Mediclaim benefits cannot be deducted from motor accident compensation: SC
New Delhi, May 15 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Friday held that amounts received by accident victims under medical insurance policies cannot be deducted from compensation awarded under the Motor Vehicles Act (MVA).A bench of Justices Sanjay Karol and Vipul M. Pancholi dismissed an appeal filed by New India Assurance Company Limited challenging a…
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Gujarat: Ahmedabad Civil Hospital records over 1,000 organ, tissue donations in six years
Ahmedabad, May 15 (IANS) Ahmedabad Civil Hospital has reported a total of 1,032 organs and tissues donated through its organ donation programme over the past six years, officials said on Friday, as it continues to be recognised as a leading…
Africa CDC urges enhancing continental capabilities to tackle hantavirus risks
Addis Ababa, May 15 (IANS) The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) on Thursday emphasised the urgent need to enhance continental capabilities, as many African countries lack the necessary capacity to detect and…
Govt revises petrol export tax, cuts diesel, ATF duties
New Delhi, May 16 (IANS) The government has revised export taxes on petroleum products, imposing a special additional excise duty (SAED) of Rs 3 per litre on petrol exports while reducing the duty on diesel to Rs 16.5 per litre, effective…
HM Shah to review key development projects in Gujarat today
New Delhi, May 16 (IANS) Union Home and Cooperation Minister, Amit Shah, will be on a two-day visit to Gujarat, starting Saturday, where he will participate in a series of official programmes in Ahmedabad and Gandhinagar. During the visit,…
Kolkata Police’s DC held by ED terminated from service; 12 cops under central agency scanner
Kolkata, May 16 (IANS) The West Bengal government had terminated the services of Kolkata Police Deputy Commissioner, Shantanu Sinha Biswas, who was arrested by officials of the Enforcement Directorate (ED).The action was in connection with…
IMD issues rain, storm alert across 15 states; heatwave conditions likely in Delhi-NCR
New Delhi, May 16 (IANS) The India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Saturday issued an alert for heavy rain, thunderstorms, and strong winds across 15 states, including Uttar Pradesh, Bihar and Punjab.
The Meteorological Department…
Deep depression over Bay of Bengal triggers heavy rain warning across TN
Chennai, May 16 (IANS) A deep depression prevailing over the southwest Bay of Bengal and adjoining west-central Bay has triggered widespread rainfall across several parts of Tamil Nadu, prompting the India Meteorological Department (IMD) to…
Nine-hour rescue operation saves 4-year-old trapped in borewell in Punjab’s Hoshiarpur
Hoshiarpur (Punjab), May 16 (IANS) A four-year-old child who had fallen into a borewell in Chak Samana village of Punjab's Hoshiarpur was safely rescued after an intense nine-hour operation carried out jointly by teams of the NDRF, SDRF,…
Congress to hold statewide protest over NEET row in MP today
Bhopal, May 16 (IANS) The Indian National Congress in Madhya Pradesh will hold a statewide protest on Saturday over irregularities in the National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test (NEET) examination.The announcement was made by Madhya Pradesh…