NEW DELHI: A man who was awarded death sentence in a rape-cum-murder case despite being incapable of sexual intercourse and spent 13 years under the shadow of death was acquitted along with other accused by Supreme Court on account of his medical condition and lack of conclusive evidence.A bench of Justices Vikram Nath, Sandeep Mehta … Read more
MYSURU: Shock. Silence. Sombre faces huddled around television screens. Siddaramanahundi – home turf of outgoing Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah – slipped into mourning after news of his resignation rippled through the tiny village, 25km from Mysuru, Thursday.Several residents left for Bengaluru on Wednesday to stand by him. Villagers clung to hope till the very end. By … Read more
NEW DELHI: Several northeastern and other smaller states are spending proportionately more on healthcare than richer states such as Maharashtra, Karnataka and Telangana, reveals National Health Accounts 2022-23 data. Manipur health expenditure as a proportion of its GSDP was the highest in the country at 5.5%, up from 4.6% in 2021-22.Meghalaya spent 4.4% on health, … Read more
Image used for representative purposes NEW DELHI: To prevent paper leak in NEET-UG, Centre is actively exploring the use of IAF aircraft for transporting question papers for the June 21 retest, as part of a wider “whole-of-govt” security strategy involving the home ministry, central agencies and state police networks, reports Manash Gohain.The proposal was discussed … Read more
NEW DELHI: Child marriage persists in several Indian states despite years of campaigns promoting girls’ education and delayed marriage, with West Bengal and Jharkhand reporting the country’s highest share of girls marrying before the legal age of 18 years, according to the latest Sample Registration System (SRS) Statistical Report 2024.The report – released by the … Read more
Image used for representative purposes NEW DELHI: After a long gap, the opposition alliance INDIA will meet on June 6 to take stock of the political situation in the country.Sources said “opposition politics – the way forward” will be the theme of the meeting. There has been a growing feeling among opposition parties that the … Read more
BENGALURU: Congress veteran Siddaramaiah called time on his second stint as Karnataka CM Thursday to make way for a successor the party still hasn’t officially named, infusing the change of guard with a touch of drama that his quiet exit denied.At a presser later, the 77-year-old publicly confirmed that he had “humbly” declined the party … Read more
New Delhi: United Nations will posthumously honour two Indian peacekeepers on the International Day of UN Peacekeepers on Friday for making the ultimate sacrifice in the line of duty.Lance Havildar Harbhajan Singh, who served with UN Organisation Stabilisation Mission in Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO), and Naib Subedar Sujit Kumar Pradhan, who was deployed … Read more
NEW DELHI: It is only the ‘gaddi’ (throne) of an erstwhile Maharaja which can be bequeathed as per the rule of primogeniture, which makes the eldest male lineal descendant the successor, but properties and royal assets have to be divided among legal heirs as per the Hindu or Muslim succession law, the Supreme Court has … Read more
Noting that the right to trauma care of a citizen is an integral part of right to life, the Supreme Court has directed states and UTs to integrate within three months all emergency/ambulance helplines into one helpline number ‘112’ for emergency responses.A bench of Justices J K Maheshwari and A S Chandurkar also directed them … Read more