Doctors strike Doctors are expected to down tools today in protest after meeting with Health Cabinet Secretary Susan Nakhumicha failed to avert the planned industrial action. The doctors denied earlier announcements by the CS that they had agreed on most of the grievances as presented to the Ministry by the Union.
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ADVERTISEMENT A volcano in Iceland has erupted for the fourth time in three months. The eruption began just before 8.30pm local time on Saturday and it is ongoing, but scientists say it is likely to be petering out. Residents of Grindavik were told to leave their homes.
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The Supreme Court will on Tuesday, March 19, hear a batch of petitions seeking a direction to the Centre to stay the implementation of Citizenship Rules, 2024 till the apex court has decided the petitions challenging the constitutional validity of the Citizenship Act, 2019. A bench comprising Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud and justices JB Pardiwala and Manoj Misra took note of the submissions of senior advocate Kapil Sibal appearing for the Indian Union Muslim League (IUML), that
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The Supreme Court has asked the bank to “disclose all details” on electoral bonds purchased or redeemed after its April 12, 2019, including their unique alphanumeric codes. Industry bodies have told the court that asking political parties to “breach confidentiality agreements and disclose information based on a new standard” can have a grave impact on India Inc’s interests. Advertisement Of the six states, Uttar Pradesh is the only known to have argued against the removal of its officer, Sanjay Prasad, The Indian Express
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a mother and child were among the dead as bad weather hit multiple communities. The 23 were buried under tons of mud in three separate landslides in Simbu province.
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The Supreme Court on Monday refused to stay the order of Himachal Pradesh speaker Kuldeep Singh Pathania disqualifying six rebel Congress MLAs. Pathania had cross-voted for the Bharatiya Janata Party (ANI) during the Rajya Sabha election and later defied the party whip during voting for the finance bill. It also said that it will decide in May whether fresh bypolls in the six seats, as scheduled by the Election Commission of India (ECI) for June 1, needs
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The Supreme Court will hear a bunch of more than 200 pleas challenging the implementation of the Citizenship Act, 2019 (CAA) by the Centre. The petitioners argue that CAA's selective preference is without any reasonable differentiation and violates the right to quality under Article 14. Delhi has emerged as the capital city with the poorest air quality.
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The winning numbers for the Powerball drawing on Monday, March 18, were: 44, 39, 10, 17, and 20. It’s the 12th-largest jackpot in Powerball history. The Mega Millions grand prize is now estimated at a whopping $875 million.
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DV Sadananda Gowda has been denied a ticket to contest from Bangalore North. 71-year-old said he has been approached by other parties ahead of the polls. He said that he would like to consult his family and well wishers before taking any decision.
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Israel’s army said Monday it had killed a Hamas official inside al-Shifa medical complex. The IDF said the raid had “eliminated” Faiq Mabhouh, a senior official. Israeli officials identified the target of the raid as a police official, IDF says.
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