Chitkara University, Punjab, has secured the 2nd rank in the prestigious Atal Ranking of Institutions on Innovation Achievements 2021 (ARIIA 2021) released by the Ministry of Education, Government of India in the University & Deemed University (Self Finance / Private) category across India. ARIIA is a joint initiative of the Ministry of Education (MoE), Government […]
Panjab University (PU) has bagged the first national rank in Innovation, Start-up and Entrepreneurship Development among the government and aided (state-run and deemed) universities in the Atal Ranking of Institutions on Innovation Achievements (ARIIA). The announcement was made in Delhi today.ARIIA is the official ranking of the Government of India to rank all the major […]
India had another terrific day in the first Test against South Africa as the tourists’ now needed six wickets to breach Fortress Centurion on day five. After setting a target of 305 for the hosts’, India took out four wickets, including two from a brilliant Jasprit Bumrah in the last 20 minutes of day four […]
Mumbai, Delhi and Gujarat on Wednesday recorded a big spike in fresh COVID-19 cases–their highest since the May-June period–while Punjab reported the first case of the Omicron variant to take the country-wide tally of the new strain past 900. According to data from the Centre and the states, the total number of COVID-19 cases in […]
Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s planned visit to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) in the first half of next month has been postponed, people familiar with the development said on Wednesday. The prime minister was scheduled to visit the strategically important Gulf nation around January 6, they said.The people cited above said the visit has been […]
On the first day of the New Year, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will release the 10th installment of financial benefit under Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi (PM-KISAN), transferring an amount of over Rs 20,000 crore to more than 10 crore beneficiary farmer families. The Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) said the money transfer is in line […]
A Haryana BJP legislator’s SUV was set afire by an unidentified person when the vehicle was parked in the high-security Haryana MLA Hostel complex here, police said on Wednesday. The incident, occurred on the intervening night of Tuesday and Wednesday, was captured by CCTV cameras.The arsonist, whose face was not visible in the video, is […]
Biting cold swept most places in Punjab and parts of Haryana on Wednesday, with minimum temperatures hovering below normal limits.Moga in Punjab was the coldest place, recording a low of one degree Celsius. Amritsar, Bathinda, Faridkot and Ferozepur recorded identical minimum temperatures of 2.4 degrees Celsius each, according to the meteorological department here.Among other places […]
With COVID-19 cases rising again, Union minister and the BJP’s poll incharge for Punjab, Gajendra Shekhawat Wednesday said that if situation demands the party is ready to hold virtual rallies as it has done in previous elections. With the emergence of the new Omicron variant of coronavirus, several states including the poll-bound Uttar Pradesh have […]