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New Delhi, June 8The Sports Authority of India (SAI) on Wednesday decided to call the entire Indian cycling contingent back from Slovenia after a female cyclist accused chief coach R K Sharma of “inappropriate behaviour” during the training-cum-competition trip.The Indian endurance contingent, consisting of five male and a female, flew…

Mohali, June 8 Hours after birthday celebrations with family, a 21-year-old youth, a resident of Sector 67 here, was found dead at around 6am in his car on Wednesday. Karanpal Sharma Karanpal Sharma, who originally hailed from Ferozepur in Punjab, had a gunshot injury on his temple….

Chandigarh, June 8 Thousands of people attended the ‘antim ardas’ for Punjabi singer Sidhu Moosewala–who was shot dead on May 29–at Baharli Anaj Mandi in Mansa on Wednesday. Moosewala’s brutal killing has sent shockwaves across the country and abroad. It’s been just 10 days of the killing but it seems…

Sandeep Dikshit New Delhi, June 8 The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Wednesday hiked the repo rate or the interest rate at which it lends to banks by 50 basis points to 4.90 per cent. The RBI also hiked the marginal standing facility rate from 4.65 per cent to…

Sandeep Dikshit New Delhi, June 8 The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Wednesday hiked the repo rate or the interest rate at which it lends to banks by 50 basis points to 4.9 per cent. The RBI also hiked the marginal standing facility rate from 4.65 per cent to…

New York, June 8 An Indian-origin patient was among those who had a “miracle” cure using a cancer medication that is being tried out by a research centre here, achieving an unprecedented healing rate when all 14 patients in the trial had their cancers disappear. “It’s a miracle”, Nisha Varughese…

New Delhi, June 8 India reported nearly 41 per cent spike in new covid cases in a span of 24 hours. A total of 5,233 fresh cases were recorded in a span of 24 hours as against 3,714 reported on the previous day, the Union Health Ministry said on Wednesday…

Chandigarh, June 8 Thousands of people started coming early on Wednesday to attend the ‘Antim Ardas’ for Punjabi singer Sidhu Moosewala–who was shot dead on May 29–at Baharli Anaj Mandi in Mansa. Moosewala’s brutal killing sent shockwaves across the country and abroad, as thousands of his funs, supporters turned up…

Sukhmeet Bhasin Mansa, June 8 Notwithstanding the scorching heat, a large number of people, including youth, children and women assembled from various parts of Punjab and the region came to attend the ‘antim ardas’ and ‘bhog’ ceremony of Sidhu Moosewala at the grain market in Mansa. From wearing t-shirts with…

Lucknow, June 8 A 17-year-old boy allegedly shot dead his mother in a fit of rage here after she refused to allow him to play PUBG. The boy shot his mother with his father’s licensed revolver and kept the body hidden in a room in the house. He sprayed room…

Jupinderjit SinghChandigarh, June 7The Punjab Vigilance Bureau today arrested former Forest Minister and Congress leader Sadhu Singh Dharamsot in a corruption case related to felling of trees and other illegalities.Former minister Sangat Singh Gilzian, who held the forest portfolio in the Charanjit Singh Channi-led government, has also been named in…

Ajay Banerjee New Delhi, June 7 In what will expand the arc of choices before the government to appoint a new Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), a notification has been issued to alter the rules of selection. The amended rules will allow serving or retired Lt General-rank officers to…

Ajay BanerjeeNew Delhi, June 7In what will expand the arc of choices before the government to appoint a new Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), a notification has been issued to alter the rules of selection. The amended rules will allow serving or retired Lt General-rank officers to be eligible for…

Chandigarh, June 7 The Punjab Police today claimed to have identified four shooters allegedly involved in the killing of singer Sidhu Moosewala and raids were on to nab them. They also officially announced the arrest and nomination of at least eight persons for providing logistic support, conducting recce and harbouring…

Naveen S Garewal Hyderabad, June 7 The son and another relative of a MLA of the AIMIM are among six accused arrested by Hyderabad police in the sensational case of a gang-rape of a 17-year-old girl in a car on May 28. The Hyderabad Police have arrested all six…