Speaking to PTI, Sood, who was born and raised in Ludhiana, said that it was a great honour for her to be selected for the position and would do her best to serve the multicultural city that has a large number of people of Indian origin. She said that she will wear a sari for the historic occasion.
Top seed Aqeel Khan and Aditya Madkekar scored easy semi-final victories at the US $10,000 ITF men's tournament in Jassowal, Ludhiana.
The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs on Friday approved the Eastern and Western Freight Corridor proposals of the railway ministry.
Edmilson Marques scored twice as former champions East Bengal beat JCT 2-1.
The Congress chief had earlier tweeted his disapproval and the party had distanced himself from Pitroda's remarks.
JCT came up with a solid display to hold the Durand Cup champions at the Guru Nanak stadium in Ludhiana.
In times of social distancing, thousands of people are dying alone without a last glimpse of their loved ones who are unable to reach them.
Sunil Chhetri scored both the goals as the Punjab side won their second round match in the National Football League 2-0.
Speculation high because of low number of end-users, says study.
Heena shot a near-perfect 10.8 with just three shooters left in the field but a 9.6 in the next attempt dashed her hopes of a better finish at the Jakabaring Shooting Range.
A team of the Uttar Pradesh police on Tuesday searched the ancestral house of Moninder Singh Pandher in Lohat Baddi village, 62 km from Ludhiana.
The company's second largest retail presence is in Japan with 23 stores. China currently has only 2 stores, both in Hong Kong.
Here's a recap of the events from the past 24 hours.
Sakatar Singh's goal gave the Punjab team a 1-1 draw in a 15th round match in the NFL.
An injury-time goal handed the defending champions a 1-0 defeat in a 14th round match.
The Nigerian striker score twice in a 3-0 victory over the Mumbai team.
On the quota for other backward classes in higher education, he said this was necessary to improve the lot of the downtrodden.
Gurpreet Singh scored thrice to beat Bhopal XI in the semis of the 44th Bombay Gold Cup hockey tournament.
A visiting European Union team Friday promised the Sikh community that it would try to impress upon France the "cultural" sentiments attached with the turban and ask them to lift the ban on wearing it in schools.
'Respect nature, working with (it) rather than against it.'
JCT dominated the proceedings but failed to translate the chances that came their way into goals.
IT majors TCS, Wipro and Satyam have evinced interest to set up software development units in Punjab.
Cab aggregators caught between showing profitability to investors, increasing their network and dabbling in areas such as food ordering have seen a major blow to their primary business.
Titan Industries Limited plans to open 40 new outlets across the country within this fiscal and is eyeing a growth target of 25 per cent.
National Democratic Alliance convener George Fernandes said on Saturday that the post-Godhra violence in Gujarat and the 1984 anti-Sikh riots could not be compared.
Pollution levels were inching towards 'severe plus emergency' category due to a change in wind direction and rampant stubble burning in neighbouring states
Three Babbar Khalsa militants were arrested in Fatehgarh Sahab and some arms and ammunition were recovered from them, the police said on Sunday.
Real estate developer Today Homes and Infrastructure Private Ltd will invest about Rs 1,000 crore (Rs 10 billion) to set up shopping malls and multiplexes in the state.
India's Railways has struggled to expand to keep up with demand
Fortis Healthcare Limited, part of Ranbaxy Group, has announced plans to increase the number of its hospitals from 10 to 25 in the next 3 to 4 years, with a vision to set up a world class super speciality network.
Move over Delhi and Mumbai - Surat, Jaipur and Ludhiana are emerging as big spenders on luxury goods.
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