SC awards six months jail term to former promoters of Fortis Healthcare

New Delhi, September 22The Supreme Court on Thursday awarded six months jail term to former promoters of Fortis Healthcare Ltd, Malvinder Singh, and Shivinder Singh, in a case related to the sale of shares of Fortis to Malaysia-based IHH Healthcare.A bench headed by Chief Justice Uday Umesh Lalit also awarded…

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LPU student’s suicide case: Protest erupts on Kozhikode NIT campus

Kozhikode, September 22The suicide of a former student of the National Institute of Technology (NIT) here recently has prompted supporters of the Students Federation of India (SFI) to stage a protest demonstration on the campus on Wednesday.The student of the Lovely Professional University (LPU) in Mohali in Punjab Agin S…

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Ugly spat between AAP MLA, senior police officer over ‘property dispute’ in Jalandhar

Deepkamal Kaur Jalandhar, September 22 AAP MLA Raman Arora and Jalandhar Deputy Commissioner of Police (Security and Operations) Naresh Dogra on Wednesday had an ugly spat, apparently over a property dispute between two shopkeepers of Shastri Nagar market here. While Arora took the side of a tyre shop owner,…

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‘My advice to Congress chief poll contestants is…’: Rahul Gandhi throws top hint he may not run

Aditi Tandon New Delhi, September 22 In the strongest hint that he may not run for the office of Congress president, Rahul Gandhi on Thursday sent out advice to other contestants saying the position of the party president is ideological and is in fact a belief system. Addressing the…

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RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat reaches out to Muslim community, meets Imam Umer Ahmed Ilyasi in Delhi; Imam calls him ‘Rashtra Pita’

New Delhi, September 22 Reaching out to the Muslim community, RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat, along with senior Sangh functionaries, on Thursday met Imam Umer Ahmed Ilyasi, the chief of All India Imam Organisation. The closed-door meeting at Kasturba Gandhi Marg mosque lasted for more than an hour. Bhagwat was accompanied…

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Video: Stampede during ticket sale of India-Australia match in Hyderabad, police resort to lathicharge to control crowd

Chandigarh, September 22 There was a stampede during ticket sale for the third India-Australia T20 match in Hyderabad on Thursday morning in which several people were injured. The match between India and Australia is to be held in Hyderabad on September 25 and the ticket sale was to start on…

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Punjab BJP workers to hold counter-march towards CM Bhagwant Mann’s residence as AAP MLAs hold similar protest against Governor

Vishav BhartiChandigarh, September 22The BJP workers on Thursday started gathering outside the state headquarters in Chandigarh to hold a march towards Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann’s residence.The development came soon after ruling AAP MLAs started their protest march against the Punjab Governor’s withdrawal of assent to summon a special day-long Assembly…

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Chandigarh Police use water cannon against BJP leaders holding counter-protest against Punjab govt

Vishav Bharti Chandigarh, September 22 The BJP workers on Thursday started a march towards Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann’s residence but were stopped on way by the police in Sector 37. The Chandigarh Police use water cannon against the BJP leaders and workers holding counter-protest against Punjab governmnet. The development…

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Rupee slumps 51 paise to all-time low of 80.47 against US dollar

Mumbai, September 22 The rupee depreciated 51 paise to an all-time low of 80.47 against the US dollar in early trade on Thursday after the US Federal Reserve’s interest rate hike and its hawkish stance weighed on investor sentiments. At the interbank foreign exchange, the local currency was trading at…

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In major crackdown, anti-terror agency raids Popular Front of India leaders

New Delhi, September 22 The National Investigation Agency and the Enforcement Directorate on Thursday carried out nationwide raids against terror funding suspects and detained nearly 100 PFI activists for allegedly supporting terrorists, officials said. The raids, taking place mainly in South India, was termed by the NIA as the “largest…

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Mega crackdown on PFI, 106 functionaries arrested in NIA’s raids in 15 states over terror funding charges

New Delhi, September 22 Multi-agency teams spearheaded by the NIA arrested 106 functionaries of the radical Islamic outfit Popular Front of India (PFI) on Thursday in near simultaneous raids at 93 locations in 15 states for allegedly supporting terror activities in the country, officials said. Officials described the mega crackdown…

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Nearly 100 arrested in NIA’s ‘largest-ever’ raids in 11 states over terror-funding charges

New Delhi, September 22 In near simultaneous raids across the length and breadth of the country, a multi-agency operation spearheaded by the National Investigation Agency on Thursday led to the arrest of 106 activists of the Popular Front of India in 11 states for allegedly supporting terror activities in the…

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LIVE updates: Punjab’s AAP govt backtracks; to recall special Assembly session; to take out peace march

Chandigarh, September 22 The Punjab Government on Thursday called an emergency meeting of the Cabinet at 11 am. In an embarrassment to the AAP government in Punjab, Governor Banwarilal Purohit had on Wednesday thwarted the Bhagwant Mann-led regime’s plan to summon a special assembly session to bring a confidence motion….

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LIVE updates: AAP govt goes on offensive against Punjab Governor not allowing special session; Bhagwant Mann to lead protest march

Ruchika M. Khanna Chandigarh, September 22 The Punjab government is all set to recall the Punjab Vidhan Sabha session early next week, after the Punjab Governor withdrew his consent for the Special Assembly session, which was scheduled to be held on Thursday. A final decision to this effect is to…

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Punjab special assembly row LIVE updates: AAP govt goes on offensive; Bhagwant Mann to call session again on Sept 27

Ruchika M. Khanna Chandigarh, September 22 The AAP government in Punjab has decided to call the state assembly session again on September 27. ਲੋਕਤੰਤਰ ‘ਚ ਲੋਕ ਵੱਡੇ ਹੁੰਦੇ ਨੇhellip;ਲੋਕਾਂ ਵੱਲੋਂ ਚੁਣੀ ਹੋਈ ਸਰਕਾਰ ਨੂੰ ਕੰਮ ਨਾ ਕਰਨ ਦੇਣਾhellip;ਲੋਕਤੰਤਰ ਦਾ ਕਤਲ ਹੈhellip;ਅੱਜ ਕੈਬਨਿਟ ਮੀਟਿੰਗ ਵਿੱਚ 27 ਸਤੰਬਰ ਨੂੰ ਸੈਸ਼ਨ…

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