- The man and the legend
Arjan Singh was a great man,’ said a stranger at a function that I attended recently. ‘He definitely was,’ I said and heard him out as he recollected his meeting with the only Marshal of the Indian Air Force (MIAF) at Rashtrapati Bhavan years ago. In the two decades since I wrote h
- Chintels: Wait stretches on for IIT - Delhi report
Chintels Paradiso residents have been waiting for the IIT-Delhi structural audit report for the past two months, but it may not be out soon.
- ?Aim to improve health, edu infra in Baba Bakala?
Starting his political career from the All India Rangreta Dal, a caste-based organisation for the welfare of the Dalits, Dalbir Sing Tong was elected legislator from the Baba Bakala constituency in the recent elections.
- Taking on corruption
Punjab’s new Chief Minister is determined to meet the menace of corruption head-on. It was the first promise he made to the people after assuming office. It is not going to be easy. But if he means it and takes the campaign seriously, he and the AAP are bound to make a difference that will end
- ?Mera Dagistan? translator dies at 85
Gurbax Singh Frank, who translated the famous “Mera Dagistan” by Rasul Gamzatov from Avar language into Punjabi, passed away here today. He was 85.
- ?Chitta? reaching HP via Punjab more lethal
Heroin derivative ‘chitta’ being smuggled into Himachal Pradesh from Punjab is more addictive and fatal than the one sourced from Delhi, a forensic examination of the samples seized by the state police from various locations has found.
- Battle within US panel on religious freedom on putting India on Red List
Behind the exchange of words on the state of human rights in each other’s countries between External Affair Minister S Jaishankar and US Secretary of State Antony Blinken is a more intense battle being fought in the corridors of United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCI
- Having spent 17 years in jail, man freed after it's proved he was minor when committed murder
The Supreme Court has freed a man from Maharajganj in Uttar Pradesh who spent 17 years in jail in a murder case after the Juvenile Justice Board concluded he was a minor at the time of commission of the offence.
- Delhi logs 325 fresh Covid cases, zero fatality
Delhi reported 325 fresh COVID-19 cases and zero fatality due to the viral disease on Thursday, while the positivity rate was recorded at 2.39 per cent, according to data shared by the city health department.
- History cannot be written through buildings: Cong?s dig at PM Modi
The Congress on Thursday said history cannot be written through buildings but by the work that one does and asked why Prime Minister Narendra Modi could not provide space for his predecessors in the Central Vista project.
- Modi?s attachment to Sikhs not political but due to patriotism: Nadda
Underlining that Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s attachment to the Sikh community is an effect of patriotism and not political, BJP president J P Nadda on Thursday said Sikhs persecuted in other countries can now get a legal identity in India due to the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) passed by
- Ropeway mishap: PM applauds rescue team
Condoling the loss of lives in the Deoghar ropeway accident in Jharkhand, Prime Minister Narendra Modi today, in his interaction with the rescue team, lauded the efforts of Indian Air Force (IAF), Army, National Disaster Response Force (NDRF), Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP), local administration
- CBI takes over 5 cases against Mumbai ex - cop
The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has taken over the probe into five cases of alleged misconduct and corruption against former Mumbai Police Commissioner Param Bir Singh from the Maharashtra Police, officials in the agency said today.
- BJP leaders prevented from entering violence - hit Karauli
BJP MP and Yuva Morcha chief Tejasvi Surya and Rajasthan party chief Satish Poonia were stopped today from entering violence-hit Karauli by the Rajasthan Police. Accompanied by supporters, BJP leaders were demanding that they be allowed to meet victims of the violence that took place in Karauli on A
- In GIFT City, nation may get its first global longevity hub
A panel set up to look into the special requirements of the silver generation, or those above 60 years of age, has recommended the setting up of the first global longevity hub (GLH) in GIFT-IFSC, Ahmedabad.
- Modi to inaugurate museum dedicated to all PMs today
PM Narendra Modi will inaugurate the “Pradhanmantri Sangrahalaya” tomorrow.
- Ahead of ?Dharam Sansad? in Himachal, report sought in hate speech case
The Supreme Court on Wednesday sought a status report from the Uttarakhand Government by April 22 on alleged hate speeches delivered at a Dharam Sansad at Haridwar in December last year after the state said four FIRs have been registered in this connection.
- SKM says government ?refraining? from answering its queries on proposed MSP panel
The Samyukta Kisan Morcha (SKM) claimed on Thursday that the central government was “refraining” from answering its queries regarding the proposed committee on minimum support price (MSP) of crops.
- No decision on inviting India for G - 7: Germany
Germany has dismissed reports that it is debating whether to invite India to a G-7 summit as one of the observers because of its failure to unequivocally condemn Russia for its invasion of Ukraine.
- Indian, Aussie navies hold talks on maritime operations, training
The Indian Navy and the Royal Australian conducted talks at New Delhi even as the navies of the two countries are holding coordinated maritime operations in Australia.
- BJP leader?s PIL against Waqf Act declined
The Supreme Court on Wednesday refused to entertain a Delhi BJP leader’s petition challenging the validity of certain provisions of the Waqf Act, saying laws can’t be challenged in the abstract.
- Cruelty and isolated acts of adultery by wife no bar to receiving maintenance from husband: Delhi HC
Cruelty and isolated acts of adultery by a wife do not disentitle her from receiving maintenance from her husband, the Delhi High Court has said.
- Passenger?s phone catches fire mid - air on IndiGo?s Dibrugarh - Delhi flight; no injuries
A passenger’s mobile phone caught fire mid-air on IndiGo’s Dibrugarh-Delhi flight on Thursday but cabin crew doused it with the help of a fire extinguisher, said officials of aviation regulator DGCA.
- Heat wave in region, day temperatures soar
Hot weather conditions prevailed in most parts of Haryana and Punjab on Wednesday, with day temperatures hovering above normal limits and Chandigarh recording a high of 38 degrees Celsius.