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Mukhtar Ansari: A career in crime and politics

Mukhtar Ansari straddled the worlds of crime and politics in Uttar Pradesh. IMAGE: Mukhtar Ansari in a Prayagraj court on December 28, 2022. Photograph: ANI Photo The gangster-politician was......

9 dead as rains batter Punjab, Haryana; Army called in for rescue ops

Nine people have died in rain-related incidents in Punjab and Haryana as incessant showers battered the two states for the third day in a row, flooding many places and sending authorities......

Khalistan Tiger Force chief shot dead outside gurdwara in Canada

Canada-based chief of banned Khalistan Tiger Force (KTF) Hardeep Singh Nijjar, one of India's most-wanted terrorists who carried a cash reward of Rs 10 lakh on his head, was shot dead outside a......

Punjab govt offices to work from 7.30 am, here's why

The new timings in Punjab government offices came into effect on Tuesday with Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann saying the move will not just save power but result in many other benefits. IMAGE: Punjab......

'Why hasn't Amritpal Singh been arrested?'

'This incident is likely to embolden the radicals as also the sleeper cells of terrorists and their masters hiding abroad, including Pakistan.' IMAGE: Amritpal Singh, who returned from Dubai last......

India staring at power crisis ahead of festive season

An energy crisis is looming in some states, including Delhi and Punjab, due to a combination of factors such as excess rainfall hitting coal movement and imported coal-based power plants generating......

Is Navjot Sidhu right about Punjab's power crisis?

'The Akali government is not responsible for the Punjab power crisis as Mr Sidhu is saying.' IMAGE: Police use water cannons to disperse Aam Aadmi Party workers who were staging a gherao at Punjab......

Maruti strike hits component makers

The strike at Maruti Suzuki's Manesar plant has not only affected the company, but also its vendors.According to a company executive, a majority of auto parts manufacturers are being hit due to the......

New IITs get regular directors

Functioning under temporary arrangement for over a year, the newly-created six IITs have now got their regular directors. Prof U B Desai, Prof M K Surappa, Prof Sudhir Kumar Jain, Prof Prem Kumar......

Rural job plan creates labour shortage in Punjab

As work on the National Rural Employment Guarantee Programme gathers pace in the villages of Bihar and Uttar Pradesh, paddy farmers of Punjab are faced with an unprecedented shortage of farm hands......

Sportspersons come to protesting farmers' aid at Singhu border

Punjab footballer Tony Sandhu and Kabaddi player Mangi Bagga from Punjab's Shahkot started the initiative to help protesters with accommodation at the Singhu border. The makeshift arrangement 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.......

Rousing reception for Pak fans

At the old cricket stadium in Chandigarh's Sector 16, that served the state's cricket needs till Mohali came along in the mid-nineties, people kept coming up to ask if I were from Pakistan.No, I......

Thackeray's role in PCA incident to be probed

The Punjab Police registered a case against Shiv Sena's Delhi unit president Jai Bhagwan Goyal and would investigate party supremo Bal Thackeray's role in Thursday's incident at the Punjab Cricket......

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