General News

NEW DELHI: In what could be good news for patients, Indian Patent Office (IPO) has rejected MNC AbbVie’s patent application for its blockbuster cancer drug Venetoclax citing lack of inventive step. AbbVie markets the drug under the brand, Venclexta, in India. The company holds another patent on a composition of Venclexta, which is facing opposition … Read more

NEW DELHI: At the Rashtriya Rangshala Camp in Delhi Cantonment, the days leading up to Jan 26 are marked by constant activity. The smell of fresh paint hangs heavy in the air as the sound of construction echo across the parade ground. Artisans climb makeshift stairways, painters add final touches and workers carefully align massive … Read more

NEW DELHI: Ahead of the India-EU summit next week, external affairs minister S Jaishankar met ambassadors of EU countries and stressed that the bilateral partnership will stabilise the global order through stronger trade, mobility and security ties. Jaishankar said in a post on X that he had spoken to the ambassadors about the current state … Read more

NEW DELHI: Delhi high court directed IndiGo on Thursday to clarify how it intended to compensate flyers affected by the mayhem of cancellations last Dec, saying issuing refunds wasn’t quite the same as doing right by those who bore the brunt of the crisis. “Apart from refunding fares, what are the civil aviation rules for … Read more

NEW DELHI: Members of terrorist group Sikhs For Justice (SFJ) trespassed and vandalised Indian embassy in Zagreb and tried to replace the Tricolour with a “Khalistan flag”, drawing strong condemnation from Indian govt. Govt on Thursday said it had raised the issue with Croatian authorities both here and in the Croatian capital and asked them … Read more

NEW DELHI: Holding that the prosecution failed to meet the standard of proof required, a Delhi court acquitted former Congress MP Sajjan Kumar Thursday in a case arising from the 1984 anti-Sikh riots, reports Koushiki Saha. Kumar, however, will remain in jail as he is serving a life term in another riot-linked case where he … Read more

NEW DELHI: The ministry of home affairs on Thursday notified the schedule for upcoming houselisting and housing phase of Census 2027, replicating each of the 33 questions that were proposed to be asked in Census 2021 before the pandemic forced its postponement.The fields of information sought to be collected in the housing phase of Census, … Read more

JAMMU: An intense gun battle broke out Thursday between security forces and holed-up terrorists in the dense forests of Singhpora in Chatroo belt, in the upper reaches of J&K’s Kishtwar district, even as searches continued on the fifth day of Operation Trashi-I.After a three-day lull, fresh contact was established with terrorists — believed to be … Read more

JAMMU: In a major relief for 50 MBBS students affected by the derecognition of Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Institute of Medical Excellence (SMVDIME) in Katra, J&K Board of Professional Entrance Examinations (BOPE) has decided to adjust them in seven govt-run colleges across the UT and has asked them to appear for counselling on Saturday.The board … Read more