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India

PM must choose between students and an ‘incompetent’ minister: Dipke

Amritsar: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will have to choose whether students are more important to him or an “incompetent” and “failed” minister, Cockroach Janta Party founder Abhijeet Dipke said on Saturday, June…
India

Humidity of India’s monsoon could extend summer heat stress

New Delhi: Hot and humid conditions prevailing during India’s monsoon season could extend the duration of uncompensable heat stress of the summer season under a global warming of 2 degrees Celsius, a…

Bollywood

Diljit Dosanjh pays tribute to Chamkila, Gurdas Maan, other Punjabi music legends

Mumbai: Punjabi sensation Diljit Dosanjh has paid a tribute to the legends of Punjabi music for paving a path for artists like him. He went on to share ahead of his performance…
India

Man held for murdering teen daughter of live-in partner in Punjab

Chandigarh: A 23-year-old man allegedly strangled his live-in partner’s teen daughter, stuffed the body in a suitcase and then set it on fire in a forested area of SBS Nagar in Punjab,…
India

Woman stabbed to death by boyfriend at Punjab office after breakup

A 30-year-old woman was allegedly stabbed to death by her boyfriend inside their workplace in Punjab’s Mohali after she recently ended their relationship, police said. The victim, identified as Dimple, and the…
India

Punjab terror conspiracy: Three get Rigorous Imprisonment

New Delhi: A special NIA court on Thursday, June 4, sentenced three men to rigorous imprisonment for their role in a 2018 terror conspiracy case linked to the banned terrorist organisation Ansar…
Pakistan

Pakistan sees 27 pc increase in terror attacks in May: Report

Islamabad: Militancy-driven violence spiked 27 per cent in Pakistan last month compared to the preceding month, showing the deep prevalence of terrorism-linked threats to the country, according to a think tank report.…

India

Dera chief Ram Rahim walks out of jail on 30-day parole

Chandigarh: Dera Sacha Sauda chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh, serving a 20-year sentence for raping two women disciples, walked out of Sunaria jail in Rohtak on the morning of Tuesday, May 26,…
India

Keeping children on football fields, off streets: Punjab village shows the way

Rurka Kalan: At a Punjab village known as much for its fight against drugs as for its growing football culture, a grassroots academy has quietly emerged with a focus on one simple…
India

Punjab local body polls to be held using ballot papers

Chandigarh: Local body elections in Punjab will be held using ballot papers with the high court here on Friday, May 22, dismissing petitions seeking polling by EVMs, observing that the petitioners had…
India

AAP to break previous record in 2027 Punjab assembly polls: Kejriwal

Chandigarh: Aam Aadmi Party’s national convener Arvind Kejriwal on Wednesday, May 20, expressed confidence that his party would break its previous record in the 2027 assembly elections in Punjab, claiming that there…
India

BJP plans to delete Punjabi votes through SIR: Manish Sisodia

Ludhiana: Aam Aadmi Party leader Manish Sisodia on Tuesday, May 19, said the BJP is planning to delete votes through Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls, but the party will not…
Entertainment

Who was Inder Kaur? Punjabi singer found dead after missing

Hyderabad: Punjabi singer and make-up artist Inder Kaur was found dead in Punjab days after she went missing from Ludhiana. The tragic incident has shocked fans and the Punjabi music industry. Police…
India

Centre imposes undeclared lockdown, claims Punjab CM

Patna: Launching a sharp attack on the Bharatiya Janata Party-led Union government over rising inflation and restrictions on people, Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Monday, May 18, said the Centre has…
India

Punjab CEO holds meeting on SIR with political party representatives

Chandigarh: Punjab’s chief electoral officer here on Friday, May 15, held a meeting with the representatives of political parties regarding the SIR of electoral rolls in the state to allay any of…