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NEW DELHI: The government on Tuesday cancelled the licences of 18 pharmaceutical companies for manufacturing of spurious medicines following an inspection by the Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI) on 76 companies across 20 states."Huge crackdown under way on pharma companies across the country related to manufacturing of spurious medicines," news agency ANI reported quoting sources."Action on 70...

CHENNAI: Traffic was affected on the arterial Anna Salai and the Rukmani Lakshmipathy Salai in Egmore as the various employee unions of the Tamil Nadu Electricity Generation and Distribution Corporation (Tangedco) took out a rally to draw the chief minister's attention to their various long-pending demands, including wage revision and filling of vacancies.The rally was held as announced earlier, even as...

NEW DELHI: A 25-year-old man attempted suicide by live-streaming it on Facebook, but was rescued by prompt intervention from the police in the Nand Nagri area of northeast Delhi. The incident was reported to the police at 9.06pm on Monday, and a team arrived at the victim's residence at 9.09pm.The Intelligence Fusion and Strategic Operation (IFSO) unit of the Delhi Police informed the SHO of the Nand...

MUMBAI: The Mumbai unit of BJP has sought a probe by a special investigation team (SIT) into the alleged financial misappropriations in BMC brought to the fore by CAG in its recent findings."The report submitted by the Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG) into the works executed by Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation has revealed many shocking facts and exposed corruption to the tune of Rs...

NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday lashed out at the opposition parties who have been targeting the government in Parliament and accused them of joining hands to launch a "save-the-corrupt" movement.Addressing a gathering of party workers after inaugurating the newly-constructed residential complex and auditorium at the BJP office in New Delhi, PM Modi backed the action taken by...

THANE: A 34-year-old woman in Maharashtra's Thane district was defrauded of Rs 5.6 lakh by a social media friend who claimed to have sent her a gift from abroad, police said on Tuesday. According to a police officer, a woman residing in the Dombivali area was a victim of cyber fraud last month. The woman became aware of the deception and subsequently reported the incident to the police.From February 5...

KOLKATA: On Tuesday, the Calcutta high court declined to intervene in the panchayat election process in West Bengal. However, the court recognized the argument put forth by petitioner Suvendu Adhikari that there appeared to be discrepancies in the criteria being used to determine seat reservation for the 2023 local body polls.A division bench comprising Chief Justice Prakash Shrivastava and Justice R...

TRICHY: A court in Trichy on Tuesday sentenced a former inspector of police to five years’ rigorous imprisonment in a graft case.S P Selvaraj, 72, who was an inspector in Siruganur police station in Trichy district, was convicted by the special court for the Prevention of Corruption Act for accepting a bribe of Rs 6,000 from a man in November 2006. The complainant was Srinivasan of Perakambi village...

NEW DELHI: A city court on Tuesday asked the Delhi Police to conclude its investigation into the woman-hit-and-drag case and file a chargesheet by April 1.The 20-year-old woman was dragged to death while being trapped under a car on the New Year day.01:54Delhi hit-and-run case: Accused confesses aware of Anjali being stuckMetropolitan magistrate Sanya Dalal extended the judicial custody of the five...

THE TIMES OF INDIA | Mar 28, 2023, 14:55:38 ISTThe Delhi high court on Tuesday summoned former Maharashtra chief minister Uddhav Thackeray, his son Aditya Thackeray and Rajya Sabha MP Sanjay Raut on a defamation suit filed by MP Rahul Ramesh Shewale for allegedly levelling frivolous corruption allegations against him and the Eknath Shinde-led Shiv Sena faction. Justice Prateek Jalan admitted the...