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Mumbai, September 23 The rupee slumped 19 paise to close at a fresh lifetime low of 80.98 against the US dollar on Friday, weighed down by the strong American currency overseas and risk-off sentiment among investors. At the interbank foreign exchange market, the local currency breached the 81-mark for the…

New Delhi, September 23 M Srinivas, Dean of ESIC Hospital and Medical College in Hyderabad, has been appointed the director of AIIMS-Delhi, according to an order issued by the Department of Personnel and Training. The order, dated September 9, said the Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC) had approved the…

Chandigarh, September 23 Videos of kids throwing innocent tantrums often surface online and bring a smile on everyone’s face. One such recent video of a boy issuing cute threats to his schoolteacher has been doing the rounds on the Internet. The boy can be seen threatening the teacher that his…

Ruchika M Khanna Chandigarh, September 23 Amid the rising confrontation between Punjab’s AAP government and the BJP-led Centre, Punjab New and Renewable Energy Minister Aman Arora has been denied permission to travel to Belgium, Germany and the Netherlands. Arora was to travel to the three countries from September 24 to…

New Delhi, September 23 The National Green Tribunal has imposed a penalty of over Rs 2,000 crore on the Punjab government for its failure to treat solid and liquid waste, leading to a huge gap in their generation and treatment. A bench headed by NGT Chairperson Justice AK Goel…

New Delhi, September 23 India on Friday advised its nationals in Canada and those travelling to that country to exercise due caution and remain vigilant in view of the “sharp increase in incidents of hate crimes, sectarian violence and anti-India activities” there. In an advisory, the Ministry of External Affairs…

Chandigarh, September 23 A Sikh youth was thrashed by 15 youths in a busy Amritsar street. The incident has been captured on a CCTV camera. The victim Harman Singh said he was going to Ajit Nagar when a motorbike hit him. Stills from the video The boy…

Chandigarh, September 23 The Punjab police on Friday busted an ISI-backed terror module controlled by Canada-based Lakhbir Landa and Pakistan-based Harvinder Rinda. This was stated by the Punjab DGP in a tweet. On directions of CM @BhagwantMann to make Punjab crime-free, @PunjabPoliceInd has busted an ISI-backed terror module controlled…

ANI Kochi, September 23 Kerala High Court on Friday initiated a suo motu case against Popular Front of India (PFI) leaders who called for a strike in the state against the arrest of its members by the National Investigation Agency. Notably, as per a Kerala HC order on January 7,…

Mumbai, September 23 The rupee depreciated 44 paise and slipped below the 81-mark against the US dollar for the first time in early trade on Friday, weighed down by the strong American currency and risk-off sentiment among investors. Forex traders said escalation of geopolitical risk in Ukraine and rate hikes…

Aditi Tandon New Delhi, September 23 The Congress will have a non-Gandhi president for the first time in 25 years, with Rahul Gandhi conveying to Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot that no-one from his family would run for the Congress president’s election. “I will contest for the post, that is…

Gurugram, September 23 Taking note of the weather, the Gurugram administration on Friday ordered all corporate offices to work from home. All private educational institutions were also advised to remain shut. Waterlogging caused traffic jams in some areas in the morning. “Keeping in view the heavy downpour on Thursday and…

New Delhi, September 23 The Supreme Court on Friday clubbed and transferred to Delhi Police all FIRs registered against journalist Navika Kumar over the controversial remarks made by ex-BJP spokesperson Nupur Sharma on Prophet Mohammad during a TV debate moderated by her. A bench of Justices MR Shah and Krishna…

Kanpur, September 23 A Pitbull dog has now attacked a cow in Uttar Pradesh’s Kanpur following which the municipal authorities have asked the dog owner to show the dog’s licence. A viral video on the social media shows a dog attacking a cow in Sarsaiah Ghat area here. …

Aditi TandonNew Delhi, September 22As the process for the election of a new Congress president kicked off on Thursday with the party’s central election authority issuing a poll notification, Rahul Gandhi almost ruled himself out of the contest and signalled to Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot that the ‘one person,…