‘Drugs problem increasing, youth will be finished’, says SC, asks Punjab to check illicit liquor manufacture and trade

New Delhi, December 5 “The youth will be finished,” an anguished Supreme Court said on Monday voicing concern over the burgeoning illicit liquor trade and drug menace in Punjab, and asked the state government to fix responsibility on the local police for failing to keep vigil. A bench of justices…

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‘Drugs problem increasing, youth will be finished’, says SC, asks Punjab to check illicit liquor trade

New Delhi, December 5 “The youth will be finished,” an anguished Supreme Court said on Monday voicing concern over the burgeoning illicit liquor trade and drug menace in Punjab, and asked the state government to fix responsibility on the local police for failing to keep vigil. A bench of justices…

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Exit polls predict clear win for Aam Aadmi Party in Delhi municipal polls

New Delhi, December 5Three exit polls on Monday predicted a clear win for the Aam Aadmi Party in the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) polls and an end to the BJP’s 15-year rule at the civic body.The results for the MCD polls will be declared after counting of votes on…

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2 Punjab residents give Rs 9.12 lakh to Kashmiri man a day after people steal apple cartons from his truck in Fatehgarh Sahib

Chandigarh, December 5 Two samaritans from Punjab on Monday came forward to help a Kashmiri man whose cartons of apples were stolen after his truck overturned in Fatehgarh Sahib district. Rajwinder Singh from Patiala and Gurpreet Singh from Mohali gave a cheque of Rs 9.12 lakh to Shahid, a resident…

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Ex-Twitter MD Parminder Singh forgets to pay for cab at Delhi airport; driver’s response wins netizens heart

IANS New Delhi, December 5 Former Twitter-Asia Managing Director (MD), Parminder Singh, has revealed that a “soft-spoken” cab driver refused to take payment after Singh “walked off” without paying him at the airport. The soft spoken cab driver dropped us at Delhi airport. We walked off without paying. Desperately…

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Assembly Elections 2022: Poll of exit polls gives Gujarat, Himachal to BJP in record wins

Aditi Tandon New Delhi, December 5 The poll of exit polls on Monday gave both Gujarat and Himachal Pradesh to the BJP, in what would be historic and record wins, should these projections hold good on December 8, the result day. Barring Aaj Tak-My Axis exit poll, four others…

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Exit Polls LIVE Updates: BJP predicted to retain Gujarat, close contest in Himachal

Chandigarh, December 5 As polling for the second and final phase of Gujarat Assembly Elections drew to a close on Monday, exit polls released by different agencies predicted BJP win in Gujarat. For Himachal Pradesh, exit polls predicted a close fight between BJP and Congress. The counting of votes will…

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Oxford Word of the Year is ‘goblin mode’; Here’s what it means

London, December 5 Goblin mode, or a type of behaviour which is unapologetically self-indulgent, lazy, slovenly, or greedy, typically in a way that rejects social norms or expectations, has been chosen as the Oxford Word of the Year after a public vote on Monday. The slang phrase was one…

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Lakhimpur killings: District court rejects Ashish Mishra’s discharge application, charges to be framed on Tuesday

Aditi Tandon New Delhi, December 5 Stage has been set for the trial of Ashish Mishra and others charged in the Lakhimpur Kheri violence case of October 3, 2021 that had left eight people dead with a local court today dismissing the discharge application filed by the Union minister of…

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Caught on camera: 4-storey building collapses in Delhi’s Shastri Nagar

New Delhi, December 5 A four-storey building collapsed in north Delhi’s Shastri Nagar on Monday, police said. “No injury or casualties were reported since the building was empty”, a senior police officer said. A call about the incident was received at 8:45 am, he said. As soon as the information…

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2 men desecrate village gurdwara in Punjab’s Jalandhar

Ashok Kaura Phagwara, December 5 Two men allegedly desecrated a gurdwara at Mansurpur village near Goraya on the night intervening Sunday and Monday. The incident came to light on Monday morning. According to CCTV footage, the two men entered the gurdwara at around 12.30am and ransacked the place. The incident…

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Centre wants Delhi-Centre power row to be referred to larger Supreme Court bench

New Delhi, December 5 The Centre on Monday told the Supreme Court that it had filed a fresh plea seeking reference to a larger bench a matter involving a Constitutional issue related to the control of services in the national capital. The Delhi government, represented by senior advocate AM Singhvi,…

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19 per cent polling till 11am in UP bypolls; Akhilesh Yadav claims use of police force, BJP trashes charge

Lucknow, December 5 Polling gained momentum after starting on a dull note in the bypolls to three seats in Uttar Pradesh with about 19 per cent of the voters exercising their franchise till 11am in Mainpuri Lok Sabha seat, while Rampur Sadar and Khatauli assembly seats saw 11.3 and 20.7…

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Punjabi woman shot dead at petrol pump in Canada’s Brampton

Sukhmeet Bhasin Bathinda, December 5 A 21-year-old Sikh woman was shot dead at Brampton in Canada. Peel Regional Police said the incident occurred at a Petro-Canada at Creditview Road and Britannia Road West around on December 3 at 10.40 pm. Police said a gas station employee Pawanpreet Kaur was gunned…

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Sidhu Moosewala murder mastermind Goldy Brar appears in YouTube interview, claims he is not detained by US police

Jupinderjit Singh Chandigarh, December 5 Three days after Punjab Chief Minsiter Bhagwant Mann confirmed reports about detention of Sidhu Moosewala killing mastermind Goldy Brar in the US, Brar has resurfaced and claimed he is not in anyone’s custody or detained. Also read: Who is gangster Goldy Brar? Know all about…

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