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Chandigarh, August 5 PGIMER, Chandigarh, has restarted benefits of Ayushman Bharat scheme for beneficiaries from Punjab with immediate effect from today. Informing about the decision, Kumar Gaurav Dhawan, Deputy Director (Administration) and official spokesperson, PGIMER, stated, “The institute has taken this decision on the directives from the Prime Minister’s and…

Kanpur (UP), August 5 Police here have lodged an FIR against ‘The Week’ amid a row over “objectionable pictures” of Lord Shiva and Goddess Kali that has led Hindu activists to burn copies of the magazine and economist Bibek Debroy end his association with it. Kanpur’s Kotwali police registered the…

Chandigarh, August 5 The Punjab and Haryana units of the Congress staged protests here on Friday as part of the party’s nationwide stir against price rise, unemployment and the GST hike on essential items. The Punjab unit staged a protest under the leadership of state Congress chief Amrinder Singh Raja…

New Delhi, August 5 Technical glitches marred the second day of CUET-UG exam, with several students complaining that they waited for two hours only to be informed that the exams scheduled for the day had been called off.The National Testing Agency (NTA), however, said the first shift of the Common…

Bengaluru, Aug 5 A woman was arrested in Bengaluru for killing her four-year-old mentally challenged daughter by throwing her from the fourth floor of a building, police said on Friday. The accused, a dentist, thought that her child, who was also unable to speak, had proved to be an impediment…

Dipender Manta Mandi Mandi, August 5 Chandigarh-Manali highway was on Friday blocked for traffic movement between Mandi and Kullu due to a massive landslide at 7 Mile, a few km ahead of Mandi towards Kullu. According to police, the traffic movement has completely come to a standstill due to the…

Chhapra (Bihar), August 5At least seven people have died and 15 others fallen ill, some of them losing their eyesight, in yet another suspected case of hooch tragedy in dry Bihar, officials said on Friday.According to Rajesh Meena, the District Magistrate of Saran, all cases have been reported from villages…

New Delhi, August 5 Wearing black clothes, Congress leaders hit the streets on Friday to protest against price rise and unemployment with a host of them, including Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, being detained by police amid dramatic standoffs outside Parliament and the AICC headquarters here. Congress MPs, including…

New Delhi, August 5 More than 60 Congress MPs, detained by the police during the party’s protest in Delhi against price rise and unemployment, were released after about six hours, Congress general secretary Jairam Ramesh said on Friday. Former Congress chief Rahul Gandhi, Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, K C Venugopal, Adhir…

New Delhi, August 5 Congress MPs, including Rahul Gandhi, Mallikarjun Kharge, P Chidambaram and Jairam Ramesh, were detained at Vijay Chowk here while they were staging a protest march to President House against inflation. A separate group of Congress leaders marching towards the Prime Minister’s house from the AICC…

New Delhi, August 5 The Finance Ministry has said that the Goods and Services Tax (GST) will not apply on room rents of ‘sarais’ (inns) or properties managed by religious and charitable institutions. Certain ‘sarais’ managed by the Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) had on their own started collecting…

Taipei, August 5 Taiwan’s defence ministry on Friday said the island’s military has dispatched aircraft and ships and deployed land-based missile systems to monitor the situation, as China conducts large-scale military drills in zones surrounding Taiwan. Multiple Chinese vessels and aircraft crossed the Taiwan Strait median line on Friday morning,…

New Delhi, August 5 Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Friday alleged that there was no democracy but only dictatorship in India and anyone who stood against the idea of this dictatorship is put in jail. “How are you enjoying the onset of dictatorship in India?” Gandhi asked as the opening…

New Delhi, August 5 Delhi Police have denied permission to the Congress for holding a protest in the national capital on Friday, citing that prohibitory orders are in place in New Delhi district, officials said. The Congress has planned a mass protest against price rise, unemployment and the GST hike…

Balrampur (UP), August 5A man who had come to attend the last rites of his brother who died of snakebite was killed after being bitten by a snake in his sleep, police said on Thursday.Govind Mishara (22) attended the last rites of his brother Arvind Mishra (38) held in Bhawanipur…