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Trump cites CEC, India poll rules to push US voter ID bill

Washington, Aug. 19 -- US President Donald Trump on Monday cited India's photo ID-based voting system and directly named Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar in a renewed push for Congress to pas... Read More


landsliDE hits mining site in Sirmaur, three workers killed

Shimla, Aug. 19 -- Three labourers were killed after a massive landslide hit a mining site near Kaffota in the Shillai tehsil of Himachal Pradesh's Sirmaur district on Tuesday evening, officials said.... Read More


No employee can insist onde-reservation of post: HC

Chandigarh, Aug. 19 -- The Punjab and Haryana high court has held that no employee belonging to the general category can insist that a reserved vacancy must necessarily be de-reserved for his benefit.... Read More


Move ex-PM Imran to hospital, orders Pak SC

Islamabad, Aug. 19 -- Pakistan's Supreme Court on Tuesday ordered authorities to take imprisoned former Prime Minister Imran Khan to a private hospital in the capital for a medical examination, follow... Read More


stocks, rupee slide, oil rises as fears of iran flare-up return

Mumbai, Aug. 19 -- The rupee declined to a nearly three-week low on Tuesday as oil prices climbed past $90 per barrel after the US-Iran interim ceasefire lapsed, while likely intervention by the RBI c... Read More


Rs.2,300 cr spent on schools under AAP regime: Bains

Chandigarh, Aug. 19 -- Education minister Harjot Singh Bains on Tuesday said the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government in Punjab had spent Rs.2,300 crore on the reform programme for state-run schools. Pres... Read More


ED questions Punjab IAS officer for nearly 9 hours

Jalandhar, Aug. 19 -- The Enforcement Directorate (ED) questioned Punjab IAS officer Kanwal Preet Brar for nearly nine hours in connection with its money-laundering investigation into alleged fraud in... Read More


Eye on elections, BJP names Poonia as Punjab in-charge

Chandigarh, Aug. 19 -- With a focus on the upcoming assembly elections, the BJP on Tuesday appointed Rajya Sabha member Satish Poonia as the Punjab affairs in-charge. A day before, the party named the... Read More


Expert opinion must prevail: HC onpleas challenging NEET answer keys

Chandigarh, Aug. 19 -- The Punjab and Haryana high court has held that courts should ordinarily defer to the opinion of subject experts in academic matters and should not interfere with examination an... Read More


Record 7,500 Sikh pilgrims seek visas to visit Pak shrines

Amritsar, Aug. 19 -- More than 7,500 Sikh devotees have submitted their passports to the Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) seeking visas to visit historic Sikh shrines in Pakistan for the... Read More