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Washington, January 22A 66-year-old Indian-origin gas station employee was shot dead during an armed robbery in the US city of Philadelphia and police are searching for three men in connection with the murder, according to media reports. Philadelphia police on Thursday released a surveillance video showing the three suspects wanted…

New Delhi, January 17A man was arrested for allegedly staying at a five-star hotel here for about four months by posing as a functionary of the UAE royal family and fled with an outstanding bill of over Rs 23 lakh, police said.Mahamed Shareef checked into The Leela Palace, New Delhi,…

Washington, January 22 The FBI searched President Joe Biden’s home in Wilmington, Delaware and located six additional documents containing classified markings and also took possession of some of his notes, the president’s lawyer said. The president voluntarily allowed the FBI into his home, but the lack of a search warrant…

Kathua/Jammu, January 22The Bharat Jodo Yatra led by Congress leader Rahul Gandhi resumed Sunday from Hiranagar in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kathua district amid heightened security in the wake of twin blasts in Jammu.After a day-long break, the foot march started as per schedule around 7 am from Hiranagar near the…

Arjun Sharma Jammu, January 21 Two blasts within a gap of about half an hour rocked Jammu today, leaving nine persons injured, the incident occurring two days ahead of Congress leader Rahul Gandhi’s ‘Bharat Jodo Yatra’ in the city and five days before Republic Day amid heightened security across…

New Delhi, January 21 Over 300 citizens, among them retired judges and bureaucrats, on Saturday slammed the BBC documentary on the 2002 Gujarat riots as “delusional”, saying it reeked of “colonial mindset” and was “mind-numbingly unsubstantiated”. “This documentary is not a neutral critique. It is not about exercising creative freedom…

Geetanjali GayatriGurugram, January 21Reckless construction, a changing skyline, shrinking green cover, cramped streets and no parking spaces—Gurugram’s face has been changing drastically and it has begun only recently in Haryana’s Millennium City.Changing skylineHaryana Government has allowed one extra floor along with stilt parking in GurugramThis has put additional burden on…

Aman Sood Rajpura, January 21 Truckers on the Shambhu-Rajpura-Sirhind section of GT Road were in for a surprise on Saturday when they saw a Punjab Cabinet Minister politely asking them to park their vehicles away from the highway and show the documents of the goods loaded. 38 detained…

Ambika SharmaSolan, January 21A decrease of 18.5 per cent has been observed in the total area under snow in Himachal Pradesh in 2020-21 winters vis-a-vis 2019-20.Sutlej, Ravi, beas basins hit mostArea under snow of all four major river basins — Ravi, Sutlej, Chenab and Beas — shrunk in 2020-21Sutlej and…

New Delhi, January 21The government has blocked access to the BBC documentary, “India: The Modi Question”, which was uploaded on multiple YouTube channels, besides barring tweets sharing the links of the same.Tweets sharing links barredBBC documentary on Gujarat riots, not released in India, but uploaded on YouTubeGovt tells YouTube to…

New Delhi, January 21The Union Ministry of Sports announced the suspension of Vinod Tomar, assistant secretary of the Wrestling Federation of India (WFI), on Saturday.The suspended WFI official denied any communication regarding his suspension, stating that this news reached him through ANI when the news agency contacted him to get…

Chandigarh, January 21 Famous Punjabi singer Daler Mehndi was recently fooled by a spoof post stating that Prince Harry of the British royal family mentioned him in his latest biography ‘Spare’. The post claimed that Prince Harry stated that he had turned to the Indian musician in his darkest hours….

Saurabh MalikChandigarh, January 21No less than 54 per cent of the 660 inmates interviewed during the course of a study in 24 jails across Punjab alleged custodial violence in police custody. At least 12 per cent of the total prisoners interviewed also alleged custodial violence in the prisons. Incidents of…

Shimla, January 21The meteorological department has issued a ‘yellow warning’ of heavy rain and snow at isolated places in mid and high hills and thunderstorm, lightning and hailstorm in plain areas and low hills in Himachal Pradesh on January 24.Heavy rain and snow is likely in Chamba, Kangra, Mandi, Kullu,…

Chandigarh, January 21 Indian skipper Rohit Sharma took unusually long to reveal his decision after winning the toss during the Second ODI at Raipur on Saturday. 🚨 Toss Update 🚨#TeamIndia win the toss and elect to field first in the second #INDvNZ ODI. Follow the match ▶️ https://t.co/V5v4ZINCCL…