PNB Housing Finance on Thursday reported a 19 per cent decline in net profit at Rs 188 crore for the quarter ended December 2021, mainly on fall in core income as disbursements slipped. The non-banking finance company, promoted by state-owned Punjab National Bank (PNB), had reported a net profit of Rs 232 crore in the […]
The Congress sought the Election Commission’s (EC) intervention on Thursday on the ED raids on a relative of Punjab Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi and alleged that the action was politically motivated to malign and defame the chief minister and the party-led state government. A delegation of Congress leaders met EC officials virtually and submitted […]
Reviewing the Covid preparedness of the city, the Administrator directed all the officials to pull up the gear against the fight with COVID 19. Keeping the tab on all the arrangements made by the city hospitals, the Administrator showed his satisfaction over the efforts made by the Administration, but has stressed on adopting different strategy […]
The Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) on Thursday released a list of 14 candidates for the February 20 Punjab assembly polls.The Mayawati-led party has tied up with the Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) for the Punjab assembly elections. According to the seat-sharing arrangement between the two parties, the BSP will field candidates in 20 of the 117 […]
A panel of India’s central drug authority recommended granting regular market approval to Covid vaccines Covishield and Covaxin for use in the adult population subject to certain conditions, official sources said. Pharma companies Serum Institute of India (SII) and Bharat Biotech had submitted applications to the Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI) seeking regular market […]
India skipper KL Rahul blamed lack of wickets in the middle overs and below-par show by the middle order batters for the team’s 31-run defeat against South Africa in the ODI series-opener here on Wednesday. Resolute batting from home skipper Temba Bavuma (110) and Rassie van der Dussen (129 not out) took South Africa to […]
Ahmedabad and Kolkata are likely to host three matches each in the upcoming white-ball series against the West Indies from February 6. As per the original schedule, West Indies are slated to play three ODIs in Ahmedabad, Jaipur and Kolkata and three T20Is Cuttack, Visakhapatnam, Thiruvananthapuram, beginning February 6.But due to the rising COVID-19 cases, […]
Two Uttar Pradesh ministers and 10 others filed their nomination papers for the Assembly elections on Wednesday. “While three candidates, including UP Cabinet minister Laxmi Narayan Chaudhary, filed their nomination papers again, the rest nine, including UP minister Shrikant Sharma, filed their papers for the first time,” DM Navneet Singh Chahal said. Laxmi Narayan Chaudhary […]
Former Punjab chief minister Parkash Singh Badal on Wednesday tested positive for COVID-19.The 94-year-old Shiromani Akali Dal patriarch was admitted to Ludhiana’s Dayanand Medical College and Hospital (DMCH ) in the afternoon.DMCH Medical Superintendent Dr Sandeep Sharma said Badal tested positive for coronavirus. “He is stable”, Sharma said.Hospital’s Covid section incharge Rajesh Mahajan said the […]
The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has siezed around Rs 10 crore in cash, including Rs 8 crore from premises linked to a relative of Punjab Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi, during the raids conducted in an anti-money laundering investigation against illegal sand mining operations in the poll-bound border state, officials said on Wednesday. The raids that […]