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NEW DELHI: For many elderly people, a typical day begins with a handful of pills – for blood pressure, diabetes, cholesterol and heart disease. But a new global review suggests that in very frail older adults, continuing all long-term medicines may not always be necessary – and in many cases, carefully stopping some of them…
NEW DELHI: Criminal proceedings cannot be initiated merely based on vague and unsupported allegations, ruled SC, quashing a dowry harassment and cruelty case filed against a Kanpur-based couple in their seventies by their daughter-in-law.A bench comprising Justices B V Nagarathna and Ujjal Bhuyan noted that the case was lodged almost seven years after the alleged…
NEW DELHI: Supreme Court has said that if a private vehicle requisitioned by a district administration meets with an accident, then liability would be fastened on govt and not the insurance company for payment of compensation.A bench of Justices Sanjay Karol and N K Singh said, “Where a vehicle is requisitioned for public functions and…
In what could potentially be a big relief, Iran has said it would allow India to use the Strait of Hormuz, clearing the way not only for 20 Indian-flagged cargo vessels stranded to its west to pass through the choke point, but also raising hopes that another 18 empty LPG tankers can go through the…
MS Dhoni of the Chennai Super Kings (Photo by Pankaj Nangia/Getty Images) Former India spinner Ravichandran Ashwin has weighed in on the ongoing debate around MS Dhoni’s role for Chennai Super Kings ahead of IPL 2026, making it clear that he is not in favour of the veteran being used as an Impact Player.With discussions…
Private fuel retailer Nayara Energy on Thursday raised petrol prices by Rs 5 per litre and diesel by Rs 3 per litre, in line with a surge in global oil prices due to the war in West Asia.Nayara, majority-owned by Russia’s Rosneft, operates nearly 7,000 of the more than 1 lakh filling stations, mainly on…
NEW DELHI: PM Narendra Modi will interact with CMs, excluding those from poll-bound states, to review preparedness and plans to deal with the fallout of West Asia conflict, amid concerns over energy supplies.Official sources said the video-conference will focus on synergy among states and UTs in the spirit of “Team India”. However, CMs of Assam,…
NEW DELHI: Govt on Thursday ruled out imposing restrictions on sale of petrol and diesel, asserting there was no shortage of oil and gas and that refiners were tying up additional imports.Calling India an “oasis of energy security” that supplies refined fuel to over 150 countries, govt said domestic petrol and diesel availability is structurally…
NEW DELHI: Be prepared for expensive domestic flights this summer, just like international flights have been since the outbreak of Iran war. The summer schedule is likely to see about 3,000 weekly fewer domestic flights – a 12% decline – over last summer’s 25,610. With the fare caps gone and the number of flights reduced,…
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Wednesday told high courts to be circumspect in exercising discretion to grant bail to the accused in dowry death cases, highlighting that the social evil continues to take the lives of thousands of women.Cancelling a Patna high court order granting bail to an accused husband, whose wife was murdered…
