Beijing, The BBC’s website was blocked in China on Wednesday, one day after a video of Hong Kong police beating and kicking a pro-democracy protester began circulating online. The move appears to be the first time the British broadcaster’s website has been completely blocked in China since December 2010, when it was inaccessibleRead More

Beijing, More than 600 representatives from over 30 countries and regions will attend a three-day international conference on Buddhism beginning tomorrow in Baoji City of northwest China’s Shaanxi Province. This is the first time Bangkok-headquartered World Fellowship of Buddhists (WFB) is holding its general conference in the Chinese mainland. TheRead More

Beijing: Officials of India and China would hold their first meeting of a bilateral border mechanism on Thursday in New Delhi after the recent standoff between the armies of the two nations in Ladakh region. The Border Affairs Working Mechanism for Consultation and Coordination (WMCC), which was established in 2012,Read More

Helsinki, India and Finland today signed 19 agreements including one for peaceful use of nuclear energy as well as management of radioactive waste from atomic power plants as President Pranab Mukherjee began his two-day visit to the key Scandinavian country. The president, who arrived here last night, began his visitRead More

Amritsar, The Punjab Government today restored the security cover to former Amritsar MP Navjot Singh Sidhu a day after it was withdrawn after he attacked the SAD leadership during the Haryana Assembly poll campaign. The U-turn is being seen by many as a consequence of reaction from the Punjab BJP whichRead More

Chandigarh,  If the interests of the Indian ruling classes converge on a single issue, it is that of security, or rather the perceived sense of insecurity. The more the number of men in black or grey flaunting their modern killer gadgets surround a leader on the move, the higher heRead More

Chandigarh, Punjab Deputy Chief Minister Mr. Sukhbir Singh Badal today assured Punjab Private Sugar Mills Association that state would consider their demands sympathetically to bring out the industry suffering hardships. Presiding over a meeting with delegation of Punjab Private Sugar Mills Association led by its President Jarnail Singh Wahid, DeputyRead More

Chandigarh – The Punjab Vigilance Bureau, has considerably intensified its anti corruption campaign in the month of September. The Bureau has been successful in nabbing 11 officers red handed while receiving the bribe whereas vigilance inquiry in 7 different cases has also been completed and subsequently the challans have been filed. DisclosingRead More

Chandigarh, The Punjab government would provide adequate ration to the anganwari centres besides providing basic amenities like safe clean place, drinking water facilities and clean toilets in these centres. While addressing a meeting of the senior officers of the department Mr. Surjit Kumar Jyani said that the tenders for theRead More

Chandigarh, Education Department, Punjab is all set to start second phase of its awareness campaign against mass copying from October 17. Dr. Daljit Singh Cheema would formally inaugurate the campaign from Jalandhar during a zonal function. Disclosing this here today an official spokesperson of the education department said that this ambitiousRead More