CHANDIGARH, July 31: Former Chief Minister Capt Amarinder Singh today spoke to Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh about the injured and missing pilgrims from Punjab whose bus met with an accident and was washed away in a flooded river as they were on their way to Manikaran Sahab. TheRead More

Chandigarh: 31-07-15 The state of Punjab should have more serious approach to tackle the drug menace which has already taken toll of the youth of Punjab. Pitching for drug free Punjab, S Deepinder Singh Randhawa, Candidate for President Punjab Youth Congress, today said that in the last eight years ofRead More

Needs to have brainstorming session on the issue of DRUGS Chandigarh 31-07-15: Punjab congress today demanded the Chief Minister of Punjab, to immediately call the emergency session of Vidhan Sabha and tell on the floor of the house about the preparedness of the state police towards the safety of commonRead More

Chandigarh: State president of Bhartiya Janta Party (BJP) Kamal Sharma today appointed Shivbir Singh Rajan as a new president of Bhartiya Janta Yuva Morcha (BJYM), while present Yuva Morcha Chief Mohit Gupta has been appointed as the district president of the party for Bathinda. The Bhathinda unit of the partyRead More

QUEBEC — High-ranking officials from some 20 countries will be in Quebec City today to discuss various aspects of the fight against Islamic State militants. Foreign Affairs Minister Rob Nicholson will attend the closed-door meeting, which will be co-presided by Canada, the United States and Iraq. European Union and UnitedRead More

SAINT-HYACINTHE, Que. — The soil-rich farmland south of Montreal called the Monteregie is currently an NDP bastion with nearly all of the region’s ridings under the party banner, and Leader Tom Mulcair knows he needs to keep these seats to have a strong shot at becoming prime minister in theRead More

Getting to Billy Bishop Airport is about to get a whole lot easier. The long-awaited pedestrian tunnel that connects the airport terminal on Toronto Island with the mainland will officially open to the public at 1:30 p.m. today following a ribbon cutting ceremony at 11 a.m. The 853-feet tunnel, whichRead More

BEIJING: Chinese President Xi Jinping and other top leaders today discussed steps for stability in Tibet to contain “anti-separatism battle” as the ruling Communist Party of China (CPC) hardened its stand against the Dalai Lama, saying China’s consent is important in the appointment of his successor. “Safeguarding national unity andRead More

SEOUL: North Korea said today that stalled dialogue over its nuclear programme was down to aggressive US military exercises and accused Washington of seeking to shift blame onto Pyongyang. “It is the height of shamelessness and hypocrisy that the US is trumpeting about ‘will for dialogue’ and ‘flexibility’ while resortingRead More

JERUSALEM: Israel gave final approval on Wednesday for plans to build 300 new homes in a Jewish settlement in the occupied West Bank, announcing the move as it carried out a court demolition order against two vacant apartment blocks in the same enclave. Dozens of Jewish settlers have gathered overRead More