The Asian Games scheduled to take place in the Chinese city of Hangzhou in September has been postponed until 2023, Randhir Singh, the acting President of the Olympic Council of Asia (OCA), told Reuters on Friday. The 19th edition of the multi-sports Games, second in size only to the Summer Olympics, was scheduled to take […]
Amid high political drama over BJP leader Tajinder Pal Bagga’s arrest, the Delhi and Haryana police have swung into action against the Punjab Police move. While Delhi Police has filed an FIR against the Punjab Police, the Haryana Police on Friday afternoon stopped a team of cops taking Bagga to Mohali. Bagga was arrested from […]
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 […]