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Hooked and high, Punjab chokes under a chemical cloud

From traditional heroin and cocaine to over-the-counter medicines, drugs hang heavy over Punjab's future with 70 per cent of youth believed to be affected by the problem. Aabhas Sharma travels......

Punjabi is Britain's third most spoken language

Punjabi has been revealed as the third most spoken language in the United Kingdom after English and Polish, according to 2011 census data released by the Office of National Statistics. Polish is......

Punjab CM meets family members of gurudwara shooting victims

Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal on Tuesday assured family members of the victims of the shooting incident in United States that the state government will bear all expenditure of the......

Taliban's new, deadly plan: Go after the policy makers

The Tehrik-e-Taliban is making Pakistan's Punjab the centre of its activities. The outfit believes that the government frames most anti-Taliban policies with help from the bureaucracy which is......

SAD to follow NDA's decision on Presidential poll: Badal

Punjab Chief Minister and Shiromani Akali Dal patriarch Parkash Singh Badal said his party would abide by any decision taken by the National Democratic Alliance regarding the upcoming Presidential......

I-T dept swoops down on onion hoarders

Income Tax department carried out survey operations of over 10 wholesale vegetable merchants across Punjab, Jammu and Kashmir, Haryana and Chandigarh in a move to check commodity hoarding in the......

The threat of global food shortages

Last month, the wheat fields in Punjab stretched in amber-tinged waves as far as the eye could see, promising bountiful harvests. Nothing hinted at the grave crisis that has gripped the state,......

Developing tastes

A few months ago in Punjab, as grain farmers set fire to harvested rice fields to clear their land, Jagroop Singh spent the afternoon reflecting on his good fortune farming cows. Singh, a tall Sikh......

Wedding get designer look

Wedding planners are cashing in on the trend of designer weddings in the heart of Punjab.The recent trend of designer weddings, set by Raveena Tandon, SS Chatwal (for his son) and Arun Nayyar, is......

New software can read Punjabi in any script

A software which would break the script barrier enabling the people across the globe to read and communicate any piece of Punjabi writing in Gurmukhi, Shahmukhi (Urdu), Devnagri and Roman scripts......

Sonakshi, Aishwarya, Priyanka: Bollywood's Bong connection

Much like Punjabi and Gujarati girls, several interesting Bengali heroines too have vied for our attention and love in Hindi films over the years.While Sonakshi Sinha, who received a lot of acclaim......

Vidya, Ash, Rani: Bollywood's OUTRAGEOUSLY-dressed characters

Vidya Balan, who's developed quite a flair for playing eccentric, distinct characters on screen, plays a shrill Punjabi housewife in Raj Kumar Gupta's Ghanchakkar -- opening in theatres today.......

Punjabi Cinema gets BIG!

The Punjabi film industry is going through an explosion, with a film releasing every third day. Aabhas Sharma catches the action. Jayanti Majri, home to the famous temple of Jayanti Devi, one the......

PIX: Vidya Balan's DANCE ATTACK on television

Decked up as the boisterous Punjabi wife she plays in Raj Kumar Gupta's upcoming comedy thriller Ghanchakkar, Vidya Balan turned up on the sets of India's Dancing Superstars to promote her film.......

PIX: Farhan, Dharmendra celebrate Baisakhi

Several Bollywood actors turned up to celebrate Baisakhi with Punjabi Icon Awards held over the weekend at Shanmukhanand Hall in South Mumbai. Farhan Akhtar, whose new film Bhaag Milkha Bhaag is......

Win Gold in London Olympics, get Rs 2 crore: Sukhbir

Punjab Deputy Chief Minister Sukhbir Singh Badal on Tuesday felicitated five players from the state, who have been included in Indian hockey team for London Olympic Games starting from July 27.......

Zinta hopeful of Kings XI Punjab's turnaround

Bollywood star and Kings XI Punjab co-owner, Preity Zinta, is hopeful of a turnaround after the team's listless performance in its opening game of the Indian Premier League (IPL).The Punjab outfit......

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Q. rabri devi ab karwa chauth ke vrat par kya karegi bechari ??? :P :P
Manoj Joshi: A. more

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Q. most of punjabis follow which religion?
Nihal Singh: A. KARWA CAHUTH IS A PUNJABI AFFAIR. RABRI IS NOT A PUNJABI AND SHE DOES NOT FOLLOW THIS RITUAL more

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Q. HOW MUCH LANGUAGE IN10 RS
Dmuneesh: A. Funjabi religion more

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Q. if you watch BIGG BOSS - season 7 - can you name the inmates who are in the hell ?
Angel: A. Seventeen1. Assamese2. Bengali3. Gujarati4. Kannada5. Kashmiri6. Konkani7. Malayalam8. Marathi9....... more

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'Acting is what I live for'

She loves campaigning for causes, but the National Award winning actress Vidya Balan has no intention to make politics a full-time career. Besides,... ...

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The 41 MP Nokia Lumia 1020 listed online at Nokia Shop at Rs 49,999

At the launch event of its 41 megapixel cameraphone - Lumia 1020 - in India, Nokia declined to reveal the price and said that the price of the... ...

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Minissha Lamba miss her college days

We met actor Minissha Lamba at the launch of a bridal design house recently in the capital, and spoke to her about coming back to her home city.... ...

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bollywood/news-interviews/Minissha-Lamba-Miranda-House/articleshow/23646941.cms

The real love story of Shah Rukh Khan and Gauri Khan

When Shahrukh Khan, a Pathan fell head over heels in love with Punjabi Gauri Chibber, their love story became the stuff of legends. Needless to say... ...

http://daily.bhaskar.com/article/ENT-bday-special-the-real-love-story-of-shah-rukh-khan-and-gauri-khan-4396118-PHO.html?HF-4=

On Gauri's 43rd birthday, we bring to you some rare pictures of Shah Rukh and Gauri's wedding.

Whenever two young love birds cross the boundaries of caste and go against the will of their parents, it makes for a dreamy love story. This is... ...

http://daily.bhaskar.com/article/ENT-rare-pictures-when-gauris-parents-rejected-shah-rukh-khan-4396138-PHO.html

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