‘Wrong to expect mainstream parties to fight only for Muslims’: Jamiat chief Madani takes on Congress — watch | India News

NEW DELHI: Jamiat president Mehmood Madani on Wednesday said that it was “wrong to expect mainstream parties to fight only for Muslims”. He went on to take a jibe at Congress, saying that the grand old party was not even “able to raise its own issues”.“It is wrong to expect any mainstream political party to…

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Nadda urges MPs to push TB-mukt Bharat as India reports sharp decline in cases | India News

NEW DELHI: Union health minister Jagat Prakash Nadda on Tuesday urged MPs to intensify efforts for the TB-Mukt Bharat Abhiyaan, stressing their role in monitoring progress, raising awareness and reducing stigma in their constituencies.At a special session with MPs — the first in a series, with a focus on Uttar Pradesh — officials briefed them…

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CGHS running with over 2,000 vacancies; staffing crisis flags service strain | India News

Representative image (Source: X/@MoHFW_INDIA) NEW DELHI: The Central Government Health Scheme (CGHS), which provides healthcare services to lakhs of government employees, pensioners and their families, is operating with a significant shortage of staff across its allopathic and AYUSH dispensaries, the Union Health Ministry informed the Rajya Sabha on Tuesday. In a written reply, the government…

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CrPC cover for women can’t be invoked in Fema case: Delhi HC | India News

NEW DELHI: The protection enjoyed by a woman under Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC) is not available in proceedings related to Foreign Exchange Management Act (Fema), which is governed by civil law, Delhi high court has ruled.Justice Neena Bansal Krishna dismissed a writ petition filed by a 53-year-old Canadian citizen challenging ED summons issued under…

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Parry wanted to quit crime, so Lawrence had him killed: Kin | India News

CHANDIGARH: A day after Inderpreet Singh, alias Parry, a one-time trusted aide of gangster Lawrence Bishnoi, was gunned down on a Chandigarh street, two audio clips, purportedly of Goldy Brar, Lawrence’s rival, were released Tuesday containing a threat to kill Lawrence to avenge the murder, intensifying fears of a gang war.While police are verifying the…

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Defer Maharashtra civic pollsphase 1 results till Dec 21: High court | India News

NGAPUR: The Nagpur bench of Bombay high court on Tuesday restrained Maharashtra State Election Commission (SEC) from announcing the results of first phase of municipal council and nagar panchayat polls on Dec 3, a day after polling, on the grounds that it may “prematurely disclose public mood”, and influence the next round of voting scheduled…

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