In a well coordinated operation, Punjab Police on Thursday has successfully averted a possible terrorist attack by giving a hot chase of over 300 Km and getting four suspects arrested with the recovery of three IEDs packed in a metallic case (2.5 kg each) and one pistol along with ammunition. The accused persons were identified […]
In a major success, the Karnal police on Thursday arrested four Punjab-based terror suspects from the Bastara toll plaza here.The terror suspects travelling on a Toyota Innova SUV were on their way to Adilabad in Telangana to deliver a consignment of explosives, said Superintendent of Police Ganga Ram Punia. Gurpreet had met Rajbir Singh, an […]
Influential Indian-American groups have urged the Connecticut State Assembly to rescind its official citation that congratulated a separatist Sikh body on the 36th anniversary of the so-called “declaration of Sikh independence”.In the “official citation” dated April 29, the Connecticut general assembly congratulated pro-Khalistan organisation World Sikh Parliament “in recognition of the 36th anniversary of the […]
The depression likely to form this month over the Andaman Sea will support monsoon advancement and help the June to September rain-bearing system known as the lifeblood of India’s economy arrive around the normal time in Kerala around June 1, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said on Thursday. Ananda Kumar Das, who is in charge […]
India on Thursday recorded fresh Covid-19 cases over the 3,000 mark for the second consecutive day. A total of 3,275 fresh Covid-19 infections have been recorded in the past 24 hours, taking the coronavirus tally to 4,30,91,393. The country has also recorded 55 deaths due to the Covid-19 virus in the past 24 hours, bringing […]
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday thanked France President Emmanuel Macron and the French government for the “warm hospitality”. Mentioning that his visit to France was “brief but a very fruitful one”, PM Modi said that the two leaders spoke on various subjects, including “bilateral as well as global issues”. PM Modi further added that […]
In a bid to give fillip to bilateral trade, Australian High Commissioner Barry O’Farrell evinced keen interest to forge collaboration especially in the field of Agriculture and Skill Development with Punjab on the pattern of Gujarat and Maharashtra. Responding to O’Farrell’s proposal, Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann assured him of all cooperation and support in […]
In a major initiative aimed at giving fillip to industrial development of the state on one hand and opening new vistas of employment for youth on the other, the Tata Technologies has offered to set up its ambitious Electric Vehicle Production centre in Punjab. A delegation of the Tata technologies called on the Punjab Chief […]
A special court on Wednesday granted bail to independent MP-MLA couple Navneet and Ravi Rana in the Matoshree- Hanuman Chalisa case. While granting bail the court imposed some conditions and warned the couple to not commit a similar offence while on bail and the breach of the bail order will lead to the cancellation of […]
India is trying to convince Russia to offer deeper discounts on crude oil – Delhi is looking to pay less than $70 per barrel – to offset risks in dealing with the OPEC+ producer in light of increasingly harsh financial sanctions against Moscow over its invasion of Ukraine. Sources told Bloomberg discounts are being sought […]