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Delhi High Court asks Centre, state govt to take action on online sale of drugs without valid licence

New Delhi, Aug 30 (PTI) The Delhi High Court has directed the Centre and the city government to take action against those engaging in online sale of drugs without a valid licence. A bench of Chief Justice Satish Chandra Sharma and Justice Sanjeev Narula also granted six weeks to the Centre to take appropriate steps and inform the court about its final stand on “illegal” sale of drugs online. The bench listed the matter for further hearing on November 16 after the Centre’s counsel informed the court that consultations are still going on about a draft notification on online sale

Pakistan ex-PM Imran Khan will be imprisoned for 2 more weeks despite getting bail

ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistan’s former Prime Minister Imran Khan will remain in a high-security prison for at least another two weeks despite being granted bail the previous day, as an anti-terrorism court extended his detention Wednesday in a case involving the revealing of an official secret document, a defense lawyer said. The anti-terrorism court announced the decision after a brief closed-door hearing that was held at a high-security Attock prison in the eastern Punjab province, lawyer Intazar Hussain Panjutha said. The next court hearing will be on Sept. 2, he said. Khan’s other lawyer, Salman Safdar, told reporters that he

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi says, “China map issue ‘very serious’, PM should speak on it.”

New Delhi, Aug 30 (PTI) Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday termed as “very serious” the issue of China releasing a “standard map” that laid claim over Arunachal Pradesh and Aksai Chin, saying the neighbouring country had already taken India’s land in Ladakh and Prime Minister Narendra Modi should speak on the issue. On Monday, Beijing released the 2023 edition of the so-called “standard map of China” that laid claim over Arunachal Pradesh and Aksai Chin as regions within its borders. Asked about the map issue as he was leaving for Karnataka, Gandhi told reporters, “I have just returned from

PCS officer of Punjab posted as Nangal SDM suspended for dereliction of duty

Rupnagar, Aug 29 (PTI): PCS officer OF Punjab on Tuesday suspended from sub-divisional magistrate (SDM) of Nangal for alleged dereliction of duty during the recent floods. Punjab Civil Service (PCS) officer Udaydeep Singh Sidhu has been suspended, according to an order issued by Punjab Chief Secretary Anurag Verma. Several areas, including Nangal in Rupnagar district, were inundated this month after excess water was released from the Bhakra dam, leading to the rise in the water level in the Sutlej river. According to the order, the SDM has been suspended on the recommendations of the Rupnagar deputy commissioner. The action was

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