The Supreme Court will hear a petition on a rare side-effect associated with the COVID-19 vaccine developed jointly by British pharma giant AstraZeneca and Oxford University, manufactured by the Serum Institute of India and sold, in this country, as Covishield. A date for the hearing has not been set but …...Read More
Supreme Court Agrees To Hear Plea Over Covishield Side-Effect Concern
Kerala Congress MLA Put On Ventilator Support After Falling From Stage
Congress legislator Uma Thomas, who fell down from the stage on the first floor while attending a function at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium here on Saturday evening, has been put on ventilator support at a private hospital. She had reached the venue where a record-breaking dance performance was being held. …...Read More
Mumbai Man Orders Mobile Phone Worth Rs 55,000 From Amazon, Gets Tea Cups
He contacted Amazon as well as the seller firm (Representational) A city resident has filed a complaint against e-commerce giant Amazon after he ordered a high-end mobile phone online and allegedly received half a dozen tea cups. Amar Chavan, a deputy engineer with civic-run Brihanmumbai Electric Supply and Transport (BEST) …...Read More
BJP Appoints Sanjay Jaiswal As Chief Whip In Lok Sabha
BJP has appointed MP Sanjay Jaiswal as its Chief Whip in the Lok Sabha on Monday. The Bharatiya Janata Party has appointed MP Sanjay Jaiswal as its Chief Whip in the Lok Sabha. Along with this, the BJP has also appointed whips in the Lower House. Dilip Salkia, Gopaljee Thakur, …...Read More
Calcutta High Court Stays Probe Against Officer In Raj Bhavan 'Molestation' Case
The woman had accused Governor CV Ananda Bose of molestation. The Calcutta High Court on Friday stayed the police investigation against a Raj Bhavan officer in the case of the alleged wrongful restraint of a woman who accused Governor CV Ananda Bose of molestation. Justice Amrita Sinha ordered a temporary …...Read More
Kolkata Man Gets Divorce As "Imposition Of Wife's Friend" Is Deemed Cruelty
The Calcutta High Court has granted a divorce decree to a husband on the grounds of cruelty, which includes "imposition" of the wife's friend and family on him and lodging of a false case of matrimonial cruelty by her. The division bench presided by Justice Sabyasachi Bhattacharyya set aside the …...Read More
Buddha Purnima 2024: Date, History, Wishes, And All You Need to Know
Buddha Purnima 2024: Buddhists mark the day with prayers, meditations. Buddha Purnima, a sacred festival observed by Buddhists worldwide, honours the birth of Gautama Buddha, the founder of Buddhism. While the exact date of his birth remains unknown, traditions celebrate it on the full moon day of the Vaisakha month …...Read More
High Court Cancels Bengal's Backward Classes Certificates Granted Since 2011
The Calcutta High Court has cancelled all certificates to Other Backward Classes issued in Bengal since 2011 under the Trinamool Congress administration, calling them "illegal". This, however, would not affect the jobs held currently by the people, the court said. Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has said she "will not accept" …...Read More
PM Modi Pays Tribute To Former PM Rajiv Gandhi On His Death Anniversary
Rajiv Gandhi Death Anniversary: PM Modi paid tribute to former PM. Prime Minister Narendra Modi paid tribute to the former Prime Minister, Rajiv Gandhi, on his 33rd death anniversary today. The Prime Minister posted on X, "On his death anniversary, my tributes to our former PM Shri Rajiv Gandhi Ji." …...Read More
Suspecting Affair, Man "Locks Up" Wife's Private Parts In Pune
In an incident of diabolical proportions, a Nepali national, suspecting his wife's fidelity, allegedly cut two holes and ‘locked' up her private parts after brutally assaulting her, officials of the Wakad Police Station in Pimpri-Chinchwad near Pune said on Friday. The accused Upendra Hudake, 30, has been arrested, while his …...Read More
