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New Delhi: It was a “fraudulent and premeditated investigation” and “a farce case” that led to a son and his wife being wrongly convicted and serving eight years in jail for murdering his elderly parents, and now the Supreme Court has acquitted them.Citing various lapses in the investigation and trial process that landed the two…

New Delhi: Observing that the arrival of a child in a family – by birth, adoption or surrogacy – involves time, attention and nurturing responsibilities to ensure their well-being, the Supreme Court on Tuesday ruled that maternity leave is the right of all women, irrespective of whether they gave birth biologically or adopted a child…

New Delhi: India’s flagship health insurance scheme, Ayushman Bharat-Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (AB-PMJAY), which provides an annual cover of ₹5 lakh per family for hospitalization, has so far issued over 43.5 crore health cards, including 1.14 crore for senior citizens aged 70 years and above, the government said on Tuesday. More than 36,000 hospitals…

The Narcotics Control Bureau celebrated its 41st anniversary on Tuesday, marking more than four decades of dedicated service. drug trafficking and drug abuse across the country.To commemorate the occasion, nationwide youth mobilization programs for Drug Free India were organized at around 40 locations including Delhi, Lucknow, Jodhpur, Raipur, Chandigarh, Ahmedabad, Mumbai, Ranchi, Bengaluru, Chennai and…

Former Haryana Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda with Karambir Singh Boudh, who was elected to the Rajya Sabha from Haryana New Delhi: The Congress Accused on Tuesday BJP For trying to “steal votes” and “kill democracy” in the Haryana Rajya Sabha elections, the party even insisted that it would take “sternest possible action” against its…

New Delhi: The All India Trinamool Congress on Tuesday announced its list of candidates for the upcoming West Bengal Assembly elections. Party supremo and Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has announced that the party will contest 291 out of 294 seats in the state. The remaining three seats in the Darjeeling Hills will be contested by…

New Delhi: Ahead of the upcoming assembly elections, the Puducherry government has banned defamation of public and private property. According to a notification issued by the Revenue and Disaster Management Department on behalf of the Lieutenant Governor of Puducherry, no political party, candidate or supporter is allowed to put up posters, write slogans, draw symbols…

The IPS officers have been transferred as per the instructions of the Election Commission of India. New Delhi: The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Tuesday ordered the transfer of 19 senior police officers in West Bengal, marking the third consecutive day of such reshuffles in the election-bound state.The poll body has replaced ADG/IGPs of…