Can’t prevent political parties from making poll promises: Supreme Court

New Delhi, August 17Maintaining that the term “freebie” should not be confused with genuine welfare measures, the Supreme Court on Wednesday said political parties and candidates could not be prevented from making poll promises aimed at fulfilling the constitutional mandate even as it noted that “there are no free lunches”.During…

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Lashkar terrorist killed, cop injured during weapon recovery operation near international border in Jammu

Arjun Sharma Jammu, August 17 A terrorist was shot dead while a police constable got injured when the former was taken to International Border in Jammu for recovery of weapons on Wednesday evening. In connection with February 24 dropping of weapons from Pakistan and subsequent recovery of arms and ammunitions,…

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Two arrested from Delhi for planting IED under cop’s vehicle in Amritsar

Amritsar/Chandigarh, August 17A day after an IED was found hidden under the vehicle of a police officer, the Punjab Police on Wednesday said two people who had allegedly planted the explosive material have been arrested from Delhi.A police official said those arrested belonged to Patti area of Tarn Taran district…

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Adani Group gets provisional approval for energy projects in Sri Lanka

Colombo, August 17 Sri Lanka has granted provisional approval to Adani Green Energy for two wind projects of 286 MW and 234 MW for an investment of over USD 500 million in the country’s Northern province, Energy and Power Minister Kanchana Wijesekara announced on Wednesday. Wijesekara said in a tweet…

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Security breach at NSA Doval’s residence: 3 CISF commandos dismissed from service

New Delhi, August 17Three commandos of Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) are learnt to have been dismissed from their services and two senior officers of the force’s VIP security unit transferred following a security breach at the residence of National Security Advisor (NSA) Ajit Doval earlier this year.Doval is a…

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