A two-minute silence was held and floral tribute was paid to mark the 25th death anniversary of 12th chief minister of Punjab at Beant Singh Memorial, Sector 42. The annual ‘Sarab Dharam Sammelan’ was not organised due to Covid. On behalf of Captain Amarinder Singh, who is in home quarantine, Cabinet Minister Balbir Singh Sidhu […]
The Central government on Monday extended the ban on international commercial passenger flights to and from India till September 30, barring exceptions mentioned by the government. “In partial modification dated June 26, 2020, the competent authority has further extended the validity of circular issued on the subject cited above regarding Scheduled International commercial passenger services […]
Former President Pranab Mukherjee has suffered a septic shock in the course of his lung infection treatment, read the bulletin of Army Research and Referral Hospital on Monday. “There is a decline in the medical condition of Shri Pranab Mukherjee since yesterday. He is in septic shock due to his lung infection and is being […]
Lawyer-activist Prashant Bhushan, held guilty of contempt for his tweets, has been fined ₹1 by the Supreme Court. If he doesn’t pay the fine by September 15, he can go to jail for three months or be banned from practicing for three years. “Freedom of speech cannot be curtailed,” said the apex court while handing […]
Doctors of a private hospital in Chennai performed Asia’s first lung transplant on a Covid survivor, giving him hope of a better life after the infection severely damaged his lungs. The lungs for the transplant came from a brain dead donor at Chennai’s Gleneagles Global Hospital. The 34-year-old deceased man’s wife also agreed to donate […]
Jalandhar-based celebrity fitness coach and bodybuilder, Satnam Khattra, died after suffering a heart attack on Saturday. The model was just 31 years old. Once addicted to drugs, Khattra had been into physical fitness for the past eight years. His coach, Roshish Khera, shared the news of his death on social media. Khattra was immensely popular […]
Bengaluru-based edu-tech firm Unacademy on Saturday was roped in as official partner for the Indian Premier League for three seasons, announced Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI). The 13th India Premier League (IPL) is scheduled to be held in UAE from September 19 to November 10. “We are pleased to have Unacademy on […]
Panjab University (PU) was awarded the prestigious Maulana Abul Kalam Azad (MAKA) Trophy at the National Sports Awards 2020. PU bagged the trophy second year in a row, a feat achieved after 25 years. The varsity had lifted the trophy twice consecutively last during 1994-1996. In the first virtual National Sports Awards ceremony due to […]
Chennai Super Kings (CSK) cricketer Suresh Raina on Saturday pulled out of Indian Premier League (IPL) 2020 and has decided to return home, citing personal reasons. CSK informed about Raina’s decision through a post on Twitter. “Suresh Raina has returned to India for personal reasons and will be unavailable for the remainder of the IPL […]