Chandigarh,  The Punjab govt. today issued instructions to the Block Development and Panchayat Officers to visit the villages under their command area twice a week, on Tuesday and Thursday, to review the development works and submit their report to the higher authority. Stating this here today Sikandar Singh Maluka, RuralRead More

Toronto,The latest Forum Research poll has John Tory and Doug Ford surging ahead of Olivia Chow who was the frontrunner for several months in Toronto’s mayoral race till the end of July. In the phone survey of 1,167 people, 43 per cent of people said they would vote for JohnRead More

Incheon, Two-time champions India stayed on course for their first Asian Games gold medal in 16 years as a solitary strike by Akashdeep Singh helped them beat hosts South Korea 1-0 in the semifinals of the men’s hockey tournament at the Soenhak Hockey Stadium here Tuesday. India not only stayedRead More

With an aim to defend their gold medal, Indian women produced a clinical performance to outwit hosts South Korea by 45-26 margin to enter the semi-finals of the Asian Games Kabaddi event at the Songdo Global University Gymnasium on Tuesday. India, who beat Bangladesh 29-18 in their lung opener, trouncedRead More

INCHEON: Controversy hit the Asian Games boxing competition after India’s L Sarita Devi (60kg) had to settle for a bronze medal despite dominating her semifinal bout even as M C Mary Kom (51kg) continued her winning run to enter the summit clash of the mega-event here on Tuesday. The IndianRead More

Hong Kong, Protesters camped out in Hong Kong for a fifth consecutive day are threatening to expand their campaign of civil disobedience if the territory’s chief executive does not meet their demand for democratic reforms. In a short statement, the Occupy Central group said it will announce plans for itsRead More

Singapore, An Indian man on Tuesday was awarded 18 weeks’ jail term for his involvement in the December 08, 2013, riots in the city. Ravi Arun Vengatesh, 25, a quality control supervisor, became the 19th Indian to be convicted for the riots, the Straits Times reported. Vengatesh was convicted ofRead More

London, The Islamic State has released a third video of the kidnapped British journalist John Cantlie, reciting a scripted message by the militant group pouring scorn on US military actions in Iraq and Syria. Cantlie, who was taken hostage two years ago, appears as he does in the first twoRead More

New Delhi/Washington,  As Prime Minister Narendra Modi reached the White House for the private dinner hosted by President Barack Obama, India and the US on Tuesday issued a vision statement “Chalein Saath Saath: Forward Together We Go” that called for a joint endeavour for prosperity and peace.“As leaders of twoRead More

Narnaud (Hisar), BJP President Amit Shah on Tuesday hit out at Om Prakash Chautala, a former chief minister of poll-bound Haryana saying his “arrogance” remains the same despite his sentencing in the teachers’ recruitment scam. He also attacked chief minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda led Congress, accusing the party of pushingRead More