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Injury after duty hrs qualifies for disability benefits: HC

A division bench of the Punjab and Haryana high court (HC), comprising Justice Sureshwar Thakur and Justice Sudeepti Sharma, has held that the army cannot refuse disability benefits to a soldier on the pretext that his injury was sustained after duty hours.

Canadian MP-supported plea advances conspiracy theory

Sponsored by Liberal MP Sukh Dhaliwal, e-petition got 4,238 signatures, more than the 500 required to trigger a response from Trudeau govt

DGP Yadav, MHA director meet Dallewal at Khanauri

Veteran farm leader, who has been on hunger strike since Nov 26, refused to take any medical help

MODI MUST ADDRESS ISSUES OF FARMERS, SAYS VINESH

Haryana farmer leader Gurnam Singh Charuni and Congress MLA from Julana Vinesh Phogat met farmer leader Jagjit Singh Dallewal, who has been staging an indefinite hunger strike at the Khanouri border on Sunday, and enquired about his health.

Pandher writes to SKM to join agitation

CHANDIGARH: Farmer leader Sarwan Singh Pandher on Sunday said he has written to the Samyukta Kisan Morcha (SKM) to join hands with the farmers protesting at Punjab-Haryana border points.

Canadian cops warn pro-Khalistan movement critic of threat to his life

TORONTO: A prominent critic of the pro-Khalistan movement in Canada has received formal warnings from law enforcement that he is under threat.

JALANDHAR: TWO SUFFER BULLET INJURIES IN SCUFFLE

Two persons suffered bullet injuries during a scuffle between two groups in Jalandhar's Avtar Nagar on Sunday afternoon.

10 pistols, ammo seized; 2 Batala men arrested

AMRITSAR: Busting an interstate gunrunning module reportedly backed by a US-based handler, the State Special Operation Cell (SSOC), Amritsar, has arrested two persons and seized 10 .32-bore country-made pistols, along with 20 magazines and ammunition, said director general of police (DGP) Gaurav Yadav here on Sunday.

Tabla maestro Zakir Hussain in ICU, critical

Tabla maestro Zakir Hussain has been admitted to the ICU (intensive care unit) of a San Francisco hospital with heart-related problems, his friend and renowned flautist Rakesh Chaurasia said on Sunday.

Techie's wife and in-laws held for abetting suicide

Bengaluru police arrested three people, including the wife of 34-year-old software engineer Atul Subhash, for abetment of suicide after the man was found dead earlier this week after leaving behind a detailed suicide note and video message in which he accused his estranged spouse and in-laws of harassment and extortion.

Immunity for public servants not to shield the corrupt: SC

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court has outlined the scope of immunity granted to public servants, making it explicit that the requirement of prior sanction to prosecute them is \"not a shield for corrupt practices\" and that the immunity cannot be misused by public servants to camouflage illegal acts as duties performed under the colour of their office.

Harikrishna: The specialist on China in Gukesh's team

THE 38-YEAR-OLD INDIAN GM SPEAKS ABOUT HIS UNDERSTANDING OF CHINESE PLAYERS, DING AS A FRIEND AND HOW THE TEAM TUCKED AWAY IN SPAIN DEALT WITH WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP

SMAT FINAL: VERSATILE MP FACE STAR-STUDDED MUMBAI

With coach Chandrakant Pandit at the helm of Madhya Pradesh, a cricket rivalry is brewing between MP and Mumbai.

Jota rescues 10-man Liverpool in Fulham draw, Arsenal held

Diogo Jota rescued Liverpool as the Premier League leaders recovered from Andy Robertson's early red card to snatch a 2-2 draw with Fulham, while Arsenal's title challenge was dented by a goalless draw against Everton on Saturday.

Jadeja crosses the revolving door for Indian spinners

Ravindra Jadeja's inclusion means a different spinner has played in each Test in the series so far

No early breakthrough, rain spoils play on Day 1

BRISBANE: A day that started with so much promise at the Gabba ended as a damp squib and the bigger concern is that the forecast for the rest of the Test isn't great either.

OpenAI whistleblower dies by suicide

BALAJI HAD ACCUSED OPENAI OF VIOLATING US COPYRIGHT LAW

'BLOCK OPENAI'S FOR-PROFIT SHIFT,' META URGES CALIFORNIA A.G.

LOS ANGELES: OpenAI asked a federal judge in California, on Friday, to reject a request by billionaire Elon Musk to halt the ChatGPT maker's conversion to a for-profit company.

Hardline critic of West elected Georgia's prez

TBILISI: Georgian lawmakers elected Mikheil Kavelashvili, a hardline critic of the West, as the country's new president, on Saturday, setting him up to replace a pro-Western incumbent amid major protests against the government over a halt to the country's European Union accession talks last month.

B'desh panel accuses Hasina of 'enforced disappearances'

An inquiry commission in Bangladesh said on Saturday that former premier Sheikh Hasina and some officials of security forces and her government were involved in enforced disappearances.

Protesters rejoice as MPs heed call

SEOUL: Protesters on the streets of Seoul erupted with emotion, on Saturday, after lawmakers passed a motion to impeach South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol, whose short-lived declaration of martial law earlier this month stunned the nation.

Music, when soft voices die, vibrates in memory

It happens far more to very successful people. When their careers are on the ascendant, people know everything about them—fame, money, lifestyle, talent, and personal life. But when their rising star begins to sink, they have to suffer the humiliation of painful anonymity.

Why I refuse to address guests on my show as sir

SIR, AS UNDERSTOOD IN BRITISH ENGLISH, IS DEFERENTIAL. IT WOULD PLACE THE INTERVIEWEE ON A PEDESTAL, ABOVE THE INTERVIEWER. YET THE ASSUMPTION OF A POLITICAL INTERVIEW IS THAT THE INTERVIEWER AND INTERVIEWEE ARE EQUAL

Behind India's success in curbing tuberculosis

Prime Minister Narendra Modi's clarion call to eliminate tuberculosis (TB) from India laid the foundation for a new model of TB care and management.

Standing with the law, securing social peace

The Supreme Court's intervention in the Places of Worship Act case is a timely reminder to the lower judiciary about the sanctity of the law

The curious case of Kylian Mbappe

The World Cup winner has had shockingly bad stats since he joined Real Madrid in July. What will it take to turn this around?

STOP BLAMING NEHRU, SAVARKAR: AADITYA ATTACKS CONGRESS, BJP

NEW DELHI: Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Aaditya Thackeray on Saturday said the BJP and the Congress must stop blaming Jawaharlal Nehru or VD Savarkar for the sake of politics and instead talk about the future.

DAY AFTER WOMAN'S HEAD WAS FOUND IN TRASH, COPS ARREST BROTHER-IN-LAW

KOLKATA: The woman, whose severed head was recovered from a garbage bin in Tollygunge area of south Kolkata, was allegedly killed by her brother-in-law as she had snubbed his advances, police said on Saturday.

ITANAGAR: 3 KIDS DIE AS OVERHEAD TANK COLLAPSES

Three students of a private school were killed and three others injured when an overhead water tank collapsed and fell on them in Naharlagun district of Arunachal Pradesh on Saturday, police said.

ONOP to introduce major changes in electoral process

What the Bill proposes