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EVM verification plea should go before bench that gave verdict in April: Supreme Court

New Delhi, Dec 13 (PTI) The Supreme Court on Friday said the plea seeking a policy for verification of electronic voting machines should go before the same bench that delivered a verdict in April rejecting the demand for bringing back the old paper ballots. When the plea on EVMs came up for hearing, a bench of Justices Vikram Nath and P B Varale told petitioner’s counsel senior advocate Gopal Sankaranarayanan, “Why don’t this matter go before the same bench?” Sankaranarayanan informed the court about its April judgment on a batch of pleas over EVMs. “That is what I am saying.

‘Life precious’: Supreme Court concerned over poor health of protesting farmer, directs medical aid

New Delhi, Dec 13 (PTI) The Supreme Court on Friday expressed concern over the deteriorating health of Punjab farmer leader Jagjit Singh Dallewal, who is on a fast-unto-death protest at the Khanauri border for over 17 days. A bench of Justices Surya Kant and Ujjal Bhuyan directed the Centre and Punjab government representatives to immediately meet Dallewal and provide him medical help and persuade him to break his fast-unto-death protest saying his life was precious. The bench asked Solicitor General Tushar Mehta and Punjab and advocate general Gurminder Singh to ensure that no force was used against Dallewal to break

Bengal ex-min Partha Chatterjee gets bail from Supreme Court in cash-for-job scam

New Delhi, Dec 13 (PTI) The Supreme Court on Friday granted conditional future bail to former West Bengal minister Partha Chatterjee in a money laundering case related to the cash-for-job scam. A bench of Justices Surya Kant and Ujjal Bhuyan said that Chatterjee shall be released on February 1, 2025 subject to the trial court framing charges before the winter vacation and examination of vulnerable witnesses by the second and third week of January 2025. The top court said upon his release Chatterjee shall not hold any public office but can continue as MLA. The bench said that a suspect

Vitamin D and calcium could lower blood pressure in overweight older adults

Vitamin D and calcium could lower blood pressure in overweight older adults, if they have a BMI (body mass index) greater than 30, suggests a study published in the Journal of the Endocrine Society. The health experts say Vitamin D deficiency is common across the globe and has been associated with cardiovascular disease, immunological diseases. The study, Blood Pressure Decreases in Overweight Elderly Individuals on Vitamin D, found SBP (systolic blood pressure) and DBP (diastolic blood pressure) decreased significantly among participants. Similar trends were observed in a low-dose group, but did not achieve statistical significance. When it comes to the

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