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Katchatheevu island transfer to Sri Lanka ‘dark chapter’ of Congress: BJP (Image/PTI) NEW DELHI: With Congress in office in Kerala and part of govt in Tamil Nadu, BJP fired a twin salvo at the party and alleged that its decisions have harmed the interests of the two states. BJP said it was the 52nd anniversary…

Government plans simpler import rule to cut medicine wastage NEW DELHI: To cut avoidable wastage of imported medicines, the Centre has proposed replacing a complex shelf-life rule with a simple requirement — drugs should have at least one year of shelf life left when they enter India. Health ministry has issued a draft notification proposing…

2 states, 2 different rules for registration of doctors NEW DELHI: Two states have come up with two different models when it comes to allowing doctors to practise in their jurisdiction. While Andhra Pradesh has facilitated interstate practice, Maharashtra has retained verification safeguards, reviving debate over a national registration framework for medical practitioners. On June…

Jackson Labs loses licences over Rajasthan maternal deaths NEW DELHI: The Centre has cancelled the manufacturing licences of Jackson Laboratories’ units in Punjab and Himachal Pradesh after joint inspections by the Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation and state drug regulators found deficiencies in compliance with good manufacturing practices, as investigations continue into the Rajasthan incident…

Hospitals told to make public their kidney transplant success rate NEW DELHI: Kidney transplant hospitals will now have to publish patient survival rates, deaths, graft failures and other long-term results, ending a system that left patients to choose where to undergo surgery without knowing how centres performed. The National Organ and Tissue Transplant Organisation (NOTTO)…

Nitin Nabin discusses digital public infrastructure, clean energy with envoys of 23 EU countries (Image/ANI) NEW DELHI: Rapid expansion of digital public infrastructure to empower citizens and India’s growing focus on clean energy, AI and semiconductor development were at the centre of BJP president Nitin Nabin’s interaction with mission heads of 23 European Union countries….

NEW DELHI: Rejecting the UP police probe into the Ayodhya donation case, Congress Friday demanded a Supreme Court-monitored investigation into the “massive embezzlement” in the Ram Mandir trust which, it claimed, ran into thousands of crores. It alleged that BJP govt wanted to let off the real culprits who occupied high positions by placing responsibility…

Drone drug trafficking cases up 100-fold in 5 years (File photo) NEW DELHI: The skies are the new frontiers in India’s war on drugs, as a 100-fold jump in drone trafficking incidents over the last five years has forced security agencies to confront a highly sophisticated, tech-empowered threat. The annual Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) data…

JAMMU: Alert Army troops Friday apprehended a PoK resident near LoC in Poonch district, sources said.“A man was seen moving suspiciously near a forward area along LoC and was promptly apprehended by alert Army troops during routine surveillance,” they said.“The individual has been identified Mohammed Sajad (25), son of Mohammed Rafiq, a resident of Abasspur…

NEW DELHI: With the rival factions of Trinamool Congress (TMC) having approached EC to stake claim to the party name and symbol, it is now for the poll panel to formally acknowledge the split in the party, warranting proceedings under Para 15 of the Symbols Order to determine the ‘real’ TMC. For this purpose, EC…