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Alcohol, sugary drinks stay cheap in India as WHO flags weak taxes in South-East Asia

Representative image NEW DELHI: Despite strong evidence linking alcohol and sugar-sweetened beverages to cancers, liver disease, obesity, diabetes, heart disease and road injuries, both products are becoming more affordable in India, Read More

High drama in Tamil Nadu assembly: Governor R N Ravi walks out; alleges ‘national anthem insulted’

Tamil Nadu governor RN Ravi (IANS photo) NEW DELHI: Tamil Nadu governor RN Ravi walked out of the state assembly on Tuesday before delivering his inaugural address, expressing disappointment over what he said was a lack of respect Read More

Delhi to launch unified emergency helpline 112 for faster response: CM Gupta

File photo: Delhi chief minister Rekha Gupta NEW DELHI: The residents of Delhi will soon be able to access multiple emergency services by dialling a unified helpline 112 instead of calling multiple numbers. Read More

Nitin Nabin sole candidate in fray for BJP president’s post, all set to take over today

NEW DELHI: Nitin Nabin will take over as BJP national president on Tuesday after emerging, as widely expected, as the sole candidate in fray, with the party’s leading figures from PM Narendra Modi, his cabinet colleagues and CMs, be Read More

UK court seeks Delhi HC help in Nirav’s bank fraud case trial

Nirav Modi (File Image) NEW DELHI: In a rare development, Delhi HC acted on communication from Supreme Court of England and Wales to record statement of a banker in connection with the Nirav Modi case. Read More

HC refuses to suspend Sengar jail term in custody death case

NEW DELHI: Less than a month after his release was stayed by Supreme Court in the main rape case, Delhi high court on Monday refused to suspend a 10-year jail term handed to expelled BJP functionary Kuldeep Singh Sengar for the cust Read More

Abusive words alone not SC/ST Act offence: SC

NEW DELHI: Supreme Court has said that merely using abusive language against a member of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes cannot be an offence under the SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act and the law could be invoked only when Read More

SC seeks govt stand on AC rail fare cut for acid attack survivors

NEW DELHI: Supreme Court on Monday sought govt’s response to a PIL which sought concessional air-conditioned (AC) class rail fare for acid attack survivors to enable them travel to well-equipped hospitals for periodic treatment. Read More