Novak Djokovic left Australia on Sunday evening after losing his final bid to avoid deportation and play in the Australian Open despite being unvaccinated for COVID-19. court earlier unanimously dismissed the No 1-ranked tennis player’s challenge to cancel his visa.Djokovic, a 34-year-old from Serbia, said he was “extremely disappointed” by the ruling but respected it. […]
The Ministry of Electronics and Information (MeitY) has sought applications from 100 academia, R&D organisations, start-ups and MSMEs under its Chips to Startup (C2S) Programme. The C2S programme aims to train 85,000 number of high-quality and qualified engineers in the area of Very large-scale integration (VLSI) and embedded system design as well as result in […]
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Sunday held a pre-budget stakeholder consultation with BJP leaders as well as professionals, business leaders, academicians and economists associated with the party. Representatives from 25 BJP state units participated in the virtual discussion, the party said in a statement The consultation was also attended by national leaders, party general secretary […]
Cold weather conditions prevailed in many parts of Punjab and Haryana on Sunday with Chandigarh, the common capital of the two states, recording a low of 8.2 degrees Celsius. The maximum temperatures in the two states have also registered a sharp fall and have been hovering in the range of 11 degrees Celsius to 14 […]
A case has been registered against Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) leader Bikram Singh Majithia over alleged violations of the COVID-19 norms. The case was registered under the relevant provisions of law at the Sultanwind police station, according to an official release issued here on Sunday. The release said violating the Covid norms, Majithia was received […]
In the run-up to the state assembly polls, Punjab Pradesh Congress Committee chief Navjot Singh Sidhu on Sunday invited industry tycoon Elon Musk to set up Tesla’s unit in state’s industrial hub Ludhiana.”I invite @elonmusk, Punjab Model will create Ludhiana as a hub for Electric Vehicles & Battery industry with time-bound single-window clearance for investment […]
Differences between Punjab Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi and state Congress chief Navjot Singh Sidhu seem to be growing as Manohar Singh, the younger brother of the former, was denied nomination by the party for the February 14 assembly polls. Manohar Singh on Sunday announced to be in the fray as an Independent candidate from […]
The Election Commission of India has allowed journalists to cast their votes through postal ballot facility, according to an official statement of the office of Punjab chief electoral officer on Sunday. Voting for Punjab’s 117 assembly seats will be held on February 14 and the counting of votes will take place on March 10. The […]
BJP leader and Home Minister Amit Shah is likely to hold a series of meetings in Uttar Pradesh from next week as the party looks to intensify its election campaign to retain power in the state. With the Election Commission having been extended the ban on public meetings and roadshows till January 22 and the […]
Senior Punjab Congress leader and former MP Mohinder Singh Kaypee on Sunday expressed his displeasure over denial of ticket from Adampur assembly seat saying his family is targeted by the party every election.In its first list of 86 candidates, the Congress on Saturday gave ticket to Sukhwinder Singh Kotli from Adampur seat in Jalandhar. Kotli, […]