New Delhi, August 21Drug firm Micro Labs has termed the allegations that it offered freebies worth Rs 1,000 crore to doctors to promote its anti-inflammatory drug Dolo 650 as baseless.The Supreme Court on Thursday was told by an NGO that the Central Board of Direct Taxes has accused the Bengaluru-based…
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25% extra seats, no entrance test for foreign students: UGC’s plan to increase international outreach
New Delhi, August 21 Universities and higher education institutions across the country will now be allowed to create up to 25 per cent supernumerary seats for foreign students in their undergraduate (UG) and postgraduate (PG) programmes while the students will not be required to go through the entrance process for…
View More 25% extra seats, no entrance test for foreign students: UGC’s plan to increase international outreachAnti-competitive practices: Apple, Google, Netflix, Amazon India executives to depose before Parliamentary panel on Tuesday
New Delhi, August 21 Top executives of the Indian arms of Apple, Google, Amazon, Netflix and Microsoft will on Tuesday depose before a parliamentary panel looking into anti-competitive practices in the digital space, the committee’s chairman Jayant Sinha said. The Parliamentary Standing Committee on Finance has been looking into various…
View More Anti-competitive practices: Apple, Google, Netflix, Amazon India executives to depose before Parliamentary panel on TuesdayKapil Sharma is back in a dapper avatar for new season of ‘The Kapil Sharma Show’
Chandigarh, August 21 Kapil Sharma knows how to make his fans happy. The actor-comic announced the return of his popular chat show on Sunday. Yes, The Kapil Sharma Show will be back soon and that’s not all, you will see your favourite host in an all-new, fitter, ‘dashing’ look….
View More Kapil Sharma is back in a dapper avatar for new season of ‘The Kapil Sharma Show’58 new posts of law officers in Advocate-General’s office to be reserved for SCs: Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann
Chandigarh, August 21 Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Sunday announced that 58 new posts of law officers being created in the Advocate-General’s office will be reserved for Scheduled Castes. These posts will be filled up in the coming days, he said. “When I took oath as Chief Minister,…
View More 58 new posts of law officers in Advocate-General’s office to be reserved for SCs: Punjab CM Bhagwant MannSidhu Moosewala’s mother announces to start protest seeking justice for her son
Sukhmeet Bhasin Mansa, August 21 Late Punjabi singer Sidhu Moosewala’s mother Charan Kaur today announced to start a protest seeking justice for her son. She said around four months have passed since the murder and they have given enough time, but police have failed to nab the real culprits…
View More Sidhu Moosewala’s mother announces to start protest seeking justice for her son‘Self-respect non-negotiable’: Anand Sharma quits as Himachal Congress Steering Committee Chairman
Aditi Tandon New Delhi, August 21 Days after veteran Ghulam Nabi Azad declined to accept the role of Jammu and Kashmir Congress Campaign Committee Chairman, senior leader Anand Sharma on Sunday resigned as Chairman of the Himachal Congress Steering Committee, formed on April 26 ahead of state elections later this…
View More ‘Self-respect non-negotiable’: Anand Sharma quits as Himachal Congress Steering Committee ChairmanSecurity up at bus stands in Punjab and Chandigarh in wake of terror threat
Chandigarh, August 21 The Chandigarh Police on Sunday intensified checking and beefed up security at city bus stands, including the ISBT, Sector 43, and Sector 17, following a terror alert sounded by security agencies in Punjab and the Union Territory. Sources said security has been beefed up following an input…
View More Security up at bus stands in Punjab and Chandigarh in wake of terror threatGhaggar basin flooding: Supreme Court orders Punjab, Haryana to implement recommendations of CWPRS, Pune
Satya Prakash New Delhi, August 21 The Supreme Court has ordered the governments of Punjab and Haryana to implement the measures recommended by the Central Water and Power Research Station (CWPRS), Pune, to resolve the problem of over-flooding of Ghaggar Basin that adversely affected farmers in 25 villages in the…
View More Ghaggar basin flooding: Supreme Court orders Punjab, Haryana to implement recommendations of CWPRS, PuneDeath toll in Himachal landslides and floods rises to 23, over 320 roads blocked
Shimla, August 21 Death toll in rain-related incidents in Himachal Pradesh increased to 23 with three more deaths in Mandi district, officials said on Sunday. Heavy monsoon rain in the state since Friday has triggered flashfloods, landslides and house collapses, affecting normal life. Eight persons were killed in a house…
View More Death toll in Himachal landslides and floods rises to 23, over 320 roads blockedDeath toll in Himachal landslides and floods rises to 23, over 650 roads blocked
Shimla, August 21Death toll in rain-related incidents in Himachal Pradesh increased to 23 with three more deaths in Mandi district, officials said on Sunday.Heavy monsoon rain in the state since Friday has triggered flashfloods, landslides and house collapses, affecting normal life.Eight persons were killed in a house collapse following landslide…
View More Death toll in Himachal landslides and floods rises to 23, over 650 roads blockedExcise policy case: Delhi Deputy CM Sisodia claims CBI has issued lookout notice against him
New Delhi, August 21Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia on Sunday claimed the CBI has issued a lookout notice against him and termed the move a “drama” as the agency found “nothing” during a raid at his residence.He said he is “roaming freely” in Delhi and asked Prime Minister Narendra…
View More Excise policy case: Delhi Deputy CM Sisodia claims CBI has issued lookout notice against himManish Sisodia claims Look Out Circular issued against him; CBI denies; BJP says Kejriwal is ‘nervous’
New Delhi, August 21 Facing the heat in the excise policy “corruption” case, Delhi’s Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia on Sunday claimed the CBI issued a Look Out Circular against him, but officials said the agency has not taken such action “as of now” against any of the accused. While…
View More Manish Sisodia claims Look Out Circular issued against him; CBI denies; BJP says Kejriwal is ‘nervous’Rain fury leaves trail of destruction; Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand worst hit
Shimla/Dehradun, August 21The rain fury since Friday has wreaked havoc in Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Jharkhand and Odisha, leaving at least 31 people dead, 22 of them in Himachal alone, as heavy monsoon rains triggered flashfloods, landslides, and house collapses, upending normal life across large swathes of the country.The fatalities included…
View More Rain fury leaves trail of destruction; Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand worst hitLandslips, flash floods kill 22 in Himachal
Shimla, August 20Twenty-two persons were killed while six others were missing in incidents of landslide and flash floods triggered by heavy rain in Mandi, Chamba, Kangra, Shimla, Kullu and Una districts of Himachal Pradesh since Friday night, officials said.As many as 743 roads, including the Kalka-Shimla National Highway-5 (at Shoghi),…
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