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Rs 4 Crore Bill, 27 Months: Mumbai Couple's Struggle To Keep Son Alive
The Harish Rana judgment brought national focus to patients trapped between life and death. Today, the case of Anand Dixit in Mumbai is raising similar questions, as he remains in a vegetative state more than two years after a devastating accident.
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9-Year-Old UP Boy Dies After Being Run Over By SUV, Father Names BJP MP
A case has been registered against unknown persons for rash driving and death by negligent act, police said
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"Not Enough Done," Agrees Harish Salve, Representing UP, On Farmer Deaths
Not enough has been done, senior lawyer Harish Salve, representing the Uttar Pradesh government in a PIL on the Lakhimpur Kheri deaths, told the Supreme Court today, as the state and police face questions over their handling of the case so far.
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'Not Footballs In Game Of Power': Top Court Slams Centre On NEET Exam Changes
The Supreme Court today criticised the Centre for introducing last-minute changes to the pattern of the NEET super-speciality exam. Forty-one post-graduate doctors had challenged the abrupt changes.
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"Such Cops Must Be Jailed": Chief Justice NV Ramana On IPS Officer Facing Extortion Case
Supreme Court Chief Justice NV Ramana said senior police officers who get close to the government of the day and use that closeness to make money illegally eventually end paying back with interest when the government changes.
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"Woman Officers' Visibility Can...": Supreme Court Judge Applauds Chief Justice
The appointment of woman judges can shift stereotypes and change attitudes and perceptions of gender roles, Supreme Court Justice BV Nagarathna said. She credited Chief Justice NV Ramana for the possibility of heading the Indian judiciary in 2027.
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States To Provide Rs 50,000 Compensation For Each Covid Death: Centre
Ex gratia assistance of Rs 50,000 to families affected by COVID-19 deaths will continue to be provided even for cases that may occur in future, or until further notification.
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"Child Marriages, Teenage Pregnancies, School Dropouts - Pandemic Affected Girls Most": UN Envoy
The Covid pandemic has reversed years of progress made on the girls' education front, Jayathma Wickramanayake, the UN Secretary-General's Envoy on Youth, said. This besides the rise in other social evils like teenage pregnancies and child marriage.
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Bhabanipur Bypoll Ahead, Mamata Banerjee Grants Rs 50,000 Each To Durga Puja Pandals
West Bengal Chief Secretary HK Dwivedi today announced Rs 50,000 each to the state's 36,000-odd Durga Puja Pandals, almost 2,500 of which are in capital Kolkata alone. Although Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee avoided announcing it, the BJP cried foul.
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"Release EVMs": Poll Panel Moves Supreme Court For Unused Voting Machines
The Supreme Court has several times extended the deadline to file pleas, including poll-related ones, because of Covid. Due to this, EVMs have lied unused after assembly elections this year. The EC now needs them for the next spate of polls.
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Court Notice To School Over 'Fee waiver' Plea Of Covid Victim's Children
Two Delhi students, who lost their dad in May, have sought the Supreme Court's direction to the private school they study in to waive off their fees given their poor finances. The court notified the school, along with the Centre and Delhi government.
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"Trying To Convince Farmers": UP On Plea Against Road Block By Protesters
Yogi Adityanath's UP government has told the Supreme Court it was trying to make the farmers protesting against Central farm laws understand the illegality of blocking roads as part of their agitation. This is in light of an court order from April.
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'Turmoil, Not Getting Instructions': Afghanistan Lawyer In Supreme Court
Hearing in a case related to a dispute between Afghanistan's Embassy in India and a Delhi firm got adjourned for six weeks after the mission's counsel told the court that, due to the turmoil there, he wasn't getting instructions from the envoy.
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"Most Notorious...": Karnataka Ex-Minister G Janardhan Reddy's Bail Norms Relaxed
Gali Janardhan Reddy, arrested in 2011 for his involvement in the Karnataka mining scam, was granted bail in 2015 but banished from Ballari. Today, however, the Supreme Court said he may now stay in the town but must inform authorities of his visits.
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3rd Wave "Imminent": Doctors' Body Says Tourism, Pilgrimage Can Wait
India's top doctors' body, the Indian Medical Association on Monday appealed to the Central and state governments to no let the guard down on the Covid front saying a third wave was just round the corner.
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Rs 4 Crore Bill, 27 Months: Mumbai Couple's Struggle To Keep Son Alive
The Harish Rana judgment brought national focus to patients trapped between life and death. Today, the case of Anand Dixit in Mumbai is raising similar questions, as he remains in a vegetative state more than two years after a devastating accident.
-
9-Year-Old UP Boy Dies After Being Run Over By SUV, Father Names BJP MP
A case has been registered against unknown persons for rash driving and death by negligent act, police said
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"Not Enough Done," Agrees Harish Salve, Representing UP, On Farmer Deaths
Not enough has been done, senior lawyer Harish Salve, representing the Uttar Pradesh government in a PIL on the Lakhimpur Kheri deaths, told the Supreme Court today, as the state and police face questions over their handling of the case so far.
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'Not Footballs In Game Of Power': Top Court Slams Centre On NEET Exam Changes
The Supreme Court today criticised the Centre for introducing last-minute changes to the pattern of the NEET super-speciality exam. Forty-one post-graduate doctors had challenged the abrupt changes.
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"Such Cops Must Be Jailed": Chief Justice NV Ramana On IPS Officer Facing Extortion Case
Supreme Court Chief Justice NV Ramana said senior police officers who get close to the government of the day and use that closeness to make money illegally eventually end paying back with interest when the government changes.
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"Woman Officers' Visibility Can...": Supreme Court Judge Applauds Chief Justice
The appointment of woman judges can shift stereotypes and change attitudes and perceptions of gender roles, Supreme Court Justice BV Nagarathna said. She credited Chief Justice NV Ramana for the possibility of heading the Indian judiciary in 2027.
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States To Provide Rs 50,000 Compensation For Each Covid Death: Centre
Ex gratia assistance of Rs 50,000 to families affected by COVID-19 deaths will continue to be provided even for cases that may occur in future, or until further notification.
-
"Child Marriages, Teenage Pregnancies, School Dropouts - Pandemic Affected Girls Most": UN Envoy
The Covid pandemic has reversed years of progress made on the girls' education front, Jayathma Wickramanayake, the UN Secretary-General's Envoy on Youth, said. This besides the rise in other social evils like teenage pregnancies and child marriage.
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Bhabanipur Bypoll Ahead, Mamata Banerjee Grants Rs 50,000 Each To Durga Puja Pandals
West Bengal Chief Secretary HK Dwivedi today announced Rs 50,000 each to the state's 36,000-odd Durga Puja Pandals, almost 2,500 of which are in capital Kolkata alone. Although Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee avoided announcing it, the BJP cried foul.
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"Release EVMs": Poll Panel Moves Supreme Court For Unused Voting Machines
The Supreme Court has several times extended the deadline to file pleas, including poll-related ones, because of Covid. Due to this, EVMs have lied unused after assembly elections this year. The EC now needs them for the next spate of polls.
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Court Notice To School Over 'Fee waiver' Plea Of Covid Victim's Children
Two Delhi students, who lost their dad in May, have sought the Supreme Court's direction to the private school they study in to waive off their fees given their poor finances. The court notified the school, along with the Centre and Delhi government.
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"Trying To Convince Farmers": UP On Plea Against Road Block By Protesters
Yogi Adityanath's UP government has told the Supreme Court it was trying to make the farmers protesting against Central farm laws understand the illegality of blocking roads as part of their agitation. This is in light of an court order from April.
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'Turmoil, Not Getting Instructions': Afghanistan Lawyer In Supreme Court
Hearing in a case related to a dispute between Afghanistan's Embassy in India and a Delhi firm got adjourned for six weeks after the mission's counsel told the court that, due to the turmoil there, he wasn't getting instructions from the envoy.
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"Most Notorious...": Karnataka Ex-Minister G Janardhan Reddy's Bail Norms Relaxed
Gali Janardhan Reddy, arrested in 2011 for his involvement in the Karnataka mining scam, was granted bail in 2015 but banished from Ballari. Today, however, the Supreme Court said he may now stay in the town but must inform authorities of his visits.
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3rd Wave "Imminent": Doctors' Body Says Tourism, Pilgrimage Can Wait
India's top doctors' body, the Indian Medical Association on Monday appealed to the Central and state governments to no let the guard down on the Covid front saying a third wave was just round the corner.
