Amandeep Singh-Bola, born in New Zealand to Indian and Kiwi parents, helped tackle suspect Sajid Akram.
Delhi recorded its coldest January morning in three years with the minimum temperature dropping to 3 degrees Celsius. Cold wave conditions are expected to persist, and air quality has deteriorated to the 'very poor' category.
Families of illegal immigrants from Punjab who were deported from the US are facing a crushing debt they took to facilitate their travel to America. They allege that travel agents used unfair means to facilitate the youths' travel without their knowledge and are seeking strict action against them. The families are burdened by the debt they took on hoping for a better future and are appealing to the government for help.
'Prime Minister Modi should sit with Trump and find a solution to this issue.'
Earlier this month, the Union Cabinet had approved the merger of SBS with SBI. The boards of both the banks had given their approval for the merger in August last year. SBS is a wholly-owned subsidiary of the State Bank of India. The merger would be effective from the 'date as may be notified by the Govt of India in the official Gazette'.
The accused were also allegedly involved in the recent murder of another person in Madhya Pradesh's Gwalior.
For effecting the amalgamation, the government would first repeal the State Bank of Saurashtra Act, 1950 and thereafter amend the SBI Subsidiary Act, 1959 to remove references to the SBS Act wherever it occurs. The new Bill, to be introduced in Parliament soon, would be called the SBI Subsidiary Bank Amendment Bill, 2008.
The VHP expressed its concerns and condemned the dissemination of "misleading information" regarding the construction of the temple alleged to be built atop a razed mosque.
At least 28 people died in rain-related incidents Sunday as heavy downpours lashed north and northwest India, causing landslides, traffic chaos and house collapses, as well as a dam breach which inundated several villages in Haryana.
They committed criminal trespass, injured officials, disrespected the Indian flag and damaged public property.
To warn users about the threat, the company recently published a blog post where they listed these banned domain links which used to inject spying tools into users' PCs/laptops by appearing as fake login pages for websites or apps.
As the weather improved in parts of north India, which was pummelled by heavy rains for days, authorities on Wednesday worked on a war footing to rescue stranded tourists, restore vehicular traffic on arterial roads and prevent floodwaters from entering new areas.
The Punjab government has ordered the closure of schools till July 13 while in Chandigarh schools are closed till Thursday.
In Punjab, more than 9,000 people were evacuated in Patiala, Rupnagar, Moga, Ludhiana, Mohali, SBS Nagar and Fatehgarh Sahib districts, officials said on Tuesday.
There may not be any legal obstacles to the State Bank of Saurashtra's merger with the State Bank of India but it is the United Progressive Alliance's political compulsions that are holding back the deal, which is expected to pave the way for merger of the other six SBI associates with the parent. In response to the law ministry's objections, the RBI has told the government that the Centre could go ahead with the merger without any immediate legal glitches.
While boards of both the banks had approved the merger plan, bank employees went on one-day strike protesting the move.
Players from Afghanistan's female youth soccer teams have arrived in Pakistan and will seek political asylum in third countries amid concern over the status of female athletes under the new Taliban government in Kabul.
Even though staff below the officers rank is not participating in the strike, but activity in the country's largest lender and its associate banks will be affected.
To ensure free, fair and transparent assembly elections next month in Punjab, the police have intensified search operations, especially in the border districts, to keep a vigil on illegal activities in vulnerable areas.
IMAGES from the FIFA World Cup Group D match played between Australia and Denmark on Wednesday.
Punjab Governor Banwarilal Purohit administered the oath of office and secrecy to Mann in the swearing-in ceremony that took place at Khatkar Kalan, the ancestral village of legendary freedom fighter Bhagat Singh in Punjab's Shaheed Bhagat Singh (SBS) Nagar district.
Australia are still planning to host Afghanistan in the countries' first ever Test, Cricket Australia (CA) said, despite uncertainty raised after the Taliban seized power in the South Asian country.
The Indian community in Melbourne expressed their shock over the incident, terming it as a "low act."
On January 18, the agency had raided his premises and claimed to have seized about Rs 8 crore cash.
From a comedian to Punjab chief minister, Bhagwant Mann has seen a phenomenal rise in a political career of just over a decade.
Cricket Australia (CA) confirmed on Friday it has postponed the Afghanistan Test in Hobart scheduled for November 27 until the situation regarding the women's game in the South Asian nation becomes clearer.
Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB) chief executive Hamid Shinwari issued a statement on Friday expressing the board's "shock and immense disappointment" at the Australian stance, which he called a "knee-jerk reaction".
In the last three years, public sector banks have responded to the RBI's policy rates more strongly than private banks.
The ED on Wednesday said it has seized cash amounting to over Rs 10 crore, including about Rs 8 crore from a relative of Punjab Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi, during raids conducted in connection with an anti-money laundering investigation against illegal sand-mining operations in the poll-bound state.
Sundaram Business Services, a wholly owned subsidiary of Sundaram Finance, has picked up 74 per cent equity stake in the Chennai-based business process outsourcing firm Professional Management Consultants for an undisclosed amount.
He had along with three other ministers rebelled against Amarinder Singh while choosing to side with the camp of state Congress chief Navjot Singh Sidhu.
Football Federation Australia (FFA) confirmed on Monday that the A-League would resume on Friday after a four-month hiatus, with three Melbourne teams in quarantine at a hub in western Sydney. Australia's top flight was originally to resume on Thursday with a match between Melbourne Victory and Western United but an outbreak of COVID-19 in Melbourne forced a schedule rejig.
Entrepreneur Sanjeev Juneja made Keskinga hosuebrand.
At many places, where the voters had entered booths before 6 pm and were standing in queues, they were allowed to cast their votes.
For years, buyers have been at the mercy of property developers. But that is beginning to change.
Australia's 2011 Tour De France winner Cadel Evans has admitted meeting the Italian doctor at the heart of the Lance Armstrong scandal more than a decade ago but said they never discussed doping.
Three under-14 boys, two from Pandua SBS High School, Kolkata and the other from CRPF High School, Delhi, were chosen at the end of the Mahindra Youth Football Challenge at Bangalore on Friday to undergo a 10-day training at Scottish football club Celtic in Glasgow in August.
The districts are Gondia (Maharashtra), Raj Nand Gaon (Chhattisgarh), Davangiri (Karnataka), South Goa, Wayanad and Kottayam (Kerala), West Imphal (Manipur), Rajouri (J&K), Aizwal West (Mizoram), Mahe in Puducherry, SBS Nagar in Punjab, Patna, Nalanda and Munger in Bihar, Pratapgarh in Rajasthan, Panipat, Rohtak and Sirsa in Haryana, Pauri Garhwal in Uttrakhand and Bhadradari Kothagudem in Telangana.
An unclaimed bag was found outside the Bharatiya Janata Party headquarters on Ashoka Road in New Delhi on Wednesday morning, triggering panic in the area. The police got a call about the bag around 8 am following which a bomb squad and dog squad were rushed to the spot.
It has also been decided to suspend the interstate bus services till March 31, the officials said. The decisions have been taken at a high-level meeting attended by chief secretaries of all states and the cabinet secretary and the principal secretary to the prime minister.
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