New Delhi: Former captain Sourav Ganguly on Saturday ruled out Virender Sehwag and Yuvraj Singh’s chances of staging a comeback to the Indian team for next year’s ODI World Cup. “It will be difficult for Sehwag and Yuvraj to play in this World Cup. Because World Cup is so nearRead More

Hong Kong, Riot police clashed violently with pro-democracy protesters in Hong Kong today as demonstrators reoccupied a camp mostly cleared the previous day, leading to multiple arrests and jeopardising talks aimed at ending a political stalemate. Police used batons and pepper spray against protesters shielding themselves with umbrellas on aRead More

United Nations: Angola, Malaysia, New Zealand, Venezuela and Spain Thursday were elected as the new non-permanent members of the Security Council for a two years term by the UN General Assembly. These five countries replace retiring members Argentina, Australia, Luxembourg, South Korea and Rwanda, xinhua reported. The newly elected membersRead More

New Delhi, A day after the government told the Supreme Court it can’t yet disclose the names of people who have allegedly stashed their ill-gotten money in tax havens abroad, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley Saturday said the stand was in keeping with the due process of law. “The National Democratic AllianceRead More

NEW DELHI: Counting of votes for the Assembly elections in Maharashtra and Haryana, seen as the first major test of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s popularity after the Lok Sabha polls, will be held on Sunday. The vote counting for the 288-member Maharashtra Assembly and 90-member Haryana Assembly will start atRead More

BANGALORE: The Special Court here today issued the order for release of AIADMK supremo J Jayalalithaa from jail here in accordance with the Supreme Court order granting her bail in the disproportionate assets case.      The release order by Special Judge John Michael D’Cunha came after a bond forRead More

MUMBAI: Criticising the government for telling the Supreme Court that all information on black money stashed abroad can’t be disclosed, activist Anna Hazare today wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and threatened to launch an agitation if the ill-gotten wealth was not brought back. “Bringing back black money is anRead More

Chandigarh, The faction in the Punjab Congress associated with Capt. Amarinder Singh is likely to launch renewed and decisive offensive against the state party chief Partap Singh Bajwa after the municipal elections the notification for which is likely to be issued any time now. Sources maintain that the faction comprisingRead More

* Was admitted at DMCH since october 13 * Cm Badal visits family today Ludhiana,  Senior Akali leader and former MP Mr Gurcharan Singh Galib (82) passed away after a brief illness today. He was undergoing treatment at Dayanand Medical College and Hospital, here, since October 13, 2014 and itRead More

* Assures for upgradation of highways costing Rs. 5,000 crore New Delhi/Chandigarh,  Union Minister of Road Transport and Highways Mr. Nitin Gadkari today assured Punjab Deputy Chief Minister Mr. Sukhbir Singh Badal to approve upgradation and construction of various national highways and other roads in the state costing Rs. 5,000Read More