Vipin Vijayan

Nearly 1,200 bovines have perished in western and northern Rajasthan, where an outbreak of the contagious lumpy skin disease has been reported. The outbreak, which has threatened the livelihoods of hundreds of cattle herders, has been spreading at an unrelenting pace.

The 71-year-old surgeon was upset over how the minister allegedly treated him over a dirty patient bed. The minister was reportedly heard "speaking rudely" with the Vice Chancellor. The medical fraternity has thrown its weight behind Dr Raj Bahadur and condemned the incident. 

Chinese government mouthpiece, the 'Global Times' highlighted how President Xi Jinping's recent statements had galvanised the armed forces and boosted their morale. Xi had recently remarked that only nations that have the capability to fight can stop battles, and only those who are prepared for war do not have to fall into a war.

The continued volatility in the rupee which has significantly depreciated against the US dollar has seen the reserves declining. In the previous reporting week, the overall reserves had declined by $7.541 billion to $572.712 billion.

The Bharatiya Janata Party on Friday questioned the Telangana government over the show cause notice issued to some employees of the Bellampally Municipal Council after they skipped the birthday celebration of Municipal Minister and Chief Minister K Chandrashekar Rao's son K Taraka Rama Rao or KTR.

Justice Mini Pushkarna issued the directive on a civil defamation suit filed by Union minister Smriti Irani seeking damages of over Rs 2 crore for allegedly making baseless allegations against her and her daughter.

Despite Chowdhury's clarification that he never intended to disrespect the President and his 'rashtrapatni' remark was a "slip of the tongue", the BJP has demanded an apology from the Congress president and action against the leader. 

A bench headed by Justice AM Khanwilkar pronounced its verdict on a batch of petitions highlighting issues related to rigorous provisions enunciated under the PMLA and the wide powers accorded to the Enforcement Directorate.

The Ferrari F142 Type 458 Italia was among the assets recovered from criminals by Czech authorities. The supercar will have nationwide jurisdiction and will be driven only by specially-trained police officers.

The decision emerged following a meeting between Russian President Vladimir Putin and Director General of Roscosmos Yuri Borisov on Tuesday.