Jalandhar boy Rachit Aggarwal secures AIR 25 in JEE-Mains 2024 Jalandhar: Rachit Aggarwal from Jalandhar has brought laurels to the city by bagging the All India Rank 25 in JEE-Mains entrance exam. An ardent Harry Potter fan and an avid reader, Rachit aspires to pursue computer engineering from an IIT.Read More

Tough fight for Harsimrat Badal in Bathinda as kin Manpreet, Fateh pitch for rivals Badal (Muktsar): The Badals are again set to present a divided house in the upcoming Lok Sabha elections. Three-time MP Harsimrat Kaur Badal is the SAD candidate from Bathinda, but her estranged brothers-in-law Manpreet Singh BadalRead More

66,000 Indians officially became American citizens in 2022: CRS report Washington: A total of 65,960 Indians officially became US citizens, making India the second-largest source country for new citizens in America after Mexico, according to the latest Congressional report. An estimated 46 million foreign-born persons resided in the United StatesRead More

India begins voting in gigantic election as Modi seeks historic third term New Delhi: India began voting on Friday in the world’s largest election as Prime Minister Narendra Modi seeks a historic third term in office on the back of growth, welfare, his personal popularity. The vote pits Modi’s BharatiyaRead More

‘Story Belongs In Netflix Series’: Indo-Can Men Arrested In Canada’s Biggest Ever Gold-Cash Heist Toronto: Canadian authorities have apprehended nine individuals, including individuals of Indian origin, in connection with the theft of a multi-million dollar gold shipment from Toronto Pearson International Airport originating from Zurich, Switzerland. The heist, which occurredRead More

Ram Navami celebrations begin in Ayodhya; ‘Surya Tilak’ of Ram Lalla Ayodhya: A huge rush of devotees is being witnessed in Ayodhya on the occasion of Ram Navami and the Ram temple doors were opened for pilgrims at 3:30 a.m. on Wednesday. Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust has extendedRead More

Road mishap claims Amritsar youth’s life in Canada Amritsar: A youth from Mahddipura village, who went to Canada for his studies, died there in a road accident on April 13. The family demanded from the Central and Punjab Governments to airlift the body of the youth to India. The deceasedRead More

Canadian dollar extends losses as Canada’s inflation rises Toronto: The Canadian dollar is down for a fifth straight day and has slipped 1.9% during that time. In the North American session, USD/CAD is trading at 1.3840, up 0.37%. Canada’s inflation rate for March rose to 2.9% y/y, ticking up fromRead More

North Korea is buying Chinese surveillance cameras in a push to tighten control, report says Seoul (South Korea): North Korea is putting surveillance cameras in schools and workplaces and collecting fingerprints, photographs and other biometric information from its citizens in a technology-driven push to monitor its population even more closely, aRead More

Indian Ambassador Devyani Khobragade dresses as ‘apsara’ on Cambodian New Year Phnom Penh (Combodia): Indian Ambassador to Combodia Devyani Khobragade, who was at the centre of a controversy that fuelled tension between India and the US in 2013, surfaced on social media in an image from a photo shoot dressedRead More