Amritsar, The Congress  postponed its ‘Lalkar rally’ to January 24 because of rain forecast by the Meteorological Department for January 22. The decision was taken at a meeting held by party leaders, including rally coordinator Rana Gurjeet Singh and MLAs Ashwani Sekhri, OP Soni, Sukh Sarkaria, Dr Raj Kumar Verka, TripatRead More

Rama Mandi (Bathinda)- The newly elected Indian Youth Congress president, Amrinder Singh Raja Warring, has said the Congress high command is seriously examining the issue of leadership in the state and a final decision is expected any moment.He was talking to The Tribune on the sidelines of a felicitation rallyRead More

Muktsar, The BJP is making all-out efforts to gain ground in Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal’s home district Muktsar with Union Minister Vijay Sampla paying two visits to the district in less than a week.On January 11, Sampla held two rallies in rural areas of Muktsar, covering Lambi (CM’s seat) andRead More

Patiala, The Punjab Police today procured five-day remand of Jagtar Singh Tara, convicted for life in the assassination case of former Chief Minister Beant Singh. He was deported by Thailand on Friday and brought to Patiala early today morning.The police are eager to question Tara on his alleged links with someRead More

Paris, A week after the terror attack here, it is being reported that another hostage situation has surfaced at a post office west of Paris. The initial reports coming in state that at least three people have been taken hostage, however, conflicting reports say it is yet to be ascertainedRead More

New Delhi, Former Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Shazia Ilmi on Friday joined the BJP, but said she was not keen on contesting the upcoming Delhi Assembly elections. “After being defeated in the last Assembly elections and subsequently in general elections, I don’t want to fight this election. However, I willRead More

New Delhi, Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar and an Army Corps commander have expressed apprehension that “Pakistan-backed terrorists” may attack “soft targets” in Jammu and Kashmir ahead of US President Barack Obama’s visit here this month.Addressing mediapersons on the sidelines of the Army Chief’s “at home” function to mark Army Day, ParrikarRead More

New Delhi, Candidates facing grave charges of murder and other crimes should be disqualified from contesting elections in a bid to decriminalise politics, said outgoing Chief Election Commissioner VS Sampath.The commission has made recommendations to the government against candidates facing cases in which charges are framed by courts which couldRead More

New Delhi, A day after joining BJP, Kiran Bedi on Friday said she was ready to contest against Arvind Kejriwal, AAP chief and her former Team Anna colleague, in the Delhi Assembly polls, if her party wants.She rebutted AAP’s criticism over changing her stand on not joining politics, saying sheRead More

New Delhi, The Narcotics Control Bureau has unearthed five rings allegedly diverting pseudoephedrine from pharmaceutical manufacturing units in Uttarakhand and Himachal Pradesh for making party drugs. In one such case, the son of a retired high-ranking Customs officer has been arrested.Pseudoephedrine is a precursor chemical used in manufacture of cough andRead More