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New Delhi, August 13The Central Universities Entrance Test-UG has been postponed to August 30 for more than 11,000 candidates in order to allot them the city of their choice as the exam centre. These candidates were to appear in the fourth phase of the test scheduled between August 17 and…

New York, August 13 Salman Rushdie was on a ventilator with a damaged liver and may lose an eye after the Mumbai-born controversial author was stabbed in the neck and abdomen by a man at a speaking event in New York state, sending shockwaves across the literary world, which condemned…

Vishav BhartiChandigarh, August 13The Punjab Government on Saturday issued a notification giving pension to former MLAs only for one term following assent by Governor Banwarilal Purohit to “One MLA, One Pension” Bill.The move puts an end to the practice of giving pension to MLAs for multiple terms. It will affect…

August 13 The suspect in the attack on Salman Rushdie at an event in New York state was sympathetic to Shi’ite extremism and Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), NBC New York cited law enforcement sources as saying on Saturday. Indian-born author Rushdie, who spent years in hiding after Iran…

Ambika SharmaSolan, August 13Indian-origin British writer Salman Rushdie’s house Anees Villa at Solan, which was gifted to him on his 21st birthday by his father, presents a picture of neglect today.Gifted to him by his father in 1969 on his 21st birthday, the property originally belonged to the celebrated writer’s…

Chandigarh, August 13In view of a spurt in coronavirus cases, the Punjab government on Saturday made wearing of face masks mandatory in public places, officials said.The advisory was issued by the state home affairs and justice department to all divisional, deputy commissioners, zonal inspector general of police, commissioners of police…

Colombo, August 13The Sri Lankan government has allowed a high-tech Chinese research ship to dock at the southern port of Hambantota on August 16, official sources here said on Saturday.The Chinese ballistic missile and satellite tracking ship, ‘Yuan Wang 5’, was earlier scheduled to arrive on Thursday and remain at…

Sameer SinghBathinda, August 13Nonagenarian Dara Singh, who originally hailed from Chak-64 village in Montgomery district of Pakistan, burst into tears as he recalled agonising experience as a 14-year-old kid at the time of India-Pakistan Partition.Singh who lives in Mehma Sarja village in Bathinda district has been selling iron spades for…

Islamabad, August 13 Pakistan will attend the counter-terrorism drills hosted by India under the ambit of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) in October, despite a chill in bilateral ties, a media report said on Saturday. While Pakistani and Indian military contingents have taken part in counter-terrorism exercises together, this will…