PRAYAGRAJ: Dismissing a petition filed by a doctor seeking quashing of a 2008 case alleging medical negligence, the Allahabad HC observed that private hospitals/nursing homes were treating patients as ‘guinea pigs/ATMs’ only to extort money.It was alleged that the doctor not only committed negligence but even after charging Rs 8,700 demanded an additional Rs 10,000….
Government on Saturday said talks with the US for a bilateral trade agreement are moving ahead, although it remains unclear if a deal can be clinched in the next four days.“All FTAs have their own dynamics, and we are in a very, very advanced stage of discussions with Oman, the EU and US. We are…
NEW DELHI: Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Saturday said that sustaining economic growth remains the top priority for the government, along with providing the necessary support to the economy.At a book launch event, the minister said multilateral bodies were facing challenges and India needed to not just be part of the discussions to rework the…
NEW DELHI: As a tribute to soldiers on Kargil Vijay Diwas, National Legal Services Authority chairman Justice Surya Kant Saturday launched ‘Veer Parivar Sahayata Yojana’ to provide free legal assistance to soldiers, paramilitary personnel and their families to get expeditious justice in their civil and criminal cases in courts.Announcing this at a conference in Srinagar…
NEW DELHI: Home minister Amit Shah Saturday said the Modi government has demonstrated strong political will and reaffirmed its zero-tolerance policy against terrorism in a remarkable manner before the world through Operation Sindoor.Addressing the eighth National Security Strategies Conference (NCSC) here, which over the last two days brought heads and senior officers of the central…
NEW DELHI: Commerce and industry minister Piyush Goyal Saturday said that India managed to get extensive benefits without making any compromises under the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) with the UK.“We have protected many of our sensitive items like rice and sugar. Dairy has not been opened, so is ethanol. India has kept itself…
NEW DELHI: Delhi high court has granted relief to a man denied premature release while serving a life term for hijacking an Indian Airlines flight in 1993, saying his conduct in jail bore signs of reformation.A single judge bench of Justice Sanjeev Narula set aside a decision of a Sentence Review Board (SRB) against Hari…
PUNE: A 58-year-old woman from Dharashiv died and 18 others were injured on Saturday afternoon as a trailer truck rammed 22 vehicles after its brakes failed on Pune-Mumbai Expressway.Senior inspector Sachin Hire of Khopoli police station said the deceased woman, Anita Ekande from Dharashiv, was travelling with six others in an SUV. “The 18 injured…
PATNA: Union minister and LJP (Ram Vilas) chief Chirag Paswan on Saturday launched a blistering attack on the Nitish Kumar-led NDA government in Bihar, expressing anguish over the deteriorating law and order situation and questioning the administration’s ability to control crime.“I feel sad that I am supporting such a government where crime has gone unbridled….
GAYA: A home guard aspirant was gang-raped, allegedly by an ambulance driver and a health department technician, while being taken to a hospital after collapsing during a fitness test in Bihar’s Bodh Gaya, police said Saturday. Both accused have been arrested and an SIT is probing the case.The woman was one of around 700 candidates…
