Rajya Sabha Chairman accepts Hardeep Puri’s resignation from UP seat after MP bypoll win NEW DELHI: Senior BJP leader Hardeep Singh Puri on Saturday resigned from his Rajya Sabha seat representing Uttar Pradesh, days after being elected unopposed to the Upper House from Madhya Pradesh.According to a bulletin issued by the Rajya Sabha, Puri’s resignation…
Leader of opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi and Telangana chief minister Revanth Reddy take pillion rides on two-wheelers ridden by gig workers during the launch of the Telangana Gig Workers Social Security and Welfare scheme at Jayabheri Ground, in Hyderabad. (PTI Photo) NEW DELHI: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Saturday joined a bike…
File photo: Former Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru NEW DELHI: BJP on Saturday urged Congress leader Rahul Gandhi and his mother, Sonia Gandhi, to return 51 cartons of correspondence belonging to former Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru to the Prime Ministers’ Museum and Library (PMML), alleging that the documents were taken away from the institution in 2008.BJP…
CBI has extradited Sourabh Chandrakar from Oman NEW DELHI: Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has conducted searches at 33 locations across six states at the premises of the panel operators of the illegal online betting platform of Mahadev Online Book app in the last few days. The searches were carried out on the basis of…
Pradeep Bhandari targets Rahul Gandhi over year-old remarks on PM Modi, Chhath Puja NEW DELHI: Bharatiya Janata Party on Saturday hit out at Congress leader Rahul Gandhi over his past remarks on Chhath Puja, accusing him of disrespecting Hindu sentiments and demanding a public apology.The attack came on the second day of the Chhath Puja…
CBI has initiated an investigation following a complaint from the prime minister’s office NEW DELHI: CBI has initiated an investigation following a complaint from the prime minister’s office regarding an impersonation and extortion attempt targeting Aditya Khemka, managing director of CP Plus, a leading security and surveillance brand, officials said.The impostor, identified as Manish Kumar…
NPPA has called for strict monitoring of the implementation of trade margin rationalisation (TMR) NEW DELHI: Drug prices regulator, National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority (NPPA), has called for strict monitoring of the implementation of trade margin rationalisation (TMR) on 137 non-scheduled anti-cancer drugs, notified on Oct 17 with revised prices effective Nov 9.All manufacturers, retailers, dealers,…
SpiceJet troubles mount, board to weigh fundraise on Nov 18 NEW DELHI: Cash-strapped SpiceJet’s troubles have mounted to a level where the airline carrying on its skeletal operations without a fresh infusion of funds may soon become difficult.The low cost carrier Friday informed BSE its board will meet on Nov 18 “to consider and approve…
An unusually high 18 patent applications filed in India for lenacapavir NEW DELHI: An unusually high 18 patent applications filed in India for lenacapavir, a breakthrough HIV therapy, have raised concerns that these could prolong market exclusivity, delay affordable generics, keep prices high and restrict patient access. Contesting the move, patient groups and civil society…
Row erupts over foreign medicos’ ‘MD Physician’ title NEW DELHI: An ‘MD’ title after a doctor’s name usually signals a postgraduate medical qualification in India. But for some foreign medical graduates, MD (Physician) is the title of their primary medical degree.This difference has triggered a dispute over professional titles, with doctors warning that patients could…
