SC uphold OBC quota in medical courses
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Thursday, delving into the binary created between merit and reservation, where the usual perception is that latter...
After 7 years, many SITs, CBI investigation and probe panels still no justice is...
CHANDIGARH: Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) senior leader and Leader of Opposition Harpal Singh Cheema accused, Badal-led SAD-BJP government, Captain Amarinder Singh and Congress,...
Modi calls up Badal to enquire about his health
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday morning called up former Punjab Chief Minister and Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) patriarch Parkash Singh...
Over 91 percent licensed arms deposited ahead of Punjab assembly elections
CHANDIGARH: Complying to directions of Election Commission of India (ECI), as many as 3,54,075 licensed weapons have been deposited in the state ahead...
ED recovers Rs 10 cr cash, documents
NEW DELHI: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Wednesday recovered more cash during ongoing raids in connection with illegal sand mining case of Punjab....
ED recovers Rs 6cr in cash from CMs relatives during raids in Punjab
NEW DELHI: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Tuesday recovered Rs 6 crore in cash during the raids that were carried out in Punjab...
ECI transfers ten Punjab Police officers including seven IGP level officers
CHANDIGARH: Ahead of Punjab Assembly Elections, Election Commission of India (ECI) on Tuesday transferred seven Inspector Generals of Police (IGsP) and three other...
Get data on starvation deaths, frame model scheme for community kitchens: SC to Centre
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Tuesday questioned the Centre for not reporting any starvation death. The court said if it can be...
Amritsar DCC President Sachar who joined BJP back in Congress
AMRITSAR: District Congress Committee President Bhagwantpal Singh Sachar who had joined Bhartiya Janta Party (BJP) to get the scent of BJP flowers returned...
Modi to speak on India-centric issues
NEW DELHI: It seems that the World Economic Forum (WEF) Davos virtual summit has already set an agenda for Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi...
Hours-long standoff in Texas synagogue ends, all hostages ‘out alive & safe’
HOUSTON: Texas Governor Greg Abbott announced on Sunday that "all hostages are out alive and safe" after an hours-long standoff at a synagogue...
Alwar rape case to be handed over to CBI
JAIPUR: The Rajasthan government on Sunday has decided to hand over the Alwar deaf and dumb minor girl rape case to the Central...
‘He quit, or was asked to…?’ Millions of fans stunned
NEW DELHI: Within months after he opted to step down as India's T20I skipper and was sacked from leadership role in ODIs, Virat...
Army veterans move SC seeking SIT probe
NEW DELHI: Three Army veterans have moved the Supreme Court seeking a direction to constitute a special investigating team (SIT) to probe the...
BJP and its ‘A, B and C’ teams dangerous for people and democracy: Bhagwant...
CHANDIGARH: Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) Punjab President and Member of Parliament Bhagwant Mann has appealed to the people of Punjab to beware of...
Successive ruling parties have put every child born in Punjab under debt: Bhagwant Mann
CHANDIGARH: “After the formation of Aam Aadmi Party government in Punjab, the government treasury will be filled and along with fulfilling the guarantees...
SC agrees to hear whether recording wife’s phone conversation infringement of privacy
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court has agreed to hear a petition in connection with the issue whether recording a wife's telephonic conversation, in...
IED found at Delhi’s Ghazipur market, controlled explosion carried out
NEW DELHI: Just less than a fortnight ahead of the Republic Day, an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) was found concealed in an unattended...
Death toll in Bengal train mishap rises to six
KOLKATA: At least six people are feared dead while around 67 persons have been injured after 12 coaches of Guwahati-Bikaner Express derailed in...
BSF Commandant, 3 others held for duping people of Rs 125 cr
GURUGRAM: A Special Investigation Team (SIT) of the Gurugram police have arrested a Border Security Force (BSF) Commandant, his wife, sister and one...
UN refugee agency provides Libyan hospital, medical center with supplies
TRIPOLI: The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) has said it provided medical supplies to a hospital and a medical centre in...
SC seeks Centre, Uttarakhand govt response on plea seeking action on hate speeches
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Wednesday issued notice to the Uttarakhand government on a petition by journalist Qurban Ali and former Patna...
SC seeks U’khand govt response on plea against hate speeches made at Dharam Sansad
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Wednesday issued notice to the Uttarakhand government on a petition by journalist Qurban Ali and former Patna...
Gold worth Rs 72 lakh seized from three women at Hyderabad Airport
HYDERABAD: Custo ms officials at Hyderabad's Rajiv Gandhi International Airport on Tuesday seized 1.48 kg gold, valued at Rs 72.80 lakh, from three...
Badals saved the skin of Channi’s brother in City Centre Scam, now Channi returned...
CHANDIGARH: Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) Punjab President and MP Bhagwant Mann said that AAP has been saying from the very first day that...
Raghuvendra Tanwar appointed chairman of ICHR
NEW DELHI: Professor emeritus, Kurukshetra University Raghuvendra Tanwar has been appointed as chairman of the Indian Council of Historical Research (ICHR)
The gazette notification...
SA to host Women’s Junior World Cup in April
LAUSANNE (Switzerland): The Executive Board (EB) of the International Hockey Federation (FIH) have decided that the FIH Hockey Women’s Junior World Cup, which...
Akali leader Majithia gets interim bail in drug case
CHANDIGARH: In a major reprieve to Akali leader and former Punjab Cabinet minister Bikram Singh Majithia, the Punjab and Haryana High Court on...
‘Sulli Deals’ app creator arrested; sent to 4-day police custody
NEW DELHI: Six months after the registration of a case against the creator of the Sulli Deals mobile application, where photos of Muslim...
Sukhpal Khaira’s son blamed ED for conspriring to malign, initimidate and harrass his father
CHANDIGARH: Mehtab Khaira son of former MLA Sukhpal Singh Khaira today alleged that Enforcement Directorate has hatched conspiracy to malign, initimidate and harrass...
PM Modi to chair Covid-19 review meeting today
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will chair a review meeting on the current situation of Covid pandemic in the country on Sunday.
A...
Two Uber drivers choked to death within hours, 2 held
NEW DELHI: Delhi Police have arrested two persons for killing two Uber drivers within a span of few hours, an official said here...
Congress and Badals conspired to ruin government universities, colleges and schools: Harpal Singh Cheema
CHANDIGARH: Senior Leader of Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) Punjab and Leader of Opposition Harpal Singh Cheema while commenting sternly on the pitiable condition...
India may see 10 lakh Covid cases a day by Jan-end: IISc-ISI model
NEW DELHI: As the Omicron-triggered third Covid wave enters a key phase, a new projection by researchers at the Indian Institute of Science...
Punjab becomes first state to impart IELTS training through govt ITIs
CHANDIGARH: To impart quality and world-class education to youngsters of the state, the Punjab Government has initiated a new idea to impart IELTS...
SC allows counselling with 27% OBC and 10% EWS quota
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Friday cleared the decks for postgraduate medical counselling and admissions, including the Other Backward Classes (OBC) and...
Night curfew in Chandigarh; schools, colleges closed
CHANDIGARH: With the spike in Coronavirus cases, the Chandigarh administration on Thursday decided to impose night curfew in the Union Territory from 10...
Flop show of BJP reflects that Punjabis have rejected BJP and its divisive agenda:...
DASUYA (Hoshiarpur): Punjab Chief Minister Mr Charanjit Singh Channi on Thursday said that failure of Wednesday’s rally was a reflection of the fact...
Volvo Cars ropes in Jim Rowan as new CEO
SAN FRANCISCO: Volvo Cars has announced that Jim Rowan will join the company as the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and President on March...
Punjab CM denies security lapse during Modi’s visit
CHANDIGARH: Regretting that Prime Minister Narendra Modi had to cancel his scheduled visit to Ferozepur midway, Punjab Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi said...
Arrest guilty in teenaged girl’s murder in 24 hours: Goa TMC to police
PANAJI: Trinamool Congress (TMC) members on Wednesday submitted a memorandum to the state police demanding the arrest of the persons involved in the alleged...
CM Channi hands over appointment letters to 27 family members of farmers who lost...
CHANDIGARH: Reiterating his government’s firm commitment to stand by them in the hour of need, Punjab Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi accompanied by...
SC agrees to take up Centre’s plea on EWS quota
NEW DELHI: The Centre on Tuesday again urged the Supreme Court to urgently hear the matter connected with the validity of EWS quota...
AIIMS cancels doctors’ winter vacation amid Covid surge
NEW DELHI: The All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) on Tuesday announced the cancellation of doctors' winter vacation amid rising Covid cases.
In...
SC stays bail of accused in cop’s killing amid cow slaughter protest
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Monday stayed the bail granted to an accused in the 2018 alleged mob lynching incident at Uttar...
SC asks Centre to decide on extradition of IS woman member, daughter from Afghanistan
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Monday asked the Centre to consider the request of a man from Kerala seeking extradition of his...
Punjabi women will defeat conspiracies to weaken SAD – Harsimrat K Badal
KHEMKARAN: Former union minister Harsimrat Kaur Badal today said women of Punjab would defeat the conspiracies to weaken the Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD)...
Long Covid still a risk with Omicron despite mild illness: Fauci
WASHINGTON: Even after causing mild illness, people infected with Omicron are likely to suffer from long Covid, top infectious disease expert Dr. Anthony...
Student politics holds power in a progessive society
MUMBAI: Actress and YouTuber Saloni Gaur will be soon seen in the upcoming web series 'Campus Diaries'.
Saloni says from protest to expressing their...
Punjab CM targets Governor for not clearing file regarding regularisation of contractual employees under...
CHANDIGARH: Blaming the Punjab Governor for deliberate and inordinate delay in clearing the file regarding regularization of the services of contractual employees, Punjab...
Ex-Congress leader Lalli Majithia joins AAP, will contest from Majitha
AMRITSAR: Aam Aadmi Party has got a big boost in Punjab. Senior leader Lalli Majithia, former MP Professor Sadhu Singh's daughter Dr. Baljit...
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