Day: August 1, 2019

Zomato pledges zero tolerance after its delivery boy arrested in Kamlesh Tiwari murder case

Police issue notice to man who cancelled Zomato order

7:53 pm August 1, 2019

Jabalpur (MP): The police in Jabalpur on Thursday sought a written undertaking from Zomato customer Amit Shukla that he would not spread religious hatred. Shukla had tweeted on Wednesday that he cancelled his food order on Zomato because the delivery man was not a Hindu. His tweet and the company’s response that “food has no […]

Police team set up to probe Siddhartha’s death

7:51 pm August 1, 2019

Bengaluru: A police team has been constituted to probe the death of Cafe Coffee Day founder V G Siddhartha, Mangaluru police commissioner Sandeep Patil said Thursday. The team will be headed by assistant commissioner of police (Mangaluru south sub-division), T Kodandaram. “We are waiting for the post-mortem report which will make it clear how the […]

Pakistan provides consular access to Kulbhushan Jadhav

Pak to grant consular access to Kulbhushan Jadhav by Friday: Foreign Office

7:49 pm August 1, 2019

Islamabad: Indian national Kulbhushan Jadhav, who is on death row in Pakistan, will be granted consular access by Friday, Foreign Office spokesman Mohammad Faisal said on Thursday. Jadhav, 49, a retired Indian Navy officer, was sentenced to death by a Pakistani military court on charges of “espionage and terrorism” in April 2017 following which India […]

Rajya Sabha passes National Medical Commission Bill

7:28 pm August 1, 2019

New Delhi: Rajya Sabha on Thursday passed the National Medical Commission Bill for replacing the corruption-plagued MCI with a new body, in what was described by the government as one of the biggest reforms for medical education in the country. The bill that seeks to repeal the Indian Medical Council Act 1956 was passed by […]

Oppn members in Rajya Sabha stage walkout

Rajya Sabha takes up National Medical Commission Bill

7:24 pm August 1, 2019

New Delhi: The Rajya Sabha on Thursday took up the National Medical Commission Bill which is facing stiff protest from the medical fraternity, as it witnessed a brief adjournment in between over Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan or his deputy not being present in the Upper House. Shortly after the House reconvened after lunch for […]