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Gaurav Kanthwal Mohali, October 13 The Central agencies, Punjab Police and Maharashtra ATS on Thursday nabbed the suspect in the Mohali RPG attack case from Mumbai. Charat Singh did a recce before the May 9 attack and was instrumental in providing logistical support and arranging RPG and an AK-47…

Raipur, October 13 The Enforcement Directorate on Thursday arrested IAS officer Sameer Vishnoi and two others after it conducted raids in a money- laundering case in Chhattisgarh, officials said. Businessman Sunil Agrawal of Indramani group and Laxmikant Tiwari, uncle of “absconding” businessman Suryakant Tiwari, have been taken into custody in…

New Delhi, October 13 *SC delivers split verdict in Karnataka Hijab ban matter. *In view of split verdict on hijab ban, SC directs placing appeals against Karnataka HC order before CJI for constitution of larger bench. *Justice Hemant Gupta dismisses appeals against Karnataka HC verdict refusing to lift ban…

New Delhi, October 13 The Supreme Court on Thursday delivered a split verdict on a batch of pleas challenging the Karnataka High Court judgement refusing to lift the ban on hijab in educational institutes of the state. While Justice Hemant Gupta dismissed the appeals against the high court verdict, Justice…

Sandeep Dikshit New Delhi, October 13 India abstained in the UN General Assembly on a draft resolution on Wednesday condemning Russia’s referenda and annexation of four Ukrainian territories, saying its decision was “consistent” with its “well-thought-out national position”. Explaining its stand, India’s Permanent Representative to the UN Ruchira Kamboj said…

New Delhi/Shimla, October 13 Prime Minister Narendra Modi will flag off the country’s fourth Vande Bharat Express train and launch a slew of development projects in Himachal Pradesh on Thursday. In Una, the prime minister will flag off the inaugural run of the new Vande Bharat Express from Amb Andaura…

Una, October 13 Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday flagged off the fourth Vande Bharat train from Una railway station. It is the first high-speed luxury train to start from Himachal. CM Jai Ram Thakur and Union Minister for Information and Broadcasting Anurag Thakur were present on the occasion. The…

Washington, October 13 India has emerged as “a bright light” at a time when the world is facing imminent prospects of a recession, the chief economist of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) said on Wednesday, noting that the country, however, needed key structural reforms in order to achieve the ambitious…

Chandigarh, October 12 Making it clear that democracy was all about informing the people and creating sentiments, the Punjab and Haryana High Court today asserted an offence would be committed only if the election campaigning was malicious, derogatory, vicious or full of hatred. The assertion came as the court quashed…

Washington, October 12India’s debt ratio is projected at 84 per cent of its GDP by the end of 2022, which is higher than many emerging economies, but its debt is a little bit easier to sustain, a senior official of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has said.Stressing that it is…

Aditi TandonNew Delhi, October 12The government on Wednesday constituted a high-level committee to examine all aspects related to the death of 66 Gambian infants and the WHO’s October 5 alert with respect to four medical products manufactured by Sonepat-based Maiden Pharmaceuticals.The committee will be chaired by YK Gupta, Vice-Chairperson, Standing…

Naina Mishra Chandigarh, October 12 Around 45 samples of medicines were found to be of substandard quality, according to a report of the Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation (CDSCO) released last month. The CDSCO is the central drug authority for discharging functions assigned to the Central government under the…

New Delhi, October 12The last full Budget of the Modi government to be presented on February 1, 2023, will be “very carefully structured” to help the economy sustain growth momentum and rein in inflation, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has said in Washington.She was among the two Finance Ministers, who are…

New Delhi, October 12 The Special Cell unit of Delhi Police has arrested two alleged members of the Lawrence Bishnoi-Sampat Nehra-Tinu Bhiwani gang from the Lado Sarai area in the southern part of the city after an exchange of fire, officials said on Wednesday. The accused have been identified as…

New Delhi, October 12Observing that “citizens cannot be faced with an emergency situation due to lack of governance”, the National Green Tribunal (NGT) has directed the Delhi government to pay Rs 900 crore as environmental compensation for improper management of solid municipal waste.A bench headed by chairperson Justice Adarsh Kumar…