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Aditi Tandon New Delhi, September 25 Ahead of the Rajasthan Congress Legislature Party meeting this evening to choose Ashok Gehlot’s replacement as he moves on to bid for Congress presidency, former Punjab Congress president Sunil Jakhar on Sunday took a dig at the party, wondering who the “Channi of Rajasthan…

Ravi S Singh New Delhi, September 25 Prime Minister Narendra Modi in his monthly ‘Mann Ki Baat’ radio programme on Sunday said that Chandigarh airport will be named after Shaheed Bhagat Singh on the occasion of his birth anniversary on September 28. He urged people to celebrate the birth…

Ruchika M. Khanna Chandigarh, September 25 The deadlock over convening the Punjab Assembly ended on Sunday, with Governor Banwarilal Purohit agreeing to call the third session of the Vidhan Sabha at 11 am on September 27. A letter from the Governor says that “in exercise of powers conferred upon him…

Seoul, September 25 North Korea fired a ballistic missile towards the sea off its east coast on Sunday, ahead of planned military drills by South Korean and US forces involving an aircraft carrier and a visit to the region by US Vice-President Kamala Harris. South Korea’s military said it was…

Jaipur, September 25A meeting of the Congress Legislature Party in Rajasthan will be held at Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot’s residence here on Sunday evening, amid the leadership change buzz following the announcement that he will contest the party president poll.Congress president Sonia Gandhi has appointed Mallikarjun Kharge as observer along…

Jaipur, September 25 A meeting of the Congress Legislature Party in Rajasthan will be held at Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot’s residence here on Sunday evening, amid the leadership change buzz following the announcement that he will contest the party president poll. Congress president Sonia Gandhi has appointed Mallikarjun Kharge as…

Mandi, September 24The voters of Himachal have made up their mind to re-elect the BJP in the state as their counterparts in Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand had done a few months ago, PM Narendra Modi said on Saturday.The PM addressed a rally organised by the BJYM in Mandi via video-conferencing…

New Delhi, September 24 In the Russia-Ukraine conflict, India is on the side that respects the UN Charter and its founding principles, External Affairs Minister (EAM) S Jaishankar told the UN General Assembly (UNGA) on Saturday, stressing that India saw diplomacy and dialogue as the only way out. “As the…

New Delhi, September 24 The Central government today issued a warning about fake job rackets offering lucrative jobs to entice Indian youths for the posts of ‘digital sales and marketing executives’ in Thailand. The target groups are IT skilled youth who are duped in the name of lucrative data…

Mohali, September 24The Punjab Police on Saturday arrested an Army man posted in Arunachal Pradesh in the Chandigarh University video clip case, said Director General of Police (DGP) Gaurav Yadav.This is the fourth arrest in the case in which it was alleged that a hostel inmate recorded several objectionable videos…

New Delhi, September 24 With public anger mounting over the murder of 19-year-old Uttarakhand resident Ankita Bhandari, the BJP expelled prime accused Pulkit Arya’s father Vinod Arya and brother Ankit Arya from the party while municipal authorities razed Pulkit’s resort where the victim worked as a receptionist. The body of…

Vishav BhartiChandigarh, September 24After the AAP government’s fresh attack for seeking details of the legislative business to call a special Assembly session, Punjab Governor Banwarilal Purohit today sought to “remind” Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann of his duties and said his “legal advisers were not briefing him adequately”.The row between the…

Chandigarh, September 24Amid the “war of words” over what the “Governor can do and what he cannot”, it seems hardly any heed was paid to the fine debates of the Constituent Assembly, rules of the Business Advisory Committee and judgments of the highest court of the country defining the powers…

New Delhi, September 24With the contest between Rajasthan chief minister Ashok Gehlot and Shashi Tharoor for the post of Congress president becoming evident on Saturday, an emergency meeting of the Rajasthan Congress Legislature Party has been summoned on Sunday evening to talk to the MLAs and look for Gehlot’s replacement.AICC…

New Delhi, September 24A Sikh student at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte was allegedly detained on the campus for wearing Kirpan, one of the integral parts of five Sikh Kakars, Bharatiya Janata Party leader Manjinder Singh Sirsa claimed, sharing a video of the incident.The BJP leader shared a…