A council has won a High Court battle to vaccinate a baby against her mother’s wishes. Islington Council faced a legal challenge by one of its residents after it arranged for her eight-month-old daughter to receive routine vaccinations while the child was in its care. The mother, known only as Ms S, had refused the … Read more
In an indication that the State government will soon hold civic polls in Bengaluru, the ruling Congress has formed a committee of all Congress MLAs, MLCs, and defeated candidates in Assembly and Parliamentary polls in the city to prepare the party for civic polls. This comes days after the party put a Minister in charge … Read more
If you had seen Mohammed Siraj steaming in on Monday morning, you’d have been forgiven for mistaking it as the opening day of the Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy. There was nothing in his body language to suggest this was Day 25 of a gruelling Test series. No sign of the 185.3 overs he’d already bowled. No visible … Read more
Alison Holt Social affairs editor James Melley Senior social affairs producer BBC “A victory for common sense” or “devastating” – the contrasting reactions to the statement by five Supreme Court judges that legally the term “woman” means a biological woman. Behind the different responses lie many of the often bitter and vitriolic arguments that set … Read more
Rajya Sabha MP Kapil Sibal. File | Photo Credit: ANI Rajya Sabha MP Kapil Sibal on Friday (October 18, 2024) hailed the Supreme Court upholding the constitutional validity of Section 6A of the Citizenship Act, saying it is a message to all that “live and let live” and conserve the culture of a multicultural and … Read more
Manipur | Photo Credit: PTI Official sources said Manipur Chief Minister N. Biren Singh called an emergency meeting on Saturday (September 7, 2024) evening with MLAs from the ruling coalition, which comprises the BJP, Naga People’s Front, and National Peoples Party (NPP), to discuss the prevailing law and order situation in the state. The meeting, … Read more
The Trinamool Congress (TMC) on Saturday said that West Bengal Governor C.V. Ananda Bose should hold a meeting with Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee to resolve the deadlock over Bills pending with the Raj Bhavan, as directed by the Supreme Court in a similar case. On Friday, the apex court had asked Tamil Nadu Governor R.N. … Read more
Former Chief Minister and JD(S) leader H.D. Kumaraswamy on Wednesday called upon the Congress government in the State to take the issues of dissatisfaction among the ruling party MLAs seriously. When his attention was drawn to the letter written by Aland MLA B.R. Patil to Chief Minister Siddaramaiah threatening to abstain from attending the upcoming … Read more
It is taking legal action over the Information Commissioner’s ruling on details of victims’ payouts. Source link
Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Aaditya Thackeray addresses a press conference in Mumbai on Saturday. | Photo Credit: PTI Launching a scathing attack on the Eknath Shinde-led Maharashtra government, Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Aaditya Thackeray on Saturday slammed the dispensation for planning foreign trips at the expense of taxpayer’s money. He also raised questions about Maratha … Read more