Kerala CM demands Union Govt to examine the propriety of Governor Khan’s actions

Kerala CM demands Union Govt to examine the propriety of Governor Khan’s actions

Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan. | Photo Credit: S. Mahinsha Accusing Kerala Governor Arif Mohammed Khan of attempts to create maximum provocation in every issue, Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan said that the Union Government should examine the propriety of the Governor’s repeated breaches of protocol. He was speaking to media persons at Pathanamthitta on December … Read more

Centre agrees to examine measures to ensure “constitutional safeguards” for Ladakh 

Centre agrees to examine measures to ensure “constitutional safeguards” for Ladakh 

Students demand separate statehood for Ladakh and inclusion of the Union Territory (UT) in the Sixth Schedule of the Constitution, at Jantar Mantar, in New Delhi. File | Photo Credit: ANI The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has agreed to examine the demand of civil society groups in Ladakh to provide “constitutional safeguards” for the … Read more

BJP’s team of lawyers to examine alleged curbs on free speech in Karnataka

BJP’s team of lawyers to examine alleged curbs on free speech in Karnataka

BJP has accused the Congress government in Karnataka of targeting people who are active on social media and mediapersons. | Photo Credit: Illustration by Satheesh Vellinezhi The BJP has formed a State-level team of advocates to look into alleged violation of freedom of expression by the Congress government in Karnataka.  On September 3, MLC and … Read more

Covid-19: Researchers using new tech to examine blood proteins in Covid patients, Health News, ET HealthWorld

Covid-19: Researchers using new tech to examine blood proteins in Covid patients, Health News, ET HealthWorld

London: A team of researchers are combining new technologies to discover unique patterns of blood plasma proteins in critically ill patients that may help develop a more personalised approach to treating severe Covid-19, a new study has shown. According to the study published in the Journal of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, the proteins being studied, … Read more

Parliament must examine age of consent issue, says Chief Justice of India

Parliament must examine age of consent issue, says Chief Justice of India

File photo of Chief Justice of India D.Y. Chandrachud. | Photo Credit: PTI Chief Justice of India D.Y. Chandrachud on December 10, 2022 appealed to Parliament to have a relook at the issue of age of consent under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, 2012 as it posed difficulties for judges examining … Read more

DCGI directs pharma companies to submit information of pre-1988 permitted FDCs on their safety and efficacy

DCGI directs pharma companies to submit information of pre-1988 permitted FDCs on their safety and efficacy

The DCGI notice on FDCs has been sent to the Indian Drug and Pharmaceuticals Associations and also uploaded on the website of CDSCO for information and necessary action by the concerned stakeholders. The Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI) has directed pharma companies to submit information of certain pre-1988 permitted Fixed Dose Combinations (FDCs) on … Read more

NIH and FDA Examine Serious Side Effect That Surfaced in COVID Vaccine Trial

NIH and FDA Examine Serious Side Effect That Surfaced in COVID Vaccine Trial

By Arthur Allen and Liz Szabo, Kaiser Health News Monday, September 14, 2020 (Kaiser News) — The Food and Drug Administration is weighing whether to follow British regulators in resuming a coronavirus vaccine trial that was halted when a participant suffered spinal cord damage, even as the National Institutes of Health has launched an investigation … Read more