NEW DELHI: The government has notified the new Medical Termination of Pregnancy (Amendment) Rules, 2021, defining eligibility criteria for termination of pregnancy up to 24 weeks against the previous limit of 20 weeks. The eligible categories include survivors of sexual assault, rape or incest, minors, women with physical disabilities, mentally ill women, including those suffering…Continue Reading
BAREILLY: The chief judicial magistrate (CJM) of Lakhimpur Kheri on Wednesday denied bail to Union minister Ajay Mishra’s son Ashish, accused of murdering four farmers and a journalist during a farmers’ protest on October 3. The special investigation team (SIT) probing the violence made two more arrests on Wednesday — Ashish’s friend Ankit Das, who…Continue Reading
NEW DELHI: India is set to reach yet another milestone next week of administering over 100-crore vaccine doses even as the government plans to involve NGOs and the private sector to mark the achievement and end vaccine hesitancy through spreading awareness. Health minister Mansukh Mandaviya on Wednesday said the country will produce over 28 crore…Continue Reading
Abhishek Shukla | नवभारतटाइम्स.कॉम | Updated: Oct 14, 2021, 1:12 AMदुर्गापूजा महोत्सव के दौरान हो रहे देवी जागरण में चार युवकों में एक युवक पर ताबड़तोड़ फायरिंग की। हमले में युवक की मौत हो गई जबकि उसकी दो बहनें गंभीर रूप से घायल हैं जिन्हें लखनऊ रेफर कर दिया गया है।सांकेतिक तस्वीरअयोध्याअयोध्या के फैजाबाद कोतवाली…Continue Reading
NEW DELHI: India and China were involved in another verbal slugfest on Wednesday with the former slamming Beijing for opposing Vice-President Venkaiah Naidu’s recent visit to Arunachal Pradesh and underlining that the state is an integral and inalienable part of India. Rejecting remarks by the Chinese foreign ministry on Naidu’s visit, the Indian ministry of…Continue Reading
IT services provider Infosys reported better-than-expected profit and revenue in the fiscal second quarter, on broad-based growth across geographies and segments. The Bengaluru-based company also revised its revenue guidance to 16.5-17.5% for FY22 from 14-16% as stated during Q1. India’s second largest software services exporter reported a 11.8% increase in net profit to Rs 5,421…Continue Reading
The House committee investigating the Capitol riots subpoenaed former Justice Department official Jeffery Clark on Wednesday stating he aided efforts to stop the transfer of power after the 2020 presidential election. File Photo by Yuri Gripas/EPA-EFE Oct. 13 (UPI) — The House select committee investigating the Jan. 6 riots at the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday subpoenaed…Continue Reading
Oct. 13 (UPI) — Autumn is in full swing across the United States with Halloween candy filling the shelves at grocery stores and pumpkin spice-flavored beverages being served up at coffee shops across the country. But one region just had a full-scale preview of winter. The first widespread snowstorm of the season blanketed the Intermountain…Continue Reading
The U.S. Transportation Safety Administration recorded a 20-year high of 4,495 airline passengers attempting to carry firearms onto their flights in just the first nine months of 2020. File Photo by Gary C. Caskey/UPI | License Photo Oct. 13 (UPI) — The U.S. Transportation Safety Administration said Wednesday it has recorded a 20-year high in firearms…Continue Reading
The U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments Wednesday in the case of convicted Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev. File Photo by Kevin Dietsch/UPI | License Photo WASHINGTON — Supreme Court justices on Wednesday heard arguments on whether the death penalty was incorrectly overturned for one of the Boston Marathon bombers, focusing most of their questions on…Continue Reading