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CJI Khanna recommends appointment of Justice Bhushan Ramkrishna Gavai as next CJI

New Delhi, Apr 16 (PTI) Chief Justice of India Sanjiv Khanna on Wednesday recommended to the Centre the name of Justice Bhushan Ramkrishna Gavai as the next CJI. Justice Gavai, the second senior-most Supreme Court judge after the incumbent CJI Khanna, is set to become the 52nd CJI on May 14 after the retirement of CJI Khanna on May 13. Justice Gavai, who was elevated as a judge of the Supreme Court on May 24, 2019, would have a tenure of over six months as the CJI. He is due to retire on November 23, 2025. CJI Khanna, who was

Gold soars Rs 1,650 to scale fresh peak of Rs 98,100 per 10 g; silver jumps Rs 1,900

New Delhi, Apr 16 (PTI) Gold prices soared by Rs 1,650 to hit an all-time high of Rs 98,100 per 10 grams in the national capital on Wednesday amid a global rush for safe-haven buying triggered by an escalated trade war between the US and China. According to the All India Sarafa Association, the precious metal of 99.9 per cent purity had finished at Rs 96,450 per 10 grams on Tuesday. Gold of 99.5 per cent purity also appreciated by Rs 1,650 to hit a fresh peak of Rs 97,650 per 10 grams against the previous close of Rs 96,000

Only Congress can defeat RSS and the BJP, says Rahul Gandhi in Gujarat

Modasa (Gujarat) [India], April 16 (ANI): Congress MP and Lok Sabha Leader of Opposition (LoP) Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday asserted that the path to defeat Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) goes through Gujarat . While addressing the gathering here, Gandhi said that the ongoing tussle was not merely political but also “ideological”. The entire country, he added, knows that only Congress can defeat the BJP. “The ongoing fight is not just a political fight but also a fight of ideologies between BJP-RSS and Congress. The whole country knows that if anyone can defeat the BJP, it

Govt bans manufacture, sale of 35 fixed-dose combination drugs

New Delhi, Apr 16 (PTI) Apex drugs regulatory body CDSCO has directed drug controllers of all states and Union territories to stop manufacture, sale and distribution of unapproved 35 fixed-dose combination drugs that include painkillers, nutrition supplements and anti-diabetics. They have also been asked to review their approval process for such fixed dose combination drugs (FDC) and ensure strict compliance of the provisions of the Drugs and Cosmetics Act 1940 and rules. FDC drugs are those which contain a combination of two or more active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs) in a fixed ratio. The regulator issued the directions after it found

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