Amid a high-stakes battle, Punjab Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi has stoked a controversy with a comment that he made while campaigning with Priyanka Gandhi Vadra by his side – “Don’t let bhaiyas from UP, Bihar, Delhi enter Punjab”. The comment has triggered sharp criticism from rivals – the AAP and the BJP – just […]
The Karnataka high court on Wednesday deferred the hearing on Hijab petitions for Thursday. During the hearing advocate Ravivarma Kumar while appearing on the behalf of petititoners, said that the “government is picking on hijab alone,” news agency ANI reported. Tensions have been high in Karnataka state since the last week of December when some […]
“Give me five years to serve you. I assure you farming, trade, industry will be made profitable,” said PM Modi at poll rally in Pathankot on Wednesday. Addressing an election rally in Punjab’s Pathankot, Modi said the Congress got three opportunities for getting Kartarpur back from Pakistan, but it could not make use of the […]
The Sonepat Police has logged a first information report (FIR) on Wednesday against a truck driver involved in the road accident that led to the death of Punjabi actor Deep Sidhu. Police said the FIR was registered on the basis of a complaint from Sidhu’s brother Surjeet. The actor’s family member said the truck driver […]
In a breakthrough development, the main tunnel of the Katra-Banihal section, T-49, was successfully connected on Tuesday between Sumber and Arpinchala stations, the Northern Railways said. Once completed, the Udhampur-Srinagar-Baramulla Rail Link (USBRL) mega project will be the longest tunnel of the Indian Railways. “A major milestone has been achieved by executing break-through of Tunnel […]
On the occasion of Ravidas Jayanti, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday offered prayers at the Shri Guru Ravidas Vishram Dham Mandir in Delhi’s Karol Bagh and participated in the ‘Shabad Kirtan’ along with devotees at the temple. Taking to Twitter, PM Modi shared a media report about ongoing work at the expansion and beautification […]
The Delhi high court on Wednesday dismissed a plea by real estate barons Sushil and Gopal Ansal seeking suspension of their seven-year jail term awarded for tampering with evidence related to the fire that took place at Uphaar Cinemas in the national capital. A bench of Justice Subramonium Prasad passed the ruling on Wednesday. The […]