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Sikh intellectuals seek repeal of anti-sacrilege law

Chandigarh, May 19 -- A section of Sikh intellectuals, legal experts and community representatives on Monday sought repeal of the Jaagat Jot Sri Guru Granth Sahib Satkar (Amendment) Act, 2026, contend... Read More


Pool manager, coach, contractor arrested

Rohtak, May 19 -- Four days after a 21-year-old youth drowned in the swimming pool at Eklavya Stadium in Jind, the police arrested the swimming coach, contractor and manager on charges of negligence. ... Read More


Punjab Vigilance Bureau chief's reader seeks pre-arrest bail

Chandigarh, May 19 -- Punjab Vigilance Bureau chief director Sharad Satya Chauhan's reader OP Rana has moved an anticipatory bail application in connection with the Rs.13-lakh bribery case against him... Read More


Only CNG, EV, cleaner fuel vehicles for cab aggregators in NCR

Chandigarh, May 19 -- The Haryana cabinet approved rules for granting aggregator licences under the Haryana Motor Vehicles Rules, 1993. Under these rules, all new vehicles inducted into the fleet of a... Read More


ED moves high court, challenges closure of PMLA case against ex-CM Hooda, AJL

Panchkula, May 19 -- The Punjab and Haryana high court on Monday sought responses from former Haryana chief minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda and Associated Journals Limited (AJL) on a plea moved by the ... Read More


Rewari villagers oppose factory wastewater discharge into canal

Rohtak, May 19 -- Representatives from 11 villages of Rewari district on Monday opposed the alleged plan to discharge industrial wastewater from the Asalwas-Patuhera industrial area into an open canal... Read More


High Court issues contempt notice to Punjab election commissioner

Chandigarh, May 19 -- The Punjab and Haryana high court has put Punjab state election commissioner (SEC) Raj Kumar Chaudhuri on contempt notice for alleged disobedience and non-compliance of court dir... Read More


Life term cut over doubts on liquor bottle recovery

Mumbai, May 19 -- A life convict who pushed his friend off a second-floor balcony in 2016 is set to walk out of jail after the Bombay High Court set aside his 2023 conviction for murder on May 7, obse... Read More


8-year-old leopard dies of kidney, liver ailments at SGNP

MUMBAI, May 19 -- Surya, an eight-year-old male leopard housed at Sanjay Gandhi National Park (SGNP), died on Sunday after battling severe kidney and liver ailments, according to officials. This is th... Read More


Woman raped in moving car after party in Pune hotel; three arrested

PUNE, May 19 -- Police arrested three persons on Monday night and launched a search for their accomplice after a woman alleged she was raped in a moving car at a short distance from the upscale Korega... Read More