NEW DELHI — Supreme Court on Wednesday said messages exchanged on social media platform have no evidential value and that the author of such WhatsApp messages cannot be tied to them, especially in business partnerships governed by agreements. According to a report by Times of India, a bench of Chief Justice N V Ramana and […]
NEW DELHI — A 62-year-old man, Kazim Ahmed was attacked by three Hindu youth on Sunday morning in Noida Sector 37 in the National Capital Region leaving him half dead. As per report by Maktoob Media, Kazim Ahmed, resident of Zakir Nagar in Delhi said that he was brutally beaten, harassed and attacked by the […]
NEW DELHI — The Apex Court on Monday expressed shock and concern on being told that more than 1,000 cases have been filed invoking Section 66A of the IT Act. The controversial act in the question, which allowed authorities to arrest individuals for posting “offensive” content online, was scrapped seven years ago. A three-member bench […]
NEW DELHI — Two men were arrested from central Delhi in connection with stealing cars here and selling them in Kashmir, police said on Sunday. The accused have been identified as Showket Ahmad Malla (25), a resident of Baramulla district in Jammu ad Kashmir, and Mohammad Juber (22), a resident of Shamli district in Uttar […]
CHANDIGARH — Bharatiya Kisan Union leader Rakesh Tikait on Sunday said the Centre should not put conditions if it wants to resume talks with the protesting farmers. His remarks come after Union Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar asserted that the three new central agriculture laws would bring revolutionary changes in the lives of farmers, and […]
NEW DELHI — Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Sunday demanded Bharat Ratna for ‘Indian doctors’ and healthcare workers, who were on the frontline in the fight against Covid-19 pandemic. Taking to Twitter, Kejriwal said Bharat Ratna will be a ‘real tribute’ to doctors who lost their lives while on frontline duty. “This year “Indian […]
NEW DELHI — Cases of Covid-19 might be declining steadily but as the virus is mutating, attaining that magical zero figure in Delhi is unlikely, experts have said, and predicted that coronavirus will be reduced to an endemic in the future. Dr Suresh Kumar, medical director of Delhi government-run LNJP Hospital, said there will always […]
NEW DELHI — Pregnant women should be informed about benefits, risks and likely side-effects of COVID-19 vaccine to help them make an informed decision on taking the jab, the Union Health Ministry said on Friday as it allowed their inoculation. The ministry released an ‘Operational Guidance for COVID-19 Vaccination of Pregnant Women’. Experts have suggested […]
NEW DELHI — Prices of Liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) were on Thursday hiked by oil marketing companies. The price of domestic LPG cylinder has been increased by Rs 25.50 per cylinder with effect from today and domestic cylinders weighing 14.2 kg will now cost Rs 834.50 in Delhi, sources told ANI. “The price of 19 […]
NEW DELHI — An expert panel of the country’s central drug authority on Wednesday recommended against granting permission to the Serum Institute of India (SII) to conduct the phase 2/3 trial of Covid-19 vaccine Covovax on children aged two to 17 years, News agency PTI reported. The SII had applied to the Drugs Controller General […]