Supporters of Waris Punjab De chief Amritpal Singh stage a protest demanding his transfer from Assam’a Dibrugarh Jail to Punjab Jail, in Amritsar, Sunday, March 17, 2024. | Photo Credit: PTI The mother of Amritpal Singh was arrested here on Sunday, a day before a march is to be taken out to demand that the … Read more
Members of the Bar Association in Walajah town near Ranipet have stayed away from court proceedings on Friday. Litigants, who are mostly farmers and small traders, were badly affected as members of the Bar Association in Walajah town near Ranipet stayed away from court proceedings of the District Munsif cum Magistrate Court in the town … Read more
Land survey for setting up the proposed tiger safari park has commenced at Muthukad in Chakkittappara panchayat as part of efforts to complete the project at the earliest. The survey will be completed in 15 days with the support of various government departments. At a recent meeting chaired by Forest Minister A.K. Saseendran, Divisional Forest … Read more
A patient receives medicines at a clinic in New Delhi. File image used for representational purpose only. | Photo Credit: PTI Some clauses in the draft Patents (Amendment) Rules, 2023 have triggered fears that important public health safeguards against patent evergreening and unmerited monopolies will be diluted. Civil society organisations, academics, and intellectual property and … Read more
The Collegium headed by Chief Justice of India D. Y. Chandrachud stood firm by its July 5 recommendations to transfer these judges. It said the transfers were proposed in the better administration of justice. | Photo Credit: Sushil Kumar Verma The Supreme Court Collegium on July 12 found no merit in the reservations expressed by … Read more
The logo for Google. | Photo Credit: REUTERS Google is blocking some Canadians’ access to news, it confirmed Thursday, as part of a test in response to a law in the works that would require digital giants to pay for local journalism content. The restricted access to news sites started earlier in the month and … Read more
Kerala State Electricity Board (KSEB) logo Electricity Minister K. Krishnankutty has put on hold a Kerala State Electricity Board (KSEB) decision to use spot billing machines supplied by Yes Bank for billing and payment collection purposes. Mr. Krishnankutty said on Sunday that the KSEB chairman and managing director Rajan Khobragade has been directed to ‘‘temporarily … Read more
Justice D.Y. Chandrachud. File. | Photo Credit: PTI Chief Justice of India D.Y. Chandrachud, and two Supreme Court judges, met Gujarat and Telangana High Courts’ lawyers on Monday over the Collegium’s proposed transfers of Justices Nikhil Kariel and A. Abhishek Reddy, agreeing to “examine” their grievances while “strongly conveying” that they have to get back … Read more
Chief Justice of India D.Y. Chandrachud met Gujarat and Telangana lawyers on Monday over the Collegium’s proposed transfers of their High Court judges. File picture. | Photo Credit: PTI Chief Justice of India, Collegium judges meet protesting Gujarat, Telangana High Courts’ lawyers over proposed transfers of their HC judges Chief Justice of India D.Y. Chandrachud, … Read more
By Robert PreidtHealthDay Reporter FRIDAY, July 16, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Pfizer Inc. has agreed to pay $345 million in a proposed settlement to resolve lawsuits over steep EpiPen price increases. EpiPens are auto-injectable devices that deliver the drug epinephrine for emergency treatment of a life-threatening allergic reaction called anaphylaxis. In 2016, a number of … Read more