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How routine probe blew lid off cough syrup syndicate

Lucknow, Dec. 4 -- What started as a routine seizure of a cough syrup consignment in Sonbhadra district on October 18 has evolved into an extensive narcotics investigation stretching across states, ac... Read More


Father of kingpin brought to Sonbhadra, grilled

VARANASI, Dec. 4 -- Cough syrup nexus accused Bhola Prasad Jaiswal, father of the alleged kingpin Shubham Jaiswal, was brought to Sonbhadra on Tuesday night on transit remand from Kolkata , superinten... Read More


ED steps up pursuit of fugitive kingpin, registers PMLA case

LUCKNOW, Dec. 4 -- In a major escalation of the ongoing investigation into the interstate codeine-based cough syrup diversion racket, the Enforcement Directorate (ED), Lucknow zone, on Tuesday registe... Read More


HC sets aside order scrapping Bengal teachers' appointment

Kolkata, Dec. 4 -- A two-judge bench of the Calcutta high court on Wednesday set aside a 2023 order by a single-judge bench scrapping the appointment of around 32,000 primary school teachers over alle... Read More


Plea to replace cloth on wazukhana locks: Court fixes 'Dec 15 as date for order'

Varanasi, Dec. 4 -- The Varanasi district court on Wednesday set December 15 after hearing on a plea seeking the replacement of the cloth tied over the sealed lock of the wazukhana (ablution area) ins... Read More


Spectre of isolation haunts the Muslim community

India, Dec. 4 -- It was an election for 243 assembly seats in one state of the country but the Mahagatbandhan, the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD)-led Opposition bloc, believed it would herald a sea change... Read More


Centre confirms resignation of Prasar Bharati chairman

New Delhi, Dec. 4 -- The ministry of information and broadcasting (I&B) has accepted the resignation of Navneet Kumar Sehgal as chairman of Prasar Bharati, the country's public broadcaster, according ... Read More


UGC instructs HEIs to implement initiative to push multilingualism

NEW DELHI, Dec. 4 -- The University Grants Commission (UGC) has urged all higher secondary institutions (HEIs) across the country to implement guidelines framed by the "Bharatiya Bhasha Samiti" (BBS) ... Read More


Kohli should return to Test cricket: Coach Sharma

LUCKNOW, Dec. 4 -- Rajkumar Sharma, childhood coach of Virat Kohli on Wednesday said that he would love to see his disciple back in Test cricket as he feels that there is a lot of cricket left in batt... Read More


Batters fail again, UP lose to Goa in Cooch Behar Trophy

LUCKNOW, Dec. 4 -- Former champions Uttar Pradesh on Wednesday tasted their first loss in the season after being beaten by hosts Goa by seven wickets on the penultimate day of their four-day Elite Gro... Read More