Street hawkers’ body urges Centre to issue national guidelines to protect vendors from heatwaves

Street hawkers’ body urges Centre to issue national guidelines to protect vendors from heatwaves

The National Hawkers Federation (NHF) on Friday (April 11, 2025) urged the Centre to issue national-level guidelines to protect street vendors from the rising threat of heatwaves. The increasing temperatures are putting the lives and livelihoods of over two crore vendors at risk, it said. In a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union … Read more

HMPV outbreak: How much would a HMPV test cost in Delhi? Check rates here

HMPV outbreak: How much would a HMPV test cost in Delhi? Check rates here

HMPV outbreak: How much would a HMPV test cost in Delhi? Check rates here India recorded two new cases of the Human Metapneumovirus (HMPV) on Tuesday, bringing the total number of cases in the country to seven. The recent cases were identified in Nagpur. Previously, on Monday, two cases were reported in Bengaluru, and one … Read more

Guidelines issued to ensure smooth New Year celebrations in Fort Kochi

Guidelines issued to ensure smooth New Year celebrations in Fort Kochi

The Mattancherry BOT Bridge, which links Kochi city with West Kochi, has been illuminated in connection with the New Year celebrations. | Photo Credit: H. VIBHU The police, Motor Vehicles Department (MVD), and other enforcement agencies have issued guidelines and traffic curbs to ensure smooth and safe New Year celebrations in and around Fort Kochi, … Read more

Strangulation survivors welcome new Sentencing Council guidelines

Strangulation survivors welcome new Sentencing Council guidelines

BBC Sophie Henson says she wishes the guidance had been introduced in her case earlier this year WARNING: This article contains description of crimes which some readers may find upsetting “It shouldn’t be disregarded as a small crime, I thought I’d die when it happened to me.” The words of Sophie Henson, 24, who said … Read more

SEBI notifies new guidelines for investment advisors: What’s changing for RIAs?

SEBI notifies new guidelines for investment advisors: What’s changing for RIAs?

SEBI has introduced new guidelines to make the Registered Investment Advisor (RIA) framework more accessible and practical. Now, a graduate degree in any discipline, along with relevant NISM certification, is sufficient to qualify as an investment advisor. Previously, obtaining an RIA license was challenging, requiring an MBA in finance or a postgraduate degree and five … Read more

Like ripping my insides – fears hysteroscopy guidelines not enough

Like ripping my insides – fears hysteroscopy guidelines not enough

Painful hysteroscopy felt like insides were ‘clawed’ Wendy McLean was due to start her seventh round of IVF when her doctor said she needed a hysteroscopy – a procedure to examine the inside of her uterus. “It was sold to me as a smear test, basically. A thin narrow camera up through your cervix. “It’ll … Read more

AIIMS Delhi issues mpox treatment guidelines, sets aside 5 beds for isolation

AIIMS Delhi issues mpox treatment guidelines, sets aside 5 beds for isolation

AIIMS Delhi on Tuesday issued guidelines for handling suspected Monkeypox patients and allocated five beds for treatment in isolation. The standard operating procedures (SOP) stated that the suspected patients should be immediately placed in a designated isolation area to minimise contact with other patients and staff. The World Health Organisation (WHO) has declared Monkeypox outbreak … Read more

CBIC issues revised guidelines for reporting arrest, smuggling incidents

CBIC issues revised guidelines for reporting arrest, smuggling incidents

The CBIC said the incident report should describe the modus operandi, including flight/ voyage/cruise number and the customs declaration document name. The Central Board Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC) has revised guidelines for reporting of arrests, smuggling and commercial frauds by customs officers, as it looks to enhance risk-based targeting to nullify fraud attempts by … Read more

Centre says ‘de-reservation’ of seats not allowed as UGC draft guidelines spark criticism

Centre says ‘de-reservation’ of seats not allowed as UGC draft guidelines spark criticism

Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan said there is no scope for ambiguity in reservations after the introduction of the Central Educational Institutions (Reservation in Teachers’ Cadre) Act, 2019. File | Photo Credit: ANI A controversy erupted on January 28 over UGC’s draft guidelines proposing that any vacancy reserved for SC, ST and OBC candidates can … Read more