The ministry has invited objections and suggestions on the draft amendment before finalising the changes NEW DELHI: Imported medicines and medical devices could soon have more entry points into India, with the Centre proposing to add 10 locations to the country’s authorised import network, including Noida International Airport and several inland container depots across key…
The drug, tiratricol, is going to be compounded by Transvaal Pharmacy for 1.8 euro per capsule (Representative image) NEW DELHI: Dutch and Indian physicians and civil society organisations have come together to ensure access to a rare disease drug for seven children in India, by compounding the drug in the Hague and sending it to…
‘Can’t interfere in norms for SC/ST seats in house’NEW DELHI: Refusing to blur the constitutional ‘Lakshman Rekha’ that separates the three organs of governance, Supreme Court Wednesday said it cannot usurp legislature’s exclusive powers to interfere in the criteria for reserving an assembly or parliamentary constituency for Scheduled Castes or Scheduled Tribes.“We cannot become the…
The Supreme Court has tagged two petitions challenging Section 16 of Chief Election Commissioner and Other Election Commissioners (Appointment, Conditions of Service and Term of Office) Act, 2023, with a pending plea raising a similar issue. The provision bars courts from entertaining or continuing civil or criminal proceedings against serving or former CECs and election…
Two sisters from Lucknow were among four trekkers found dead following an avalanche on the Kedartal trekking route in Uttarkashi district, with rescue teams recovering two more bodies on Wednesday, taking the toll to four, report Gaurav Talwar & Ashish Mishra. The deceased sisters were identified as Deepika Verma, 29, and Vartika Verma, 28, while…
NEW DELHI: The Cabinet is learnt to have approved another extension for the Commission of Inquiry into the Manipur violence, giving it another year, until May 20, 2027, to submit its report. This is the sixth extension granted to it since the commission was constituted in Sept 2023.As per the original notification issued in Sept…
SRINAGAR: Two scrap collectors, including a minor, were killed in a fire that engulfed around 80 makeshift shelters in Durbal, Bemina, on the outskirts of Srinagar early Wednesday, officials said.The blaze erupted around 12.30am. Police identified the deceased as Mohammad Noor Alam (27) and Al Ameen (16), both from Delhi. The flames also damaged an…
Tejashwi also criticised Dhirendra Shastri over his alleged remarks about Lord Krishna. NEW DELHI: Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leader Tejashwi Yadav on Wednesday accused the BJP and RSS of targeting his father, Lalu Prasad Yadav, through central agencies and attempting to weaken the Constitution and democracy. He also criticised Dhirendra Shastri over his alleged remarks…
Uppal, 46, was taken into custody by authorities in Dubai on the basis of an Interpol Red Notice. NEW DELHI: Ravi Uppal, one of the promoters of the Mahadev online betting app, has been arrested in the United Arab Emirates, with Indian agencies now working to bring him back to face investigation, officials said on…
NEW DELHI: Union minister Ramdas Athawale on Wednesday claimed Nationalist Congress Party (Sharadchandra Pawar) MP Supriya Sule could get a berth in the Union Cabinet during its next expansion if her party joins the ruling National Democratic Alliance (NDA).“It would be a matter of joy if Sule joined the NDA. We would welcome her if…
