Dense fog at many places as intense cold prevails in Punjab, Haryana

Chandigarh, December 27 Fog shrouded many parts of Punjab and Haryana where intense cold weather conditions continued on Tuesday. In Haryana, Narnaul shivered at one degree Celsius, four degrees below normal, according to a report of the Meteorological Department here. Among other places in the state, Ambala’s minimum was 7.5…

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‘Sushant Singh Rajput didn’t die by suicide, I saw fracture marks’, claims man who performed autopsy

Mumbai, December 26 An employee of a civic-run hospital in Mumbai who had performed post-mortem of Sushant Singh Rajput in June 2020 on Monday claimed the actor didn’t die by suicide and his body had marks of fracture. Roopkumar Shah, who retired from service last month from Cooper Hospital, didn’t…

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Unfunded old pension scheme tax on future generations: EAC member

New Delhi, December 26 Concerned over the revival of the old pension scheme (OPS) by certain Opposition-ruled states, Economic Advisory Council to the Prime Minister (EAC-PM) member Sanjeev Sanyal on Monday said an unfunded pension scheme was ultimately a tax on future generations. Can’t undo reforms One should be…

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Unfunded OPS tax on future generations: EAC member

New Delhi, December 26Concerned over the revival of the old pension scheme (OPS) by certain Opposition-ruled states, Economic Advisory Council to the Prime Minister (EAC-PM) member Sanjeev Sanyal on Monday said an unfunded pension scheme was ultimately a tax on future generations.Can’t undo reformsOne should be very, very careful to…

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‘Counting on India to broker peace with Russia’, Volodymyr Zelenskyy in phone call to PM Modi

Sandeep DikshitNew Delhi, December 26Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said he had sought India’s help in implementing a peace formula in a phone call with Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday.PM assures helpModi conveys support for peace efforts, assures humanitarian assistance”I had a phone call with PM Modi and wished for…

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Spurious Drugs: Punjab drug trail ends in Uttarakhand; unit sealed

PK JaiswarAmritsar, December 26The arrest of two peddlers allegedly involved in the smuggling of habit-forming and intoxicating medicines led the district police to an illegal drug manufacturing unit in Dehradun, Uttarakhand.Its owner Usman Rajpoot was arrested and the police seized 4.05 lakh tablets. The local administration sealed the unit and…

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Haryana Session: Anil Vij cites 36 hooch deaths in 6 years, Abhay Chautala 489

Bhartesh Singh ThakurChandigarh, December 26Haryana has registered 87,376 cases of illegal and spurious liquor in the past six years — from 2016 to December 15, 2022 ndash; while 96,785 people have been arrested. These cases include the recovery of 42.41 lakh bottles of licit liquor and 3.42 lakh bottles of…

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UKrainian President Zelenskyy calls PM Modi, seeks Indian mediation for peace with Russia

Sandeep Dikshit New Delhi, December 26. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said he has sought India’s help in implementing a peace formula in a phone call with Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday. “I had a phone call with PM Narendra Modi and wished for a successful G20 presidency. It was…

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BSF man beaten to death in Gujarat for protesting over daughter’s obscene video

New Delhi, December 26 A BSF personnel posted in Gujarat was beaten to death in the state’s Nadiad district after he objected and protested against the circulation of an obscene video of his daughter, as a police case has been registered, sources here in the force said today. The sources…

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Pakistani boat carrying arms, narcotics worth Rs 300 crore seized off Gujarat coast; 10 crew members held

Ahmedabad, December 26 A Pakistani boat with 10 crew members carrying arms, ammunition and 40 kg of narcotics worth Rs 300 crore was intercepted off the Gujarat coast in the early hours of Monday, the Indian Coast Guard (ICG) said. Based on specific inputs shared by the Gujarat Anti-Terrorist Squad,…

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Sikh man from Amritsar among 4 dead in Canada bus accident: Report

Toronto, December 26 A Sikh man from Amritsar was among four killed and scores injured when a bus they were travelling on rolled over on an icy highway in British Columbia on Christmas eve, a local mediaperson reported. Even as Canadian authorities are yet to confirm the identities of the…

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Telangana High Court transfers BRS MLAs ‘poaching’ case to CBI, quashes SIT

Hyderabad, December 26The Telangana High Court on Monday transferred to CBI, the investigation into the case of alleged attempt to poach BRS MLAs that is at present being probed by a Special Investigation Team (SIT) of the state police.The High Court also quashed the SIT and the investigation carried out…

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Pushpa Kamal Dahal ‘Prachanda’ takes oath as Nepal’s new Prime Minister

Kathmandu, December 26Pushpa Kamal Dahal “Prachanda” was on Monday sworn in as the Prime Minister of Nepal for a third time, a day after the former guerrilla leader dramatically walked out of the pre-poll alliance led by the Nepali Congress and joined hands with opposition leader K P Sharma Oli.The…

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