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Solan, November 22A team of the Drugs Control Administration (DCA) seized counterfeit medicines of leading brands from a car bearing an Uttar Pradesh registration number near a toll barrier at Baddi today.Warehouse raidedSeized drugs manufactured under the name of leading brandsSeizure led officials to a Baddi warehouse, where drugs were…

Ramkrishan Upadhyay Chandigarh, November 22 A local court has declared Satwinder Singh alias Goldy Brar as proclaimed offender in an extortion case registered by the Chandigarh Police in February this year. The court has also framed the charges against another accused Manjit Singh, a resident of Kishangarh in Chandigarh,…

Chandigarh, November 22Amid reports of Qatar inviting controversial Islamic preacher and Indian fugitive Zakir Naik to the FIFA World Cup, Union Minister Hardeep Puri on Tuesday said he was sure that India would convey its views on the matter in the “strongest possible terms” to the concerned authorities.At the same…

New Delhi, November 22 The Enforcement Directorate on Tuesday told a Delhi court that the agency had no role in the leak of purported CCTV footage showing jailed AAP minister Satyendar Jain getting special treatment inside the prison cell. The ED made the submission before Special Judge Vikas Dhull while…

New Delhi, November 22The Supreme Court on Tuesday questioned the Centre on the absence of a law to govern the appointment of Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) and Election Commissioners (ECs), sayingsaid “silence of the Constitution” was being exploited by successive governments.Terming it a “disturbing trend”, a five-judge Constitution Bench led…

New Delhi, November 22 The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), which has been probing Haryana BJP leader Sonali Phogat’s death in Goa, has filed a charge sheet naming two of her aides accusing them of murder. Officials said the CBI has filed charge sheet against Sudhir Sangwan and Sukhwinder…

New Delhi, November 22Questioning the Army over holding Special Selection Boards only for male officers’ promotion and not for their women counterparts, the Supreme Court asked the Centre to respond to a petition by 34 Army women officers seeking promotions to higher ranks.The 34 women Army officers submitted that despite…

New Delhi, November 22 Aaftab Amin Poonawala has not yet confessed to killing his live-in-partner Shraddha Walkar in the court of law, his lawyer said on Tuesday. “I spoke to Poonawala for five-seven minutes today. When I spoke to him in the morning, he appeared relaxed and was very confident….

Lusail, Qatar, November 22 Unheralded Saudi Arabia notched one of the biggest shocks in World Cup history on Tuesday with a 2-1 win over Lionel Messi’s Argentina thanks to a scintillating second half comeback. On his fifth and final quest for the only major trophy to elude him, the…

New Delhi, November 22India is ranked among the top five countries, and the best among the G-20 nations, under the global Climate Change Performance Index, an official statement said.The index is published by German Watch, New Climate Institute and Climate Action Network International based in Germany.The CCPI aims to enhance…

Napier, November 22 India clinched the three-match T20 series against New Zealand 1-0 after the third and final game ended in a tie via Duckworth-Lewis method following rain interruption here on Tuesday. India bowlers produced a brilliant show to bowl out New Zealand for 160 after the hosts decided to…

Balwant Garg Faridkot, November 22 While Bharti Kisan Union (Ekta -Sidhupur) president Jagjit Singh Dallewal continued his fast unto death for fourth day on Tuesday, senior police and civil officers tried to prevail upon the farm leader to end his fast at Faridkot. Jaskaran Singh, IGP, accompanied by Faridkot SSP…

New Delhi, November 22 The Australian Parliament on Tuesday approved the free trade agreement inked with India in April, paving the way for the rollout of the pact on a mutually agreed date—a move which would help in almost doubling the two-way commerce to USD 45-50 billion in about five…

New Delhi, November 22 India and Australia would now implement the free trade agreement on a mutually agreed date as the Australian Parliament on Tuesday approved the pact between the two countries, an official said on Tuesday. “BREAKING: Our Free Trade Agreement with India has passed through parliament,” Australian Prime…