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Majithia: Chaura was accompanied by second attacker

Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) leader Bikram Singh Majithia on Tuesday claimed that former militant Narain Singh Chaura, who had made an assassination bid on Sukhbir Singh Badal's life at the Golden Temple, was accompanied by a second attacker and Khalistan Commando Force terrorist Dharam Singh.

FIR registered against preacher Dhadrianwale

Punjab police chief on Tuesday told the high court that state police have booked Sikh preacher Ranjit Singh Dhadrianwale in a 2012 alleged case of rape and murder of a woman reported in Patiala.

STATE TO FILL 1,754 VACANT POSTS FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES

The Punjab government on Tuesday announced a recruitment drive to fill 1,754 vacant posts reserved for people with disabilities (PwDs) in various departments.

PUNJAB SEEKS RELEASE OF JAL JEEVAN MISSION ARREARS

The Punjab water supply and sanitation minister Hardeep Singh Mundi on Tuesday asked the Union minister for Jal Shakti CR Patil to release a pending first installment for financial year 2024-25 of ₹161 crore under the Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM).

MHA gives nod, hi-tech jammers to be installed in Punjab prisons

CHANDIGARH: The Centre on Tuesday told the Punjab and Haryana high court that it has granted approval for the installation of advanced ‘V-Kavach’ jammers in Punjab jails.

KARAMJEET SINGH ASSUMES CHARGE AS GURU NANAK DEV VARSITY VC

AMRITSAR: Karamjeet Singh on Tuesday assumed the position of vice chancellor of Guru Nanak Dev University (GNDU) and shared his vision for taking the university ahead to mark its global presence.

Trump nominates Chandigarh-born lawyer Harmeet Dhillon to key post in dept of justice

WASHINGTON: US President-elect Donald Trump has nominated Chandigarh-born Harmeet K Dhillon as assistant attorney general for civil rights at the department of justice.

Man killed in drunken brawl, body set ablaze

A migrant worker was brutally killed by a person allegedly following an argument while drinking alcohol in the fields at Chak Singha village in Garhshankar subdivision here, police said on Tuesday.

Mass movement needed to weed out drug menace, says Guv Kataria

Punjab governor Gulab Chand Kataria has called for a mass movement to fight against drug addiction and abuse in Punjab.

Farmers to resume Delhi march on Dec 14: Pandher

Have given Union govt ample time to initiate talks, but they haven't responded yet, says farm leader

SC to rule on property rights of Hindu women

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court has decided to untangle the labyrinthine interpretations of property rights granted to Hindu women under Section 14 of the Hindu Succession Act, 1956, potentially marking a landmark in a saga spanning six decades.

SA on top of WTC table, pressure on India to win series

KOLKATA: South Africa defeated Sri Lanka by 109 runs in Gqeberha (formerly Port Elizabeth) to win the two-match series 2-0 on Monday and as a result moved up to No. 1 on the ICC World Test Championship table with 63.33 percentage points.

Ding hits back with positional masterclass, levels match 6-6

BENGALURU: On the night of his crushing Game 11 loss to D Gukesh, Ding Liren's Hungarian second Richard Rapport sent him a file titled 'strike back'. Ding made the words come alive on the board in Game 12, on Monday.

WTC's imperfections laid bare by SA's late charge

MUMBAI: The screams and singing from the South Africa team celebrations echoed across St George's Park at Gqeberha (formerly Port Elizabeth) after their series-clinching Test win against Sri Lanka on Monday.

'U.S. SEARCHING FOR CAPTURED JOURNO IN SYRIA'

Israeli foreign minister Gideon Saar said Monday that his country had struck \"chemical weapons\" sites in neighboring Syria, where rebel forces ousted President Bashar al-Assad over the weekend.

'U.S. SEARCHING FOR CAPTURED JOURNO IN SYRIA'

JERUSALEM: A great many actors had a hand in the fall of Syria's dictator, Bashar al-Assad: Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), the Islamist group that led the offensive; Turkey, which nurtured and supported HTS; the myriad Syrian groups and people who gave a hated tyrant a final push. But Assad's fall was also the work of a dead man, Yahya Sinwar.

Air India places order to buy 100 more Airbus aircraft

Private airline Air India on Monday said it has placed an order to purchase 100 more Airbus aircraft, comprising 10 wide-body A350 and 90 narrow-body A320 family aircraft including the A321neo.

Prez Putin's call to grant Assad asylum in Russia: Kremlin

Moscow: The Kremlin said on Monday President Vladimir Putin had made the decision to grant asylum in Russia to Bashar al-Assad, who was ousted as Syria's president by a lightning rebel offensive.

CAR SALES SLIDE 14% IN NOV ON LOW DEMAND

Retail sales of passenger vehicles fell 13.72% year-on-year in November, reflecting subdued post-festive demand and lingering inventory challenges, according to data released by the Federation of Automobile Dealers Associations (FADA) on Monday.

Malhotra to lead next leg of RBI's war on inflation

NEW DELHI/MUMBAI: The war on inflation has a new general leading the charge, as India's top revenue officer Sanjay Malhotra moves from North Block to Mint Road.

Sheikh Hasina slams Yunus regime as 'fascist'

Bangladesh's deposed premier Sheikh Hasina has launched a fierce attack on the interim administration, accusing its chief adviser Muhammad Yunus of running a \"fascist regime\" that allows terrorists and fundamentalists to act without restraint.

Speech that doesn't befit a judge's office

When they're sworn in, high court judges take an oath to bear true faith and allegiance to the Constitution of India.

On the road to Damascus

Assad's fall and the rise of Islamists in Syria is a momentous event for West Asia

Why children in schools take to physical Violence

What made a 12-year-old strangle his classmate over a minor incident in New Delhi? In another city, a class monitor, in his enthusiasm to maintain discipline in the classroom, kicked a student in the groin who succumbed to his injuries on the way to the hospital.

Arab Spring in Syria marks a power shift

The collapse of the Assad regime has far-reaching consequences. There is genuine fear that Syria could become a safe haven for extremist groups

Can ICJ deliver climate justice to Global South?

After the battle at the 29th Conference of the Parties (COP29) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), the International Court of Justice (ICJ) at The Hague has now become the battleground for the developing and the developed worlds to face off on the climate issue.

994 Waqf properties illegally encroached upon, govt tells Parl

TAMIL NADU HAD THE MAXIMUM ALIENATED WAQF PROPERTIES WITH 734, FOLLOWED BY ANDHRA WITH 152

As crisis unfolds, India pushes for stability in Syria

THE EXTERNAL AFFAIRS MINISTRY NOTED THAT IT WAS MONITORING THE EVOLVING SITUATION IN THE WEST ASIAN COUNTRY AND ADVOCATED FOR PEACE

HC judge's speech on UCC sparks uproar

PRAYAGRAJ: A controversial speech by a sitting Allahabad high court judge sparked a political row on Monday as Opposition parties urged Chief Justice of India Sanjiv Khanna to take cognizance of the issue even as the organisers of the event defended the proceedings.

CONG DEMANDS PROBE INTO ADANI ALLEGATIONS WITH MOCK INTERVIEW

NEW DELHI: If it was stickers on Thursday, it was masks and a mock interview on Monday, as the Congress continued to push its demand for a joint parliamentary committee investigation into allegations in a US court against the Adani Group.