Union Home Minister Amit Shah speaks in the Lok Sabha during the Budget session of Parliament, in New Delhi on April 2, 2025. | Photo Credit: ANI The Lok Sabha on Thursday (April 3, 2025) adopted a Statutory Resolution confirming the imposition of President’s rule in Manipur with Opposition supporting the decision but slamming the … Read more
Shiv Sena (UBT) MP Sanjay Raut. File | Photo Credit: ANI Shiv Sena (UBT) MP Sanjay Raut has accused veteran social activist Anna Hazare of not raising his voice against “irregularities” under the BJP-headed governments after 2014. Mr. Raut’s comments on Tuesday (February 11, 2025) came days after Mr. Hazare claimed the Aam Aadmi Party … Read more
Merope Mills Merope Mills began her campaign after an inquest found a change of care plan could have saved Martha’s life Almost one out of every eight phone calls made under the Martha’s Rule scheme has led to a potentially life-saving change of treatment, NHS England has revealed. The scheme allows rapidly deteriorating patients and … Read more
Getty Images Intensive-care units came under severe strain during Covid, the inquiry has heard (stock photo) At least one NHS trust put in place a blanket “do-not-resuscitate” order for sick patients in the pandemic, the Covid inquiry has heard. It would mean individuals had been considered ineligible for potentially lifesaving CPR, solely on the basis … Read more
A farmer showing his unsold paddy at Wyra market yard in Khammam district. | Photo Credit: P. Sridhar BJP Deputy Legislature Party leader and Adilabad MLA Payal Shankar demanded the Congress government to present an affidavit to the bankers about its resolve to implement the farm loan waiver from August 15 so that fresh loans … Read more
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi. | Photo Credit: PTI Hitting out at the BJP over the death of a slain Dalit youth’s sister in Madhya Pradesh’s Sagar, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday alleged that Prime Minister Narendra Modi has ended the rule of law and asserted that “we will create a system where even the … Read more
Merope Mills An initiative allowing rapidly deteriorating patients and their families to seek a second opinion will play a role in “changing the culture of the NHS”, Merope Mills has said. Ms Mills began her campaign for “Martha’s rule” after her daughter Martha, 13, died of sepsis in 2021. Speaking on BBC R4’s Today programme, … Read more
Electors have the right to “refuse to vote” even after registering their identities before a presiding officer. File | Photo Credit: AFP At a time when the Election Commission pledges to leave no stone unturned to bring eligible voters to polling stations to exercise their franchise, not many electors are aware of their right to … Read more
In 2023, the share of Indians who believed that representative democracy is a good way of governance declined considerably from 2017. | Photo Credit: iStock In India, 85% of respondents to a 2023 survey said that military rule or rule by an authoritarian leader would be good for the country. India’s share was the highest … Read more
The government backs a plan to give patients access to a second opinion if their condition deteriorates. Source link