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New Delhi: Chief Justice of India N V Ramana Saturday termed access to justice “a tool for social emancipation” and said only a small percentage of the population can approach courts while the majority suffers in silence, lacking awareness and necessary means. Technology has emerged as a great enabler, the chief justice of India (CJI) […]

Thiruvananthapuram: Kerala Health Minister Veena George on Saturday announced that the country’s first ever monkeypox patient has fully recovered and will be discharged later in the day. The 35-year-old Kerala native arrived here from the UAE on July 12 and had tested positive for the virus two days later. When he developed the symptoms, he […]

Lucknow: Six persons, who were accused of offering Namaz at Lucknow’s swanky Lulu mall were granted bail by a court on Friday. The accused who were given bail were identified as Mohammad Adil, Mohammad Sayeed, Mohammad Irfan, Mohammad Atif, Mohammad Rehan, and Mohammad Luqman. The ACJM court granted them a conditional bail on filing a […]

New Delhi: Chief Justice of India (CJI) N V Ramana on Saturday said that strengthening the district judiciary is the need of the hour as these courts are the driving force behind the legal aid movement in India. District judicial officers are the first point of contact for a majority of the population. Public opinion […]

 New Delhi: Auctions for 5G spectrum continued for the fifth day on Saturday, after fetching bids worth Rs 1,49,855 crore from players such as Reliance Jio and Bharti Airtel so far. Continued interest for radiowaves has led to stretching of the auction to Saturday, and according to sources, 24th round of bidding is underway. About […]

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday said ease of justice is as important as ease of doing business, and also underscored the issue of several under trials languishing in jail for want of legal aid and urged the district legal services authority to expedite their release. The PM was sharing the stage with […]

New Delhi: This is the story of a pioneer path-creator for women. Muthulakshmi Reddy (July 30, 1886-July 22, 1968) was the first girl student in Maharaja’s School for Boys in Pudukkottai, the first Indian woman surgeon from Madras Medical College, the first Indian member of the Women’s Indian Association, the first woman member of the […]

Balaghat: Naxals have put up banners in Balaghat district of Madhya Pradesh, giving a call to observe ‘Shaheed Saptah’ or ‘martyrs’ week’, which prompted the police to step up security in the area, an official said on Saturday. Balaghat, located in the south eastern region of Madhya Pradesh, is one of the three Naxal-affected districts […]

Jodhpur/Jaipur: The outbreak of the contagious lumpy skin disease has become a bane for thousands of cattle herders in western and northern Rajasthan where nearly 1,200 bovines have perished to the disease which is spreading at an unrelenting speed in the region. Animal husbandry department officials said that the infection has spread among nearly 25,000 […]

New Delhi: India logged a single day rise of 20,408 new coronavirus infections, pushing India’s total tally of COVID-19 cases to 4,40,00,138, as the active cases declined to 1,43,384, the Union Health Ministry said on Saturday. The death toll has climbed to 5,26,312 with 44 new fatalities, the data updated by the government at 8 […]

Nagpur: The Maharashtra Police have arrested three persons, including one medical practitioner Pawan Uike, an MBBS doctor, who works at the Kamalapur Primary Health Centre in south Gadchiroli, for putting up banners of the banned CPI (Maoist). Gadchiroli Superintendent of Police (SP), Ankit Goel said that the suspected Maoists were arrested when a police team patrolling […]

Srinagar: An encounter has started between terrorists and security forces at Wanigam Bala area in north Kashmir’s Baramulla district, police said on Saturday. “Encounter has started at Wanigam Bala area of Baramulla district. Police and security forces are on the job,” police added. The gunfight started after a joint team of police and security forces received […]

Hyderabad: TRS MPs on Friday continued to protest against the Centre’s anti-people policies including the suspension of Opposition MPs in Rajya Sabha. They held a demonstration in front of the Mahatma Gandhi statue on the premises of Parliament, demanding a debate on inflation, price rise, flood relief to Telangana and other issues in Parliament. Both […]

Hyderabad: TRS working president and Industries Minister KT Rama Rao on Friday slammed the Central government for its lack of basic planning and foresight with regard to coal imports which could lead to an additional burden on power consumers in the country. Due to the inefficiency of the Centre, the power tariff might go up […]

Hyderabad: In a relief to MBBS students from Telangana and other parts of the country who had to abandon their medical courses and leave foreign countries due to the Covid pandemic and Ukraine-Russia war, the National Medical Commission (NMC) on Friday has granted relaxation and allowing them to appear for Foreign Medical Graduate Examination (FMGE), […]

New Delhi: The due date for income tax return (ITR) filing for the financial year 2021-22 or assessment year 2022-23 is July 31, 2022. If you have already filed the return or manage to file it before the due date, it’s well and good. But, what happens if you fail to file the ITR before […]

Hyderabad: Users who are filing their Income Tax Returns are facing technical glitches. Many complained of the portal turning sluggish. They also complained of receiving OTPs late or not receiving at all. The OTP generated is valid for ten minutes only and as a result of receiving them late, the users could apply that to […]

Hyderabad:  Taking serious objection to Central Government’s decision to scrap the Information Technology Investment Region (ITIR) project for Hyderabad, IT Minister KT Rama Rao stated that BJP Government was indulging in cheap politics. The Minister demanded that the BJP Government tender apologises to the youth of Telangana for failing to deliver on the promises. The […]

Hyderabad: If you have been active on Instagram for the last few days, chances are you’ve come across a heart-wrenching video of a Swiggy delivery boy getting drenched in the rain. But if you haven’t, here is a refresher.   View this post on Instagram   A post shared by Dinesh Komma (@frinds.dinesh) A Swiggy […]

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday asked the Madras High Court to decide afresh O. Paneerselvam’s (OPS) challenge to the General Council meeting of the AIADMK within 3 weeks. A bench, headed by Chief Justice N.V. Ramana asked the rival OPS and K. Palaniswami (EPS) factions of the AIADMK to maintain status quo in […]

New Delhi: The Rajya Sabha was adjourned for the day on Friday as the Opposition continued to disrupt the proceedings demanding a discussion on a host of issues including inflation and ‘Agnipath’ scheme. Soon after the House reconvened after the first adjournment, the Opposition members trooped to the Well raising slogans and displaying placards. Amid […]

Chennai: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said that the whole world was looking at India’s youth with hope as they are the growth engines of the country and the world. Speaking at the 42nd convocation ceremony of Anna University, the Prime Minister said, “The whole world is looking at India’s youth with hope. Because […]

Raipur: A Naxal, carrying a reward of Rs 5 lakh on his head, was killed in an encounter with security forces in Chhattisgarh’s Sukma district on Friday, police said. The gunfight took place this morning in a forest near Bindrapani village when a team of the District Reserve Guard (DRG) from neighbouring Dantewada district was […]

New Delhi: The Goa chapter of the Mining Engineers Association of India (MEAI) has urged the Centre to review and completely withdraw the 50 per cent export duty imposed on low grade iron ore (below 58 per cent). The Association claimed that the imposition of export duty will have far-reaching ramifications not only on the […]