Congress presidential polls LIVE UPDATES: Sonia Gandhi, Rahul cast vote in Kharge vs Tharoor contest

Aditi Tandon New Delhi, October 17 The Congress began voting today to elect the first non-Gandhi president in 24 years, as the party gears for the fifth major election in its 137-year-old history and only the first such election in the past 20 years. My best wishes to @ShashiTharoor….

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Men climb walls to enter DU’s Miranda House Diwali fest; students allege harassment, FIR after video surfaces

New Delhi, October 17 The Delhi Commission for Women has issued a notice to the city police and Delhi University’s Miranda House over allegations that men climbed the college walls to witness an open Diwali fest on the campus and indulged in “cat-calling and sexist sloganeering”. Men climbing over…

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Not scared of being arrested, BJP wants to send me to jail in ‘fake’ case: Sisodia on CBI questioning

New Delhi, October 17 Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia on Monday dubbed as “fake” the case lodged against him by the CBI in the excise policy matter, and claimed that his questioning was taking place as the BJP was “scared” of the AAP’s “popularity” in poll-bound Gujarat. Chief Minister…

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Excise ‘scam’: Ahead of CBI questioning, Sisodia says ‘fake’ case lodged against him

New Delhi, October 17 Ahead of his questioning by the CBI in the excise policy matter, Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia on Monday claimed that the case against him was “fake” and linked the development with campaigning in poll-bound Gujarat. While extending support to his deputy, Delhi Chief Minister…

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Manish Sisodia arrives at CBI headquarters for questioning in excise policy case

New Delhi, October 17 The CBI on Monday started questioning Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia in connection with the alleged scam in Delhi excise policy being probed by it, officials said. Sisodia went to his party office in the morning from where he proceeded to Rajghat. A large number…

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Delhi excise policy scam case: CBI questions Deputy CM Manish Sisodia for over 9 hours

New Delhi, October 17 The CBI on Monday questioned Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia in connection with the Delhi excise scam case for over nine hours, officials said. Sisodia had arrived at the agency’s headquarters around 11.15 am and was taken straight to the anti-corruption branch office on the…

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41K bottles of syrups recalled in Gambia

Bhartesh Singh ThakurChandigarh, October 16Sonepat-based Maiden Pharmaceuticals had exported 50,000 units of four cough syrups to Gambia, of which 41,000 have been recalled so far. However, over 8,000 units are still unaccounted for.The four syrups banned in GambiaPromethazine oral solution BPKofexmalin Baby Cough SyrupMaKOFF BABY Cough SyrupMaGrip n Cold SyrupKids’…

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Spurious drugs: 41K bottles of syrups recalled in Gambia

Bhartesh Singh Thakur Chandigarh, October 16 Sonepat-based Maiden Pharmaceuticals had exported 50,000 units of four cough syrups to Gambia, of which 41,000 have been recalled so far. However, over 8,000 units are still unaccounted for. The four syrups banned in Gambia Promethazine oral solution BP Kofexmalin Baby Cough…

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Himachal Assembly polls: Congress to declare all 68 candidates on Monday

Shimla, October 16The Congress will announce on Monday the names of its all 68 candidates for the November 12 assembly polls in Himachal Pradesh, party leader Alka Lamba said.Earlier in the day, Lamba stated the Congress would release the first list of 57 candidates on Sunday and the remaining 11…

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Delhi-Kolkata Duronto Express passengers robbed at gunpoint near Patna

Shubhadeep Choudhury Tribune News Service New Delhi, October 16 Security officials have confirmed robbery in Delhi-Howrah Duronto Express on Sunday morning by a group of robbers whose number may be upwards of 35. S C Parhi, IG-cum-Principal Chief Security Commissioner at East Central Railway, told that a group of robbers…

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Battle of videos: BJP puts out animation video of Rahul Gandhi, Congress pays back in same coin

New Delhi, October 16The BJP and the Congress engaged in a battle of videos on Sunday with the ruling party putting out an animation video of Rahul Gandhi to take a dig at the Bharat Jodo Yatra and its rival then posting one taking a swipe at the “unfulfilled promises”…

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