New Delhi, Jan 2 (UNI) The Delhi High Court has refused to interfere with the grant of a pharmaceutical patent to Swiss drugmaker Helsinn Healthcare SA for a nausea and vomiting medication, dismissing a challenge mounted by Zydus Healthcare Ltd. In a judgment dated December 24, 2025, Justice Tejas Karia held that the Patent Office…
New Delhi, Jan 2 (UNI) Delhi Education Minister Ashish Sood on Friday claimed AAP convenor Arvind Kejriwal will play the “victim card” following the FIR against him in the stray dogs circular matter. “Kejriwal, sitting in Chandigarh’s Sheesh Mahal, had spread fake news against teachers,” he said. Referring to a post on social media platform…
New Delhi, Jan 2 (UNI) India’s manufacturing sector continued to expand in December, albeit at a slower pace, as the HSBC Manufacturing Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) slipped to 55.0 from 56.6 in November, marking its lowest level in 38 months, data released by S&P Global showed. Despite the decline, the index remained well above the…
Bhopal: The New Year was celebrated with deep devotion and spiritual fervor at the Parshwanath Jinayala in Ashoka Garden, where a series of grand Jain religious ceremonies were organized. On this auspicious occasion, a magnificent Mahamastakabhisheka of Lord Adinath, Bharat, and Bahubali was performed using four golden pitchers and 108 silver pitchers, symbolizing purity, faith,…
Bhopal: Two separate incidents of suicide were reported in the Bajaria and Nishatpura areas on Thursday. In the Bajaria locality, 24-year-old Raja Singh was found dead in his Semra Chandbad residence. A recent BA graduate originally from Lalitpur, Raja had been working at a firm in Govindpura. His body was discovered by his brother and…
Honoring heritage Bhopal: In a significant move to blend urban infrastructure with national pride, the city is set to rename 54 of its bus stops after prominent historical figures. This initiative, spearheaded by Mayor Malti Rai and BCLL Director Manoj Rathore, aims to immortalize the legacies of those who sacrificed for the country while educating…
Bhopal: The shadow of Indore’s deadly water contamination crisis now looms over the state capital. Residents of Bhopal’s Karond area are living in fear after it was discovered that drinking water and sewage lines are dangerously overlapping within a single chamber. This structural failure has raised immediate alarms about “poison” flowing through household taps. A…
Quito, Jan 2 (UNI) Ecuadorian President Daniel Noboa has declared a new 60-day “state of emergency” in nine provinces and three municipalities as an increase in criminal violence has caused serious internal commotion, local media said on Thursday. The decree, signed on Wednesday by the president, has been in force since Thursday in the provinces…
Los Angeles, Jan 2 (UNI) The United States reported more than 2,000 measles cases in 2025, the highest annual total since 1992, according to the latest data released by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). As of Dec. 30, a total of 2,065 confirmed measles cases had been reported nationwide, with about…
Tripoli, Jan 2 (UNI) The Security Directorates Support Force of the Interior Ministry of Libya said Thursday that two of its members were killed in a drone attack targeting one of its patrols in the city of Ajaylat, about 80 km west of the capital Tripoli. In a statement, the force said the attack occurred…
