Police personnel inspecting the stairs leading to the Sri Venkateswara Swamy temple at Kasibugga in Palasa mandal, where a stampede killed nine devotees on November 1, 2025. | Photo Credit: V. Raju The Andhra Pradesh police on Sunday (November 2, 2025) barred devotees from entering the Lord Venkateswara Swamy temple here in Srikakulam district, following … Read more
Getty Images The roll out of the “world-first” vaccination programme against gonorrhoea began last month Gonorrhoea vaccines and a new antibiotic treatment are being offered at a Soho bar as part of an effort to reduce rates of sexually transmitted infections (STIs). The pop-up events, which are being hosted in G-A-Y Bar, aim to make … Read more
The Telangana Excise and Prohibition Department received 1,346 applications for setting up bars in 25 notified locations across the State. The move comes after the department invited new bar licences to replace previously closed establishments, with a deadline set for April 26. As per the data shared by the department, Warangal emerged as the most … Read more
A view of the Madras High Court. File photograph The Madras High Court has solicited the views of all Bar associations on a Parliamentary Standing Committee’s recommendation that High Court judges in the country could go on vacation at different times in a year, rather than declaring a month-long summer vacation for the courts during … Read more
The National Board for Wildlife (NBWL) has given approval to construct training walls at the Pazhaverkadu estuary to stabilise the bar mouth, which often gets closed due to silting. An official, who was a part of the NBWL meeting held in New Delhi on November 17, confirmed that consent was granted for the construction of … Read more
The petition noted that the enrolment fee in Odisha is ₹42,000. Image for representation purpose only. | Photo Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto The Supreme Court on April 10 sought a response from the Bar Council of India (BCI) in a petition challenging the “exorbitant and oppressive” fees charged by State Bar Councils for “young and aspiring” … Read more