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As Ramdev courts controversy, Patanjaji's dairy biz head dies of Covid
Ramdev had sparked an uproar after purportedly calling allopathy a "stupid science". This has led the Indian Medical Association (IMA) to demand that the Union Health Ministry take action against him, but Patanjali denied the allegations against him, saying that he was only reading a "forwarded WhatsApp message".
SC stays HC's 'sweeping directions' for pre-arrest bail on Covid fears
A bench of Justices Vineet Saran and B.R. Gavai, holding that the High Court had passed "sweeping directions" in the matter, said: "We direct the same to be stayed and the courts shall not consider the directions to grant anticipatory bail to accused in other cases." Courts should, instead, consider merits of each case for anticipatory bail, it said.
West Bengal govt to SC: FIR lodged, 3 arrested in murder of BJP workers
Senior advocate Sidharth Luthra, representing the West Bengal government, submitted before a bench of Justices Vineet Saran and B.R. Gavai that the matter is already under the investigation after the lodging of an FIR on a complaint filed by the victims' family members. Luthra pointed out that a five-judge bench of the Calcutta High Court has also decided to take up all the cases related to post-poll violence
Delhi records less than 2,000 Covid cases for 3rd consecutive day
The daily positivity rate declined to d 2.14 per cent, the lowest since March 27, according to a health bulletin issued by the Delhi government. The city recorded 156 deaths in the last 24 hours, which was lowest number of fatalities since April 16. The overall toll has now reached 23,565.
SC: CBI can act against Mamata, Bengal minister for 'subverting rule of law'
The apex court was hearing the CBI's appeal challenging the house-arrest of four TMC leaders in the Narada case by the Calcutta High Court. According to the CBI, the West Bengal chief minister had rushed to its office on May 17 and passed several derogatory and defamatory comments about the probe agency. She sat on dharna for six-long-hours, while an unruly mob continued to swell in an organized way.
2 metres social distancing not enough as Covid airborne
Coronavirus was earlier deemed to be spread via droplets. But a new assessment published in the medical journal The Lancet last month revealed that there is consistent, and strong evidence to prove that the SARS-CoV-2 virus, which causes Covid-19, is predominantly transmitted through the air. On the other hand, evidence supporting large droplet transmission was almost non-existent.
After black and white, yellow fungus detected: All you need to know
What is Yellow fungus? Not a new infection, the yellow fungus is an infection that is caused primarily by unhygienic conditions and attacks the internal organs of a human. It was first detected in Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh, and has been under the microscope ever since.
‘If allopathy works, why do doctors fall ill?’: Swami Ramdev hits back at IMA, asks 25 questions
In an open letter, Baba Ramdev posed 25 questions to the IMA doctors, asking if allopathy offered any permanent solution for problems like hypertension and diabetes. This open letter posted on Twitter further asked if allopathy offered relief from hypertension and type-1 and 2 diabetes. “Does the pharma industry have permanent treatment for thyroid, arthritis, colitis and asthma?”
Chief Justice of India citing SC order eliminated 2 choices for CBI Director
According to sources, CJI Ramana pointed out the top court's guidelines in the Prakash Singh case of March 2019, which made it clear that no officer with less than six months to retirement, should be appointed as police chief. The source said that the CJI Ramana was insistent on this point, and he also got support from Leader of Congress in Lok Sabha
India fights social media biggies sans data protection law
The war of words between the IT Ministry and Twitter that began in February during the farmers' protests has now turned ugly with the latest toolkit controversy. On the other hand, WhatsApp has gone ahead with implementing its controversial user privacy policy from May 15, clearing stating that "we will maintain this approach until at least the forthcoming PDP (personal data protection) law comes into effect".
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