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Healthcare services at AIIMS in Delhi remained affected for the third consecutive day today as resident doctors remained adamant that the administration suspend a senior doctor who had allegedly slapped one of their colleagues in front of patients and other staffers. Routine surgeries remained cancelled, out-patient clinics functioned in a restricted manner and patients seeking OPD consultation were sent back ...

The Supreme Court today stayed till May 7 the trial in the Kathua gangrape and murder case, after being seized with petitions seeking shifting of the trial to Chandigarh and handing over the investigation to the CBI. A bench of Chief Justice Dipak Misra and Justices D Y Chandrachud and Indu Malhotra said it will deal with the prayer of ...

A Loan Agreement for IBRD credit of US$ 125 (equivalent) for the “Innovate in India for Inclusiveness Project” was signed with the World Bank on 24th April, 2018 in New Delhi. The Loan Agreement was signed by Mr. Sameer Kumar Khare, Joint Secretary, Department of Economic Affairs on behalf of Government of India and Mr. Hisham Abdo, Acting Country Director, ...

DAINIK NATION BUREAU The Centre on Tuesday defended “hanging by the neck till death”— the practice of execution of death sentence — before the Supreme Court, terming it a safer and quick method for termination of life of a death row convict. It said other modes of execution of death sentences such as lethal injection or firing squad, if bungled, ...

Rajya Sabha Chairman M Venkaiah Naidu today rejected the notice given by opposition parties led by the Congress for impeachment of CJI Dipak Misra citing lack of substantial merit in it. Naidu held extensive consultations with top legal and constitutional experts, including former chief justices and judges, before taking the decision, sources said. The rejection of the notice comes a ...

Chinese President Xi Jinping and Prime Minister Narendra Modi and will hold a summit meeting in China’s Wuhan city from April 27 to 28 to improve bilateral relations, China’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi announced here today. Prime Minister Modi will be visiting the central Chinese city at the invitation of President Xi, Wang said at a joint media event with ...

DAINIK NATION BUREAU Prime Minister Narendra Modi issued a stinging rebuke again today to party motormouths, who have covered a wide range of subjects from terror and rape to Mahabharata and Darwin’s theory over the last six months. In a video-conference with lawmakers across the country, PM Modi ripped into the leaders, reminding them that this was affecting their image ...

DAINIK NATION BUREAU Petrol price surged to hit a new 55-month high on Sunday as it touched a high of Rs. 74.40 a litre in New Delhi, while diesel price hit new all-time high of Rs. 65.65 in the national capital. The state-owned oil firms raised petrol and diesel rates by 19 paise per litre each in Delhi. The last ...

DAINIK NATION BUREAU Leaving cellphones, sunglasses, keys or power banks behind in a rush to catch a flight is not uncommon at airports but the articles forgotten also include expensive laptop and even liquor bottles. The IGI airport here reported almost 10,000 lost articles last year, and statistics show that electronic items and liquor comprised a major chunk of these ...

DAINIK NATION BUREAU President Ram Nath Kovind on Sunday promulgated the criminal law amendment ordinance, paving the way for providing stringent punishment, including death penalty, for those convicted of raping girls below the age of 12 years. The President’s nod to the ordinance came after the Union Cabinet’s approval yesterday for tightening the law against people involved in rape, following ...