NEW DELHI: The family of Ranjit Singh, a senior safety officer from Jammu and Kashmir abducted during a terror attack in Niger’s Dosso region, has appealed to the Indian government for urgent intervention to secure his safe return. Singh, a resident of Chakka Kundi village in Ramban district, was working for Transrail, a transmission line…
With the draft amendment bill of the NMC Act, which includes a provision allowing patients to appeal before the ethics board of the commission, in limbo since December 2022, the commission is repeatedly rejecting appeals filed by patients.In the latest rejection of a patient’s appeal on June 11, the section officer of the Ethics Section…
North Carolina Governor Josh Stein (Image: AP) A divided North Carolina Supreme Court confirmed Friday that it was OK for a new law that shifted the power to appoint State Board of Elections members away from the Democratic governor to start being enforced earlier this month, even as the law’s constitutionality is deliberated. The Republican…
Starting July 1, 2025, Germany will officially discontinue the informal remonstration process used to challenge visa rejections. This move, announced by Germany’s Federal Foreign Office, applies globally and marks a significant shift in how applicants can respond to a denied visa. Until now, applicants—particularly students, skilled workers, and tourists—could appeal a rejection by submitting additional…
Mughal ‘heir’ appeals to UN for protection of Aurangzeb’s tomb in Maharashtra (Picture credit: ANI) Prince Yakub Habeebuddin Tucy, who claims descent from Mughal emperor Bahadur Shah Zafar, has written to United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres urging intervention for the protection of Emperor Aurangzeb’s tomb located in Kuldabad, Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar district, Maharashtra. The move follows…
A federal appeals panel on Friday halted parts of a district court judge’s injunction blocking the Trump administration’s effort to dismantle the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, allowing officials to move ahead with firing some agency employees. Russell T. Vought, the White House budget office director, was named the consumer bureau’s acting director in February and…
A federal appeals court ruled this week against a Florida couple who had sued officials in their child’s school district for disregarding their wishes and excluding them from discussions about the child’s gender identity. The ruling adds to a complicated legal landscape concerning minors and gender identity. While Republican lawmakers across the country have sought…
NEW YORK: R. Kelly’s racketeering and sex trafficking convictions, along with a 30-year prison sentence, were upheld Wednesday by a federal appeals court that concluded the singer exploited his fame for over a quarter century to sexually abuse girls and young women. The 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Manhattan ruled Wednesday after hearing…
Ukraine is sending its largest-ever delegation to a gathering of politically influential Christian leaders in Washington this week, seeking to lay out an argument that protecting religious freedom is a strong reason for continuing U.S. aid to resist Russian aggression. The Ukrainian pastors, members of Parliament and military chaplains who will be attending the National…
In a victory for patients’ rights, the National Medical Commission has decided that it will take up appeals of patients in cases against doctors. For almost five years, since the NMC was constituted in September 2020, it has been rejecting patients’ appeals stating that only doctors have the right to appeal against decisions of state…