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Chandigarh, August 8 Former Pakistan fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar is in Melbourne, Australia, these days for a surgical procedure that was carried out on both his knees. In a moving video shared from his hospital bed on Instagram, Akhtar, also known as Rawalpindi Express, made an emotional appeal to…

Saurabh MalikChandigarh, August 8The Punjab and Haryana High Court on Monday set aside the selection of 1,154 Assistant Professors in the state-run colleges across Punjab.The process to fill the vacant posts on a regular basis in the government colleges was carried out after a gap of almost 21 years.Among other…

Naina Mishra Chandigarh, August 8 Sheela Devi, the 40-year-old attendant of Carmel Convent School, Chandigarh, was discharged today from PGIMER after her miraculous recovery. Her joy knew no bounds when she saw the school staff and students waiting for her. She stood up from her wheelchair and walked…

New Delhi, August 8 The much-awaited expansion of the Eknath Shinde-led Maharashtra cabinet is expected to take place on Tuesday Those familiar with the developments say that Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis may get the coveted home portfolio. Besides him some “12-odd MLAs” will also be sworn-in the Cabinet…

Chandigarh, August 8 The Punjab Police on Monday said it has arrested the kingpin and nine members of the Pindri gang, which is associated with the Lawrence Bishnoi gang, as part of an ongoing drive against gangsters. Police also recovered arms and ammunition from the arrested criminals. Acting on a…

Aditi Tandon Tribune News Service New Delhi, August 8 A persistent stalemate between the government and the opposition over demands to discuss price rise, GST related issues and Agnipath, the new recruitment scheme of the Armed Forces, led to the Monsoon Session of Parliament being among the least productive. Both…

Birmingham, August 8India’s star doubles pair of Chirag Shetty and Satwiksairaj Rankireddy won the country’s third gold from the badminton court with a straight game victory over England’s Ben Lane and Sean Mendy at the Commonwealth Games.The Indian duo won 21-15, 21-13.India thus finished a fantastic badminton campaign with three…

Birmingham, August 8Veteran Sharath Kamal extended his domination at the Commonwealth Games here by winning the gold medal in men’s singles event, thrashing England’s Liam Pitchford 4-1 in the final.After going down in the first game, Sharath outsmarted the 29-year-old nimble-footed Briton 11-13 11-7 11-2 11-6 11-8 to finish on…

Ravi Dhaliwal Kartarpur Corridor (Gurdaspur), August 8 A year ago, Pakistan-based freelance journalist Javed Mohammad made a video of Mohan Singh (82) after visiting his home in Chak-37 village of Sahiwal district in Pakistan. Mohammad was shocked when he learnt that ever since Mohan Singh was separated from his family…

Birmingham, August 8 India’s sporting icon PV Sindhu added a Commonwealth Singles gold to her wide array of medals with a convincing straight-game win over Canada’s Michelle Li in the final here on Monday. The world number seven from India outplayed her 13th-ranked opponent 21-15 , 21-13 in front of…

Birmingham, August 8 Superstar P V Sindhu and young gun Lakshya Sen lived up expectations by grabbing gold medals as India swept the singles badminton competition at the Commonwealth Games for the first time, here on Monday. India’s sporting icon Sindhu added a CWG gold to her already bulging collection…

Birmingham, August 8 Superstar P V Sindhu and young gun Lakshya Sen lived up expectations by grabbing gold medals as India swept the singles badminton competition at the Commonwealth Games for the first time, here on Monday. India’s sporting icon Sindhu added a CWG gold to her already bulging collection…

New Delhi, August 8 The Supreme Court on Monday granted interim protection from arrest to Navika Kumar in connection with FIRs lodged against her over the controversial remarks made by former BJP spokesperson Nupur Sharma on Prophet Mohammad during a TV debate moderated by the news anchor. A bench of…

Patna, August 8 Amid a brewing political storm in Bihar, the opposition RJD on Monday said it was ready to “embrace” Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar and his JD(U) if he broke ranks with the BJP. RJD national vice-president Shivanand Tiwary said that convening meetings of legislators by both parties…

Chandigarh, August 8 Strongly opposing the Centre’s introduction of the Electricity Amendment Bill-2022 in Parliament without even consulting the states, Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Monday termed the move as an “attack on the constitutional rights” of the states. “Through such nefarious designs the Centre is weakening the foundations…