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Why health and sex education for young is crucial: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court, in a recent case, — Just Rights for Children Alliance & Anr. v. S. Harish & Ors. Has recommended the establishment and creation of an expert committee for the comprehensive health, sex education, and POCSO awareness among children
Father Stan Swamy finally gets first Covid shot, health continues to deteriorate in jail
His medical note filed before the Bombay High Court on poor facilities states that Taloja houses 3,251 inmates instead of its capacity of 2,124, with only three Ayurvedic doctors on duty
Medical system in rural Uttar Pradesh is ‘Ram Bharose’: Allahabad HC
The court took exception to the fact that a dead body of one of the patients, who had collapsed in the bathroom and died, was disposed of as unidentified body
A team that never was a hope provider for the poor
Mohan Bhagwat, Jaggi Vasudev and Sri Sri Ravi Shankar to “create hope” amidst Coronavirus pandemic
New virus variant a formidable enemy, we enabled its spread: Dr Shahid Jameel
The virologist who recently quit as the head of INSACOG had warned about negligence and apathy allowed the virus to spread and also raised concerns about undercounting of Covid deaths
Nearly 500 districts record soaring Covid positivity rate, Centre draws up three tier structure
As many as 479 out of 718 districts have reported a positivity rate above 10 percent, with Madhya Pradesh in the lead
Virologist Shahid Jameel quits INSACOG; offers no reason, but gov’t pressure suspected
The veteran scientist known to have openly criticised the central government for their poor management of the Covid-crisis in India, especially during the second wave of infection, said he had no obligation to give a reason for quitting.
Uttar Pradesh: Bodies in the river, more buried in the sands, tell tales of Govt apathy
More shallow graves continue to reveal themselves along the Ganga, after rains reveal more rushed burials
Covid-19 a virtual death sentence, new persecution tool against Bhima-Koregaon accused
Friends and families of undertrial prisoners narrate the worsening condition in Taloja and Byculla prisons, stressing a single fact – jail authorities must allow unconditional bail for all political prisoners!
Gauhati HC: Release all persons detained for more than 2 years in Assam detention camps
The court has directed authorities to forthwith release such detainees while further reducing number of sureties to just one to make it easier to secure release
Covid-19: India’s Opposition leaders suggest solutions, will PM finally listen?
Senior Opposition leaders including four CMs once again ask Centre to procure vaccines, start free mass vaccination, pause central vista project, give food to poor
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