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Govt throws open e-Jagriti portal, video access to NCDRC to give consumers more clout

The government has thrown open the e-Jagriti portal and video conferencing (VC) facility for the National Consumer Dispute Redressal Commission and state consumer commissions as part of the focus on leveraging technology for consumer protection and grievance redressal.

Dec 25, 2023

Five-month-old baby dies in attack by stray dogs in Hyderabad

Five-month-old baby dies in stray dogs' attack in Hyderabad

In another horrific incident, a five-month-old died of the injuries he sustained in an attack by stray dogs.

Dec 25, 2023

COVID-19 update: India reports 646 new cases, one death [details]

India on Sunday recorded 656 new COVID-19 cases and one death in the last 24 hours, Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare data showed on Sunday.

Dec 24, 2023

Ukrainian, Russian troops suffer from 'exceptional levels of rat infestation'

Both Ukrainian and Russian troops are suffering from "exceptional levels of rat and mice infestation" in some sectors of the frontline, according to UK intelligence.

Dec 23, 2023

New Covid Wave? How new JN.1 variant spreading Covid-19 rapidly in winter: An explainer

JN.1, from the lineage of Omicron variant of Covid, is rapidly driving a large share of the current winter wave of Covid-19 infections across the globe.

Dec 23, 2023

Cong jolted as Maha MLA Sunil Kedar gets 5-yr jail in Nagpur bank scam

A Nagpur court on Friday sentenced senior Congress MLA Sunil Kedar and five others to five years rigorous imprisonment after finding them guilty in the Nagpur District Central Cooperative Bank (NDCCB) scam of around Rs 150 crore.

Dec 22, 2023

Karnataka logs spike in Covid cases; 78 new infections, 1 death reported [details]

Karnataka recorded a sudden spurt in fresh Covid cases on Friday, with the Health and Family Welfare Department reporting 78 new Covid cases and one death in the state in the last 24 hours.

Dec 22, 2023

Bigg Boss Telugu Season 7 winner Pallavi Prashanth arrested over vandalism incident in Hyderabad [details]

The police have taken action against Prashanth and his brother Manohar, listing them as the main accused in multiple cases.

Dec 21, 2023

WHO classifies COVID strain JN.1 'standalone variant of interest' amid rapid spread [details]

World Health Organization (WHO) has categorized the new COVID-19 variant, JN.1, as a "standalone variant of interest" due to the variant's ability to rapidly spread within communities.

Dec 21, 2023

Doctors excluded from criminal prosecution for death due to medical negligence [details]

This action is a major step in defending the rights of both victims and accused parties, and it was spurred by an appeal from the Indian Medical Association.

Dec 20, 2023

K'taka on alert as COVID-19 spikes in Kerala, TN; advisory issued ahead of New Year celebrations [details]

As a result of the increase in the number of Covid-19 cases in neighbouring Kerala and Tamil Nadu, the Commissionerate of Health and Family Welfare Services in Karnataka on Tuesday issued an advisory with multiple guidelines amid fears of a fresh increase during the year-end celebrations.

Dec 19, 2023

Rohingyas, Bangladeshi manage domicile certificates, illegally living in sensitive districts of J&K [details]

After getting information that a large number of foreign nationals are staying illegally in the mountainous districts of Jammu province, police launched a massive crackdown in different parts of J&K.

Dec 19, 2023

Study finds link between CT scans and increased risk of cancers; based on 9.5 lakh people in Europe [details]

The findings not just strengthen the already existing body of evidence associating cancer risk with radiation, but establish the risk even at low doses

Dec 18, 2023

Has Dawood Ibrahim been poisoned by "unknown man" in Pakistan?

The political establishments, intelligence circles and media in India and Pakistan are abuzz with intense speculation that the absconder terrorist, Dawood Ibrahim Kaskar, has reportedly been "poisoned and critical" in a Karachi hospital, barely a week ahead of his 68th birthday on December 26.