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Washington, September 15 US President Joe Biden has appointed 130 Indian-Americans to key positions in his administration so far, a senior White House official has said, the best representation from the community that makes up around one per cent of the American population.Representing the Biden administration at an event to…

New Delhi, September 14 For the second time in three years, two-thirds of the Congress lawmakers — eight out of 11 — in Goa merged with the BJP on Wednesday, taking the strength of the ruling party to 28 in a House of 40 members. The Opposition Congress stands…

Chandigarh, September 14 Taking up a petition filed in public interest for quashing tender notices for mining of quarries and de-silting of sites, the Punjab and Haryana High Court has made it clear that the Punjab Government will not finalise the same without the court’s permission. The Bench of Chief…

New Delhi, September 14 The Indian Coast Guard (ICG) and Gujarat Anti-Terrorist Squad (ATS) jointly seized nearly 40 kg of heroin worth Rs 200 crore from a Pakistani boat off Gujarat’s coast on Wednesday. Six Pakistani crew members on the boat and two Delhi residents who were supposed to pick…

Belgrade, September 14Vinesh Phogat on Wednesday became the first Indian woman wrestler to win two medals at the World Championships as she clinched a bronze in 53kg by defeating Emma Jonna Malmgren of Sweden here.The 28-year-old Vinesh had also won a bronze in 2019 edition in Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan.It was a…

Vijay C Roy Chandigarh, September 14 In a major embarrassment to Punjab government, BMW Group in India stated that it has no plans for setting up additional manufacturing operations in Punjab. “BMW Group is firmly committed to its Indian operations with its manufacturing plant in Chennai, a parts warehouse in…

New Delhi, September 14 Indian Army’s Agnipath scheme is progressing as per schedule for 2022-23 and recruitment rallies in Punjab’s Ludhiana and Gurdaspur have been successfully conducted with the full support of civil administration, sources said. They also stressed that there was no plan to shift rallies from Punjab. The…

Ajay Banerjee Tribune News Service New Delhi, September 14 Less than a week after the US okayed a $450 million F-16 fighter jet fleet sustainment programme to Pakistan, India has conveyed ‘concerns’ at the development. Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, on Wednesday, spoke over the phone to US Secretary of Defence,…

New Delhi, September 14 The Board for Control of Cricket in India (BCCI) President Sourav Ganguly and Secretary Jay Shah can continue in office as the Supreme Court on Wednesday allowed it to modify its constitution to do away with the mandatory cooling-off period. An office-bearer can have continuous tenure…

New Delhi, September 14 The Supreme Court on Wednesday allowed modification of BCCI’s constitution and paved the way for its president Sourav Ganguly and secretary Jay Shah to continue in office without having to serve the mandatory cooling-off period. A bench of Justices DY Chandrachud and Hima Kohli said an…

Ambika Sharma Solan, September 14 Ten years after the then BJP national president promised Scheduled Tribe (ST) status to the Hattee community of trans-Giri area of Sirmaur district, the Union Cabinet today gave its approval for the same. Under the visionary leadership of Hon’ble Prime Minister, Shri @narendramodi ,…

New Delhi, September 14 Bollywood actor Jacqueline Fernandez on Wednesday appeared before Delhi Police’s Economic Offences Wing in connection with an extortion case linked to alleged conman Sukesh Chandrashekhar, officials said. Fernandez joined the probe after being issued the third summons, they said. The actor was accompanied by Pinki Irani…

New Delhi, September 14 As many as 141 passengers were evacuated from an Air India Express plane at Muscat airport on Wednesday following a smoke warning, according to an airline source. The incident happened while the Kochi-bound Boeing 737-800 aircraft was taxiing and after the warning, the passengers were evacuated…

New Delhi, September 14 As many as 151 people were evacuated from an Air India Express plane at the Muscat airport on Wednesday after fire and smoke were noticed in one of the engines and aviation regulator DGCA is probing the incident, according to officials. The incident happened when the…

GS Paul Amritsar, September 14 The Taliban-led Afghanistan government has denied ferrying of four copies of Sikh scriptures (two Sri Guru Granth Sahib and two Sanchi Sahib) that were to accompany a group of 60 Afghan Sikhs, supposed to land in New Delhi on September 11. It is learnt…