Oct. 19, 2021 The Department of Justice has filed a brief requesting the U.S. Supreme Court temporarily block a highly restrictive abortion law in Texas. Supreme Court Justice Samuel A. Alito Jr. has asked officials in Texas to file a response to the Justice Department by noon Thursday, meaning the High Court may act more … Read more
The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) has asked the principal investigators of clinical trials to compile a list of volunteers who received an actual vaccine shot, and not a placebo, so that they can be issued certificates from the vaccine registration platform CoWIN. “ICMR is facilitating the process. We do feel that participants have … Read more
Panaji: The directorate of health services (DHS) has issued an advisory to health centres asking them to conduct a fever survey to control the possible spread of vector-borne diseases in the flood-ravaged areas of the state. Instructions have also been issued to remove and clean areas that may have stagnant water and to take anti-larval … Read more
As electioneering for the Bihar assembly polls enters its final leg, the war of words between the BJP and the Opposition has further intensified with each accusing the other of indulging in petty politics. The latest in this chain is the controversy over the BJP’s promise of providing a free Covid-19 vaccine to Bihar if … Read more
BJP leader and Madhya Pradesh minister Bisahulal Singh, who is contesting the upcoming assembly bypoll in Anuppur, has called the wife of Congress candidate his mistress and asked why is Vishwanath Singh Kunjam not naming his wife in the nomination papers. Madhya Pradesh minister Bisahulal Singh with CM Shivraj Singh Chouhan. (PTI file photo) BJP … Read more
UK PM Boris Johnson said in a statement that the EU is looking to establish a post-Brexit free trade agreement with Britain like the one it has with Australia and not similar to the one it shares with Canada. File photo of British Prime Minister Boris Johnson and EU chief Ursula von der Leyen (Photo … Read more
In his letter to Union Power Minister RK Singh, Satyendar Jain sought closure of all 11 thermal power plants in Delhi-NCR which he said will not lead to any reduction in power supplies. File photo of Delhi Power Minister Satyendar Jain (Photo Credits: PTI) Delhi Power Minister Satyendar Jain wrote a letter to Union Power … Read more
At a time when tension between India and China is high owing to the ongoing military standoff in Eastern Ladakh along the Line of Actual Control (LAC), Chinese President Xi Jinping has reportedly asked his troops to prepare for war. News reports have quoted Xi Jinping telling the Chinese soldiers to stay “absolutely loyal” to … Read more
The Lucknow bench of Allahabad High Court on Monday reportedly chided the UP Police for cremating the 19-year-old Dalit woman who died after allegedly being raped by four upper-caste men in Uttar Pradesh’s Hathras in the middle of the night. According to the counsel for the victim’s family, the Bench of Justices Pankaj Mithal and … Read more
The Prime Minister’s Citizen Assistance and Relief in Emergency Situations Fund (PM-Cares) attracted controversy right from the start. A response by the National Informatics Centre (NIC) to an RTI query has raised more questions on the legal status of the PM Cares Fund. As per reply to the RTI query, the domain name ‘Pmcares.gov.in’ was … Read more