5th test: England beat India with record chase in Edgbaston; deny series win

Chandigarh, July 5 Joe Root and Jonny Bairtsow raced to their centuries leading to a historic 7-wicket win against India in the rescheduled 5th Test match at Edgbaston in Birmingham. The duo of Root and Jonny Bairstow earlier provided England a really quick start on Day 5. The hosts…

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Scientists discover material that can convert infrared light to renewable energy

Vijay Mohan Chandigarh, July 5 Scientists have discovered a novel material that can emit, detect and modulate infrared light with high efficiency, making it useful for solar and thermal energy harvesting as well as for optical communication devices. The discovery has significant potential in the strategic arena of…

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Punjab lags at 16th position in implementation of National Food Security Act, followed by Haryana, Delhi

New Delhi, July 5 Odisha has topped the ranking of states for implementation of the National Food Security Act (NFSA), followed by Uttar Pradesh and Andhra Pradesh, the government said on Tuesday. Union Food and Consumer Affairs Minister Piyush Goyal released the ‘State Ranking Index for NFSA’, 2022, during a…

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SpiceJet flight from Delhi makes emergency landing in Pakistan

New Delhi, July 5A SpiceJet Delhi-Dubai flight diverted to Karachi due to fuel indicator malfunction, said DGCA officials.All passengers on board are safe. Earlier this month, a Delhi-Jabalpur SpiceJet flight returned to the Delhi airport after the crew noticed smoke inside the plane. Read More | Source: The…

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SpiceJet’s Delhi-Dubai flight diverted to Karachi due to fuel indicator malfunction

New Delhi, July 5 SpiceJet’s Delhi-Dubai flight was diverted to Karachi on Tuesday as the fuel indicator started malfunctioning, officials of the aviation regulator DGCA said. This is the sixth such incident on SpiceJet aircraft in the last 17 days. The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) is investigating…

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Punjab Cabinet expansion: Anmol Gagan gets tourism; Indervir Nijjar local bodies, Chetan Singh health

Chandigarh, July 5Five Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) legislators were on Monday inducted as ministers in the Punjab government earlier in the day as Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann expanded his cabinet.Below is the list of allotment of portfolios to the new ministers Read More | Source: The Tribune…

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New Punjab ministers given portfolios: Chetan Singh gets health, Indervir Nijjar local bodies, Anmol Gagan tourism

Chandigarh, July 5 The new ministers inducted into the Bhagwant Mann cabinet were allotted portfolios on Tuesday. Chetan Singh Jauramajra has been given the health department, Inderbir Singh Nijjar local government, Aman Arora information and public relations, Anmol Gagan Maan tourism and culture affairs and Fauja Singh Sarari freedom fighters….

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Ferozepur girl Nancy Rani tops as Punjab Board declares Class 10 result

Ludhiana, July 5 The Class 10 result for Punjab School Education Board was declared on Tuesday. Nancy Rani from Ferozepur stood first securing 644 out of 650 marks. While Dilpreet Kaur from Sangrur also secured the same marks, she was declared second, according to the result based on age. Komalpreet…

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Mumbai faces waterlogging, traffic woes amid downpour; CM Shinde takes stock of situation

Mumbai, July 5 Mumbai and its adjoining areas were lashed by heavy showers on Tuesday, causing waterlogging at a number of places, including railway tracks, which slowed the movement of trains and vehicles on roads. Normal life was adversely affected in the metropolis and no immediate respite was in sight…

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ED conducts raids at 44 places across the country against Vivo, related companies in money-laundering probe

New Delhi, July 5 The Enforcement Directorate on Tuesday conducted searches at 44 places across the country in a money-laundering investigation against Chinese smartphone-manufacturing company Vivo and related firms, officials said. The searches are being carried out under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act. The agency is conducting searches at…

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My priority will be to check menace of drugs, gangsters: Punjab officiating DGP Gaurav Yadav

Chandigarh, July 5 A 1992 Punjab cadre IPS officer, Gaurav Yadav, on Tuesday assumed office as officiating Director General of Punjab Police. In his video message after taking over as officiating DGP, Yadav said his priority would be to check the menace of drugs and gangsters and maintain law and…

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Eknath Shinde group seeks disqualification of 14 Sena MLAs except Aaditya Thackeray

Mumbai, July 5 The Eknath Shinde group Chief Whip Bharat Gogawale has served disqualification notices to all Shiv Sena MLAs who defied his whip for the floor test of the new government on Monday. However, Gogawale said the notice had not been issued to Worli MLA and ex-minister Aaditya Thackeray,…

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Misleading Rahul Gandhi video: Noida police arrest former TV anchor

New Delhi, July 5 The Noida police on Tuesday arrested former Zee TV anchor Rohit Ranjan in the FIR lodged against him by the Congress for peddling a misleading Rahul Gandhi video. Earlier, he thwarted the Chhattisgarh Police from arresting him. Ranjan also tweeted that the Raipur police had arrived…

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Amarnath Yatra temporarily suspended due to inclement weather

Jammu, July 5 Amarnath Yatra has been temporarily suspended on Tuesday due to inclement weather. Officials said no pilgrim was being allowed to move towards the holy cave from Pahalgam and Baltal route. So far, over 65 thousand pilgrims have paid obeisance at the shrine. Amid tight security, the sixth…

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Picture shows 19-year-old shooter Ankit Sirsa posing with bullets spelling out ‘Sidhu Moosewala’

Chandigarh, July 5 A picture showing 19-year-old shooter Ankit Sirsa posing with bullets spelling out ‘Sidhu Moosewala’ before the singer was killed has surfaced online. Also read: Sidhu Moosewala murder: Who is Ankit Sirsa, described by cops as ‘most desperate’ shooter Ankit Sirsa, arrested for killing Sidhu Moosewala, fired at…

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