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Chandigarh, October 12The Punjab and Haryana High Court has asked the authorities not to take any harsh action against a Haryana Raj Bhavan employee who found himself in trouble in 2010 for allegedly failing to serve butter chicken to some guests.Petitioner Jai Chand, a housekeeper serving at the Raj Bhavan…

London, October 12 The India-UK free trade agreement (FTA) is reportedly on the “verge of collapse” after the Indian government was angered by comments made by UK Home Secretary Suella Braverman questioning action over visa overstayers from the country, a UK media report claimed on Wednesday. ‘The Times’ newspaper…

New Delhi, October 12 The Supreme Court said on Wednesday it is aware of the “Lakshman Rekha” on judicial review of the government’s policy decisions but will have to examine the 2016 demonetisation decision to come to a conclusion whether the issue has become a mere “academic” exercise. Observing that…

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 WHO’s October 5 alert in respect of four medical products manufactured by Sonepat-based Maiden Pharmaceuticals.The constitution of the committee followed joint action by the Centre…

Wellington, October 12 Some 477 pilot whales have died after stranding themselves on two remote New Zealand beaches over recent days, officials say. None of the stranded whales could be refloated and all either died naturally or were euthanised in a “heartbreaking” loss, said Daren Grover, the general manager of…

Washington, October 12 India’s debt ratio is projected to be 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 IMF official has said. Stressing that it is important for…

ANI Mumbai, October 12 Urvashi Rautela, who is currently in Australia, shared yet another cryptic post on Instagram. The Bollywood actor shared her picture wearing a sari with sindoor and mangalsutra and the post opened floodgates for trolls and memes on social media. Netizens asked the actor to leave cricketer…

Kochi, October 12 Mohammed Shafi, the prime accused in the human sacrifice case in which two women were allegedly murdered at a house at Elanthoor in Pathanamthitta District, is a pervert, according to Ernakulam City Commissioner of Police C Nagaraju. The Commissioner on Wednesday said Shafi is a history-sheeter, used…

Chandigarh, October 12 While jokes and satires on marriage are a common phenomenon, a definition about the sanctioned union by a school student has left netizens in splits. An answersheet of a student attempting to describe ‘marriage’ in his social studies exam has been doing the rounds on the Internet….

Kochi, October 12 Two women were allegedly sacrificed as part of black magic to bring prosperity to a village in Pathanamthitta district of Kerala and three people, including a couple, suspected to be involved in the crime, were taken into custody, said police. The two women, who had earned their…

Washington, October 12 Faced with twin challenges of slowing growth rate and high inflation, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Tuesday said her Budget for the next financial year would be ‘very carefully structured’ to help the economy sustain growth momentum and rein in prices. She identified high energy prices among…

Chandigarh, October 12 The Haryana government has given orders to halt drug-manufacturing at the Maiden Pharmaceuticals’ Sonepat unit, and the action was taken due to various violations at the pharma unit, state Health Minister Anil Vij said on Wednesday. Maiden Pharma’s Sonepat unit “We have ordered that…

Chandigarh, October 12 A Punjab Police Special Investigation Team probing the 2015 Kotkapura police firing case on Wednesday questioned former chief minister Parkash Singh Badal for around three hours at his residence here. The SIT is led by Additional Director General of Police L K Yadav. Badal was the chief…

Chandigarh, October 12 A Special Investigation Team (SIT) of Punjab Police probing the 2015 Kotkapura police firing case has been questioning former chief minister Parkash Singh Badal at his residence here, sources said on Wednesday. SIT officials at Parkash Singh Badal’s house. The SIT is led by…

Saurabh Malik Chandigarh, October 12 The Punjab and Haryana High Court on Wednesday quashed an FIR against BJP leader Tejinder Singh Bagga asserting that the continuation of criminal proceedings would amount to an abuse of the process of law. Bagga’s stand in the matter was that the registration of the…