Six people were killed and at least two dozen wounded when a man with a high-powered rifle opened fire from a rooftop at a Fourth of July parade in the wealthy Chicago suburb of Highland Park on Monday, turning a civic display of patriotism into a scene of panicked mayhem.Police said they had identified a […]
Five AAP MLAs on Monday were inducted as ministers in the Punjab government as Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann expanded his cabinet. It was the first cabinet expansion of the Mann-led government after AAP stormed to power in the state during the Assembly elections earlier this year.Punjab Governor Banwarilal Purohit administered the oath of office and […]
The Punjab Government has appointed counter-intelligence expert DGP Gaurav Yadav as Punjab DGP. He was earlier posted as Special Principal Secretary to Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann. Incidentally, Yadav and Delhi Chief Minister and Aam Aadmi Party’s national convener Arvind Kejriwal had cleared the Civil Services Examination together in 1992. While Yadav got selected in the […]
A private bus fell into a gorge in Himachal Pradesh’s Kullu district on Monday, leaving 16 people, including schoolchildren, dead, a senior official said. Kullu Deputy Commissioner Ashutosh Garg said the Sainj-bound bus fell into the gorge near Jangla village at around 8.30am. District officials and rescue teams had reached the spot, he said, adding […]
The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) is expected to expand its ministry in Punjab on Monday. At least six ministers, including one woman, are expected to be inducted in the Bhagwant Mann ministry, taking its total strength to 16.According to sources, the state government has sent a letter to Punjab Governor Banwari Lal Purohit seeking time […]
The four-day old Shiv Sena-BJP government will face the floor test on July 4 during the special two-day session of the Legislative Assembly beginning here Sunday.The election to the post of the Speaker of the House will be held on Sunday after the House proceedings begin at 11 am, an official said. Sena MLA and […]
In India a party in power believes that every governmental action is entitled to judicial endorsement and the opposition parties expect the judiciary to advance their political positions and causes but the “judiciary is answerable to the Constitution and Constitution alone” Chief Justice of India N V Ramana said on Saturday.He also expressed disappointment that […]
Mahindra has unveiled the all-new Scorpio for the Indian market with prices starting at 11.99 lakh and going all the way to Rs 19.49 lakh for the top-spec Z8L MT. The prices that have been announced are for the manual range and prices for the AT and 4WD versions will be announced on 21 JulyMahindra’s […]
A Jabalpur-bound SpiceJet aircraft was forced to make an emergency landing at the Indira Gandhi International Airport here on Saturday after its crew noticed smoke in the cabin.”While passing 5000ft, the crew noticed smoke in the cabin after which the pilots decided to return to Delhi,” the official said. He further said that the aircraft […]
A district court in Udaipur has transferred the murder case of tailor Kanhaiya Lal to the National Investigation Agency (NIA) as the latter had applied for it earlier.Following the transfer, the NIA will get custody of the killers, Ghaus Mohammad and Riyaz Jabbar, and start their interrogation. Meanwhile, the accused have been shifted from Udaipur […]