Chandigarh, The Punjab Government today banned transfers & postings of officials/officers in all departments of the government with immediate effect. This was disclosed by an official spokesman. He said that instructions in this regard have been issued to all Financial Commissioners, Administrative Secretaries, Heads of the departments, Commissioners of theRead More

Melbourne,  Australia on Tuesday said it is “satisfied” with the nuclear safeguards India has in place, signalling sealing a much-awaited DEAL on uranium export during Prime Minister Tony Abbott’s visit to Delhi this week. “We have satisfied ourselves that the steps are in place,” said Trade Minister Andrew Robb, who will accompany Abbott onRead More

Islamabad, Embattled Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on Monday said he will neither resign nor go on leave, even as anti-government protesters led by Imran Khan and Tahirul Qadri continue to mount pressure on him to step down. Addressing a meeting of leaders of political parties here, Nawaz said he would not allow toRead More

Ottawa, Finance Canada has issued a rebuttal of a politically embarrassing report on middle-class economic woes that was compiled last fall by experts in another federal department. The duelling analyses highlight an economic issue almost certain to dominate the federal election campaign next year, as political parties cite the same dataRead More

British Columbia, As students in most of Canada enjoy their last few moments of their summer break, students in British Columbia still don’t know when they will be returning to the classroom. The B.C. government and the BC Teachers’ Federation (BCTF) are still very far apart on many issues and the twoRead More

New Delhi, Around 50 members of the Congress’ youth wing NSUI staged a protest outside Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh’s residence Tuesday demanding that he fulfil the BJP’s poll promise of bringing back black money within 100 days of assuming office. “When he was the president of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)RajnathRead More

New Delhi,  The Supreme Court today refused to entertain a petition filed by Kingfisher Airline against being declared as wilful defaulter, saying it has become infructuous as the Grievance Redressal Committee of Union Bank of India has already passed an order. “Your grievance has been, that Grievance Redressal Committee (GRC) should notRead More

Chandigarh,  Punjab Deputy Chief Minister Sukhbir Singh Badal has adopted a tough stand against Gautam Cheema. On Tuesday After police inquiry in the case of  harassment with Crispy Kahra a resident of Mohali. Sukhbir ordered action against Ig Gautam Cheema. On the Instructions of  deputy Cm  on Tuesday the Mohali police booked Ig CheemaRead More

Chandigarh, The six-member joint committee of the Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) and the BJP on Tuesday had detailed discussions on property tax imposed in Punjab. Secretary, local bodies, Ashok Gupta briefed the committee about the issue. Committee members SAD secretary general Sukhdev Singh Dhindsa, SAD’s Rajya Sabha MP Balwinder SinghRead More

Chandigarh, The ossification test report of Jyoti Meer, one of the two Nooran sisters, popular Sufi singers from Jalandhar, has revealed that she is a minor. The test report from Government Multi-Specialty Hospital in Sector 16, Chandigarh, was submitted on Monday in the court headed by justice TPS Mann during the resumedRead More