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The Supreme Court on Tuesday closed the contempt case filed against against Patanjali co-founders Baba Ramdev, Acharya Balkrishna in the misleading ads case. During the hearings on the contempt case against Patanjali Ayurved in connection with its misleading ads, the top court had repeatedly slammed the Patanjali founders . The court had also criticised the Uttarakhand government for not acting against the company.
The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting has withdrawn the latest draft of the Broadcasting Services (Regulation) Bill, 2024 by asking all stakeholders to return physical copies given to them between July 24 and 25. The proposed legislation drew backlash due to concerns about increased government oversight of internet content. The initial draft raised issues regarding free speech rights and the extent of governmental authority to restrict such freedoms. In the previous month, the ministry circulated a revised draft to a select group of interested parties, seeking their input.
Junior doctors across West Bengal continued ceasework on Tuesday protesting the rape and murder of a woman doctor at a state-run medical college and hospital in Kolkata and demanding justice for her. The stir affected healthcare services as long queues of patients were seen at out-patient departments (OPDs) of all government hospitals since early Tuesday morning as senior doctors were substituting their junior counterparts to address the rush. The agitating junior doctors, who have been pressing for magisterial probe into the killing of the woman doctor, on Tuesday set a deadline of August 14 for the Kolkata Police to complete their investigation. "The ceasework and protest will continue till our demands are met. We have been very clear about our demands. We want a judicial probe into the incident," a protesting junior doctor at the RG Kar Medical College and Hospital said.
Samajwadi Party has appointed election in charges for six Assembly by poll seats. National General Secretary of Samajwadi Party, Shivpal Singh Yadav, has been made in-charge of Ambedkar Nagar's Kathari Assembly. While Awadhesh Prasad and Lal Bihari Yadav have been made in-charge for Ayodhya's Milkipur seat.
Samajwadi Party has appointed election in charges for six Assembly by poll seats. National General Secretary of Samajwadi Party, Shivpal Singh Yadav, has been made in-charge of Ambedkar Nagar's Kathari Assembly. While Awadhesh Prasad and Lal Bihari Yadav have been made in-charge for Ayodhya's Milkipur seat.
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Lack of reforms will render UNSC 'ill-equipped' to address current global challenges : G4
Recent global geopolitical events have clearly shown that the UN Security Council is unable to deliver on its primary responsibilities to safeguard international peace and security when the world needs it the most, India has said on behalf of the G4 countries. A reform of the UN Security Council that does not address the lack of representation, particularly in the permanent category, would only "exacerbate" the current imbalances in its composition and render it "ill-equipped" to address current global challenges, Charg d'Affaires and Deputy Permanent Representative of India to the UN Ambassador R Ravindra said.
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News update: Calcutta High Court asks RG Kar Hospital ex-principal to go on long leave
The Calcutta High Court has directed that Dr Sandip Ghosh, who previously served as principal of RG Kar Hospital, take a prolonged leave of absence. This decision follows the rape and murder of a doctor on the hospital premises. Shortly after Dr Ghosh resigned from his position at RG Kar, he was appointed as principal of Calcutta National Medical College (CNMC).
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Hindenburg's claims against Sebi chief affecting Centre's goodwill, credibility, says BSP chief Mayawati
Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) chief Mayawati said in a post on X, "First the Adani Group and now the SEBI chief-related Hindenburg report are again in the news and the allegations and counter-allegations are continuing to such an extent that it is being said to affect the national interest. Despite the clarifications provided by Adani and SEBI, the issue remains on the boil." "By the way, this issue is now beyond debate between the ruling party and the opposition and is affecting the goodwill ('saakh') and credibility of the Centre itself It would have been better if the Centre had ordered a high-level inquiry, ie JPC or judicial inquiry, by now," she wrote on X.
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CM Kejriwal cannot direct Atishi to hoist national flag on Aug 15: Delhi bureaucrats
The General Administration Department (GAD) stated on Tuesday Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, who is in jail in a corruption case, cannot authorise minister Atishi to do so on his behalf. GAD Minister Gopal Rai Monday directed the department to make arrangements for Atishi to unfurl the flag as the chief minister "desires". Responding to the minister's communication, GAD additional Chief Secretary Navin Kumar Chaudhary said the CM's direction is "legally invalid and cannot be acted upon".
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MCD demolition drive in Bhalswa colony in northwest Delhi
The Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) on Tuesday began a demolition drive in northwest Delhi's Bhalswa Dairy colony against illegal encroachments and structures. A heavy deployment of security personnel has been made at the site. The MCD has identified 800 illegal structures in the area that have misused land allotted for dairy farming for residential and commercial purposes.
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Kolkata doctor rape-murder case: NCW team visits Kolkata hospital
The two-member team led by Delina Khongdup went to meet the investigating officers at Kolkata Police's headquarters at Lalbazar after reaching the city, before going to the victim's Panihati residence to meet the parents. They went to the seminar hall where a woman doctor was raped and murdered. Khongdup described the crime as "heinous" and "very unfortunate incident".
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Centre to release fresh broadcasting Bill draft after detailed consultations
The central government on Monday stated it will hold further consultations for preparing a new draft of the broadcasting bill, amid concerns in some quarters over restrictions on social and digital media space in the proposed law. The draft Broadcasting Services Regulation Bill, circulated by the government among a few stakeholders, drew flak from media bodies such as DigiPub and the Editors Guild of India which claimed that digital media organisations and civil society associations were not consulted on the move.
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Kolkata doctor's rape-murder: Maharashtra resident doctors start indefinite strike
The strike is in support of the nationwide protests by their colleagues against the rape-murder of a post-graduate trainee at a medical college in Kolkata. All elective services in hospitals across the state have been halted, but emergency services will continue uninterrupted, Maharashtra State Association of Residential Doctors (Central-MARD) president Dr Pratik Debaje said. The Central MARD has demanded a transparent probe into the Kolkata incident, formation of an expert committee for implementation of the Central Healthcare Protection Act, improved security including fully functional CCTVs and well-equipped guards, quality hostels, and proper on-call rooms for resident doctors.
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CPI (M) office in Kerala attacked; 4 detained
Four people were taken into custody soon after the attack on the CPI (M) office in Kattakkada. There was some dispute between the workers of both parties in the area and it was suspected to have resulted in the attack on the Left party's office, police sources said.
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GST Council to meet on Sept 9, to start discussion on rate rationalisation
"The 54th Meeting of GST Council will be held on 9th September, 2024 at New Delhi," the GST Council stated in a post on X. The GST Council, comprising finance ministers of Centre and states, is the apex decision making body with regard to Goods and Services Tax (GST), which was rolled out on July 1, 2017.
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Excise policy case: SC extends interim bail granted to Abhishek Boinpally by two weeks
The top court extended interim bail granted to Hyderabad-based businessman Abhishek Boinpally inth money-laundering case against him in connection with the Delhi excise policy case by two weeks
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SC closes contempt case against Patanjali's Baba Ramdev in misleading ads case
The case was filed in 2022 by the Indian Medical Association alleging a smear campaign against the Covid vaccination drive and modern systems of medicine.
While hearing the matter on April 23, the Supreme Court directed that the public apology published in newspapers were not on record and asked those to be refiled.
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Kerala: Five-member expert team to visit disaster-affected areas in Wayanad today
A five-member expert team led by senior scientist John Matthai of the National Centre for Geosciences appointed by the State Disaster Management Authority will inspect the landslide-hit areas in Wayanad's Meppadi panchayat today. The team will assess the risks in different parts of the disaster area and related areas.
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Singapore's Indian-origin former minister trial rescheduled to next month
The trial of Singapore's former Indian-origin transport minister S Iswaran has been rescheduled to September 10-13, from August 13 (Tuesday), according to media reports. The Attorney-General's Chambers (AGC) said the first tranche of trial dates is now fixed for September 10 to 13. Iswaran intends to appeal a High Court decision, where a judge in July tossed out his bid to compel the prosecution to hand over statements of all its 56 witnesses, according to a report by Channel News Asia.
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'Surreal, but it wasn't surreal': Donald Trump recalls assassination attempt in conversation with Elon Musk
During the interview, after Elon Musk asked, "how was the shooting like for you like?", Trump responded to it, saying that the shooting was "not pleasant" and it was a very hard hit. "It was a hard hit. It was very, I guess you would say, surreal, but it wasn't surreal. You know, I was telling somebody, you have instances like this ... where you feel it's a surreal situation. And I never felt that way. I knew immediately that it was a bullet," Trump said of the moment when he said the bullet hit his ear," the former US President told Musk in a conversation on X.
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First Published: Aug 13 2024 | 9:47 AM IST
