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Doctors strikes: BMA and Streeting talks ‘constructive’
Resident doctors say they have had “constructive discussions” with the Health Secretary, Wes Streeting, and talks will continue over the next few days, in an attempt to avert planned strike action. The doctors, previously known as junior doctors, announced last week that they will walk out for five consecutive days from 25 July until 30 … Read more
Grief strikes Kollam family as Class VIII student electrocuted at school
Minister for General Education V. Sivankutty offering tributes to Midhun, a Class VIII student of Thevalakkara Boys High School in Kollam, who was electrocuted on Thursday. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement On Thursday morning, Midhun, a Class VIII student of Thevalakkara Boys High School, left his home at Valiyapadam East Ward of West Kallada grama panchayat … Read more
IVF pioneer Lord Robert Winston quits BMA over doctor strikes
Lord Robert Winston, a professor and TV doctor who was a pioneer of IVF treatment, has resigned from the British Medical Association (BMA) over planned strikes by resident doctors. Resident doctors, previously known as junior doctors, are planning a walkout for five consecutive days from 25 July until 30 July over a pay dispute with … Read more
Video: Army destroys Pak posts, drone launch pads in precision strikes
The Indian Army has destroyed multiple Pakistani posts and terrorist launch pads near the Jammu region, which were being used to launch tube-launched drones into Indian territory, according to defence sources. The action comes amid heightened tensions along the border following repeated drone incursions and shelling from across the Line of Control. Pakistan launched a … Read more
Three killed in lightning strikes amid unseasonal rains in Marathwada
Image used for representational purpose only. File | Photo Credit: Ranjeet Kumar Three persons were killed in lightning strikes as unseasonal rains and thunderstorms lashed Marathwada, an official said on Tuesday (May 6, 2025). The deaths were reported in Beed and Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar districts on Monday (May 5), the official from the revenue department said. … Read more
Congress MP’s ‘no one saw surgical strikes’ remark gets BJP’s ‘go to Pak’ reply
Congress MP and former Punjab Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi has sparked a political row by questioning the Indian armed forces’ 2019 surgical strikes across the border following the Pulwama terror attack, saying “no one saw them”. “Till date, I could not find where the (surgical) strike took place, where men were killed at that … Read more
Andhra Pradesh High Court strikes down PIL seeking to restrain police from taking action on ‘abusive content on social media’
The Andhra Pradesh High Court refused to issue blanket orders restraining the police from registering cases against persons posting abusive content on social media platforms, during the hearing of a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) filed by a journalist on Wednesday. The judges observed that it was unfortunate that even the judiciary was not spared in … Read more
Junior doctors accept 22% pay rise to end strikes
PA Media Junior doctors in England have accepted the government’s offer of a 22% pay rise over two years, ending their long-running dispute. Members of the British Medical Association backed the deal with 66% voting in favour. Nearly 46,000 took part in the online ballot. It brings to an end the 18-month dispute, which saw … Read more
The junior doctors’ strikes may be over. But is trouble ahead?
BBC It had been the NHS’s longest-running and bitterest pay dispute – responsible for hundreds of thousands of cancelled operations and appointments. And then, suddenly, word came on Monday that the British Medical Association was recommending that its 50,000 junior doctor members accept a fresh offer from the new government. It sounded almost too good … Read more