- India
Respiratory illnesses in China: Indian labs asked to test samples
New Delhi: In view of reports of a surge in respiratory illnesses in China, the Virus Research and Diagnostic Laboratories (VRDL) network under the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) has been…
- India
Over 5 cr cases pending in Indian courts, 80K in Supreme Court
New Delhi: Over five crore cases are pending in various courts of the country, including 80,000 in the Supreme Court, the Lok Sabha was informed on Friday. In a written reply, Law…
- World
Police HQ, checkpost come under attack in Pakistan; 5 officials killed
Peshawar: At least five law enforcement officials were killed in militant attacks on a regional police headquarters and a checkpost in the restive northwest Pakistan on Friday that also killed four rebels,…
- Andhra Pradesh
Andhra Pradesh MLC Shaik Sabjee dies in car mishap
Cherukuvada: Andhra Pradesh Legislative Council member Shaik Sabjee died in a car crash at Cherukuvada village in West Godavari district on Friday, said a police official. Sabjee (57) was on his way…
- Sports
Post defamation suit, cop faces 15-day jail for contempt of court filed by Dhoni
Chennai: The Madras High Court on Friday sentenced IPS officer G Sampath Kumar to 15 days’ imprisonment in a contempt of court case filed by former Indian cricket team captain M S Dhoni.…
- Andhra Pradesh
Depute non-state officials to ensure error-free electoral rolls in AP
Amaravati: A group of TDP Parliamentarians on Thursday called on Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar and appealed to him to immediately depute senior All India Service (AIS) officers from outside Andhra Pradesh…
- Andhra Pradesh
Andhra Pradesh SSC, BIE examinations scheduled in March
Amaravati: The Andhra Pradesh government on Thursday announced that the Senior Secondary School (10th standard) and Board of Intermediate Education (Intermediate) annual examinations for the academic year 2023- 24 will be held…
- India
Excise policy scam: SC rejects Sisodia’s pleas for bail review
New Delhi: The Supreme Court has dismissed AAP leader Manish Sisodia’s pleas seeking review of its October 30 verdict dismissing his bail petitions in the corruption and money laundering cases related to…
- India
SC conditionally suspends conviction of Afzal Ansari in Gangster Act case
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Thursday conditionally suspended the conviction of former BSP MP Afzal Ansari in a 2007 Gangsters Act case, saying his Ghazipur constituency will be deprived of its…
- Bollywood
SC stays operation of sentence awarded to actor Jayapradha in ESIC case
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Thursday stayed the operation of actor and former Lok Sabha MP Jayapradha’s sentence in a case in which she was awarded six-month simple imprisonment for not…
- India
Parliament security breach: 14 Opposition MPs suspended for ‘politicising’ issue
New Delhi: As many as 14 opposition MPs were suspended from Parliament for the remainder of the session for disrupting proceedings as the Lok Sabha security breach incident snowballed into a major row on Thursday,…
- India
AMU student booked over ‘derogatory’ remarks against Prophet Muhammad
Aligarh: A class 12 student of an AMU-run college here was booked for allegedly making derogatory remarks against Prophet Muhammad, officials said on Thursday, December 14. The action was taken after a…
- India
Assam: Nearly 1.3K English medium Madrassas converted into schools
Guwahati: Nearly 1,300 Middle English (ME) Madrassas have been converted into general ME schools across Assam with immediate effect, according to a state government order. The order issued by Elementary Education Director…
- Bangalore
Karnataka govt to set up task force to prevent female foeticides
Belagavi: The Karnataka government is taking measures to prevent female foeticides, including amending the concerned legislation, formulating a new policy, and setting up a state-level task force, Health Minister Dinesh Gundu Rao…
- India
UFO was seen near Imphal airport till sometime on Nov 19: Govt
New Delhi: The civil aviation ministry on Thursday, December 14, told the Lok Sabha that an unidentified flying object (UFO) was seen near the Imphal airport on November 19. The object remained visible…
