Activists of farmers’ unions who were staging a sit-in at the Sector 34 ground in Chandigarh called off their protest on Friday, the decision coming a day after their meeting with Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann.The BKU (Ekta-Ugrahan) called off the strike following an assurance by the Punjab government to fulfil their demands by September […]
Three purported audio recordings of phone calls, allegedly made by RG Kar Medical College authorities on August 9 morning to the parents of the rape-murder victim asking them to report to the hospital, hit the public domain on Thursday and sparked a fresh controversy over “insensitivity” and “disinformation” of the institute’s management in breaking bad […]
Punjab’s Chitkara University on August 22-23, 2024, organized the first-ever “CBSE Exposure Visit” in association with the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE). The two-day conference created a platform for the educators to deliberate upon ways of improving school teaching and share successful experiences and vibrant new thoughts. Dr. Madhu Chitkara, Pro-Chancellor of Chitkara University, […]
In a big blow to India’s chances of winning a Gold medal, Vinesh Phogat was disqualified from the women’s 50kg wrestling final at the Paris Olympics. The 29-year-old was found ineligible to compete on the second day as she was found 100 gram overweight during the weigh-in on the day of the final. Unfortunately, Vinesh […]
A calm and composed Manu Bhaker scripted history to become the first Indian athlete in post-independence era to win two Olympic medals in a single edition of the Games as she combined with an equally unruffled Sarabjot Singh to clinch the 10m air pistol mixed team bronze here on Tuesday. The Indian pair defeated the […]
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman in her 7th Union Budget in Lok Sabha announced tax sops for over 4 crore salaried individuals.Those under the new tax regime, have been given relaxation in the standard deduction limit from Rs 50,000 to Rs 75,000 while the deduction on family pension for pensioners has been enhanced from Rs Rs […]
An allegation has been made against Puja Khedkar, a 2023 IAS trainee and she is facing charges of faking her identity in the selection procedure of UPSC as well as taking advantage of her authority. After investigating this for about one week, the state administration has submitted its findings to the centre. A panel composed […]
On July 12th, 2024, Anant Ambani, the youngest son of Mukesh Ambani who is India’s wealthiest person was wedded to Radhika Merchant, whose father is industrialist Viren Merchant. Described as “Wedding of the Decade” by press reports this occasion transformed the city and never looked more extravagant than it did on that day came together […]
Prabhas, Deepika Padukone, and Amitabh Bachchan’s ‘Kalki 2898 AD’ has become a big hit at the box office since its show date on June 27th pushing it to the top three Indian starters worldwide Directed by Nag Ashwin. “Kalki 2898 AD” made Rs 95 crore (about $1.1 million USD) as its opening day net collection […]
Yesterday in Guyana, Providence Stadium engulfed as India confidently triumphed over England in the semi-final of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2024 by 68 huge runs in a massive display of batting and bowling. The emphatic win yesterday ensured that they now face South Africa in the final. India, which elected to bat first, […]