AIIMS Issues 10 guidelines for managing suspected monkeypox cases

August 20, 2024

In light of the Monkeypox (Mpox) outbreak, the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) in New Delhi has issued detailed guidelines for handling suspected cases. This step follows a directive from the Centre to enhance airport surveillance and detect potential Monkeypox cases. According to a notification from AIIMS, the...

SC overturns Calcutta HC’s directive for adolescent girls to ‘control sexual urges’

August 20, 2024

On Tuesday, the Supreme Court of India overturned a controversial Calcutta High Court judgment that had advised adolescent girls to "control their sexual urges" and acquitted a man accused of raping a minor with whom he later married. The apex court, led by Justices Abhay S. Oka and Ujjal Bhuyan,...

Kolkata rape-murder case: SC constitutes task force to improve hospital safety

August 20, 2024

On Tuesday, the Supreme Court of India emphasized the urgent need for changes to improve safety conditions for medical professionals, setting up a National Task Force (NTF) to develop an action plan aimed at preventing violence and ensuring safe working environments in hospitals. The Supreme Court on Tuesday said that...

CRPF inspector Kuldeep Singh dies in Udhampur terrorist encounter

August 19, 2024

A Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) Inspector who was injured during an encounter between terrorists and security forces in Udhampur district of Jammu and Kashmir on Monday, succumbed to the injuries. The deceased inspector has been identified as Kuldeep Singh who lost his life in the operation. "A joint patrol...

Chirag Paswan urges women’s safety, criticizes West Bengal govt

August 19, 2024

On Raksha Bandhan, Union Minister Chirag Paswan called on the youth to commit to ensuring the safety of women across India. Paswan emphasized the need for a cultural shift to prevent heinous crimes, drawing parallels to the 2012 Delhi gangrape and a recent incident in West Bengal where a postgraduate...

Cong waives Rs 18K Cr in loans: Telangana minister

August 19, 2024

Telangana Civil Supplies and Irrigation Minister Capt N Uttam Kumar Reddy recently praised the Telangana government's ambitious agricultural loan waiver scheme, calling it a historic achievement in independent India. Under the leadership of Chief Minister Revanth Reddy, Deputy Chief Minister Bhatti Vikramarka, and Agriculture Minister Nageshwar Rao, the scheme has...

J-K elections: BJP’s Nirmal Singh criticises NC manifesto as ‘misleading’

August 19, 2024

Jammu Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Nirmal Singh has criticized the National Conference (NC) party's recently released manifesto, calling it "misleading" and disconnected from reality. Singh argued that the NC's promises, such as the restoration of Article 370 and initiating talks with Pakistan, are beyond the party's jurisdiction. "The National...

Indian army and BSF celebrate Raksha Bandhan

August 19, 2024

The Indian Army organized Raksha Bandhan celebrations at various camps, including Rupai, Phillobari, Dirak, Makum, and Laipuli in Tinsukia district, Assam, and Bordumsa in Changlang district, Arunachal Pradesh. This festival, symbolizing the bond between brothers and sisters, was celebrated with local communities. The events were attended by schoolgirls, members of...

Union Minister Reddy rejects NC’s J&K manifesto promises

August 19, 2024

Union Minister G Kishan Reddy dismissed the National Conference’s manifesto for Jammu and Kashmir, stating that promises such as restoring Article 370 are irrelevant because neither Omar Abdullah nor the Congress will come to power in the region. "Omar Abdullah will neither become Chief Minister nor will his party or...

Three children dead, several hospitalised after food poisoning in Andhra

August 19, 2024

Three children died and several others were hospitalised due to suspected food poisoning at a hostel run by the Aaradana Trust in Kailasa Patnam, Kotavuratla Mandal, Anakapalli district, Andhra Pradesh, on Monday, Anakapalli Collector Vijaya Krishnan reported. The deceased include two girls and one boy. The hostel houses 86 children,...