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Kulwinder Sandhu Moga/Ferozepur, November 11 The Ferozepur police on Friday arrested the deputy superintendent of the Central Jail, Ferozepur, for allegedly supplying mobile phones and drugs to the prisoners. A case under the NDPS Act, IPC, Prevention of Corruption Act and the Indian Prisons Act has been registered against Gurcharan…

Satya Prakash New Delhi, November 11 The Supreme Court on Friday refused to ask the Centre to respond to an affidavit filed by Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia levelling certain ‘political’ allegations against the Centre with regard to control over bureaucracy in the national capital. “We will not ask…

Male, November 11 Seven Indian nationals are among 10 people who have died in a major fire that broke out in a garage below the cramped living quarters housing foreign workers here in the Maldivian capital, the Indian High Commission in Maldives said on Friday. The fire broke out in…

Beijing, November 11 China’s capital Beijing has closed city parks and imposed other restrictions as the country faces a new wave of covid cases. Elsewhere, more than five million people were under lockdown on Friday in the southern manufacturing hub Guangzhou and the western megacity Chongqing. The country reported 10,729…

Bengaluru, November 11 Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday flagged off the inaugural special of south India’s first Vande Bharat Express at Krantiveera Sangolli railway station here. The train connects Mysuru and Chennai via Bengaluru. The Prime Minister also flagged off the ‘Bharat Gaurav Kashi Darshan’ train, which is operated…

New Delhi, November 11 With air pollution levels in Delhi coming down to the ‘poor’ category from ‘very poor’, the Commission for Air Quality Management has said it will review the situation on Friday. The Centre’s air quality panel may take a call on revoking curbs in place in Delhi-NCR…

Samaan Lateef Srinagar, November 11 A Jaish-e-Muhammad (JeM) militant was killed on Friday in a brief encounter in Shopian district. The gunfight broke out early on Friday when a joint team of police and Army launched a counter-insurgency operation at Kapren. “A foreign terrorist of the JeM killed in an…

New Delhi, November 10Developing countries, including India, are insisting on a new global climate finance target, also known as the new collective quantified goal (NCQG), which, they say, should be in trillions given the growing costs of addressing and adapting to climate change.At a high-level ministerial dialogue on NCQG at…

New Delhi, November 10The Supreme Court will hear on Friday the Hindu side’s plea seeking extension of its order for protection of the area where a Shivling was found at Gyanvapi-Shringar Gauri Complex at Varanasi in Uttar Pradesh.On behalf of the Hindu side, advocate Vishnu Shankar Jain on Thursday mentioned…

Aditi TandonShimla, November 10Campaigning for the November 12 Himachal Pradesh Assembly elections drew to a close on Thursday with political parties raising stakes like never before and Prime Minister Narendra Modi penning a personal appeal to voters of the state.”Every vote cast in favour of the lotus (BJP symbol) will…

Faridkot, November 10 A Dera Sacha Sauda follower, who was an accused in the 2015 sacrilege cases, was shot dead by six unidentified assailants in Kotkapura town of Faridkot district today. Pardeep Singh, alias Raju Dhodi, was shot in his dairy shop around 7.15 am. He died on the spot….

Shimla, November 10 The high blitz campaign for the November 12 Assembly polls concluded on Thursday with star campaigners including Union Home Minister Amit Shah and Priyanka Gandhi wrapping up the political battle for supremacy in the hill state with election rallies. A total of 55.92 lakh voters will decide…

Shimla, November 10 The high blitz campaign for the November 12 Assembly polls concluded on Thursday with star campaigners including Union Home Minister Amit Shah and Priyanka Gandhi wrapping up the political battle for supremacy in the hill state with election rallies. A total of 55.92 lakh voters will decide…

Kabul, November 10 The Taliban are banning women from using gyms in Afghanistan, an official in Kabul said on Thursday, the religious group’s latest edict cracking down on women’s rights and freedoms since they took power more than a year ago. The Taliban overran the country last year, seizing power…

New Delhi, November 10The Congress’ decision to include 1984 riots-accused Jagdish Tytler in its committee to decide candidates for the Delhi municipal election has sparked off a controversy with the BJP terming it “salt on Sikhs’ wounds”.The controversial Congress leader was today included in the Pradesh Election Committee for the…