SC Collegium defers decision on Justice K M Joseph’s elevation

  open view web desk New Delhi, May 2: The Supreme Court Collegium today deferred a decision on the issue of reconsidering its recommendation to elevate Uttarakhand Chief Justice K M Joseph as the judge of the apex court which was sent back by the government last week. The […]

Breast cancer screening failure may have shortened 270 lives in England

open view web desk LONDON – As many as 270 women’s lives may have been shortened after an IT failure in England’s breast cancer screening programme meant 450,000 patients were not invited for appointments, Britain’s health minister said on Wednesday. Jeremy Hunt apologised in parliament for the “serious […]

Indian officials lament inaction of cities with world’s worst air

open view web desk NEW DELHI – Only a handful of India’s 100 most polluted cities have drawn up plans to combat air pollution despite being asked to do so three years ago, senior government officials said on Wednesday after a damning report by the World Health Organisation. […]

India should follow China’s example and clean up the air in its cities, which are among the world’s worst for outdoor pollution, the World Health Organization

open view web desk GENEVA – India should follow China’s example and clean up the air in its cities, which are among the world’s worst for outdoor pollution, the World Health Organization said on Wednesday. The WHO’s database of more than 4,300 cities showed Indian cities such as […]

Dismiss JK deputy CM, PM speak up: Cong

open view web desk New Delhi, May 1: The Congress today demanded the dismissal of Jammu and Kashmir Deputy Chief Minister Kavinder Gupta for calling the Kathua rape and murder case a minor incident and said his remark displayed the mindset of the BJP and its leaders. Congress spokesperson […]

Netanyahu says not seeking Iran war as U.S. faces deadline

open view web desk WASHINGTON- Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Tuesday Israel was not seeking war with Iran, one day after unveiling what he said was evidence of a secret Iranian nuclear weapons program. Netanyahu made his case as U.S. President Donald Trump considers whether to […]

Exclusive: India rejects U.S. request on price caps on medical devices – sources

  open view web desk NEW DELHI – India has told the United States it won’t abstain from capping prices for more medical devices, regardless of pressure to rethink its stance after price controls on heart stents and knee implants spoilt the market for some U.S. firms, sources […]

Thrifty at 50: Pakistan keeps ageing Mirages flying

open view web desk The sprawling complex at Kamra, west of Islamabad, reverbates at the thundering take-off of a Mirage Rose-1, the latest ageing fighter jet to have been gutted and reassembled by the Pakistani Air Force. Fifty years after Pakistan bought its first Mirages, many planes in […]

Trump escapes ‘swamp’ for another Washington, in Michigan

open view web desk President Donald Trump swapped one Washington for another Saturday, pointedly opting to connect with American “deplorables” in a Michigan town rather than exchange barbs at the “phony” White House correspondents dinner. The US leader attended a campaign-style rally in Washington Township, north of Detroit, […]

May warned of pregnant duck at Downing Street during talks with Modi

open view web desk London April 22: Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s meeting with his British counterpart Theresa May at her Downing Street office earlier this week could have turned chaotic if a pregnant duck nesting in one of the windows had been accidentally disturbed, it has emerged. On Wednesday, […]

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