Mumbai-born left-arm spinner Ajaz Patel on Saturday entered the record books as he became only the third bowler in the 144-year-old history of Test cricket to take all 10 wickets in an innings on the second day of the second Test against India here. Patel, who had migrated to New Zealand with his parents back […]
Veteran journalist Vinod Dua, 67, passed away on Saturday, he was in an intensive care unit of a Delhi hospital. Earlier this year, he had contracted Covid-19 and was hospitalised when his condition deteriorated. A pioneer in TV journalism in India, Vinod Dua worked with Doordarshan and NDTV for the larger part of his journalistic […]
Ahead of General Elections to the Legislative Assembly Punjab 2022, Election Commission of India (ECI) on Saturday reviewed the poll preparedness in the state. The virtual review meeting was chaired by Deputy Election Commissioner (DEC) Nitesh Kumar Vyas, in the presence of Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) Punjab Dr S Karuna Raju. All the Deputy Commissioners-cum-District […]
Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar on Thursday said he will invite farm union leaders for talks to look into their demands pertaining to the state government.When he was informed that farm union leaders have said they haven’t so far got an invite from him for a meeting, Mr Khattar said, “right, we will invite […]
India captain Virat Kohli on Thursday said he expects to get more clarity from the BCCI on the upcoming tour of South Africa in the next couple of days and does not want to be left “confused” following the emergence of the new COVID-19 variant — Omicron. It is understood that head coach Rahul Dravid […]
Brahma Mishra, who played the role of Lalit, Munna Bhaiya’s friend in the web series Mirzapur, has passed away. According to reports, on November 29, the actor complained of chest pain and visited a doctor. He was sent home after the doctor gave him some gas medicine. However, he was later found dead at his […]
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday held a meeting with Gautam Adani, the chairman and founder of Adani Group, at state secretariat ‘Nabanna’. Adani later tweeted “Delighted to meet @MamataOfficial,Hon’ble Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee. “Discussed different investment scenarios and the tremendous potential of West Bengal. I look forward to attending the Bengal Global […]
COVID-19 cases of the Omicron variant have been detected in India, the Health Ministry said on Thursday, making it the 30th country in the world to report the coronavirus strain that has triggered global alarm. Both the cases have been reported in Karnataka with the patients being two men aged 66 and 46, the Health […]
Ahead of Chandigarh Municipal Corporation elections, Chandigarh Congress Committee and BJP Chandigarh issued list of their candidates today. While the Congress released a list of 30 candidates, BJP announced seven more candidates in addition to their 23 contenders, whose names were announced yesterday. The Chandigarh Municipal Corporation elections are slated to be held on December […]
Giving a major fillip to the infrastructure in the region, the Punjab Transport Minister Amarinder Singh Raja Warring laid the foundation stone of the Modern Bus Stand to be built here at an cost of Rs 6.57 crores. The upcoming Hi-tech Bus Stand to be lassed with all modern amenities – a dream project of […]