* SHARE CONDOLENCES WITH BEREAVED FAMILY IN THE HOUR OF GRIEF Chandigarh, June 25: Punjab Chief Minister Mr. Parkash Singh Badal today expressed profound grief and sorrow over the sad demise of Mrs. Gurbachan Kaur (85), the mother of Punjab Pradesh Congress Committee President Mr. Partap Singh Bajwa. In aRead More

* SEEKS COOPERATION FROM ALL POLITICAL PARTIES TO STAMP OUT THIS MENACE WITH HEAVY HAND * UPSURGE IN THE TREND OF FARM SUICIDES- A MATTER OF DEEP CONCERN * ASKS CENTER TO TAKE UP CALL ON THIS SERIOUS ISSUE AND DEMANDS A JOINT COMMITTEE FOR ITS EARLY RESOLUTION * SANGATRead More

Chandigarh, June 25:- Gurbachan Kaur Bajwa, mother of Punjab Congress President Partap Singh Bajwa, died today. She was 85. The cremation would take place at Qadian in Gurdaspur district tomorrow at 11.00AM.

London: Prime Minister David Cameron on Wednesday blasted the “totally unacceptable” scenes as growing numbers of migrants attempt to enter Britain illegally by hiding in trucks at the French seaport of Calais. On Tuesday, striking French ferry workers triggered severe transport disruption at Calais, while would-be illegal immigrants living around theRead More

Berlin: From dyed-in-the-wool fans to curious passersby, Berliners turned out to cheer and wave Britain`s Queen Elizabeth II Wednesday, as she kicked off a state visit viewed as symbolic if apolitical. Both Germans and tourists braved leaden skies to line the banks of the Spree River where the 89-year oldRead More

Moscow: Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday extended counter sanctions against the West for a year after EU foreign ministers agreed to prolong punitive measures against Moscow over the Ukraine conflict until January 2016. “The government turned to me with an appeal to extend the measures,” Putin was quoted asRead More

Paris: French President Francois Hollande said his country was doing “everything” it can to save a Frenchman accused of drug offences in Indonesia from the firing squad after he lost an appeal against his death sentence Monday. Serge Atlaoui, 51, was due to be executed alongside eight other drug offendersRead More

Baquba: A suicide bomber detonated a car bomb at a gathering of Iraqi Sunni tribal leaders, killing 14 people in an attack claimed Wednesday by the Islamic State group, police said. “Fourteen people were killed and at least 24 wounded,” a police captain said of the Tuesday night bombing inRead More

Kampala: Uganda`s police chief has blocked presidential hopeful Amama Mbabazi from holding public meetings across the country, saying they are “illegal”. Inspector General of Police, Kale Kayihura, wrote to Mbabazi on Tuesday informing him of the decision. Sacked prime minister Mbabazi, 66, announced last week he would challenge his formerRead More

Beirut: The head of Syria`s Nusra Front militant group mourned the death of al Qaeda`s deputy leader in an audio message that underlined the organisations` close relationship and appeared to counter recent reports that it might split from the global network. Nusra is al Qaeda`s wing in Syria, but sourcesRead More