The violence that initially erupted in Haryana’s Nuh during a religious procession has now spread to Gurugram, where protesters from two communities clashed near Sohna Road, resulting in damage to several vehicles.During the confrontation, three vehicles were damaged, and one was set on fire along the Sohna Road highway. The situation escalated with stone pelting, […]
Police in Pakistan’s restive Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province said on Monday that an initial probe has suggested that the banned terrorist group ISIS is behind the suicide attack on a political convention of a hardline Islamist party that killed at least 44 people and injured over 100.The attack took place on Sunday when more than 400 […]
Union Information and Broadcasting Minister Anurag Thakur on Monday appealed to the opposition parties “not to disturb peace in Manipur” and instead discuss the matter in Parliament.“The government has said from day one that we are ready to discuss Manipur. What is the opposition’s compulsion that it is running away?” Thakur said, also wondering whether […]
The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) informed the Supreme Court on Thursday that the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) will take over the probe into the viral video of two women being paraded naked by a mob in Manipur. The government said it had a “zero-tolerance policy” towards crimes against women and requested the Supreme […]
Forty-one people were killed and 1,616 are living in 173 relief camps following the floods that hit Punjab recently, officials said.Nineteen districts — Tarn Taran, Ferozepur, Fatehgarh Sahib, Faridkot, Hoshiarpur, Rupnagar, Kapurthala, Patiala, Moga, Ludhiana, SAS Nagar, Jalandhar, Sangrur, SBS Nagar, Fazilka, Gurdaspur, Mansa, Bathinda and Pathankot — were affected by the floods. The government […]
Popular Punjabi singer Surinder Shinda passed away on Wednesday.Shinda, who had been receiving treatment at DMCH, Ludhiana, died on Wednesday morning, as confirmed by a hospital official. He was 64. Had been on ventilator for the past many days.He had numerous hot songs like ‘Jatt Jeona Morh’, ‘Putt Jattan de’ and ‘Truck Billiya’. He had […]
The Congress moved a motion of no confidence against the government in Lok Sabha on Wednesday on the issue of “governance failures in the state (Manipur)”.Earlier, top party sources confirmed that the decision to give the notice to Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla had been taken, and the entire opposition was on board.According to rules, […]
A peaceful candle light prayer service was organised today at Christ the King Cathedral, Sector 19 Chandigarh to express solidarity with the Women in Manipur. In a statement issued today The Women Commission along with the Diocese of Simla Chandigarh, said that they are extremely disturbed by the present situation of the state of Manipur. […]
The elections for office-bearers of Bar Council of Punjab and Haryana were held today under the supervision of Learned Advocate General Baldev Raj Mahajan who was the returning officer as per rules. Ashok Singla elected as the New Chairman of Bar Council of Punjab and Haryana whereas Ranvir Singh Dhaka became the new Vice Chairman. […]