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Harbhajan Singh announces retirement from all forms of cricket
Veteran cricketer is likely to join state politics (in Punjab), as his former team opener Sidhu indicated a week back
Sukhbir visits Ludhiana bomb blast victims, asks CM to announce ex-gratia
Ludhiana, Dec 24: Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) President Sukhbir Singh Badal on Friday asked Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi to announce an ex-gratia grant to all those injured in the Ludhiana bomb blast case besides covering their…
Cambodia PM’s eldest son to be future PM candidate
Phnom Penh, Dec 24: The Central Committee of the Cambodian People's Party (CPP) on Friday unanimously decided to endorse Hun Manet, the eldest son of Cambodian Prime Minister Samdech Techo Hun Sen, as the future prime ministerial candidate,…
Prez, VP, LS Speaker extend Christmas greetings
New Delhi, Dec 24 (UNI) President Ram Nath Kovind, Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu and Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla on Friday extended their greetings to the countrymen on the eve of Christmas.
In a message, the President said, "On the…
Several Congress, AAP leaders join Punjab Lok Congress
Chandigarh, Dec 23: Senior Congress and the Aam Aadmi Party leaders on Thursday joined the Punjab Lok Congress in presence of party chief Capt. Amarinder Singh.
Welcoming them in the party fold, the former chief minister said, their…
Rana Gurjit urges Centre to speed up start of temporary campus of horticulture research institute
New Delhi, Dec 23: In a bid to boost the horticulture sector in Punjab, Horticulture Minister Rana Gurjit Singh accompanied by Lok Sabha MP from Amritsar Gurjeet Singh Aujla, called upon Union Minister for Agriculture and Farmers Welfare…
Covid-19 Protesters break into government building in French city
Paris, Dec 23: Protesters against pandemic restrictions broke into a regional council building in the administrative center of the French overseas department of Guadeloupe, the city of Basseterre, local media reported on Thursday.
Several…
US unites 100th illegal immigrant family separated by Trump admin
US also waives in-person interviews for H-1B, other visa applicants in 2022
Parliament adjourned sine die after tumultuous session
New Delhi, Dec 22: A tumultuous session of Parliament came to an end on Wednesday, a day ahead of schedule, with the government and the opposition accusing each other of creating conditions that disallowed proper functioning of both the Lok…
Terror and trade can’t go together: Amarinder
Chandigarh, Dec 22: Former Punjab chief minister and Punjab Lok Congress supremo Capt Amarinder Singh on Wednesday said that terror and trade cannot go hand-in-hand and there was no point in starting business and trade with Pakistan as long…
DRDO launches surface-to-surface missile Pralay
Bhubaneswar, Dec 22: The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) on Wednesday successfully conducted the maiden flight test of the indigenously developed surface-to-surface missile ‘Pralay’.
The missile was fired from the Dr A…
Congress in for more surprises and setbacks in year ’22
Dehradun, Dec 22: Signalling trouble for the Congress in poll-bound Uttarakhand, former chief minister and Congress leader Harish Rawat said on Wednesday he was not getting the party's support ahead of upcoming assembly elections.
In a…
Father, Son arrested for duping over 600 people, including Rajya Sabha official
New Delhi, Dec 22 (UNI) Father and son, who allegedly duped more than 600 people, including Rajya Sabha Deputy Director (Security), were arrested from Delhi’s Paschim Vihar, police said on Wednesday.
The accused have been identified as…
Chugh: Why Sidhu silent on Hindu temple desecration incidents in Pakistan
Chandigarh, Dec 22: BJP national general secretary Tarun Chugh on Wednesday questioned the silence of Punjab Congress chief Navjot Sidhu over the repeated incidents of desecration of Hindu temples in Pakistan which have spread terror and…
Dera Beas chief Baba Gurinder Singh Dhillon calls on CM Channi
Chandigarh, Dec 22: Radha Soami Dera Satsang, Beas Chief Baba Gurinder Singh Dhillon on Wednesday called on Punjab Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi at his residence here this morning.
Meanwhile, CM Channi along with his family members…
Registration of farmers being done on MFMB portal through mapping
Chandigarh, Dec 22: Haryana Agriculture and Farmers' Welfare Minister J P Dalal said that mapping work is being done for all the land holdings in the state. The registration of all farmers is being done on Meri Fasal Mera Byora (MFMB)…
TMC member Derek O’Brien suspended from RS session for throwing rule book at Chair
New Delhi, Dec 21: Trinamool Congress Rajya Sabha member Derek O’Brien was on Tuesday suspended for the rest of the Winter Session for “gross misconduct” after he flung the Rule Book towards the Chair during the heated discussions on the…
J&K, Ladakh to have joint cadres for admin
Jammu, Dec 21: Jammu and Kashmir Government on Tuesday said that the Union Territories of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh will have joint cadres and services in administration, police and forest.
Notably, the erstwhile state of Jammu and…
Rahul Gandhi victim of amnesia should recall 1984 brutal lynching
Chandigarh, Dec 21: BJP national general secretary Tarun Chugh on Tuesday attacked Congress leader Rahul Gandhi for his tweet on lynching, reminding him about the 1984 anti-Sikh riots and accusing the Congress leader of “selective amnesia”.…
President Kovind hails Kerala for supremacy in education and women empowerment
Kasaragod, Dec 21: President Ram Nath Kovind on Tuesday said Kerala has led the other states on the critical parameters of literacy, education and women empowerment.
He was speaking at the convocation ceremony at the Central University…
