New Delhi, Feb 2: Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya on Wednesday rode a bicycle to reach Parliament ahead of the Rajya Sabha proceedings.However, this is not the first time that the Union...
New Delhi, Feb 2: Two more wetlands in India were declared as Ramsar sites, taking the total number of protected sites in the country to 49, Union Environment Minister Bhupender Yadav said on...
THE reserved constituency falls on the Phagwara-Ropar highway, but the recent construction of flyovers on the highway has made the town less visible to the commuters zipping past the area. The constituency's most significant aspect is that it includes Khatkar Kalan, the ancestral village of Shaheed-
Pushpa Gujral Science City celebrated World Wetlands Day by organising a webinar to highlight the importance of actions to conserve and sustain wetlands. The day is observed on February 2 every year which marks the anniversary of Ramsar convention adopted in 1971. As many as 100 students from all ov
The Budget announcement of taxing ‘virtual digital assets’ or crypto currencies will help the Income-Tax Department measure the “depth” of this trade in the country, know the investors and the nature of their investments and it does not “attach any legality” to th
Sri Lanka on Wednesday signed an agreement with India for a $500 million credit line to help finance its fuel purchases. The first tranche will be used to buy 80,000 tonnes of petrol and diesel from Indian Oil Corporation (IOC).
The Kangra district administration took cognisance of The Tribune story titled “Row over mustard oil being sold under the PDS in Nurpur”, which was published in these columns on Tuesday, and collected samples of oil and pulses from fair price outlets of the HP Food and Civil Supplies Cor
Fierce protests by Sikh groups on the issue of release of Sikh prisoners - most prominently Davinder Pal Singh Bhullar - have taken prominence as a key issue ahead of the Assembly elections.
Indian officials have held heated discussions with Google, Twitter and Facebook for not proactively removing what they described as fake news on their platforms, sources said in what is the government's latest altercation with the Big Tech.
BJP MP Tapir Gao today alleged that the People’s Liberation Army of China that handed over Arunachal Pradesh youth Miram Taron to the Indian Army on January 27, nine days after he was allegedly abducted, had tortured the teenager while he was in its custody. Gao said the PLA tortured Miram, ke
Theft cases, especially that of automobiles, are on the rise in Panchkula. Concerted efforts are required to nab the accused. The latest theft that took place on the intervening night of January 31 and February 1 outside a park opposite lane 532-540 in Sector 12 proves that even streetlights fail to
Although there is no relief for individual taxpayers in the Budget, the government believes significant changes in the income tax processes will make their life simpler.
DUTA said the university should withdraw the proposed UGCF and discuss it with the stakeholders to further strengthen the framework already passed by the academic council
The Baba Farid University of Health Sciences (BFUHS) has issued show-cause notices on many candidates for allegedly giving false information in their affidavits (submitted to the university) during the first round of counselling for the MBBS course.
Top seed Karnataka’s Michael Jason David overpowered Haryana’s Aryan Chauhan 6-1, 6-2 to qualify for the boys’ U-18 semifinal round in the ongoing CLTA-AITA Super Series Tennis Tournament. Delhi’s Harsh Fogaat defeated Maharashtra’s Jay Prakash Pawar 6-2, 6-3, Punjab&rs
Punjab Congress MP Jasbir Singh Gill on Tuesday gave a notice in the Lok Sabha seeking a discussion on the alleged harassment of husbands by NRI brides. He said there were laws to address harassment by NRI husbands, but none even acknowledged, let alone covered, the “anguish caused by runaway
Priyanka Gandhi Vadra released the Congress' manifesto for Uttarakhand on Wednesday, promising to reserve 40 per cent jobs for women in the police department, jobs to four lakh youths and creation of a ‘tourism police’ force.
