Indian astronomers have discovered one of the farthest star galaxies in the universe, which is estimated to be located 9.3 billion light years away from Earth, announced the Department of Space, Indian Government. This is a landmark achievement for the country’s first Multi-Wavelength Space Observatory ‘AstroSat’. Sharing this information, Union Minister of State, Dr Jitendra […]
Ophelie Belin has been appointed as the new directrice of Alliance Francaise (AF), Sector 36, Chandigarh. The former director, Sylvain Choin, went back to France to start a new chapter as a director of a school. He was the youngest director at AF who had spent almost four years in Chandigarh. With his help, the […]
Simranjit Kaur, the first Punjabi woman boxer to qualify for the Olympics, received a cheque of ₹5 lakh by the Punjab Government on Tuesday. The cheque was handed over by Punjab Cabinet Minister for Sports and Youth Affairs, Rana Gurmeet Singh Sodhi, to the boxer’s mother Rajpal Kaur in Ludhiana. In January, Simranjit had shared […]
After his sudden return from the UAE, Suresh Raina finally broke his silence in a tweet on Tuesday about an incident wherein two of his relatives were killed. Raina’s uncle was allegedly killed in an attack by robbers in Pathankot district of Punjab. The left-handed batsman also said that one of his cousins also passed […]
As many as 7,263 students appeared for the Joint Entrance Exam (JEE) that commenced in Chandigarh on Tuesday. Many students arrived for the exam Haryana, Punjab and Himachal Pradesh. Preparations for the JEE mains were conducted by the National Testing Agency (NTA). The exams were computer based and the following centres were allotted: Aaja Dashmesh […]
For the first time, a female Indian Police Service (IPS) officer has been appointed as Inspector General (IG) of Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) in Srinagar sector. Charu Sinha, IPS officer of the 1996-batch Telangana cadre, will now be heading one of the terrorist-affected areas in Jammu and Kashmir. This is not the first time […]
Online streaming platform Netflix is offering limited free access to its original movies and series for those who do not have an account. The free shows and movies available to preview without a subscription include ‘Strangers Things’, ‘Bird Box’, ‘Grace and Frankie’, ‘Murder Mystery’, ‘Two Popes’, and more. One would be able to watch movies […]
As many as 7,263 students from Chandigarh and Mohali will appear for the Joint Entrance Exam (JEE) Mains conducted by the National Testing Agency (NTA) from Tuesday. The test will be conducted in five centres. JEE mains will be a computer-based exam and social distancing will be maintained. All candidates will have to wear a […]
Jannayak Janta Party (JJP) founder and former MP Ajay Singh Chautala was chosen as the party president on Monday. The decision was taken at the national executive meeting of the party held in Panchkula. Haryana deputy chief minister Dushyant Chautala, who is Ajay Chautala’s son, extended his wishes in a tweet: “Founder of party and […]
Pranab Mukherjee, former president of India and veteran Congressman, passed away on Monday after prolonged illness. In a tweet, his son Abhijit announced, “With a Heavy Heart, this is to inform you that my father Shri #PranabMukherjee has just passed away inspite of the best efforts of Doctors of RR Hospital & prayers, duas & […]