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Kottayam (Kerala), March 31 Mariamma Oommen, the wife of former Chief Minister Oommen Chandy, stated on Tuesday that there was a "conspiracy" behind the 2023 decision by the Kerala government to form a medical board to investigate her husband's illness.Mariamma told a TV channel here that her...

Chennai, March 25 – The Madras High Court has granted the Greater Chennai City Police (GCCP) the authority to arrest YouTuber ‘Savukku’ Shankar, also known as A. Shankar, if his custody is required in connection with an extortion case, while rejecting a previous interim bail granted to him on...

New Delhi, March 25 Members of Parliament from various opposition parties on Wednesday demanded in the Rajya Sabha that the transgender persons amendment bill should be sent to a parliamentary committee and various stakeholders, including transgender people, should be consulted.They said that...

New Delhi, March 24 The Lok Sabha passed a bill on Tuesday to amend a law protecting and granting rights to transgender persons, despite concerns raised by opposition members that the proposed legislation excludes social orientations from its scope.Responding to the debate on the Transgender...

New Delhi, March 24 The Lok Sabha passed a bill on Tuesday to amend a law protecting and safeguarding the rights of transgender persons, even as opposition members raised concerns that the proposed legislation excludes social orientations from the scope of the law.Responding to the debate on...

New Delhi, March 24 – The government stated on Tuesday that the objective of the Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Amendment Bill, 2026, is to provide protection to such persons, while the opposition criticized the proposed legislation for taking away the right to self-determination of...

New Delhi, March 24 Congress leader Rahul Gandhi said on Tuesday that the government's Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Amendment Bill, 2026, is a "brazen attack" on the constitutional rights and identity of transgender people, and asserted that his party strongly opposes the proposed...

Islamabad, March 18 A team of doctors visited Adiala Jail in Rawalpindi on Wednesday and examined former Prime Minister Imran Khan, who is suffering from a condition affecting his right eye.According to a report submitted to the Supreme Court in January by his lawyer and the court's amicus...

New Delhi, March 17 – The Delhi High Court has overturned a decision by the Central Administrative Tribunal (CAT) that directed the Staff Selection Commission (SSC) to conduct a fresh medical examination of a candidate who had been declared medically unfit during the recruitment process for the...

New Delhi, March 13 A bill seeking to provide a precise definition of the term "transgender" and exclude "different sexual orientations and self-perceived sexual identities" from the ambit of the proposed law was introduced in the Lok Sabha on Friday.The bill also provides for graded...

New Delhi, March 13 A bill seeking to provide a precise definition of the term "transgender" and exclude "different sexual orientations and self-perceived sexual identities" from the ambit of the proposed law was introduced in the Lok Sabha on Friday.The bill also provides for graded...

New Delhi, March 13 A bill seeking to provide a precise definition of the term "transgender" and provide graded punishments that reflect the severity of the harm inflicted upon such persons was introduced in the Lok Sabha on Friday.It also emphasizes that a transgender person "shall not...

Ghaziabad, March 11 – The father of Harish Rana, who has been in a coma for over 13 years, said that the Supreme Court’s decision to allow the withdrawal of artificial life support won’t bring any personal benefit to the family, but could help others in similar situations.Ashok Rana, who had...

Ghaziabad, March 11 – The father of Harish Rana, who has been in a coma for over 13 years, said that the Supreme Court's decision to allow the withdrawal of artificial life support would not benefit the family personally, but it could help others in similar situations.Ashok Rana, who had...

Ghaziabad, March 11 – Following the Supreme Court’s approval of passive euthanasia for Harish Rana, who has been in a vegetative state since 2013, his father, Ashok Rana, expressed deep gratitude to the judges on Wednesday, saying that the order not only affects his family but could also provide...

In its first-ever order allowing passive euthanasia, the Supreme Court has permitted the withdrawal of artificial life support of a 32-year-old man who has been in a coma for more than 12 years. Passive euthanasia is the intentional act of allowing a patient to die by withholding or withdrawing...

New Delhi, March 11 In its first-ever order allowing passive euthanasia, the Supreme Court on Wednesday permitted the withdrawal of artificial life support of a 32-year-old man who has been in a coma for more than 12 years.Passive euthanasia is the intentional act of allowing a patient to die...

New Delhi, March 11 The Supreme Court on Wednesday allowed passive euthanasia for a 31-year-old man who has been in a coma for more than 12 years, by withdrawing his artificial life support.Passive euthanasia is the intentional act of allowing a patient to die by withholding or withdrawing...

New Delhi, March 11 – In a significant judgment to be delivered on Wednesday, the Supreme Court will decide the fate of a man from Ghaziabad who has been in a permanent vegetative state for nearly 13 years, as his family seeks permission to withdraw life-sustaining medical support and allow...

Jaipur, March 10 – Rajasthan Governor Haribhau Bagde was admitted to the Medical Intensive Care Unit (MICU) at Sawai Man Singh Hospital on Tuesday after his health suddenly deteriorated during a routine medical check-up.The Governor had arrived at SMS Hospital around 1:00 PM for routine...