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The drugs abuse scenario in the country was "quite grim", he said on Tuesday at an online conference on antimoney laundering and combating financing of terrorism that was organised by the Global Counter Terrorism Council.

While alcometers (device to measure alcohol content in a breath sample) are not being used in the city due to the COVID19 outbreak, action will be taken it anybody is found driving in an inebriated state.

His lawyer said Dasgupta was CEO of BARC, but there was a board of directors and a disciplinary committee above him, adding that he could not have manipulated the rating system.

The cloud cover ahead of Tuesday's snowfall had kept the night temperature around the freezing point for two consecutive nights in most parts of the valley but the respite ended as the mercury plunged to minus 11 degrees in Gulmarg in north Kashmir, the o...

Police officials requesting anonymity said an FIR was registered against Lalit Agarwal on December 26 at the Hazratganj Police Station in this regard. Lalit Agarwal is the brother of Kapil Dev Agarwal, UP's Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Vocat...

Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan will be representing the South East Area Regional Office (SEARO)/Western Pacific Regional Office constituency on the GAVI Board.

Advocate Chandni Chawla told the court that when lawyers tried to deliver books to their clients, it was not allowed, and the books sent by post were also not given to the applicants.

These revenue figures consist of upfront amount and monthly premium only, while royalty and taxes or cess are payable over and above these payments, the coal ministry said.

Addressing a press conference, Union Health Secretary Rajesh Bhushan said 63 per cent of the total cases were reported in males and 37 per cent cases in females.

Police have registered an FIR against unknown persons.Prima facie, some sharp weapon seemed to have been used to commit the brutal act, police said.

The 'Freedom of Religion Bill 2020' was approved by the cabinet in a meeting chaired by Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan. The bill has provision for up to ten-year jail term and a fine of up to Rs 1 lakh for those accused of converting women on the pr...

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The SSC CGL 2020 selection process consists of four stages – Tier-1, Tier-2 and Tier-3 and Tier-4. Tier-1 and Tier-2 are computer based examinations and will carry objective type questions.

At the Dalit Prerna Sthal, farmers belonging to BKU (Lok Shakti) and hailing from various districts of western Uttar Pradesh continued their agitation and submitted a memorandum of their demands addressed to Prime Minister Narendra Modi to the Gautam Budd...

New York (AP) More than 1,90,000 ceiling fans sold at Home Depot are being recalled after reports that the blades fell off while spinning, hitting people and causing property damage. The Hampton Bay Mara indoor and outdoor ceiling fans were sold this y...

The city's caseload mounted to 6,23,415 and the death toll due to the coronavirus infection rose to 10,474, the authorities said, adding that over 57,463 COVID-19 tests were conducted on Sunday. Delhi had reported 757 cases on Sunday, 655 on Saturday, 758...