CATEGORIES
Punjab should procure all crops at MSP: Saini
Haryana chief minister Nayab Singh Saini on Friday said that all crops of farmers in Haryana are being procured at minimum support price (MSP) and the Punjab government should also come forward and announce that the produce of farmers in the AAP-ruled state will be purchased at MSP.
BE CATALYST OF CHANGE, MANN TELLS TEACHERS AFTER FINLAND TRAINING
Chief minister Bhagwant Mann on Friday called upon the teachers, who recently returned from training in Finland, to be the harbingers of revolutionising the education system in the state.
MEA to Canada: Probe three students' death
Indian high commission in Ottawa, consulates in Toronto, Vancouver are in touch with Canadian authorities, says ministry of external affairs
RS BYPOLLS: BJP PICK REKHA SHARMA ELECTED UNOPPOSED
Former National Commission for Women chairperson and BJP leader Rekha Sharma was declared elected unopposed in the Rajya Sabha bypoll from Haryana after the deadline for withdrawal of nomination ended at 3 pm on Friday.
Kotkapura doctor, hospital told to pay ₹1L as compensation
The district consumer disputes redressal commission in Faridkot has directed a Kotkapura-based doctor to pay ₹1 lakh compensation to a resident for medical negligence that led to his mother's death.
Sangrur shivers at 1.1° Celsius, biting cold grips Punjab, Hry
Sangrur in Punjab and Haryana's Hisar reeled under severe cold on Friday as biting chill continued to prevail at many places in the two states.
No bar on gathering at Takht but maintain 'maryada': SGPC chief
As Sikh hardliners are gearing up to organise a gathering at Akal Takht on December 18 to express opposition to the Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC)'s resolution to excommunicate Narain Singh Chaura, a former militant, who attacked Sukhbir Singh Badal on December 4, the gurdwara body president Harjinder Singh Dhami said the gathering will not be restricted and the organisers should maintain discipline and maryada.
Clergy accepts Sukhbir's penance, grants pardon
AMRITSAR: Akal Takht on Friday accepted Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) leader Sukhbir Singh Badal's 10-day tankhah (religious punishment) and freed him from the tag of 'tankhaiya' (guilty of religious misconduct).
Ambala, Jind DCs seek medical assistance for Jagjit Dallewal
Tikait meets Dallewal who has been on hunger strike since Nov 26 at Khanauri
Ambala, Jind DCs seek medical assistance for Jagjit Dallewal
As the health of farmer leader Jagjit Singh Dallewal, who is on a hunger strike at Khanauri, deteriorates, deputy commissioners of Jind and Ambala have written to their Sangrur counterpart, asking to provide immediate medical assistance to the veteran leader amid apprehension that any untoward incident may escalate protests.
Want good ties but Pak must end terror
NEW DELHI: India desires relations \"free of terrorism\" with Pakistan and hopes that its ties with Bangladesh will \"settle down to a mutually beneficial and stable relationship\", external affairs minister S Jaishankar said in Parliament on Friday, as he also cautioned against \"point-scoring\" over the state of India's diplomatic relations.
Rinda-run module busted, 2 arrested
Punjab Police on Friday claimed to have disrupted Pakistan's ISI-backed terror module being operated by Babbar Khalsa International (BKI) operative Harvinder Rinda and Harpreet Singh alias Happy Passia with the arrest of its two members, who allegedly confessed to have planted an improvised explosive device (IED) at a police station in Ajnala, said director general of police Gaurav Yadav.
Kumbh to propel goal of Viksit Bharat: Modi
The Maha Kumbh next year will play an important role in India's journey to becoming a developed nation, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Friday as he described the mega religious event as a \"mahayagya of unity\" that will take the country's cultural and spiritual identity to new heights.
SC asks panel to engage with farmers, orders medical aid for Dallewal
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Friday directed a court-appointed high-powered panel to engage with protesting farmers to persuade them to temporarily suspend their agitation or relocate it from highways along the Punjab-Haryana border, while ensuring that the well-being of farmer leader Jagjit Singh Dallewal, whose fast-unto-death entered its 18th day, remains a top priority.
Govt, Oppn trade blows in Constitution debate
Key speeches on Day 1
Gukesh's record may go on to last for a hundred years
As an 8-year-old in 2013, Gukesh says, he wanted to be the one to bring the World Chess Championship crown back to India
Impact of this win on our chess will be massive
EVER SINCE I'VE WORKED WITH HIM, HE'S EXCEEDED EVEN MY OPTIMISTIC SCENARIOS VERY, VERY FAST. IN 2022, HE HAD A GREAT GROWTH SPURT. 2024 AS WELL HAS BEEN FANTASTIC FOR HIM.
Gukesh's record may go on to last for a hundred years
A few months back, when Gukesh won the Candidates and qualified to play the World Championship match against defending champion Ding Liren, it was quite a surprise.
Israeli PM appears ready for Gaza ceasefire deal: US NSA
Some of Netanyahu's critics have accused him of stalling in negotiations, while Israel has repeatedly blamed Palestine's Hamas for delays
Options fever begins to cool as Sebi curbs kick in
MUMBAI: The options frenzy among India's retail investors may be beginning to cool as regulatory measures to prevent widespread losses begin to take effect.
Fingerprints, ballistics, Reddit writings: How the CEO death case evolved
NEW YORK: Luigi Mangione's arrest this week over the fatal shooting of UnitedHealth Group Inc. executive Brian Thompson in Manhattan has failed to fill in some key details of the shocking killing that has gripped the U.S.
India to regain growth momentum in Q3, says minister Piyush Goyal
NEW DELHI: India's economy will regain its higher growth momentum in the third quarter and achieve the estimated growth rate to remain the world's fastest growing economy in 2024-25, commerce and industry minister Piyush Goyal said on Thursday.
Nudging government to conserve wetlands
The Supreme Court's order on Wednesday to states to protect 30,000 additional wetlands, over the 2.01 lakh already being conserved under a 2017 order, is a timely intervention.
The US deep state and its discontents
The idea of a State within a State is not entirely imaginary. With the political rise of Trump, the spectre of a deep state has become a bugbear in Right-wing circles
Supreme Court draws the line
Directive to lower courts to keep off pleas seeking to undermine the Places of Worship Act is timely
Battle against low visibility takes off in Indian aviation
As we head into the annual winter chaos in aviation—the fog that envelopes large parts of North India in December and January—a feeling of dread begins to accompany all ticket bookings by passengers coming into the region.
A candlelight revolution in the making in South Korea
The dramatic turn of events in South Korea, initiated by President Yoon Suk Yeol's declaration of martial law on December 3, has plunged the country into a political crisis.
Mohan Babu booked for bid to murder journalist
HYDERABAD: An attempt to murder charge has been added to the case filed against veteran Telugu actor Mohan Babu in connection with the alleged attack on a 35-year-old video journalist, police said on Thursday.
Nov retail inflation in line with expectations at 5.48%
Relief after October spike
EX-COAL SECY AMONG SIX ACQUITTED IN 2012 CASE
A Delhi court has acquitted former Union coal secretary HC Gupta, and five others, including two senior officials from the ministry of coal (MoC), in a high-profile corruption and criminal conspiracy case related to a coal block allocation in Odisha in 2012.