Following a controversy on Sunday, the Punjab government has cancelled the Punjab State Teacher Eligibility Test (PSTET).Education Minister Harjot Bains in a series of tweets said, “To maintain complete fairness in our examination process, a PS level probe has been ordered to look in to PSTET exam conducted by a third Party with A++ NAAC […]
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‘Naatu Naatu’, ‘The Elephant Whisperers’ win Oscars: How politicians reacted
After ‘Naatu-Naatu’ – the popular hit song’ from the 2022 Telugu film ‘RRR’ made history by becoming the first-ever song from an Indian production to win at the 95th Academy Awards on Monday – politicians, including Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, defence minister Rajnath Singh, Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal, congratulated the […]
Sportspersons search for answers to make India excel in sports
Some of the leading lights from the sports arena converged at Hotel Lalit here today for the conversations around excelling in sports at Playwrite. The whole day discussions revolved around building an eco system to encourage the young talent from the rural areas especially girls, as well as from amongst the economically challenged children to […]
Shocker from Kashmir: Jilted lover chops off woman’s body, dumps pieces at several places
In yet another gruesome murder case, the police in central Kashmir have arrested a man for allegedly killing a young woman and then chopping her body into multiple pieces before dumping them at multiple places in Budgam district. Initial reports suggest that the 30-year-old woman, who was pursuing bachelor’s in education, had gone missing since […]
First robot-aided surgery at PGI Chandigarh cardiology dept
The Department of Cardiology at the PGIMER recently performed its first robot-assisted drug-coated balloon implantation procedure on a 59-year-old diabetic woman.The procedure was performed by a team led by Professor and Head of the Department of Cardiology, Dr Yash Paul Sharma and comprising Dr Prashant Panda, Dr Dinkar Bhasin, Dr Pulkit Chabbra, Dr Ranjit and […]
100 mins, 12 blasts, 257 dead: Mumbai’s first taste of terror, 30 years on
Till March 1993, Mumbai (Bombay) was one big 24×365 party destination, a city that never slept and where all seemed obsessed with minting money –from the poor pavement-dwellers to the wily politicians to the pompous tycoons, and even big bulls like Harshad Mehta and his cohorts, who had then shot into limelight. The term ‘terror’ […]
After ED questioning, Kavitha meets Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao in Hyderabad
After being questioned by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) over the Delhi liquor policy scam, Bharat Rashtra Samiti (BRS) leader and Telangana MLC, K. Kavitha, returned from Delhi and called on her father and Telangana Chief Minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao (KCR).Arriving in Hyderabad by a special flight at 12.10 a.m. on Saturday midnight, Kavitha along with […]
Indian-origin US citizen booked for smoking in bathroom, misbehaving with passengers on Air India’s London-Mumbai flight
A case has been registered against a US citizen for allegedly smoking in the bathroom and misbehaving with other passengers on Air India London-Mumbai flight, said Mumbai Police on Sunday.The 37-year-old Ramakant has been booked by Mumbai’s Sahar Police Station for his causing inconvenience mid-flight on March 11. According to the Mumbai Police, a case […]
PM Modi to open multiple projects in poll-bound Karnataka today
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will launch multiple projects in poll-bound Karnataka tomorrow, including the Bengaluru-Mysuru expressway, Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) at Dharwad and world’s longest railway platform at the Hubbali station. This will be Modi’s third visit to the state in a month. Karnataka will go to polls in April.As part of the Bengaluru-Mysuru […]
Playwrite, Chandigarh’s Sports Lit Fest, on Sunday
Chandigarh, 11 March: The sixth edition of the premier sports literature festival, Playwrite, begins tomorrow at Hotel Lalit, IT Park, in the city. The highlight of this year’s Playwrite is presence of many courageous sports achievers like Reena Kaushal and Opinder Sekhon, the young school level sports achievers, fashion in sports, the industry support to […]