Congress leader Navjot Singh Sidhu will request the Supreme Court to allow him a few weeks’ time to surrender in connection with the 1988 road rage case in which the top court on Thursday sentenced him to a year’s imprisonment. The Congress leader, represented by senior advocate and Congress leader Abhishek Manu Singhvi, said he […]
A part of an under-construction tunnel at Khoni Nallah on the Jammu-Srinagar national highway in Ramban district collapsed on Thursday night during an audit, injuring four people and trapping several others, officials said. The collapsed portion is about 30 to 40 metres inside the tunnel. A joint rescue operation was launched immediately by police and […]
Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Thursday met Union Home Minister Amit Shah at his residence in Delhi and demanded more central forces. The meeting comes ahead of the anniversary of Operation Blue Star in the first week of June amid a rise in pro-Khalistani activities.After his meeting, Bhagwant Mann, while speaking to the media, […]
Congress leader Navjot Singh Sidhu was sentenced to one-year in prison by the Supreme Court on Thursday in a road rage case from 1988 in which one person was killed. The former Punjab Congress president was earlier let off with a fine of ₹1,000 by the top court. The scope of punishment was enhanced […]
Former Congress leader from Punjab, Sunil Jakhar, on Thursday joined the BJP in Delhi in the presence of party president JP Nadda. Nadda called it a matter of happiness that a leader with such a vast political experience was joining the BJP.Nadda said: “Jakhar managed to establish an identity away from the party,” adding that, […]
Former Congress leader from Punjab, Sunil Jakhar, is likely to join the BJP in Delhi at 1.30 pm. Jakhar has been in Delhi since he quit the Congress. On Facebook LIVE on Saturday, he said “Good luck and goodbye to Congress”. The Congress had last month removed him from all positions for alleged anti-party activities.Jakhar […]
The Supreme Court on Thursday deferred to Friday the hearing on a petition filed by the Committee of Management of Anjuman Intezamia Masjid challenging the Allahabad High Court’s order permitting a local court-appointed commissioner to inspect, conduct survey and videograph the Gyanvapi mosque-Shringar Gauri complex. A three-judge Bench led by Justice DY Chandrachud deferred the […]
Domestic cooking gas LPG price was on Thursday hiked by Rs 3.50 per cylinder, the second increase in rates this month.Non-subsidised LPG now costs Rs 1,003 per 14.2-kg cylinder in the national capital, according to a price notification of state fuel retailers. Domestic cooking gas LPG price was on Thursday hiked by Rs 3.50 per […]
Massachusetts on Thursday reported a rare case of monkeypox in a man who recently travelled to Canada, and health officials are looking into whether it is connected to small outbreaks in Europe.Monkeypox is typically limited to Africa, and rare cases in the US and elsewhere are usually linked to travel there. A small number of […]
Punjab farmers ended their protest on Wednesday after the Bhagwant Mann-led AAP government accepted several of their demands. The development came after representatives of farmer bodies held a marathon meeting with the Chief Minister here. Punjab farmers, who were sitting on a dharna at the Mohali-Chandigarh border to press for their demands, Wednesday ended their […]