Breaking News, February 9 | HIGHLIGHTS

A parliamentary committee has recommended to the Union Health Ministry to thoroughly examine the implications of the National Exit Test (NExT), which will serve as a common qualifying final-year MBBS exam, a licentiate exam to practise modern medicine and for merit-based admission to postgraduate courses. The panel also advocated for due diligence in addressing the concerns of all relevant stakeholders.

Senior ISP officer Madhup Kumar Tiwari was on Friday appointed as Director General of Chandigarh Police, replacing Praveer Ranjan who has been appointed as Additional Director General of Central Industrial Security Force. In an order, the Union Home Ministry also appointed another senior IPS officer Surendra Singh Yadav as the new DGP for Andaman and Nicobar Islands Police replacing Devesh Chandra Srivastava, who has returned to the Delhi Police.

Assam Health Minister Keshab Mahanta said that the state has registered an increase in the number of HIV-AIDS cases, with injection of drugs being the main cause. He affirmed in the assembly that the government, with help from NGOs, has been working with HIV-positive persons.
However, the details were not disclosed to maintain the anonymity of the patients.

The Supreme Court on Friday agreed to hear a petition which sought to know whether the specification of 'life sentence' would mean the entire life or can it be commuted or remitted by powers under section 432 of the Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC).

Former Prime Minister P V Narasimha Rao's daughter and BRS MLC Vani Devi on Thursday appreciated the gesture of naming her father for the Bharat Ratna, the nation's highest civilian award, and praised PM Narendra Modi for the decision.

Union Home Minister Amit Shah expresses his gratitude to Prime Minister Narendra Modi for conferring the Bharat Ratna on former Prime Minister PV Narasimha Rao.

Former Congress president Sonia Gandhi on Friday said she "welcomes" the announcement of giving Bharat Ratna to former prime minister PV Narasimha Rao.

Nirmala Sitharaman addressed Lok Sabha on 'White Paper' on Friday.

 The Crime Branch of Mumbai police has formed two teams to probe into the sensational murder of Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Abhishek Ghosalkar during a ‘Facebook Live’ by a local ‘social activist’, who also killed himself, an official said on Friday.

Cold wave conditions returned on Friday in parts of Rajasthan due to rainfall caused by western disturbance with several places recording lower than normal minimum temperatures, a MeT department spokesperson said.

Uttar Pradesh: Devotees offer prayers and take a holy dip at Saryu Ghat in Ayodhya on the occasion of 'Mauni Amavasya'.

Union Minister Arjun Munda is to move the Constitution (Jammu and Kashmir) Scheduled Tribes Order (Amendment) Bill, 2024 in the Rajya Sabha today for consideration and passage.

Union Minister Virendra Kumar is to move the Constitution (Jammu and Kashmir) Scheduled Castes Order (Amendment) Bill, 2024 in the Rajya Sabha today for consideration and passage.

Union Minister of State for Home Nityanand Rai will move the Jammu and Kashmir Local Bodies Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2024 in the Rajya Sabha today for consideration and passage.

Following instructions of Rajasthan Assembly Speaker Vasudev Devnani, the Ajmer Urban Development Department has cancelled the allotment of Telangana House in the Kotra Housing Scheme, according to an official statement.

 A 34-year-old man was arrested here for his alleged involvement in a fake visa racket, police said on Thursday. The accused, identified as Mukesh, a resident of Fatehgarh Sahib in Punjab, was arrested by a team of IGI airport police station, they said.