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Court sends suspended Delhi govt officer, wife to 1-day judicial custody

Delhi govt officer accused of repeatedly raping minor arrested along with wife

A court here on Tuesday sent to one-day judicial custody suspended Delhi government officer Premoday Khakha who allegedly raped a minor several times and impregnated her. His wife Seema Rani, who is accused of giving the girl medicine to terminate her pregnancy, was also sent to judicial custody for a day. Both were produced separately before the duty metropolitan magistrate, Katyayini Sharma Kandwal. After Khakha’s medical examination, including a potency test, the duo was taken to jail, officials said. A potency test is used to prove if an individual is physically capable of committing sexual assault. The accused, an ex-cadre

Govt losing revenue due to GST: Bibek Debroy

Kolkata, Aug 22 (PTI) Economic Advisory Council to the Prime Minister (EAC-PM) Chairman Bibek Debroy on Tuesday said the government was losing revenue due to the GST, which should be revenue neutral with a single rate. Speaking at an event organised by the Calcutta Chamber of Commerce here, he however said that GST has led to a lot of simplification. “The ideal GST is one that has a single rate, and it was meant to be revenue neutral. When it was introduced, there were some calculations by the Ministry of Finance then that said, in order to be revenue neutral,

Aspirin safe, effective for heart attack survivors live longer, study reveals

Amsterdam [Netherlands], August 22 (ANI): Individuals who do not take daily aspirin after having a heart attack are more likely to experience a further myocardial infarction, a stroke, or death, according to data presented at the ESC Congress in 2023. “Our findings suggest that not taking aspirin as prescribed after a heart attack is linked to a higher risk of having another heart attack, a stroke or dying,” said study author Dr. Anna Meta Kristensen of Bispebjerg and Frederiksberg Hospital. Frederiksberg, Denmark. “We recommend that all patients who have had a heart attack stay adherent to their aspirin in accordance with guidelines until randomised controlled trials have proven otherwise, and clinical guidelines have been changed.” Aspirin must be taken

SHO among five cops suspended for conniving with criminal, one for taking money: Official

Bareilly, Aug 22 (PTI) Seven policemen were suspended here in Uttar Pradesh on Tuesday, six of them for allegedly conniving with a criminal, a senior police official said. They were suspended by Bareilly Senior Superintendent of Police Ghule Sushil Chandrabhan, Superintendent of Police (SP), Rural, Rajkumar Aggarwal said. Station House Officer (SHO) of Fatehganj Paschimi Manoj Kumar Singh was suspended after it was found that he was in contact with a man named in two drug cases — Mohammad Shanu alias Sonu Kalia — and stalling his arrest, the official said. Police said Shanu is still at large. Singh was

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