Driving Naari Programme launched in ChandigarhPunjab farmers reaping benefits of Mann Government’s crop diversification initiativesPunjab and Kerala Join Hands to Address NRI ConcernsMacron refuses French Prime Minister’s resignation after chaotic election resultsModi lands in Russia for first visit since Ukraine offensiveSaudi Arabia approves granting citizenship to global experts under Vision 2030Vigilance arrests Panchayat Secretary, former Sarpanch for embezzlement in Panchayat fundsHousing crisis in Canada forcing residents to move out of pricier cities: PollHistoric Milestone: Canada Appoints Its First Female Chief of DefenseVictory parade of T20 World Cup-winning Indian cricket team concludes in MumbaiMaximizing impact of Aadhar in PunjabAmritpal Singh to take oath as Khadoor Sahib MP on July 5
Paris: France on Tuesday pushed back “until further notice” the delivery of a controversial warship to Russia because of the Ukraine crisis, sparking a measured initial response from Moscow. President Francois Hollande said in a statement that the “current situation in eastern Ukraine still does not allow for theRead More
Chicago: US President Barack Obama was interrupted several times by hecklers during a speech on his immigration policy on Tuesday, and their complaint was that his plan did not go far enough in protecting illegal immigrants from deportation. At least four hecklers, all of them women, yelled at the presidentRead More
Tehran: Iran`s President Hassan Rouhani said Monday that a nuclear deal with world powers would be done despite a missed deadline in Vienna that prompted a seven-month extension in talks. “This path of negotiation will reach a final agreement. Most of the gaps have been removed,” he said on stateRead More
Washington, A US-based environmental organisation has raised concern over severe groundwater depletion in some parts of north India, including agrarian state of Punjab. “This week, 60 Minutes, a renowned news program from CBS News, showed the recent findings through satellite and newly developed devices which track the amount of groundwater.Read More
Ferguson: It started with silence as the crowd strained to listen to the prosecutor over the radio. Then tears gushed from the eyes of Michael Brown`s mother. No indictment. The white police officer who shot dead her unarmed 18-year-old son more than three months ago in the predominantly African AmericanRead More
An air raid claimed by a renegade anti-Islamist general’s forces targeted the Libyan capital’s sole operational airport on Monday, a day after Islamists were driven out of a key western town. A low-flying fighter fired two missiles at Mitiga airport, which is in an eastern suburb of Tripoli and heldRead More
A Siberian tiger released into the wild by Russian President Vladimir Putin is the main suspect in a series of goat deaths in China`s northeast, state media reported Chinese local authorities as saying on Tuesday. Siberian tiger experts have pegged Ustin, one of three tigers freed by Putin, as theRead More
New Delhi: The CBI on Tuesday came in for some tough questioning from a special court hearing a coal blocks allocation scam case when it asked why the agency did not question former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh when he was also holding the Coal portfolio between 2005 and 2009. TheRead More
Digha: The Centre has stopped funding development projects in West Bengal and is taking away a major chunk of the state’s earnings for debt servicing of more than Rs 2 lakh crore, putting in jeopardy people’s “welfare projects”, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday alleged. “Development of Bengal cannot beRead More
New Delhi: Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari will flag off Delhi-Kathmandu-Delhi bus service on Tuesday. “Minister of Road Transport, Highways & Shipping Nitin Gadkari will flag off Delhi-Kathmandu-Delhi bus service on Tuesday from DTC Bus Terminal at Ambedkar Stadium,” an official statement said. Earlier, the Cabinet approved theRead More
