NEW DELHI: Even as Delhi reports relatively strong medical certification of deaths, the national picture remains stark — only 22% of registered deaths in India were medically certified in 2023, exposing a serious gap in how the country tracks disease trends and plans health policy.The concern was flagged at a two-day National Symposium on Strengthening … Read more
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday congratulated Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) chief Tarique Rahman on his party’s “decisive victory” in the country’s parliamentary elections, and affirmed India’s continued support for a “democratic, progressive and inclusive” Bangladesh.“I convey my warm congratulations to Mr. Tarique Rahman on leading BNP to a decisive victory in the … Read more
NEW DELHI: Former chief justice of India BR Gavai told a parliamentary committee on Thursday that the simultaneous elections bill does not violate the basic structure of the Constitution.Becoming the sixth former CJI to appear before the joint committee of Parliament headed by BJP MP PP Chaudhary, Gavai said if the bill is enacted, it … Read more
NEW DELHI: Criminal proceedings bring strain and social stigma, the SC said on Thursday, urging courts, particularly trial courts, to show “clarity and courage” to discharge an accused at the framing of charges itself when the material on record fails to make out a prima facie case.A bench of Justices Sanjay Karol and N K … Read more
NEW DELHI: Next time you play music on an aircraft without using earphones, you may face penal action.Minister of state for civil aviation Murlidhar Mohol told Lok Sabha DGCA has issued provisions under Aircraft Rules, 1937 to deal with unruly passengers. Any disruptive behaviour on board that disturbs order or causes discomfort to passengers or … Read more
New Delhi: Observing that the fundamental right to speech and expression did not give anyone the licence to denigrate a citizen or a community, Supreme Court on Thursday disapproved of the title of the film ‘Ghooskhor Pandat’ and made it clear to the producers that it would not allow its release if the name was … Read more
NEW DELHI: Delhi Police’s special cell questioned some members of the publishing team at Penguin Random House India on Thursday in connection with the alleged leak of former Army chief General (retd) MM Naravane’s unpublished memoir.The interrogation, which came a day after investigators issued notice to the publishing firm, lasted two hours. There could be … Read more
NEW DELHI: The two-day Bharat Bodhan AI Conclave opened here Thursday, bringing policymakers, academics and industry leaders together to chart how AI can be deployed at scale across India’s education system. The conclave follows a closed-door AI roundtable chaired a day earlier by education minister Dharmendra Pradhan with founders of 10 Indian edtech startups.Pradhan said … Read more
NEW DELHI: Giving a push to ‘Make-in-India’ initiative, the defence ministry on Thursday inked a Rs 2,312 crore contract with defence PSU Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) for production of eight Dornier 228 Aircraft for the Indian Coast Guard.The contract was signed under the “buy (Indian) category” in the presence of defence secretary Rajesh Kumar Singh.The … Read more
NEW DELHI: Cabinet is likely to approve over half a dozen infrastructure projects on Friday worth over Rs 40,000 crore, including nearly Rs 19,000 crore road-cum-rail tunnel through Brahmaputra river in poll-bound Assam. This will be one of the biggest govt funded projects in the highway sector.South Block will host the last Cabinet meeting on … Read more