Kolkata, Feb 13 (IANS) A division bench of the Calcutta High Court, on Thursday, directed the West Bengal government to form a “review team” on the safety of women at the workplace especially those engaged in night duty. The division bench of Calcutta High Court’s Chief Justice T.S. Sivagnanam and Justice Bivas Pattanayak gave the … Read more
New Delhi, Feb 7 (IANS) As health insurance companies have implemented steep premium hikes across age groups — some insurers even increasing health premiums up to 200 per cent — the Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India (IRDAI) has directed them not to revise premium rates for senior citizens by more than 10 per … Read more
New Delhi/Thiruvananthapuram, Jan 30 (IANS) The vexed long-standing feud between the Malankara Orthodox and the Jacobite Churches took a new turn on Thursday when the Supreme Court set aside the directions of the Kerala High Court and asked them to take a fresh decision on the contempt petitions which had directed the state authorities to … Read more
Mumbai, Jan 28 (IANS) Amid the outbreak of Guillain-Barre Syndrome (GBS), Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis has asked the administration to make special arrangements in government hospitals to treat patients. He reviewed the present ground-level situation about the GBS during the presentation made by the public health department at the weekly cabinet meeting held on … Read more
Bengaluru, Jan 28 (IANS) Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Tuesday directed the police to file charge sheet within 60 days in cases of atrocities. He was addressing the State-Level Awareness and Monitoring Committee meeting in the conference hall of Vidhana Soudha in Bengaluru. “In cases of atrocities, a charge sheet must be filed within 60 … Read more
Gurugram, Jan 27 (IANS) Mukesh Sharma, the BJP MLA from the Gurgaon constituency, on Monday, directed concerned officials to expedite infrastructure development projects and uplift civic amenities. The MLA chaired a meeting with senior officials of the Gurugram Metropolitan Development Authority (GMDA). Various ongoing and upcoming projects being undertaken by the GMDA were discussed and … Read more