Buoyed by a blistering knock of 133 by the KXIP skipper KL Rahul, Punjab registered a massive victory as they defeated RCB by 97 runs at Dubai today. Put into bat by Virat Kohli led RCB, Kings started fairly decently as KL Rahul batted steadily in the initial part of his innings. While Glen Maxwell […]
As many as 253 cases and four deaths were reported in Chandigarh on Thursday, taking the total count to 10,968 and death toll to 141. There are 2,482 active cases in the city and 293 patients were discharged today. Also, the Chandigarh Administration declared 23 micro-containment zones in the city. UT Adviser Manoj Parida said […]
US motorcycle-maker Harley-Davidson has reportedly decided to end operations in India, including sales and production of motorcycles, as part of its restructuring exercise under ‘The Rewire’ programme. The company said that it expects $75 million in additional restructuring costs for 2020 and has opted to halt sales and manufacturing operations in India. The announcement comes […]
Punjab Government has issued instructions to the authorities that admission should not be denied to students in government schools under any situation. So far, this year the enrolment in government schools has increased by 15.61% and is the highest increase in a single year till date. Disclosing this, a spokesperson of the Punjab School Education […]
Google on Thursday remembered Indian swimmer Arati Saha, a groundbreaking long-distance swimmer and Olympian, on what would have been her 80th birthday. On September 29, 1959, she became the first Asian woman to cross the English Channel, swimming 42 miles from Cape Gris Nez, France to Sandgate, England. Later in her life, she told interviewers […]
Kings XI Punjab (KXIP) will take on Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) in the sixth match of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2020 at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium on Thursday. Both Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) and Kings XI Punjab (KXIP) have had a contrasting start to the new season. While RCB emerged victorious against Sunrisers […]
In view of Punjab Bandh declared on September 25 by famers’ organisations in protest against the agriculture bills, instructions have been issued to all the District Deputy Commissioners and Chiefs of Police on behalf of the state government. Under instructions issued by the Home Department to the District Deputy Commissioners, they have been asked to […]
Union Minister of State for Railways Suresh Angadi, who was being treated for Covid-19, passed away at All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), Delhi, on Wednesday night. He is survived by his mother, wife, and two daughters. The 65-year-old BJP leader, tested positive on September 11. A lawyer by training, he was first elected […]
Under Prime Minister (PM) Narendra Modi, India has accorded high priority for ending tuberculosis by 2025, five years ahead of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG), said Dr Harsh Vardhan, Union Minister for Health and Family Welfare while addressing ministers of member nations of WHO, heads, and representatives of UN Agencies. “Tuberculosis has been in existence […]