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Apr 27, 2022 06:32 AM IST

Delhi: AIIMS nurses call off strike after high court order

Following Delhi High Court’s order, nurses of the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) called off the strike on Tuesday night.

“We are accepting the decision of the Delhi High Court. We have been asked to appear in court on Wednesday. We will do so and based on the decision of the court, we will chalk our future course of action,” said a representative of the AIIMS nurses union, speaking to ANI.
Apr 27, 2022 05:58 AM IST

India calls for Veto reform at UN, says ‘treat all equally or give more power to new permanent members’

“All 5 permanent Members have used veto over the last 75 yrs to achieve their respective political ends. Privilege of using veto has been vested to only five member states. The UNGA can do very little about it as effectively the P-5 have a veto over the veto,” says Ambassador R Ravindra, Dy Permanent Representative of India to UN.

“…it goes against concept of sovereign equality of states & only perpetuates the mindset of WW2…Either all nations are treated equally in context of voting rights or else the new permanent members must also be given the veto,” he adds on strengthening UN system.

MHA seeks report on ill-treatment by police

Navneet Rana and her legislator husband Ravi Rana were arrested in Mumbai on Saturday after they announced plans to chant the Hanuman Chalisa outside the residence of Maharashtra chief minister Uddhav Thackeray.

Mumbai Police chief releases video to counter MP Navneet Rana's 'inhumane treatment' charge. (ANI File Photo/Sanjay Pandey Twitter) (HT_PRINT) — Mumbai Police chief releases video to counter MP Navneet Rana’s ‘inhumane treatment’ charge. (ANI File Photo/Sanjay Pandey Twitter) (HT_PRINT)

Published on Apr 27, 2022 05:58 AM IST

PM Modi to hold Covid review with CMs today

Union health secretary Rajesh Bhushan will also make a presentation at the conference.

File photo of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.(ANI)

Published on Apr 27, 2022 04:27 AM IST

Former six-time CM’s wife Pratibha Singh is Himachal Congress chief

The rejig in the state unit was a long-pending demand of the party’s leaders amid squabbling between various factions to assert their dominance in the party.

Pratibha Singh’s victory in the Mandi bypolls, the home turf of incumbent chief minister Jai Ram Thakur, solidified her claim for the post of Congress’ Himachal chief. (HT File)

Updated on Apr 27, 2022 05:46 AM IST

Former Australian PM lauds India’s manufacturing base

Abbott also stressed the need to replace China in the supply chain, saying “India has a very sophisticated manufacturing base.”

File photo of PM Modi with Australia’s special trade envoy Tony Abbott during a meeting in New Delhi. (PTI PHOTO.)

Updated on Apr 27, 2022 12:47 AM IST

Tirupati man forced to carry son’s body on scooter after ambulance drivers demand money

Based on the report, the Tirupati district collector ordered suspension of resident medical officer Dr S Saraswati Devi and issued show-cause notice to hospital superintendent K Bharati for their alleged negligence in controlling what the authorities called “ambulance mafia.”

A man was forced to carry the body of his son on his shoulders for 90 km to reach his home, after the ambulance drivers in a government hospital in Andhra Pradesh’s Tirupati town allegedly demanded <span class= — A man was forced to carry the body of his son on his shoulders for 90 km to reach his home, after the ambulance drivers in a government hospital in Andhra Pradesh’s Tirupati town allegedly demanded ₹10,000 to transport the body late on Monday night. (AP)

Published on Apr 27, 2022 12:31 AM IST

Be cautious of parties trying to divide people on caste, communal lines: KCR

Addressing a public meeting at Alwal on the outskirts of Hyderabad, after laying the foundation stone for three super-speciality hospitals, Telangana CM KCR said religious fundamentalism was like cancer that would rapidly spread to all parts of the country if not treated on time.

Telangana chief minister K Chandrasekhar Rao (KCR) on Tuesday said people should be “wary of the political parties that were trying to divide on religious and communal lines”. (HT Photo)

Published on Apr 27, 2022 12:30 AM IST

Karunanidhi statue to be installed at Omandurar estate: Stalin

Omandurar, an oval-shaped complex in the heart of Chennai’s Triplicane was originally intended to be the new secretariat complex of Tamil Nadu, as envisaged by then chief minister Karunanidhi in 2008.

Tamil Nadu chief minister M K Stalin on Tuesday announced in the assembly that a statue of his father and Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) patriarch M Karunanidhi would be installed in Omandurar Estate on June 3, his birth anniversary. (Agencies)

Published on Apr 27, 2022 12:30 AM IST

4 SDPI men held in RSS leader murder

Additional Director General of Police (ADGP) Vijay Sakhre, who is supervising the RSS leader’s murder investigation, said all arrested directly participated in the crime, and the vehicles they used were also seized.

The special investigation team (SIT) probing the murder of Rashtriya Swaymsevak Sangh (RSS) leader S K Sreenivasan on Tuesday arrested four workers of the Social Democratic Party of India (SDPI), officials said. (Representative use)

Updated on Apr 27, 2022 12:30 AM IST

Governor should do job of postman, send bills to Prez, says Tamil Nadu CM Stalin amid row over anti-NEET bill

DK president K Veeramani, while addressing the function, said that the Tamil Nadu governor was only a postman who has no right to open a letter and see it but only send it to the President, and Stalin borrowed his words.

Tamil Nadu chief minister MK Stalin on Tuesday aimed a dig at governor RN Ravi, describing him as a “postman who is merely meant to send legislation passed by the state cabinet to President Ram Nath Kovind”. (Agencies)

Published on Apr 27, 2022 12:29 AM IST

Girl raped after being ‘sold’ by mother in Rajasthan: Police

Superintendent of police, Barmer, Deepak Bhargav said a complaint was lodged on Monday evening after the 13-year-old approached the police along with her uncle.