According to a report released in The Age, it is speculated that BCCI Secretary Jay Shah will emerge as the next chairman of the International Cricket Council (ICC). This comes after current ICC chairman Greg Barclay announced that he will not be seeking a third term. Barclay has held this position since November 2020 and […]
Indians of all castes and tribes have joined hands in calling for a nationwide strike, ‘Bharat Bandh’, today on 21, August. The purpose of the walkout is to demand more jobs and seats in educational institutions for the marginalised communities and ensure that their Constitutional rights are protected. The bandh has gathered pace following a […]
A serious accident happened early Saturday morning when 22 cars of the Ahmedabad-bound Sabarmati Express (train number 19168) ran off the rails between Kanpur and Bhimsen stations in Uttar Pradesh. The event occurred at roughly 2:29 a.m., only 30 minutes after the train left Kanpur Central Station. Fortunately, there are no early reports of passenger […]
The Punjab and Haryana High Court fined a Fazilka-based BEd institution and the National Council for Teacher Education (NCTE) Rs 20 lakh for awarding conditional recognition against a Supreme Court direction. The payment was shared evenly. The institution, which is administered by the Syon Educational and Welfare Society, applied for Panjab University affiliation in 2022 […]
The Punjab and Haryana High Court has dismissed a petition seeking Other Backward Classes (OBC) reservation in engineering courses at the University Institute of Engineering Technology (UIET) and Chandigarh College of Engineering and Technology (CCET). The plea was filed by a student seeking admission under the OBC category, but the court ruled that the reservation […]
The Chandigarh Police apprehended the main suspect in a Rs 1.65 crore immigration fraud case. The culprit, 26-year-old Ravinder Singh Brar of Mohali, was nabbed on Wednesday on a tip. Brar, the proprietor of BB Council, an immigration consultancy based in Sector 17, Chandigarh, was caught while driving a white Mahindra Scorpio. During the search […]
In a bid to resolve long-standing sewer and stormwater pipeline issues in Mohali, MLA Kulwant Singh inaugurated a Rs 2.62-crore infrastructure project on Friday. The comprehensive program involves the construction and maintenance of new and existing sewage lines, with work commencing in Phase 4 near the Kalgidhar Sahib Gurdwara. The project is intended to alleviate […]
Delhi’s Indira Gandhi International (IGI) Airport will open its newly renovated Terminal 1 today, August 17, marking a crucial milestone in the airport’s growth plans. The terminal’s reopening comes weeks after it was closed due to a canopy collapse in late June, which resulted in a heartbreaking death. On 14 August 2024, Delhi Airport Limited […]
In reaction to the savage rape and murder of a trainee women doctor at Kolkata’s RG Kar Medical College and Hospital, the Indian Medical Association (IMA) has called for a 24-hour countrywide strike beginning at 6 a.m. on Saturday, August 17. Non-emergency medical services will be stopped nationwide during the walkout as physicians seek justice […]
Udaipur, Rajasthan, saw a massive security clampdown on Friday, August 17, 2024, when internet connections were banned for 24 hours due to violent communal confrontations. The rioting began after a knife assault at a local government school. Incident Details: The assault began when a fellow student reportedly stabbed a Class 10 student in the morning. […]