Chandigarh : The Election Commission of India (EC) today decided to remove Punjab Civil Services (PCS) officer Anand Sagar Sharma as Returning Officer (RO) of the Gidderbaha Assembly segment. The EC took the decision after a probe conducted by the Vigilance Bureau (VB) had last week booked the officer in the Hoshiarpur land scam, wherein […]
Sydney : The state opposition government in Australia’s New South Wales on Tuesday said it will push for medical cannabis to be legal for patients suffering from terminal and other long term illnesses.The legislation would allow those who are afflicted with diseases such as cancer, multiple sclerosis and HIV, to have on their person 15 […]
New Delhi : India has once again emerged as the world’s largest importer of weapons and military equipment, accounting for 13 per cent of all such international imports. Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, China and Algeria are the next four biggest global importers. These trends have emerged from a report released by the Sweden-based think […]
New Delhi, February 21 : The Election Commission said over Rs 70 crore litres of liquor, Rs 173 crore in cash and Rs 108 crore drugs were seized in four states where the Assembly elections are being held, with the maximum recoveries made in Uttar Pradesh and Punjab. The seizures were made in states, including […]
New Delhi : Britain on Tuesday said there is no cap on visa for Indian students and they are free to access world-class education in top notch UK universities. The British High Commissioner to India Dominic Asquith said that the UK had announced 600 scholarships for Indian students aspiring to study in the UK. “The […]