Spiritual leader appeals to PM Modi, MEA for help as Punjabi man fights for life in Los Angeles Jammu: In an appeal to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA), a spiritual leader has urged for urgent assistance for a Punjabi man battling for his lifeRead More

Rattandeep Singh gunned down by bike-borne assailants in Punjab’s Balachaur Nawanshahr: Rattandeep Singh, a former militant, was gunned down by two bike-borne assailants on Wednesday night in Balachaur. Rattandeep was accompanied by his nephew and they were in the car. The police reached the spot and found a poster inRead More

Why are Indian international students in Canada rushing to learn French? Chandigarh: The pathway to Canadian permanent residency has become more difficult in recent years, despite the country admitting a historic high of 500,000 permanent residents annually. However, the widening pool of applicants hasn’t kept pace with demand. Canada issuesRead More

29 killed as fire engulfs nightclub in central Istanbul Istanbul: At least 29 people were killed when a fire engulfed the Masquerade nightclub in central Istanbul during daytime renovation work, Turkish authorities said on Tuesday. Firefighters doused the charred entrance to the club as paramedics rushed victims into ambulances. TheRead More

Taiwan hit by strongest earthquake in 25 years; 1 dead, 50 injured, tsunami warning issued Taipei: A 7.2 magnitude earthquake rocked Taiwan on Wednesday, the strongest tremor to hit the island in at least 25 years, shaking buildings from their foundations and sparking a tsunami warning for the islands ofRead More

Patanjali advertisements: SC comes down hard on Ramdev, Acharya Balkrishna for ‘absolute defiance’ New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday came down hard on yoga guru Ramdev and managing director of Patanjali Ayurved Acharya Balkrishna for their “absolute defiance” in not filing proper affidavits of compliance in the misleading advertisement caseRead More

8 Naxalites killed in encounter with security personnel in Chhattisgarh’s Bijapur Raipur: In a major anti-insurgency operation, eight Naxalites were killed in an encounter with security personnel in Bijapur district of Chhattisgarh on Tuesday, police said. Bijapur district comes under the Bastar Lok Sabha constituency, which will go to polls in theRead More

Grandfather’s forgotten SBI’s investments of Rs 500; turn to Rs 3.75 lakhs Chandigarh: A pediatric surgeon Tanmay Motiwala from Chandigarh stumbled upon a hidden treasure in his grandfather’s investments. While organising the family’s assets, he found forgotten share certificates from the State Bank of India bought by his grandfather. The doctor revealed that hisRead More

Punjab IELTS centres hit hard after change in Canadian international students policy Toronto: The recent alterations made by the Canadian government regarding the capping of the number of international students, discontinuation of the participation by public-private colleges, and changes in spousal open work visas have led to a significant decreaseRead More

New Delhi: The 14-day bilateral tri-service exercise between India and the US, ‘Tiger Triumph-24’, has concluded, officials said on Sunday. The exercise that began on March 18 aimed at developing interoperability for conducting humanitarian assistance and disaster relief (HADR) operations and refining standard operating procedures to enable rapid and smoothRead More