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ED director likely to visit Kolkata today

New Delhi, Jan. 22 -- Enforcement Directorate (ED) director Rahul Navin is likely to visit Kolkata on Thursday to review the working of its eastern region office, days after a dramatic raid at I-PAC's... Read More


'Public sector must play a dominant role in health care'

New Delhi, Jan. 22 -- A comprehensive review of India's healthcare system released on Wednesday urges the nation to establish publicly provided care as the primary vehicle for universal coverage, argu... Read More


SIR: Hearings begin; 'logical discrepancies' in 2.22 crore forms

LUCKNOW, Jan. 22 -- Hearings on the notices served to voters under the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of the electoral rolls commenced in Uttar Pradesh on Wednesday. The Election Commission ... Read More


Bank depositors demand action following FD scam

LUCKNOW, Jan. 22 -- Anger among depositors over an alleged multi-crore fixed deposit (FD) fraud escalated on Wednesday, with more than 25 customers staging a protest at a bank branch inside Shakuntala... Read More


Withdraw notice within 24 hrs, or will go to court: Avimukteshwaranand

PRAYAGRAJ, Jan. 22 -- Shankaracharya Swami Avimukteshwaranand has responded to the notice given to him by the Prayagraj Mela Authority administration. Along with the reply, the seer, through his lawye... Read More


No bigger insult than asking Shankaracharya about identity: Akhilesh

Lucknow, Jan. 22 -- If officials are asking Shankaracharya about his identity and credentials, there can be no bigger insult to Sanatan Dharma than this, said Samajwadi Party national president Akhile... Read More


Seers demand halt to 'atrocities' on Hindus in B'desh

PRAYAGRAJ, Jan. 22 -- Concerns over alleged atrocities against Hindus in Bangladesh strongly resonated at a grand convention of seers held at the Vishva Hindu Parishad (VHP) camp in the parade ground ... Read More


Woman opens fire at liquor vend; one injured

GORAKHPUR, Jan. 22 -- A young woman with a history-sheet opened fire during an argument at a liquor vend at Singhaniya Chowk, under the Cantt police station area, on Tuesday night. One man sustained c... Read More


Two Lko-based pharma firms under ED scanner for supply worth crores

LUCKNOW, Jan. 22 -- The Enforcement Directorate (ED), probing a major codeine-based cough syrup trafficking racket, has uncovered the alleged involvement of two pharmaceutical companies based in Luckn... Read More


EC official booked over Bengal man's suicide

Kolkata, Jan. 22 -- Police have registered an FIR against unknown Election Commission of India (ECI) officials on the basis of a complaint lodged by the son of an 82-year-old elector who died by suici... Read More