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The backlash against Mishra, who’s an MP from the governing Bharatiya Janata Party, was swift and widespread, including from Chief Justice Kant who said the students had a right to protest and that the Bar Council had no business getting involved in what was “a dialogue between law students and me”.Within hours, Mishra backtracked on his threat.”After considering the representations and reactions of senior advocates, members of the Bar, law students and public spirited citizens, and being satisfied that the 2026 batch of Nalsar, Hyderabad, had no role in any disturbance or movement, the Bar Council of India has decided…
New Delhi [India]: Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Saurabh Bharadwaj alleged that party MLA Kuldeep Kumar was “kidnapped” from his residence early in the morning amid a protest over the alleged murder of a Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) sanitation worker in Kalyanpuri.In a post on X, Bharadwaj alleged that around 20 people from Delhi in plain clothes arrived at around 4 am and took Kuldeep Kumar to an undisclosed location.Bharadwaj said the AAP MLA had been raising the demands of sanitation workers, including compensation for the family of the deceased worker. He alleged that the protesters had sought a…
New Delhi: National Medical Council chairman Dr Abhijat Sheth has called for evidence-based and ethical adoption of artificial intelligence (AI) in healthcare, asserting that the technology should augment doctors but not replace them.Speaking at a National Consultation on AI Readiness for Healthcare, Education and Research here on Sunday, Dr Sheth stressed that doctors must remain responsible and accountable for medical decisions even as AI becomes increasingly integrated into clinical practice.”AI should augment the doctor, not replace the doctor. Technology may assist in decisions, but the doctor must remain responsible for the decision, accountable for the decision, and the patient must…
Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu has clarified that there was no deviation from rules in the Mega DSC for recruitment of teachers and that all details pertaining to the recruitment process had been placed online transparently.Amaravati, Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu has clarified that there was no deviation from rules in the Mega DSC for recruitment of teachers and that all details pertaining to the recruitment process had been placed online transparently.Speaking in the Legislative Assembly on the Mega DSC recruitments, he accused the YSR Congress Party leaders of running a false campaign through “hit-and-run” politics.The…
Amid ongoing investigations into the shocking disappearance of Nancy Guthrie, authorities have reportedly recovered what appears to be human remains in a desert 15 miles from her home.Law enforcement sources with direct knowledge have told TMZ that the bones were discovered in a “very remote” area of the desert. However, this area is said to be accessible only by a long hike.According to the Pima County Sheriff, although the bones were recovered, there was no indication the remains were those of Guthrie. A source told TMZ, “Our boots on the ground say the bones are definitely not Nancy Guthrie.”As per…
GVMC Commissioner Ketan Garg will inaugurate the photography exhibition organised by Vizag Photo Journalists’ Association at Visakha Museum in Visakhapatnam. | Photo Credit: V Raju For photojournalists, a photograph is often the most immediate record of an event. It can document a moment, provide context and, at times, reveal details that may escape a hurried reading of the news. This idea forms the basis of ‘News in Frames’, the annual photography exhibition organised by the Vizag Photo Journalists’ Association (VPJA) on the occasion of World Photography Day.Vizag Photo Journalists’ AssociationTwenty-six photographers representing various media organisations are participating in the exhibition,…
Rupee weakens against US dollar Rupee continued its fall against the US dollar on Tuesday, falling 7 paise to 95.68 in early trade as elevated crude oil prices and steady demand for the greenback weighed down the currency.Rupee had already lost 19 paise in the previous session, closing at 95.61 against the dollar on Monday. It opened at 95.68 at the interbank foreign exchange market on Tuesday.Market participants pointed to higher oil prices as one of the key pressures on the rupee. Brent crude was trading above $91 per barrel, with futures up 0.52% at $91.34 a barrel. Forex traders…
Norway’s royal household said in April 2024 King Harald would make a “permanent reduction” to his public engagement “out of consideration for his age”.The king ascended the Scandinavian country’s throne in January 1991 and has openly ruled out abdicating.He was taken to hospital in February on the Spanish island of Tenerife while suffering from an infection and dehydration.In 2024, the king was fitted with a pacemaker having fallen ill on holiday in Malaysia.Queen Sonja was also admitted to hospital in May this year for examinations and observation due to heart problems, the palace said.The king and queen’s health problems come…
NEW DELHI: The Maharashtra state consumer commission has sentenced two partners of a construction firm to two years in jail for failing to comply with its order to complete a flat, obtain an occupancy certificate and hand over possession to the buyers. The commission, in its order dated August 6, also fined each partner Rs 10,000 and imposed a Rs 10,000 fine on the construction firm.Why did the complainants approach the consumer commission?Sunil Sadanand Vaiti and his wife Kirti Sunil Vaiti had filed a consumer complaint against Sterling Constructions and its partners Sameer Ziaudddin Khan and Sarosh Khan over a…
The excavation of the initial tunnel beneath Sanjay Gandhi National Park has commenced Mumbai: BMC on Monday began excavation of the first of two 5.3-km-long tunnels under Sanjay Gandhi National Park (SGNP) for its Goregaon-Mulund Link Road (GMLR) project.The twin three-lane tunnels will connect Dadasaheb Phalke Chitranagari (Film City) in Goregaon East with Amar Nagar in Mulund West. The first tunnel boring machine (TBM), named Tulsi, was commissioned on Monday to begin excavation.The 12.2-km GMLR is being executed in four phases to provide a direct east-west road link across Mumbai.The tunnel component is part of Phase 3B of the project…