Hours before the announcement of the Punjab assembly election date, the Charanjit Singh Channi-led Congress government on Saturday appointed VK Bhawra, a 1987-batch Indian Police Service (IPS) officer, as the state’s new director general of police (DGP). Bhawra takes over from acting DGP Sidharth Chattopadhyaya, who is facing scrutiny followingRead More

The Election Commission on Saturday announced the elections for the upcoming assembly elections in five states, including Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Goa, Punjab and Manipur. However, CEC Sushil Chandra noted that No political rally, no roadshow, no physical rallies will be allowed till January 15 in the wake of the COVID-19Read More

India’s R-naught value recorded at 4 in 1st week of 2022: What it means for 3rd wave The spread of the SARS-CoV-2 has been the highest in the first week of January, India’s R-naught value which indicates the spread of the infection revealed. According to a study by IIT Madras,Read More

During the fourth Ashes Test in Sydney on Friday, England batters Jonny Bairstow and Ben Stokes were fat-shamed by a group of supporters as they came off the field for tea. Both batters were returning to the change room for tea after playing some decent cricket in the middle whenRead More

The Centre on Friday announced that all international arrivals to undergo seven-day mandatory home quarantine. The Union Health Ministry has issued a standard operating procedure (SOP) which will be valid from January 11 for all international travellers from all points of entry (airports, seaports and land border. Read all theRead More

Congress leader Navjot Singh Sidhu on Friday hit out at PM Narendra Modi and alleged that he is insulting Punjabiyat by saying that his life is in danger. Sidhu was reacting to the security breach during the Prime Minister’s Punjab visit and called the incident a big farce and drama.Read More

The Covid-19 cases in the country have been rising exponentially with each passing day. As the Omicron variant starts its rampage, headlines have been screaming about the R0 (R-naught) value being higher now than it was at the peak of the second wave that devastated the country. According to theRead More

Shardul Thakur lost his cool on South African batter, Temba Bavuma, on Day 4 of the Johannesburg Test which led to verbal abuse from the all-rounder. While taking guard, Bavuma pulled out at the last moment. Just a couple of balls later, Bavuma did the same thing again and thisRead More

Veteran Bollywood actor Reena Roy was born on January 7, 1957, in Mumbai. She is celebrating her 64th birthday today. Reena made her acting debut in 1972 with the film Zaroorat at the age of just 15. Reena became a well-known name in the film industry after her film ZakhmiRead More

Union Minister of Jal Shakti Gajendra Singh Shekhawat announced the third National Water Awards-2020, in New Delhi on Friday. In the Best State category, Uttar Pradesh was awarded the first prize, followed by Rajasthan and Tamil Nadu with second and third prize respectively. Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, Meghalaya and Mizoram inRead More