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Ban goes up in smoke as e-cigarette sale continues unabated in Chandigarh markets

Chandigarh, Dec. 26 -- Despite a nationwide ban since 2019, electronic cigarettes, commonly known as vapes, continue to be freely available in Chandigarh, a random check by this reporter at two of the... Read More


Chandigarh: HC upholds conviction of cops found drunk on duty

Chandigarh, Dec. 26 -- Twenty-two years after the incident was reported, the Punjab and Haryana high court (HC) has upheld the conviction of two city cops found drunk on PCR duty near Post Graduate In... Read More


Dhurandhar box office collection day 21: Merry Christmas for Ranveer Singh's film with 44% jump in earnings

New Delhi, Dec. 26 -- Dhurandhar box office collection day 21: Bollywood actor Ranveer Singh's latest release, Dhurandhar remains unstoppable. The film is riding the Christmas wave, boosting overall f... Read More


Akal Takht, SGPC at odds with Centre over 'Veer Bal Diwas' name

Chandigarh/Amritsar, Dec. 26 -- As the Centre gears up to commemorate 'Veer Bal Diwas' on December 26 to mark the martyrdom of the younger Sahibzadas of the 10th Sikh master, Guru Gobind Singh, severa... Read More


Mark Zuckerberg presents unique gifts to neighbours on Christmas - are noise-cancelling headphones a good idea?

New Delhi, Dec. 26 -- Mark Zuckerberg, the billionaire cofounder of Facebook, is in the spotlight after he gifted unique presents to his neighbours in Palo Alto this Christmas. His ongoing constructio... Read More


Chandigarh: Masses, carols, lunches & a merry Christmas!

Chandigarh, Dec. 26 -- Christmas was celebrated with traditional fervour across the city, as churches witnessed packed midnight and morning masses, carol singing, community lunches and prayers that we... Read More


Chandigarh: PGI contract workers threaten 24-hour strike on December 30

Chandigarh, Dec. 26 -- Sitting on a chain hunger strike from the past 41 days, contractual workers at Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER) have threatened a 24 hour strik... Read More


Vietnam-Australia Comprehensive Strategic Partnership anchored in mutual trust: Ambassador

Hanoi, Dec. 26 -- Australian Ambassador to Vietnam Gillian Bird has affirmed that the Comprehensive Strategic Partnership between the two countries is gaining momentum, anchored in mutual trust and a ... Read More


Delay in UGC benefits: College teachers in Chandigarh threaten to intensify stir

Chandigarh, Dec. 26 -- The Chandigarh Aided College Teachers' Association (CACTA) on Thursday announced an escalation of its agitation from the next academic session over the continued delay in implem... Read More


A hospital that's a city institution turns 100

India, Dec. 26 -- In a few days when Mumbai welcomes the New Year, we also enter the centenary year of one of its great institutions. Great, for its interesting history but mainly for its contribution... Read More