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Protest against ISI Bill 2026 Kolkata: Indian Statistical Institute Bill, 2026 was tabled in Lok Sabha on Monday by the minister of statistics and programme implementation Rao Inderjit Singh to provide for a comprehensive statutory framework to the 95-year-old institute. The bill, which Singh claimed would pave the way for the institute to become a globally recognised centre for statistical sciences and allied fields, was tabled amid sloganeering by opposition members in the Parliament.Around the same time, miles from the national capital, the ISI’s BT Road campus was up in protest as students and faculty members staged a demonstration in…
Poonch, Aug 4 : The dead body of a woman was recovered on Tuesday from Mandi area of Poonch district, officials said.The deceased has been identified as Sarwara Begum, wife of Mukhtar Ahmad and a resident of Dana Gagdyan in Mandi area of Poonch district.Officials told GNS that the family had informed police on Monday that Sarwara Begum had left home but did not return. Following this, police along with locals launched a search operation.During the search, her body was recovered today from the area. Police have taken cognizance of the matter and lodged an FIR. Further investigation is underway to…
AAP chief Arvind Kejriwal and other party leaders stopped from marching to Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s residence. (Photo: PTI) NEW DELHI: Delhi Police on Tuesday stopped AAP chief Arvind Kejriwal and other party leaders from marching to Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s residence, prompting the party to stage a sit-in protest on Firoz Shah Road.Kejriwal, along with former Delhi deputy chief minister Manish Sisodia, AAP leader Jasmine Shah and several party workers, sat on the road after police prevented the group from proceeding further to submit more than 2.30 lakh petitions against E20.Police stopped the protesters near Firoz Shah Road and…
Doctors are boycotting medical services for one day due to a government resolution MUMBAI: Doctors have announced a one-day boycott of medical services following a government resolution (GR) dated August 3, which allowed homeopaths who have completed a one-year certificate course to enter modern medicine.They warned that if the decision is not rolled back, the strike will be extended to emergency services indefinitely.According to the GR, the Maharashtra Medical Council (MMC) can initiate conditional registration for homeopaths holding a Certificate Course in Modern Pharmacology (CCMP).Row sparks health concers“This means they can start prescribing modern medicines the minute they receive their…
New Delhi: Former AAP MLA Naresh Balyan will remain in jail after Delhi High Court Monday refused to grant him bail in a case registered under Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act (MCOCA), despite a trial court recently discharging him in a separate extortion case arising from similar allegations.Justice Manoj Jain, who had reserved the verdict last week, noted Monday that 17 FIRs were lodged against the crime syndicate allegedly involving Balyan, which showed that there was no lack of any continuous unlawful activity. In such sensitive and serious matters, where stringent provisions of MCOCA are invoked, mere long incarceration…
Bengaluru: A bus journey to Kalasipalyam turned into a humiliating ordeal for a resident of Vinayaka Nagar after he was made to get off midway and left to haul his luggage across the city on foot. It subsequently led to an eight-month-long consumer complaint against the bus operator, which was ultimately decided in the complainant’s favour.The saga began on Oct 27, 2025, when Mahamad Rafeek Angadi, 43, a resident of Vimanapura Post, HAL, booked a bus ticket with Royal Travels for his journey from Sindagi, Vijayapura district, to Kalasipalyam, Bengaluru. The ticket clearly mentioned Kalasipalyam as the scheduled destination. He…
Hyderabad: A 17-year-old boy driving a rented car allegedly lost control, rammed into seven parked motorcycles and knocked down two people, killing a 60-year-old man and leaving another critically injured near Karmik Nagar in Yousufguda on Sunday. It was the latest in a string of fatal crashes involving underage drivers in Telangana, once again raising questions over why such incidents continue unabated despite stringent laws, criminal liability for parents and repeated enforcement drives.The numbers suggest that the problem has only worsened. The Hyderabad commissionerate registered 3,283 cases of underage driving in 2024, but the figure more than doubled to 7,808…
Udhayanidhi Stalin was taken into custody by police in connection with his alleged remarks CHENNAI: DMK leader and Tamil Nadu Assembly Leader of Opposition Udhayanidhi Stalin smiled and waved at supporters as police escorted him into custody on Tuesday in connection with an FIR over his alleged remarks during a rally on the Cauvery water dispute.The Thanjavur (East) police took Udhayanidhi into custody from his residence in Neelankarai, Chennai, and took him to Thanjavur for questioning in connection with the case registered over his speech at Monday’s protest meeting.Speaking to reporters after his detention, Udhayanidhi dismissed the action as “a…
Gujarat High Court, Ahmedabad Ahmedabad: Gujarat High Court has refused to quash an FIR registered under the state’s anti-conversion law against Asha supervisor Namrata Macwan, who is accused of propagating Christianity among her Hindu subordinates and allegedly compelling them to attend a religious programme.Macwan was booked by Khambhat Rural police under the Gujarat Freedom of Religion Act after an ASHA worker alleged that Macwan and four others criticised idol worship, made workers read Bible and Christian literature, and watch videos promoting Christianity.The complainant alleged that Macwan threatened to reduce wages if the workers did not comply and invited them to…
Gurgaon: A 38-year-old man was killed after the autorickshaw he was travelling in overturned on the IFFCO Chowk flyover at 9am on Monday.The driver of the three-wheeler also sustained serious injuries and is undergoing treatment at a private hospital.The victim, Ravi Prakash, from Jammu, lived with his family in Sushant Estate for the past two years and worked as a manager at the Gurgaon branch of Jammu & Kashmir Bank.According to police, Ravi left home for work as usual and was travelling to the bank when the accident occurred. The speeding autorickshaw allegedly went out of control. The impact of…