Chandigarh, The Congress was seen tearing the SAD-BJP coalition apart during the three-day Assembly session that concluded yesterday. It was one of the briefest session with just three sittings. But the Congress MLAs led by CLP Leader Sunil Jakhar made the most of the session and put the SAD-BJP alliance onRead More

Chandigarh, Punjab’s only hope of reviving its economy through a special package by the Modi-led NDA government was shattered after Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley turned down the state’s request. This happened in August, a few months after the NDA government was formed. Instead, Jaitley asked the state to rationalise itsRead More

Pathankot,Four policemen allegedly helped a hardened criminal escape from the local Civil Hospital early this morning. They have been placed under suspension. The criminal was shifted to the hospital from the Pathankot sub-jail on December 20 after he complained of pain in the chest.Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Rakesh KumarRead More

Milton, A two-vehicle crash in Milton sent six people, including three children, to hospital earlier this morning. The crash occurred near Derry Road East and Trafalgar Road at around 3 a.m. Halton Regional Police told CTV News that five people suffered minor injuries but one of the victims, a three-year-oldRead More

Washington, The US has said it has been working with global intelligence agencies to ensure that they are best positioned to stop Mumbai-style terror attacks, a day after a report claimed the carnage could have been prevented if there was better coordination among law enforcement bodies. “Over the last sixRead More

New Delhi, With the BJP emerging as potential kingmaker in Jammu and Kashmir, party chief Amit Shah today did not rule out joining hands with either PDP or National Conference, saying “all options are open”. “All options are open. The option of forming a BJP government is open. The option ofRead More

Srinagar, The PDP today emerged as the single largest party closely followed by the BJP in the second spot in the Jammu and Kashmir Assembly polls in a highly fragmented mandate that threw open various options of government formation. The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) won 28 seats, a gain of 12Read More

Chandigarh, Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal remains non-committal on seeking Revenue Minister Bikram Singh Majithia’s resignation after being issued summons by the Enforcement Directorate in the synthetic drug case.Badal, known to have weathered many a political storm, said he had neither asked Majithia to resign and nor would he do soRead More

Chandigarh, Facing a political crisis, the Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) finds itself alone as it readies to battle a fiery Congress in the Vidhan Sabha on the issue of Revenue Minister Bikram Singh Majithia being summoned by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) for investigation into the synthetic drug case.Its alliance partner, theRead More

Chandigarh, The BJP will oppose the no-confidence motion to be moved by the Congress in the Vidhan Sabha tomorrow, said BJP chief Kamal Sharma today.“Why should we support the Congress motion when we are part of the government? It is a different matter that we have been consistently demanding the resignationRead More