A man was arrested here for an alleged sacrilege bid at the historic Kali temple in Patiala on Monday, police said. In a video, which surfaced on social media, the man is seen climbing the enclosure of the temple and reached the place where the idol of the goddess is placed, said police.The accused has […]
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday virtually interacted with the winners of the Pradhan Mantri Rashtriya Bal Puraskar and awarded them certificates digitally using block chain technology.He also called these children inspiration for the whole society.”You all must work keeping in mind how your work can help the country,” the prime minister said while interacting […]
Former Punjab chief minister Amarinder Singh Monday said that he had got a message from Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan through a “common acquaintance” to reinstate PPCC chief Navjot Singh Sidhu, who was earlier a minister in Amarinder’s Cabinet. Amarinder had divested Sidhu of his Local Bodies Department after 2019 Lok Sabha elections citing non-performance. […]
After Amarinder Singh claimed on Monday he had got a message from Pakistan to reinstate Navjot Singh Sidhu in his government in Punjab, the Congress said it was shameful on the former chief minister’s part to raise such issues and added it was aimed at diverting attention in the run-up to next month’s assembly polls. […]
The minimum temperatures in northwest and central India are likely to drop by three to five degrees Celsius over the next five days, leading to cold day conditions in Delhi and a cold wave in parts of Punjab, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan, Gujarat and Maharashtra. Cold day to severe cold day conditions are very likely […]
The Punjab and Haryana High Court today dismissed anticipatory bail plea of senior Akali leader Bikram Singh Majithia. The order was passed by Justice Lisa Gill after hearing final arguments on his bail plea. Majithia was earlier granted interim anticipatory bail and directed to join investigation.The setback for Majithia came a day before the process […]
Chandigarh on Sunday reported 808 new Covid-19 infections taking the cumulative number of cases to 85,692.A positivity rate of 14.01 per cent was recorded as 5,768 samples were recorded in the last 24 hours.The number of active cases has risen to 8,064.As many as 1,356 patients were discharged including persons from home isolation who have […]
India’s batting line-up was a letdown once again as they were handed an embarrassing 0-3 whitewash by a South African team in transition after falling four runs short in the third and final ODI here on Sunday.Despite half centuries by Virat Kohli (65 off 83 balls), Shikhar Dhawan (61 off 73 balls) and Deepak Chahar […]
Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar paid homage to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose on his 125th birth anniversary and called upon the youth to take inspiration from his ideals and dedicate themselves to serving the nation. Amid rainy weather here, Khattar unveiled the statue of Bose installed at a park named after Netaji and greeted […]
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday uneiled a hologram statue of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose at India Gate on the 125th birth anniversary of the iconic freedom fighter. A grand statue, which will be made of granite, will replace the hologram statue once it is completed.The prime minister also conferred the ‘Subhas Chandra Bose Aapda […]