Lauding the resilience of India’s civilisational heritage here, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday said tyrants like Aurangzeb tried to destroy Kashi but were consigned to the “black pages” of history while the ancient city is now writing a new chapter of its glory. In a speech after inaugurating the Kashi Vishwanath Dham, which has […]
The Punjab Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi on Monday laid the Foundation stones of a slew of significant projects worth Rs. 100 crore aimed at overall development of Kharar and Morinda. The Chief Minister also announced an additional Rs. 10 crore for the all round prosperity of Morinda. Laying the foundation stone of an ITI, […]
The Congress on Monday constituted an election committee under the chairmanship of Punjab party chief Navjot Singh Sidhu for next year’s Assembly polls.The party also approved a proposal for the appointment of the president and working presidents to 28 district Congress committees in Punjab.The state has 23 districts, of which Ludhiana, Amritsar, Patiala, Jalandhar and […]
The India U-19 Women’s Team got off to a flying start in the SAFF U-19 Women’s Championship in Dhaka Bangladesh, defeating Sri Lanka by a massive 5-0 margin to lodge their first points of the tournament. Nitu Linda scored two goals for the Alex Ambrose-coached outfit, while Santosh, Karen Estrocio, and Priyanka Devi netted one […]
Former Chief Minister Capt Amarinder Singh today said that he felt sad and bad about the Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi over the way he was being treated by the Congress party. “I feel sad for him that despite having a tremendous potential, he is being made to be subservient to the whims of the […]
India Test vice-captain Rohit Sharma sustained a left hamstring injury during his training session here in Mumbai yesterday. He has been ruled out of the upcoming 3-match Test series against South Africa. Priyank Panchal will replace Rohit Sharma in the Test squad. India’s Test squad: Virat Kohli (Captain), KL Rahul, Mayank Agarwal, Cheteshwar Pujara, Ajinkya […]
Punjab born Harnaaz Sandhu on Monday won the Miss Universe 2021 pageant, beating contestants from 79 countries to bring the title back to India after 21 years, her panacea for the stresses young woman face in response to the final question placing the final diamante in her crown.Only two Indians before Sandhu, just 21 and […]
Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Twitter handle was briefly hacked on Sunday, and a tweet claiming that India has “officially adopted bitcoin as legal tender” was put out from it. The Prime Minister’s Office later said the account was immediately secured after the matter was escalated to Twitter.“The Twitter handle of PM @narendramodi was very briefly […]
The last rites of Lt Colonel Harjinder Singh, Naik Jitendra Kumar, Naik Gursewak Singh and Lance Naik B Sai Teja, who were among the 13 people killed in a helicopter crash in Coonoor in Tamil Nadu last week, were performed on Sunday amid patriotic chants and an outpouring of grief. Thousands of people lined the […]
Uttar Pradesh (UP) Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Sunday attacked rival political parties over the Kashi Vishwanath Corridor saying the project could never have been completed under their government.The corridor is going to be inaugurated on Monday by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.Earlier in the day, former UP CM and SP president Akhilesh Yadav had claimed […]