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Kapurthala, August 18 In a shocking incident, a Dhilwan (Kapurthala)-based jail inmate has alleged in the District and Sessions Court here that a jail security personnel had tortured him and written the word ‘gangster’ in Punjabi on his back with hot iron rods. Inmate Tarsem Singh has been lodged…

Mayville (US), August 18 The man charged with stabbing Salman Rushdie on a lecture stage in western New York said in an interview that he was surprised to learn the accomplished author had survived the attack. Speaking to the New York Post from jail, Hadi Matar said he decided to…

Islamabad, August 18 A bombing at a mosque in the Afghan capital of Kabul during evening prayers on Wednesday killed at least 21 people, including a prominent cleric, an eyewitness and police said. Thiry three others were wounded in the attack. Khalid Zadran, the spokesman for Kabul’s police chief, gave…

Islamabad, August 18 A bombing at a mosque in the Afghan capital of Kabul during evening prayers on Wednesday killed at least 10 people, including a prominent cleric, an eyewitness and police said. There was no immediate claim of responsibility for the attack, the latest to strike the country in…

Chandigarh, August 18Big Boss fame Shehnaaz Gill has said she now prefers to be called “Shehnaaz from India”.She said, “I don’t want to be Punjab Ki Katrina Kaif. I just want to be Shehnaaz Gill from India.” The title ‘Punjab Ki Katrina Kaif’ was coined by Shehnaaz on ‘Bigg Boss…

Ruchika M Khanna Chandigarh, August 17 Can hundreds of tonnes of foodgrains be transferred from mandis to godowns on cars, scooters or motorcycles? In Punjab, it seems this is possible, at least in government records. It is this discrepancy in the records of the Food and Supplies Department, submitted…

Vishav BhartiChandigarh, August 17The Punjab Government today ordered a Vigilance inquiry into the alleged farm machinery scam. Agriculture Minister Kuldeep Singh Dhaliwal said at least 90,422 machines were reportedly “distributed” among farmers to manage stubble. Of these, 11,275 were found missing.He said during an initial investigation, it appeared nearly Rs…

New Delhi, August 17In a major shake-up, the BJP today reconstituted its parliamentary board, its top organisational body, by including new faces and dropping senior minister Nitin Gadkari and Madhya Pradesh CM Shivraj Singh Chouhan, indicating their diminishing influence in the party.First time board rejigged under Nadda, who took over…

New Delhi, August 17Maintaining that the term “freebie” should not be confused with genuine welfare measures, the Supreme Court on Wednesday said political parties and candidates could not be prevented from making poll promises aimed at fulfilling the constitutional mandate even as it noted that “there are no free lunches”.During…

New Delhi, August 17Delhi and Kolkata reported 106 and 99 deaths per 1 lakh population in 2019, which could be attributed to PM2.5 pollution, according to a new report published by US-based Health Effects Institute on Wednesday.Delhi had the highest average level of fine PM2.5 among the world’s most-populated cities,…