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Chhatarpur, July 17: In yet another case of alleged medical negligence a pregnant woman was denied ambulance in Madhya Pradesh's Chhatarpur area. The medical practitioners of the community hospital here allegedly turned away a pregnant woman and referred her to a district hospital. The hospital didn't even provide transportation to the woman in pain. She later gave birth in an unsanitary condition

New Delhi, Jul 17: The Supreme Court on Tuesday asked the Parliament to see whether a new law can be framed to combat the menace of cow vigilantism. The apex court also underscored that violence can't be allowed in the name of cow vigilantism. "No citizen can take law into their own hands. In case of fear and anarchy, the state has to act positively. Violence can't be allowed," said apex court

New Delhi, Jul 17: Women and Child Development Minister Maneka Gandhi has ordered all the states to get the child-care homes run by the Mother Teresa-founded Missionaries of Charity (MoC) inspected immediately, after cases of alleged illegal adoptions carried out by the homes came to light recently. Gandhi also directed the states to ensure that all the child-care institutions (CCIs) were

New Delhi, Jul 16: Nearly 200 armed forces personnel become disabled every year, a senior doctor for the forces has said, citing road accidents and snow avalanche, especially in hilly terrains, and battle injuries as the prime reasons. Lt Gen Bipin Puri, Director General of the Armed Forces Medical Service, said the disability armed forces personnel suffer are not only related to spinal cord and

New Delhi, July 16: Union Minister Arun Jaitley on Monday noted that India's leader cannot be a 'Bechara' (weak person). Jaitley's comment came days after Karnataka Chief Minister HD Kumaraswamy broke down expressed his unhappiness at holding the Chief Minister's position in the Congress-Janata Dal (Secular) coalition government in the state. "Listening to these statements of an Honourable Chief

New Delhi, Jul 16: Global airlines' body IATA has strongly opposed levying of GST on international air tickets, dubbing the taxation as "wrong" as it contravenes many global agreements to which India is a party. The International Air Transport Association (IATA) represents more than 280 airlines in different parts of the world. Its members include Air India, Jet Airways and Vistara. "It is wrong

Kolkata, Jul 16: Prime Minister Narendra Modi holds a rally in West Bengal’s Midnapore on Monday is what is being seen as the start of the BJP's campaign in the east for the general elections next year. The BJP won just two seats out of 42 in the last Lok Sabha elections in the state. As it looks east to compensate for any losses in the North and Western India where it had already peaked in 2014

New Delhi, Jul 16: The Congress on Sunday launched a blistering attack on Prime Minister Narendra Modi for his comment that it was "a party for Muslim men", saying it reflected that he was a "peddler of untruths" with a "sick mentality". At a rally in Uttar Pradesh's Azamgarh on Saturday, the Prime Minister raised a contentious media report that claimed Congress president Rahul Gandhi had said his

New Delhi, Jul 16: A female flight attendant allegedly committed suicide after jumping from the terrace of her residence in south Delhi's Hauz Khas. Anisiya Batra was in her 40s and worked with a German airline. She allegedly jumped from the terrace of her house on Friday, police said. Her husband rushed her to a nearby hospital, where she was declared brought dead. Her family alleged that she was

Zurich/New Delhi, Jul 16: It is the third year since Swiss banks made public a list of accounts lying dormant without any trace of owners and no claimant has come forward for those with Indian links, even as a political slugfest continues in India over alleged black money parked there. The list of all such accounts -- of Swiss citizens and foreigners including from India -- was first published by