Virat, the President’s Bodyguard Commandant’s black horse, retired from his years-long service after the 73rd Republic Day parade on Wednesday.Virat was the mount of President’s Bodyguard Commandant Colonel Anup Tiwary and took part 13 times in Republic Day parades. President Ram Nath Kovind, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Defence Minister Rajnath Singh patted and bid […]
A day after he was awarded the Padma Bhushan, former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister and Congress veteran Ghulam Nabi Azad on Wednesday sought to scotch speculation about his future political plans.Reports had claimed that he had changed his Twitter profile, but Azad, who has been critical of his party leadership and is the lone […]
The country’s first woman Rafale fighter jet pilot Shivangi Singh was part of the Indian Air Force tableau at the Republic Day parade on Wednesday. She is only the second woman fighter jet pilot to be part of the IAF tableau. Last year, Flight Lieutenant Bhawna Kanth became the first female fighter jet pilot to […]
The price of Covishield and Covaxin, the Covid vaccines which are expected to soon get regular market approval from India’s drug regulator, is likely to be capped at Rs 275 per dose plus an additional service charge of Rs 150, official sources said. The National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority (NPPA) has been directed to start working […]
In what could be a mother of all political battles, ex-minister and senior Akali leader Bikram Singh Majithia will take on Punjab Pradesh Congress chief Navjot Singh Sidhu from Amritsar (East). Shiromani Akali Dal president Sukhbir Singh Badal made the announcement in Amritsar on Wednesday evening, hours after Majithia, who was booked in a drugs […]
The grandest flypast with 75 aircraft to mark the ‘Azadi ka Amrut Mahotsav’ celebrations was the highlight of the 73rd Republic Day Parade on Wednesday where India displayed its military might and vibrant cultural heritage on Rajpath, with the ceremonial event this year being drastically scaled down in view of the Covid pandemic. Showcased at […]
Calling Doaba the heartland of martyrs, the Punjab Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi on Wednesday said that this region was the epicentre of the Ghadar and Babbar movements which spearheaded the freedom struggle against British imperialism. In his address after unfurling the National tricolour on the occasion of the 73rd Republic Day, here at Guru […]
The Congress on Tuesday announced its second list of 23 candidates for the February 20 assembly elections in Punjab, relying mostly on old party hands to retain power in the state. Among the 23 names, Deepinder Singh Dhillon has been given ticket from Derabassi, while Vijay Sharma Tinku, a liquor contractor, has been given ticket […]
Soon after its leader and former Union minister RPN Singh quit the party and joined the BJP, the Congress on Tuesday said it is fighting an ideological battle in which only those with courage can carry on and not cowards. Congress spokesperson Gourav Vallabh said Singh was ”not fully committed” towards the party’s ideology and […]
Chandigarh on Tuesday reported 540 new Covid-19 cases at a positivity rate of 11.81 per cent.The city had recorded 568 cases yesterday and the positivity rate stood at 14.49 per cent.The cumulative number of cases has reached 86,800.The number of active cases has fallen to 7,033 from 7,768 a day earlier.A total of 1,275 patients […]