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Makkar to replace Kaur as SGPC chief

Bibi Jagir Kaur was Wednesday replaced as Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee president by Shiromani Akali Dal leader Avtar Singh Makkar.Makkar, elected to the SGPC from Ludhiana, was......

Two Congress turncoats in BJP's Punjab 2nd list

The Bharatiya Janata Party has fielded two Congress turncoats and its former Union minister Vijay Sampla for next month's Punjab assembly polls as it released its second list of 27 candidates on......

SGPC to approach United Nations to save Bhullar

Shriomani Gurdwara Pharbandhak Committee president Avtar Singh Makkar said in Amritsar on Tuesday that die hard efforts will be applied to save the life of death row convict Davinder Pal Singh......

Pakistani gurudwaras to get help from India

Sikh religious body Shiromani Gurudwara Prabandhak Committee will extend cooperation for managing more than 150 gurudwaras in Pakistan, its chief said. SGPC chief Jathedar Avtar Singh Makkar told......

Will take all possible steps in Rajoana case: Punjab CM

Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal on Saturday said his government will take all possible legal steps pertaining to death row convict Balwant Singh Rajoana. "My government has been taking......

Cash Crisis: Daily wagers skip meal

'Modi has said the poor are sleeping peacefully and the rich are buying sleeping pills.'The reality is the other way around.''Poor people are not able to sleep because of hunger.'Sahil Makkar......

The many problems confronting the IITs

One third of faculty positions vacant.One per cent seats empty.New IITs lag in infrastructure, research.Abhishek Waghmare and Sahil Makkar report. Indian Institutes of Technology are struggling to......

IMD or Skymet: Who got monsoon forecast right?

While the IMD had forecast a ‘normal’ monsoon for the entire season, Skymet stated that rain this year would be ‘below normal’, report Sanjeeb Mukherjee and Sahil Makkar.......

Why banks are unwilling to support the sugar industry

Sugar mills in UP owe thousands of crores to cane farmers. Banks are unwilling to lend to the sector. Bhupesh Bhandari and Sahil Makkar dissect the festering agrarian-industrial-social......

Animal Teaser: Ranbir Turns Into A Killer

Animal is the kind of material that Ranbir Kapoor's formidable talent richly deserves, observes Mayur Sanap. Ranbir Kapoor's 41st birthday on Thursday, September 28, 2023, just got more special,......

The Top 15 Hindi Film Songs of 2023

2023 was the year of earworms. Songs from big ticket movies regaled on the strength of spunk and swagger even as pre-existing bangers like Diljit Dosanjh's Lover in Rocky Aur Rani Kii Prem Kahaani,......

RECAP 2023: Here's What We Learnt

2023 witnessed a one-of-a-kind phenomenon called Barbenheimer. RRR won an Oscar. Twitter became X. India *almost* won the Cricket World Cup. The world lost a dear Friend. Alia Bhatt wore her......

Why 2023 Box Office Will Be BIGGER

IMAGE: Vijay in Varisu. Ka-ching. If that sound returned to the Indian box office in 2022 after two lacklustre years, in 2023, it will only get louder. Cinemas are expected to see higher occupancy......

The 20 Best Romances On OTT

After a dry, dreadful spell of darkness and desolation, it looks like Bollywood love stories are ready to rock the silver screen again. Two of 2023's biggest hits so far, Tu Jhoothi Main Makkar and......