Muslims across Kashmir today celebrated Eid-ul-Fitr, marking the culmination of holy fasting month of Ramzan, with traditional fervour and gaiety as thousands offered prayers at mosques and shrines in the Valley. However, celebrations were briefly disrupted as a group of youth started stone pelting at security force personnel in some parts of old city here [...]
The younger sister of Shaheed Bhagat Singh, Canada-based Parkash Kaur is 95 now. For the past 22 years, however, she’s been struggling to get justice for her son-in-law, Kuljeet Singh Dhatt. He was allegedly killed in what the family claims was a fake encounter carried out in June 1989 by five Punjab policemen in Hoshiarpur [...]
Snapping a two-day losing streak, gold and silver prices recovered in the bullion market today on emergence of buying at existing lower levels amid a firming global trend. While gold shot up by Rs 455 to Rs 27,640 per 10 grams, silver gained Rs 1,100 to Rs 63,600 per kg. The trading sentiment turned better [...]
People from all walks of life paid floral tributes to former Chief Minister late Beant Singh on his samadhi at the Beant Singh Memorial Complex in Sector 42 to commemorate his 16th death anniversary on Wednesday. A Sarv Dharam Prarthna Sabha was also organised. The services rendered by the former Punjab Chief Minister to eliminate [...]
Panjab University student body elections are due for 2nd September and the eight student parties contesting this year are Student Organization of Panjab University, Panjab University Student Union, Himachal Pradesh Student Union, Student Organisation of India, Hindustan Student association, Student Federation of India, National Student Union of India and Indian National Student Organisation. Throughout the [...]
Some thanked Him, some sought forgiveness. Others simply asked for his blessings. But thousands of heads bowed and hands rose in reverence. Like any other place, Id-ul-fitr was celebrated with much zeal in Chandigarh on Tuesday. Thousands of Muslims gathered at Jama Masjid in Sector 20 to offer namaz. They thanked the lord for giving [...]
The main accused in the PGI seats-for-sale scam, Gaurav Shalin, was produced in the district court today which sent him in 8-day CBI remand. Shalin, who was declared a proclaimed offender last year, was arrested by the CBI last evening from the city. According to the investigating agency, Shalin’s coaching centre helped aspirants get admission [...]
Lead actress Kareena Kapoor has wished a early and complete recovery to her reel life ‘Bodyguard’ Salman Khan, who has left for the US for a jaw nerve surgery. “I just hope he gets cured completely very soon. He was in excruciating pain. The pain he has gone through nobody should go through it. And [...]
The WikiLeaks website crashed in an apparent cyberattack after the accelerated publication of tens of thousands of once-secret State Department cables by the anti-secrecy organisation raised new concerns about the exposure of confidential US embassy sources. “WikiLeaks.org is presently under attack,” the group said on Twitter late yesterday. One hour later, the site and the [...]
The parliamentary panel looking into the Lokpal Bill is set to be reconstituted today, amid estimates that it was a timely opportunity to add to the committee’s weight by redrawing its composition in view of the important agenda ahead. Congress MP and spokesman Abhishek Singhvi is likely to continue as chairman of the 31-member standing [...]
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