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CBI arrests ED Assistant Director, six other officials for accepting bribe of Rs 5 cr to help accused in Delhi liquor scam case

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New Delhi [India], August 28 (ANI): CBI on Monday arrested an Assistant Director of the Enforcement Directorate and six other officials for accepting bribes to favour one of the accused in the Delhi liquor scam case. The accuseded named in the FIR have been identified as Pawan Khatri, Assistant Director, ED; Nitesh Kohar, Upper Division Clerk; Deepak Sangwan, Employee of Air India; Amandeep Singh Dhall; Birender Pal Singh; Praveen Kumar Vats, Chartered Accountant; Vikramaditya, CEO of Claridges Hotels and Resorts. During the course of the investigation of the Delhi Liquor Scam case, it was learnt that a group of certain

Old pension scheme wll be restored if Cong comes to power in MP, says Kamal Nath

Bhopal, Aug 28: Old pension scheme (OPS) will be brought backed by the Congress if elected to power in Madhya Pradesh in Assembly polls scheduled for November this year, state unit chief Kamal Nath said on Sunday. The old pension scheme was replaced with a new mechanism by the Union government in 2004, and MP too opted for the latter at the time. “The pension of government employees, which was stopped by the Shivraj (Singh Chouhan) government, will be restored as soon as the Congress government is formed in Madhya Pradesh,” Taking to X (formerly Twitter), Mr Nath announced. He

Insomnia? Try this proven alternative to medication

Christina Caron @The New York Times, Aug. 28, 2023: Insomnia symptoms are developed about one in four adults in the United States each year. In most cases, these are short-lived, caused by things like stress or illness. But one in 10 adults are estimated to have chronic insomnia, which means difficulty falling or staying asleep at least three times a week for three months or longer. Sleep deprivation doesn’t just create physical health problems, it can also harm our minds. A recent poll from the National Sleep Foundation, for example, found a link between poor sleep health and depressive symptoms.

China won’t require COVID-19 testing for incoming travelers starting Wednesday

BEIJING (AP) — China will no longer require a negative COVID-19 test result from incoming travelers starting Wednesday. It is a milestone toward ending the virus restrictions imposed in China since early 2020. Foreign Ministry spokesperson Wang Wenbin announced the change at a briefing Monday. China ended its “zero-COVID” policy only in December, after years of draconian curbs that at times included full-city lockdowns and lengthy quarantines for people who were infected. As part of those measures, incoming travelers were required to quarantine for weeks at government-designated hotels. The curbs slowed the world’s second-largest economy, leading to rising unemployment and

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