A group of staff nurses protesting against an attack by junior doctors on MNO at ACSR Government General Hospital in Nellore on Monday night. | Photo Credit: ARRANGEMENT After the intervention of Superintendent K. Madhavi, the staff nurses resumed the patient care services from Tuesday morning An argument between a male nursing orderly (MNO) and … Read more
The Opposition United Democratic Front (UDF) and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) are up in arms over the alleged discrepancies in the draft electoral rolls for the Kochi Corporation and the larger Ernakulam district published by the State Election Commission. This, they alleged, was a concerted effort in connivance with officials to set the ground … Read more
K.A. Suresh Babu, Assistant Commissioner of Police with the Kozhikode City Traffic (North), has been placed under suspension as part of the continuing investigation into a multi-crore financial extortion case registered against him along with two others at Kollam East police station on February 15, 2025. The suspension order was issued by the Ministry of … Read more
While hearing the plea over online content, Justice Gavai said, “Who can control it? It is for the Union to frame a regulation in that regard.” File | Photo Credit: The Hindu “As it is, we are alleged of encroaching upon the parliamentary and executive functions,” Supreme Court’s Justice B.R. Gavai said on Monday (April … Read more
The Karnataka Lokayukta has directed the Urban Development Department (UDD) to submit a detailed report on alleged irregularities related to postings in the Directorate of Municipal Administration, despite a vacancy rate of nearly 50%. According to the order, the Lokayukta has instructed a probe into the allegations and demanded a comprehensive report. The directive follows … Read more
Supreme Court lawyer and human rights activist Prashant Bhushan. File. | Photo Credit: G. Ramakrishna Bihar Public Service Commission (BPSC) on Thursday refuted a social media post of Supreme Court lawyer and human rights activist Prashant Bhushan regarding the paper leak terming it “half-baked”. Mr. Bhushan posted a 40-second video along with a message on … Read more
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Monday (December 16, 2024) arrested an alleged operative of the banned terrorist outfit, ULFA (I), on the charge of planting improvised explosive devices (IEDs) in Guwahati during the Independence Day celebrations this year. “NIA teams, with the active support of Assam Police, carried out searches at the house of … Read more
Lyricist Javed Akhtar. | Photo Credit: File A Mumbai court has acquitted veteran lyricist Javed Akhtar in a defamation case against him over his alleged objectionable remarks on the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) as the complainant has withdrawn the case. Judicial Magistrate (First Class), Mulund, S.D. Chakkar, on November 8 disposed of the case as … Read more
Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump was briefed on Tuesday by US intelligence officials on alleged threats from Iran to assassinate him, Trump’s campaign said. “President Trump was briefed earlier today by the Office of the Director of National Intelligence regarding real and specific threats from Iran to assassinate him in an effort to destabilise and … Read more
The Odisha Police on Tuesday ordered an investigation by the State Crime Branch. File photo The Orissa High Court on Wednesday expressed its concern over the alleged custodial abuse of a woman, the fiancée of a serving Army officer, who had gone to a police station in Bhubaneswar to lodge a complaint in a road … Read more