Chandigarh Kunwar Preet Singh has topped the city in the JEE Main 2020 examinations, the results of which were declared by the National Testing Agency (NTA). According to the results issued late Friday night, he scored 99.99 percentile and is among the 41 state-wise toppers. A total of 8,69,010 students appeared in the exam. The […]
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Antonsen stuns Christie to reach Indonesia Masters semi finals
Jakarta Defending champion Anders Antonsen of Denmark advanced to the Indonesia Masters semi-final Friday after beating hometown star Jonatan Christie. Antonsen will meet Hong Kong’s Lee Cheuk Yiu on Saturday at Istora Senayan stadium in the capital Jakarta. The Dane upset Christie, the 2018 Asian Games men’s champion, in a 21-14, 10-21 and 21-12 match […]
Punjab Assembly passes resolution against CAA
Punjab A resolution against the contentious Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) was passed in the Punjab Assembly by voice vote on the last day of the two-day special session on Friday. The resolution, which was introduced by Local bodies and Parliamentary affairs minister Brahm Mohindra, called for doing away with CAA as it was “against humanistic […]
Haryana won 15 medals at Khelo India Youth Games
Haryana In the ongoing Khelo India in Guwahati, judo players from Haryana have won fifteen medals. Haryana has won two gold medals and four silver medals and nine bronze medals and Gurugram’s Rekha has captured the silver medal. In the 55 kg weight category under-17 age group, Garvit won bronze and in 73 kg weight […]
Guinness World Record for 1,995 kg ‘khichdi’ cooked in Himachal
Shimla A 1,995-kg ‘khichdi’ dish made from rice and lentils, prepared by the Himachal Pradesh Department of Tourism in association with Shimla-based Durga Devi Behari Lal Charitable Trust, entered the Guinness World Records on Tuesday. It was served to devotees on the occasion of Makar Sankranti, the Hindu festival dedicated to the deity Surya, at […]
2 held for stealing alloy wheels of cars
Chandigarh Two men were arrested for allegedly stealing alloy wheels of half a dozen four-wheelers in the last three months in Chandigarh. They were arrested by Crime branch Inspector Ranjeet Singh team. The accused were identified as Jaspartap Singh, 26, of Sector 38 and Aditya Rana, 23, of Toga village in Mohali. Police claimed that they […]
Flying of drones banned in Mohali skyspace
Chandigarh The administration has imposed complete ban on operating drones within the limits of the Mohali district with immediate effect. The ban has been imposed in anticipation of the VVIP movement in the district in coming days. Mohali district magistrate Girish Dayalan has issued prohibitory orders under Section 144 of the CrPC, which remain in […]
Indonesia Masters: India’s challenge ends after PV Sindhu loses to Sayaka Takahashi
Jakarta World champion shuttler PV Sindhu suffered a quarterfinal defeat at the hands of Sayaka Takahashi of Japan in a closely-fought women’s singles contest to bring curtains on the Indian challenge in the Indonesia Masters here on Thursday. Sindhu frittered away a one-game lead to lose 21-16 16-21 19-21 in a thrilling quarterfinal match that […]
Sonam Kapoor shares scary experience with Uber cab driver in London
London Sonam Kapoor, who is in London right now to shoot for an ad, took to her Twitter account today to share her scary experience of taking an Uber in the city. Sonam tweeted in the early hours of Thursday that while travelling with Uber in London she had the scariest experience with her driver, […]
Free Multi-Speciality Medical Camp Conducted at Radhasoami Satsang Bhawan
Chandigarh A free multi-specialty medical camp was organized at Radhasoami Satsang Bhawan. A total of 10 doctors and 4 technicians participated in the camp covering ten specialties – Ayurveda, Dental, Diabetology, Eyes, Gynecology, Homeopathy, Orthopedics, Neurology, Pediatrics and General Medicine. Total 445 patients were covered and 829 individual consultancies provided during the camp. Bone- density […]