Month: December 2018

Delhi HC sets aside govt decision banning private firms from making, selling Oxytocin

New Delhi : The Delhi High Court Friday set aside the government decision to ban private firms from producing and selling oxytocin, a drug used for inducing labour contractions and controlling bleeding. A bench of Justices S Ravindra Bhat and A K Chawla said the government’s decision was arbitrary […]

1984 anti-Sikh riots: HC to pronounce verdict on Monday

New Delhi : The Delhi High Court is likely to pronounce on Monday its verdict on the appeals challenging a trial court’s judgement in the 1984 anti-Sikh riots case in which Congress leader Sajjan Kumar was acquitted. A bench of Justices S Muralidhar and Vinod Goel had on October […]

Patna court convicts suspended RJD MLA, 5 others in rape case

Patna :  A local court here Saturday convicted suspended RJD MLA- Raj Ballabh Yadav- and five others in a case of rape of a minor girl two years ago. Special MP & MLA court judge-cum-Additional District and Sessions (ADJ)(IX) Parshuram Yadav convicted the MLA under section 376 of IPC […]

Sensex, Nifty turn cautious on mixed global cues

Mumbai : Benchmark equity indices Friday opened on a cautious note amid negative signals from other Asian markets, and mixed macro cues like weakening rupee and easing crude prices. Breaking its three-day winning streak, the 30-share index turned choppy and was trading 25.93 points, or 0.07 per cent, lower […]

Swiggy, Zomato, others remove 10,500 restaurants for violating food safety law

New Delhi :  As many as 10,500 restaurants have been de-listed by e-commerce firms like Zomato and Swiggy for not having license or registration under the food safety law, Parliament was told Friday. Minister of state for health Ashwini Kumar Choubey said the Food Safety and Standards Authority of […]

BJD govt neglecting tribals in Odisha: Jual Oram

Bhubaneswar :  Union Tribal Affairs Minister Jual Oram on Sunday accused the ruling BJD government in Odisha of neglecting the tribals in the state. Oram said the state government “failed miserably” to resolve issues involving the tribals, and did not allot land to them, despite having promised to provide […]

Saxena puts Uttarakhand on top; Sikkim sniff win

Dehradun :  Vineet Saxena missed out on a double century by 15 runs but his knock ensured Uttarakhand put up a massive 557 against Nagaland to keep them firmly in sight of a sixth win on the trot in their Ranji Trophy Plate Group fixture here Sunday. At the […]

Tourism to be game-changer for Arunachal: Khandu

Dambuk : Tourism will be a game-changer for Arunachal Pradesh, Chief MinisterPema Khandusaid here Sunday, while expressing hope that as connectivity improves in the North East, the states will compete with each other to attract tourists. Khandu flagged off `JK Tyre Orange 4X4 Fury’, a part of the Orange […]

Sambhaji Bhide faces protests by Dalit activists

Mumbai : Dalit activists Sunday protested against controversial Hindutva leader Sambhaji Bhide, who is accused of inciting caste violence near Koregaon-Bhima village in Pune district earlier this year, in the city. Activists of dalit outfit Bhim Army gathered outside the venue of Bhide’s speech, which was held in a […]

Man held for supplying arms to militants

Jammu :  An absconder, accused of supplying weapons to militants, was arrested in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kishtwar district on Sunday, a senior police officer said. “Zahoor Ahmad Kamal alias Nika Kamal was picked up from Kishtwar town. He had evaded arrest for the last several months,” Senior Superintendent of […]

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