Delhi Health Minister Satyendra Jain on Wednesday warned the medical superintendent of the Lok Nayak Jai Prakash Narayan Hospital over his controversial remark on a nurses' room in the hospital.


Medical superintendent warned over remark on nurses' room


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The BJP in Odisha on Wednesday moved the   Odisha State Human Rights Commission (OHRC) against the arrest of 114   people, including 63 women, who were demanding the shifting of a bridge site from their village in Keonjhar district.


BJP seeks intervention of rights panel over Odisha arrests


The supreme Court Wednesday asked NGO All India Drug Action Network to make a representation to the central government pointing out its objections to the National Pharmaceutical Pricing Policy 2013 providing controlled prices of 348 drugs as it observed the policy seems to be pro-pharmaceutical companies and not pro-poor.


Drug pricing policy pro-pharmaceutical firms, not pro-poor:SC


The Supreme Court on Wednesday refused to vacate its July 2014 order restraining all state governments from releasing life term convicts by exercising their remission powers as it rejected the plea by Tamil Nadu, West Bengal and others.


SC refuses to lift stay on remission to convicts


The Himachal Pradesh High Court on Wednesday directed the state principal secretary for health to file a fresh status report on the facilities and infrastructure available in health centres in the state.


Himachal HC seeks report on health facilities


The Delhi High Court on Wednesday said mobile and web-based taxi service providers cannot be blamed for "illegal acts" by drivers.


Can't blame cab firms for drivers' misdeeds: Delhi HC


Social activist Anna Hazare on Wednesday said he would join ex-servicemen in their protest against delay in implementation of One Rank One Pension (OROP) at Jantar Mantar in Delhi on the occasion of 'Vijay Diwas' on July 26.


Hazare to join ex-servicemen protest on 'Vijay Diwas'


The Delhi High Court on Wednesday issued notice to the city government and the Noida authority on a plea seeking an end to the collection of toll fee from users of the Delhi-Noida road bridge terming it "illegal".


HC moved seeking end to toll on Delhi-Noida bridge


A plea was filed in the Delhi High Court on Wednesday seeking it direct  the government to issue the honourific of "martyr" or "shaheed" to paramilitary or police personnel who sacrifice their lives in the line of duty.


Honour killed policemen, troopers with 'martyr', HC urged


An Indian American, accused of driving with suspended license and allegedly killing three people in a New Jersey road accident, faces up to 50 years in prison if convicted on the second degree multiple count charges, media report said on Wednesday.


Indian American could face 50-year sentence


The Supreme Court on Tuesday berated the central government for doing "very little" to secure the international border with Bangladesh and to stop infiltration, which has been going on unabated.


Take steps to secure Bangladesh border: SC tells Centre, Assam


A court here on Tuesday ordered that former Jharkhand chief minister Madhu Koda and eight others be charged with criminal conspiracy and cheating in a coal block allocation case.


Coal case: Madhu Koda to be charged with criminal conspiracy


The NHRC has issued notice to the Centre and the Delhi government over the death of a newborn girl due to denial of treatment at three government hospitals, calling for a report on the matter within four weeks.


NHRC notice to centre, Delhi government over newborn's death


An Australian woman faces deportation from the United Arab Emirates for an "objectionable" post on Facebook, media reported on Tuesday.


Facebook post lands Australian woman in Abu Dhabi jail


The former vice-president of South Korea's flagship carrier Korean Air Lines Co., has asked a US court to dismiss a civil lawsuit that was filed by a flight attendants involved in last year's "nut rage" case.


Nut rage case: US court asked to dismiss case


The poor families of two minors and a 19-year old youth, who landed up in judicial custody last week for stealing 'jamuns' (black plum fruit) from the Faridkot mini-secretariat complex, have been forced to furnish personal security bonds to get them released.


Minors from poor families in custody for stealing 'jamuns'


Tripura has imposed a total ban on the use, manufacture, import, storage and sale of plastic bags in the state in view of its harmful effect on the environment, official said here on Tuesday.


Tripura bans plastic bags


The poorest of poor Mahadalits are facing a social boycott in their village in Bihar after one of them refused to remove a dead ox from an influential person's house, police said on Tuesday.


Mahadalits face social boycott in Bihar village


The Supreme Court on Monday issued notice to Nithari killings' convict Surender Koli on an Uttar Pradesh government plea seeking restoration of death sentence in Rimpa Haldar case - one of the 14 cases of rape and killings in the village in Noida bordering Delhi.


Nithari killings: SC issues notice to Koli


The Delhi High Court on Monday reserved its order on a bunch of pleas by students of other state education boards challenging Delhi University's method for calculating cut-offs for admission in various colleges under it and seeking a uniform admission system.


Delhi HC reserves order on plea challenging DU admission process


A court here on Monday extended till August 25 its order putting on hold the release of Sunny Deol-starrer "Mohalla Assi" across the country.

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