Centre allows IAS, IPS officers to retain gifts

New Delhi: The Centre has amended over a 50-year-old rule to allow IAS, IPS and IFoS officers to retain gifts received from foreign dignitaries while being part of Indian delegation. But the government will have to be informed if value exceeds Rs 25,000. PTI

5 arrested for vandalising Owaisi’s Delhi house

New Delhi: The Delhi Police have detained five members of Hindu Sena for allegedly vandalising the official residence of AIMIM chief and Hyderabad MP Asaduddin Owaisi here at Ashoka Road. PTI

CBSE won’t charge exam fee from Covid orphans

New Delhi: The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) has decided to exempt examination fee and registration fee for students who lost both parents due to Covid-19. TNS

ED launches probe into 3,000-kg heroin seizure

New Delhi: The Enforcement Directorate has initiated a probe under the PMLA into the recent seizure of a record 3,000-kg heroin from two containers at the Mundra port in Gujarat. TNS

Gadkari wants sleep detection sensors in trucks

New Delhi: Union Minister Nitin Gadkari has asked officials to work on having on-board sleep detection sensors on European pattern in commercial vehicles, including trucks, to avoid mishaps. TNS