The court stressed that the statutory protection is meant only to prevent persecution of officials for decisions made in discharge of their duties NEW DELHI: In a significant ruling relating…
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Prices of 137 cancer drugs to fall by up to 70% from November 9
This follows a nudge by Supreme Court, flagging the huge gap between price to retailer and MRP of medicines billed to patients In good news for cancer patients, prices of…
Internet is fundamental right of all, even children: Supreme Court
It said the efficacy of such restrictive measures remains far from established in countries which have imposed them. NEW DELHI: Raising citizens’ right to access and use of internet to…
Legal profession is not for faint-hearted: CJI Surya Kant at NLSIU
Two months after students opposed CJI Surya Kant’s presence at the campus, he attended the convocation along with Karnataka CM D K Shivakumar in Bengaluru NEW DELHI: Two months after…
19 killed in Kolkata stampede; CM Suvendu announces jobs, Rs 25 lakh for kin
Adhikari added that a fact-finding committee would be constituted to investigate the incident NEW DELHI: West Bengal chief minister Suvendu Adhikari on Saturday announced a compensation of Rs 25 lakh…
‘Do something. You can’t die like this’: flydubai pilot Capt Smit Machchar recounts cockpit attack
‘It went on like a normal day till it wasn’t,’ Smit recalled MUMBAI: Two hours into the flight from Dubai to Tel Avivi, flydubai commander, Capt Smit Machchar was checking…
‘He kept on hitting’: Indian flydubai pilot Smit Machchhar reveals what happened mid-flight as he was stabbed
Smit Machchhar is recovering in Abu Dhabi Indian pilot Smit Machchhar who was attacked by his co-pilot aboard a Flydubai flight has recalled how a routine journey turned into a…
‘Thoughts with those who have lost their loved ones’: PM Modi on Kolkata stampede
‘Thoughts with those who have lost their loved ones’: PM Modi on Kolkata stampede NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday expressed grief over the deaths of 17 people…
Kolkata Durga Puja Stampede: 17 feared dead; PM Modi, Amit Shah, Mamata express grief
NEW DELHI: At least 17 people were feared dead and 15 injured after a stampede-like incident at a Durga Puja pandal in north Kolkata on Saturday evening, as heavy rain…
Kolkata pandal stampede: Heavy rush amid rain led to deadly incident – top developments
In an official update, police said, “Today at around 7:40 pm, a stampede occurred at the exit gate of Sarada Park (Chor Bagan) Puja Pandal, under Girish Park Police Station,…