congress Party (YSRCP) that there was acute scarcity of urea as “mischievous that warrants stern action.” Mr. Naidu said … Read more

Tamil Nadu Police Commission calls for firm action on wrongful, brutal handling of suspects

Tamil Nadu Police Commission calls for firm action on wrongful, brutal handling of suspects

Representative images | Photo Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto The Fifth Tamil Nadu Police Commission has called for stringent disciplinary action against abuse of authority, especially brutal handling of suspects. In its final report submitted to Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K Stalin, recently the Commission called for quick internal investigation and immediate disciplinary action when police personnel … Read more