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Strict Action To Be Taken Against Adulterators: Rajasthan Health Minister
Rajasthan Health Minister Raghu Sharma said strict action will be taken against adulterators under the 'Pure for Sure' campaign that started from Monday. He said that during the festive season complaints of adulteration increases in products made of mi...
Terrorist Killed, Another Surrenders During Encounter with Security Forces in Jammu and Kashmir's Pulwama
While one terrorist was eliminated during the gun battle, another ultra responded to appeal for surrender. "The terrorist, a resident of Gulshanpora area, was apprehended," he said.
Hathras Case: SC to Deliver Verdict on Tuesday on Pleas Seeking Court-monitored Probe
A bench comprising Chief Justice S A Bobde, Justice A S Bopanna and Justice V Ramasubramanian had on October 15 reserved its verdict on a public interest litigation (PIL) and several intervention pleas of activists and lawyers who have argued that a fair...
Drivers' Smartphones Could Be Used For Road Safety: UK Study
Motorists with smartphones could help highway chiefs maintain road quality by sending "crowdsourced" data from their mobiles that would allow engineers to assess when carriageway repairs are needed, according to a new UK study. Road roughness is an import...
Maha Activist Commits Suicide Over Spat With Civic Worker
A social activist from Ichalkarnji tehsil of Kolhapur district, some 230 kilometres from here, on Monday allegedly committed suicide some days after he had an argument with a civic worker and had complained against him. Deceased Naresh Bhore had demande...
C'garh: Elephant Calf Found Dead, 15th Jumbo Death Since June
An elephant calf was found dead in Chhattisgarh's Korba district on Monday, taking the count of pachyderm deaths in the state in the last five months to 15, officials said. The carcass of the baby jumbo was found near a pond in Lalpur village in Kendai...
Pune Crime Branch Busts Another Drug Racket, Seizes MD Worth Over Rs 10 Lakh; 2 Held
During the raid, the police have also arrested two people, who have confessed to have been associated with a larger drug racket. A car along with two mobile phones have also been seized.
HC Refuses Blanket Order on Plea by Unitech MD to Allow Physical Presence for Mediation
The high court, however, granted liberty to Chandra to apply to the concerned trial court specifying the particulars of the matters and the dates on which he requires to attend the mediation proceedings.
Gavaskar Praises Rahul's Captaincy, Credits Kumble For KXIP Turnaround
The legendary Sunil Gavaskar has attributed Kings XI Punjab's impressive turnaround of fortunes in the IPL to the captaincy of KL Rahul and the fighting spirit of head coach Anil Kumble. Down in the dumps after five successive losses, KXIP scripted a r...
Senior Doctors Of North Corp Hospitals Go On Mass Casual Leave, Threaten Indefinite Strike
Senior doctors of North Corporation-run hospitals went on a day-long casual leave en masse on Monday as the crisis over pending salaries of medics of civic-run facilities deepened with no resolution in sight, officials said. R R Gautam, president of the M...
Delhi's Air Quality 'Very Poor', Stubble Burning Contribution May Increase
The Ministry of Earth Sciences’ air quality monitor said the wind direction and the wind speed is favourable for the transport of the pollutants from farm fires in Haryana and Punjab.
'Managed to Keep Violence at Threshold in J&K, Now Past Stage of Uneasy Calm': Army Corps Commander
Lieutenant General BS Raju said infiltration has reduced substantially in the region and a lot of effort has been put in by the ground force
40-year-old Man Dies After Bus Rams into His Bike in Delhi's Seelampur Area
The body was handed over to his family on Sunday after the autopsy, he said. The driver of the bus, identified as Ashok Kumar, who had fled from the spot after the incident, has been arrested, police added.
Onion Prices Drop by Up to Rs 10/kg in Consuming Markets on Govt Action Against Hoarding
According to the data, the daily arrival in Delhi's Azadpur mandi, the world's largest vegetable market, increased to over 530 tonnes, while it improved to 1,560 tonnes from 885 tonnes in Mumbai.
Accession of Jammu and Kashmir with India Final and Complete, Says Union Minister Jitendra Singh
He said if the first Home Minister Sardar Patel had been given a free hand to handle the princely state of Jammu and Kashmir just as he was handling the other princely states of undivided India, the accession of the state would have happened much earlier.
Six of Top 10 Most Valued Firms Add Rs 86,684 Crore in M-cap; HDFC Twins Lead
On the top 10 chart, HDFC Bank, HDFC, ICICI Bank, Kotak Mahindra Bank, Bharti Airtel and HCL Technologies were gainers.