New Delhi : The protest sit-in of Punjab Congress MPs continued at the Jantar Mantar in central Delhi on Thursday as more party MLAs from the state visiting them to extend support. The three MPs sitting for 24 hours at …
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Punjab Cabinet nod to Bill to boost small industrial units
Chandigarh :To further improve the state’s investment climate and generate employment, the Punjab Cabinet on Sunday approved the conversion of the Factories (Punjab Amendment) Ordinance 2020 into a Bill to be tabled for enactment of law in the Vidhan Sabha …
Read More »I have never ever met Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh in my life : Akshay
Bollywood actor Akshay Kumar, who has been summoned by a Special Investigation Team (SIT) probing police firing on protesters in Punjab against religious sacrilege, on Monday denied meeting Dera Sacha Sauda sect head Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh. In a statement …
Read More »Snowfall in J&K, Himahcal, good sign for Delhi’s air before Diwali
Four days ahead of Diwali, and the entire northern region sees a sudden drop in temperature! All thanks to snowfall and rains in parts of J&K, Himahcal and Uttarakhand — coming as a boon for the toxin-laden air of Delhi-NCR. …
Read More »Protests after Pakistan Christian woman’s blasphemy death sentence overturned
Radical Islamist groups protested on Wednesday in a number of Pakistan cities against the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn the death sentence of Christian woman Asia Bibi, who had been convicted in 2010 of blasphemy. The top court acquitted Asia …
Read More »2 arrested over sexual assault on Sikh girl in Pakistan
Two men have been arrested for their alleged involvement in a suspected sexual assault of a Sikh teenage girl inside an ambulance in Pakistan’s Punjab province, Dawn newspaper reported on Monday. The 15-year-old girl, said to be mentally unstable, had …
Read More »Railways Minister denies ‘ lapse in Amritsar tragedy
A day after 60 hapless Dussehra revellers were mowed down by a train here in Punjab, Union Minister of State for Railways Manoj Sinha on Saturday said his ministry is not to be blamed for any lapses leading to the …
Read More »Arrest warrant issued against Big Boss contestant Arshi Khan
Controversial Bigg Boss Season 11 contestant Arshi Khan could be headed for legal trouble, with a court in Punjab’s Jalandhar city issuing an arrest warrant against her. However, there is a question mark over she being actually arrested from the …
Read More »Ranji Trophy: Karnataka favourites against Vidarbha
Eight-time champions Karnataka will be hot favourites against Vidarbha who are still not sure of the services of India speedster Umesh Yadav when the two sides clash in the semifinal of the Ranji Trophy at the Eden Gardens on Sunday. …
Read More »Vineet underwent extensive training for Mukkabaaz
Actor Vineet Kumar Singh, who is playing the protagonist in Anurag Kashyap’s “Mukkabaaz”, says he went through an extensive year-long boxing training in Punjab as part of the preparation to play a boxer in the movie. During the launch of …
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