A low-intensity quake of magnitude 3.5 on the Richter scale occurred in Bathinda, Punjab, and Gulmarg of Jammu and Kashmir on Monday morning, according to National Centre for Seismology (NCS). According to the NCS, the quake took place at 6:48am, 100 kilometers south-west of Bathinda at a depth of 24 kilometeres. “Quake of Magnitude: 3.5, […]
Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) has started the registration process for the January 2021 session. Students who wish to apply for the admission to courses offered by the varsity are advised to visit the official website: ignouadmission.samarth.edu.in – to check the details. The programmes will be offered both in open and distance (ODL) mode. […]
Investigating the ‘toolkit document’ uploaded on a social media handle, which the Delhi Police believe scripted the January 26 violence in the capital, the police are now writing to Google to know the IP address from where the toolkit was uploaded. Over 300 social media handles are also under scanner. This means the Delhi Police […]
Singer Diljit Dosanjh on Wednesday released a new song in honour of singer Rihanna, who on Tuesday shed light on the ongoing farmers’ protest in India. Titled ‘RiRi’, a reference to the singer’s nickname, the song features music by Intense with lyrics by Raj Ranjodh. “#RIRI #Rihanna,” Diljit Dosanjh wrote in a tweet, adding a […]
A spell of fresh snowfall was experienced in Himachal Pradesh’s Shimla, Narkanda, Kufri, Jakhu and Charabra on Thursday. “Due to western disturbance, slight snowfall was received. This weather condition will persist for two days and temperature will rise from February 5,” according to a local India Meteorological Department (IMD) official. The weather department has predicted, […]
Delhi Police has announced cash rewards for providing information on several suspects, including Punjabi artist Deep Sidhu, who have been accused of violence on January 26 in Delhi. Sidhu has been accused of inciting and leading protesting farmers on tractors to the Red Fort, where a religious flag was unfurled on Republic Day. The police […]
The United States has threatened to reimpose sanctions on Myanmar’s generals after they seized power in a coup and and called for a concerted international response to press them to relinquish power. Whereabouts of detained elected leader Aung San Suu Kyi remain unknown on Tuesday, more than 24 hours after her arrest. Biden assailed the […]
Chief Minister (CM) Captain Amarinder Singh on Monday virtually launched the ‘Har Ghar Pani, Har Ghar Safai’ mission. It is part of Punjab government’s campaign to accomplish goal of 100% piped potable water supply in all the rural households of the state by March 2022, thus making Punjab the first state in the country to […]
Comedian Kapil Sharma and his wife Ginni Chatrath welcomed their second child on Monday morning. The couple has been blessed with a baby boy. Sharma took to Twitter to announce the news, “Namaskaar we are blessed with a Baby boy this early morning, by the grace of God Baby n Mother both r fine, thank […]