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FM urges PSBs to launch 'Banking for Youth' drive

New Delhi, Aug. 19 -- Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Tuesday urged public sector banks (PSBs) to launch a month-long "Banking for Youth" campaign from October 2 focusing on youngsters ab... 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


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


SC ruling puts prime P'kula land under fresh scrutiny

Chandigarh, Aug. 19 -- The ownership claims of Polo Hotels Limited over 15 acres of high-valued disputed land in erstwhile Chowki village of Panchkula face fresh scrutiny after the Supreme Court ruled... Read More


Delhi cops defend use of force at Jantar Mantar as 'graded response'

New Delhi, Aug. 19 -- The Delhi Police on Tuesday defended its use of force against protesters during the July 20 student march, telling the Supreme Court that it resorted to a "graded" response only ... Read More


SC: Hanging a valid execution method; open to future review

New Delhi, Aug. 19 -- The Supreme Court on Tuesday declined to issue any judicial mandate for replacing hanging with another "less painful or humane" method of execution, holding that no case had been... Read More


Goa seeks life term for Tejpal, moves SC

New Delhi, Aug. 19 -- The Goa government on Tuesday moved the Supreme Court seeking enhancement of former Tehelka editor Tarun Tejpal's 10-year jail term to life imprisonment, contending that the mini... Read More


BJP MPs from Garhwal meet for '27 poll plan

Dehradun, Aug. 19 -- The Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) state unit on Tuesday held Lok Sabha seat-wise meetings of its MPs and MLAs from the Garhwal region as part of its preparations for the upcoming... Read More


Hanging stays as execution mode, sc allows room for review later

New Delhi, Aug. 19 -- The Supreme Court on Tuesday declined to issue any judicial mandate for replacing hanging with another "less painful or humane" method of execution, holding that no case had been... Read More


Police defends 'graded' action on CJP protest

New Delhi, Aug. 19 -- The Delhi Police has defended its use of force against student protesters during the July 20 "Sansad Chalo" protest march, telling the Supreme Court that it resorted to a "graded... Read More