Cough syrup tragedy: Madhya Pradesh bans Coldrif as kids’ death toll rises to 11; test report confirms poisonous chemical | India News

An official looks at bottles of the cough syrup after a raid by the Drug and Pharmaceuticals Department officials in Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh. (Picture credit: PTI) BHOPAL/NEW DELHI: As the number of children dying of renal failure in MP’s Chhindwara district after consumption of cough syrup rose to 11, with two more fatalities reported on…

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India-US relations: Amid efforts to repair ties, PM Modi again hails Donald Trump’s Gaza move | India News

File photo: PM Modi (PTI) Upcoming Summits In Malaysia May Provide Further Chances Of Thaw File photo: PM Modi (PTI) Upcoming Summits In Malaysia May Provide Further Chances Of Thaw File photo: PM Modi (PTI) NEW DELHI: As Hamas agreed partly to the US Gaza peace plan, PM Narendra Modi again welcomed President Donald Trump‘s…

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Conservative Party pledges £1.6bn ICE-style ‘removals force’ to detain and deport illegal migrants | Politics News

The Conservatives are pledging to create a new “removals force” to detain and remove 150,000 a year as part of a broad plan to tackle illegal immigration to the UK. Modelled on the “successful approach” of the US Immigrations and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agency, this new force would be given “sweeping new powers”, and over…

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Jammu and Kashmir: Pakistani drone spotted near border village; combing operation on | India News

JAMMU: A suspected Pakistani drone hovering over a border village in Ramgarh sector of Jammu and Kashmir’s Samba district was noticed on Friday night, prompting security forces to launch a massive search operation.“Acting on the information, BSF and police rushed to the area and launched a combing operation to check whether narcotics or weapons had…

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‘All future updates only through Facebook Live’: Assam CM Himanta Sarma on Zubeen Garg case; seeks to prevent ‘miscommunication’ | India News

Himanta Biswa Sarma; Zubeen Garg (File photos) NEW DELHI: Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Saturday announced that he will provide all future updates on the Zubeen Garg case and make all statements regarding the singer’s death only through Facebook Live to prevent “miscommunication.”The Assamese cultural icon, 52-year-old Zubeen Garg, passed away on September…

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Ladakh violence: SC to hear plea against Sonam Wangchuk’s detention on Oct 6; activist jailed in Rajasthan, booked under NSA | India News

New Delhi: Agitators hold posters and a candle during a protest by AAP over the arrest of climate activist Sonam Wangchuk, at Jantar Mantar, in New Delhi. (PTI Photo/Karma Bhutia) NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court will hear a plea filed by Ladakh-based climate activist Sonam Wangchuk’s wife against his detention on October 6, ANI reported.Also…

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Repeat offender: UP man gets life term for child rape; 9 years after conviction in similar case that SC overturned on technicality | India News

NEW DELHI: An Uttar Pradesh man has been sentenced to life imprisonment for raping a seven-year-old girl — nine years after he was convicted in a similar case and later acquitted on technical grounds by the Supreme Court, a lawyer said on Saturday.Additional district judge (POCSO Act) in Shravasti, Nirdosh Kumar, on Friday found Chhotkau…

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UPSC gives in to students demand, agrees to publish answer key immediately after prelim exam | India News

NEW DELHI: After resisting for years against disclosing of answer key immediately after the preliminary examination to allow students to raise objections on incorrect questions and answers , UPSC has now given in to students’ demands and told the Supreme Court that it decided to publish provisional answer key after the exam “to enhance transparency…

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