Punjab Vidhan Sabha Speaker Kultar Singh Sandhwan security personnel on Thursday manhandled a truck driver after his cavalcade was not readily allowed to pass through by a truck on the Amritsar-Jalandhar GT road.He was heading towards the holy city to attend the inauguration of the KYB Blood Bank at Joshan Multi-Specialty Hospital located on the […]
Stand-up comedian Raju Srivastava’s health is deteriorating even two days after he suffered heart-attack, sources in AIIMS, Delhi said on Friday.A source in the hospital told IANS that Raju Srivastava is in serious condition in Intensive care unit. The source said that the comedian’s condition is not stable and he is being kept under strict […]
As the country continues to record an average of over 15,000 coronavirus cases daily, the Centre has asked States to ensure there are no large gatherings for Independence Day celebrations and that everyone follows Covid protocols.The Union Home Ministry has also conveyed to all States and Union Territories to carry out a ‘Swachh Bharat’ campaign […]
China has put a hold on a proposal by the US and India at the United Nations to blacklist Abdul Rauf Azhar, the brother of Jaish-e Mohammed (JEM) chief Masood Azhar and a senior leader of the Pakistan-based terror organisation.Abdul Rauf Azhar, born in 1974 in Pakistan, was sanctioned by the US in December 2010. […]
Jagdeep Dhankhar on Thursday took oath as the 14th Vice President.The former West Bengal governor had recently defeated opposition candidate Margaret Alva in the poll. Those present included former Vice Presidents M Venkaiah Naidu and Hamid Ansari, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Union Home Minister Amit Shah, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and Lok Sabha Speaker Om […]
Three soldiers were killed in action as two terrorists tried to sneak into an army camp early this morning in Jammu and Kashmir’s Rajouri. Both the terrorists were killed in the encounter.The terrorist attack occurred at an army camp at Darhal in Rajouri.”Someone (terrorists) tried to cross the fence of Army camp at Pargal. Sentry […]
Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot on Wednesday spoke to his Punjab counterpart Bhagwant Mann over the issue of sewage water from the AAP-ruled state being dumped into the Indira Gandhi Canal Project. Gehlot said the two leaders also discussed relining work of the Sirhind Feeder canal. “Talked to the Chief Minister of Punjab, Shri Bhagwant […]
The Supreme Court on Wednesday granted bail to poet and activist P Varavara Rao on medical grounds in the Bhima-Koregaon case. While granting bail to the 82-year-old, a bench headed by Justice UU Lalit said he would not misuse the liberty in any manner. Rao, who had challenged the Bombay High Court’s April 13 order […]
The government has made it mandatory for airlines to share international passengers’ details with the customs department citing ‘risk analysis’. The Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC) said that every airline is now required to provide Passenger Name Record (PNR) details to the National Customs Targeting Centre-Passenger (NCTC-P) no later than 24 hours […]
The Punjab and Haryana High Court on Wednesday granted regular bail to senior Akali leader and former minister Bikram Singh Majithia in a drugs-related case. The judgment was reserved less than a fortnight back by the Bench of Justice MS Ramachandra Rao and Justice Sureshwar Thakur. Majithia had moved the High Court seeking regular bail […]