Trial in murder case suspended after approver’s statement found missing

Trial in murder case suspended after approver’s statement found missing

The Thiruvanathapuram Additional District and Sessions Court VI suspended the trial in a murder case after detecting the absence of the approver’s statement among the records on Saturday. The glaring lapse came to light when judge K. Vishnu considered the murder case of Kumar, a taxi driver, who was purportedly killed by a vehicle theft … Read more

Morning Digest | China backs New Delhi Declaration’s focus away from ‘geopolitics’ during G-20 summit; Ukraine says statement on Russian war ‘nothing to be proud of’, and more

Morning Digest | China backs New Delhi Declaration’s focus away from ‘geopolitics’ during G-20 summit; Ukraine says statement on Russian war ‘nothing to be proud of’, and more

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, right, shakes hand with Chinese Premier Li Qiang upon his arrival at Bharat Mandapam convention centre for the G20 Summit in New Delhi, India, on Sept. 9, 2023. | Photo Credit: AP G-20 Summit | China backs New Delhi Declaration’s focus away from ‘geopolitics’ China, which had strongly opposed in … Read more

KGMCTA statement unfortunate, says action panel

KGMCTA statement unfortunate, says action panel

An action panel supporting Adivaram native K.K. Harshina has termed as unfortunate the statement of the Kerala Government Medical College Teachers’ Association (KGMCTA) opposing legal action against the doctors and nursing staff on duty during an alleged botched C-Section surgery performed on her at the Government Medical College Hospital, Kozhikode in 2017. A release on … Read more

Nitish Kumar slams PM Modi over his statement in Parliament

Nitish Kumar slams PM Modi over his statement in Parliament

Bihar CM Nitish Kumar. File | Photo Credit: PTI Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on August 11 slammed Prime Minister Narendra Modi over his statement in Parliament terming the Opposition block I.N.D.I.A. as “ghamandia (arrogant)”. The Bihar CM claimed that in the 2024 Lok Sabha polls, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) will be finished.  Mr. Modi in … Read more

Rayalaseema activists condemn Buggana’s statement of TB Dam, seek answers for ‘water scarcity’

Rayalaseema activists condemn Buggana’s statement of TB Dam, seek answers for ‘water scarcity’

A view of Tungabhadra Dam in Anatapur district. | Photo Credit: File photo Taking strong exception to the statements made by Andhra Pradesh Finance Minister Buggana Rajendranath Reddy at Hospet in Karnataka that Chief Minister Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy’s administrative acumen had led to the generation of the highest amount of power from Tungabhadra Dam … Read more

Jaishankar’s Europe remark echoes in German Chancellor’s statement in Munich

Jaishankar’s Europe remark echoes in German Chancellor’s statement in Munich

External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar. | Photo Credit: ANI German Chancellor Oalf Scholz quoted External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar’s viral “European mindset” remark during the Munich Security Conference. Mr. Jaishankar, during the 17th edition of the GLOBSEC Bratislava Forum in Slovakia last year, replied to a question on India’s stand in the Russia-Ukraine war, and … Read more

Doctors say T.N. Health Minister statement on MRB exam is false, exam was deferred in Dec 2022

Doctors say T.N. Health Minister statement on MRB exam is false, exam was deferred in Dec 2022

A recent statement of Health Minister Ma. Subramanian on recruitment of doctors has forced some doctors to do a fact check. The Minister had said that the process to fill 1,021 posts of doctors was in progress after 25,000 persons wrote the Medical Services Recruitment Board (MRB) exam. However, the doctors have pointed out that … Read more

Congress, CPI(M) release joint statement seeking ‘restoration of democracy’ in Tripura

Congress, CPI(M) release joint statement seeking ‘restoration of democracy’ in Tripura

  The Opposition CPI(M), the Congress and a few other Left parties in Tripura have moved forward on the issue of forging an alliance in the Assembly election due in February 2023. The parties released an unprecedented joint statement on Tuesday seeking “restoration of democracy, re-establishment of rule of law and conduct of free elections”. … Read more

Autumn Statement: Is money for schools, social care and NHS enough?

Autumn Statement: Is money for schools, social care and NHS enough?

Sir Andrew Dilnot, who devised the policy more than a decade ago, says the delay is “extraordinarily disappointing”. He describes the need for reform as “critical and urgent” and says without it, the most vulnerable are left with no idea how they will cope financially, should they need care. He also believes it breaches a … Read more