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SBI eyes $10 bn FCNR(B) deposits

Mumbai, Aug. 8 -- State Bank of India (SBI) has mobilised about $6 billion in deposits under the Reserve Bank of India's special foreign currency non-resident (FCNR-B) deposit window and expects to ra... Read More


Why hold the city ransom?: HC judge on Jantar Mantar protests

New Delhi, Aug. 8 -- The Delhi High Court on Friday observed that protests should not be held at Jantar Mantar, saying such demonstrations unnecessarily put the entire city to inconvenience. A bench o... Read More


Illegal mining: Bajwa demands joint House committee probe

Chandigarh, Aug. 8 -- Leader of Opposition Partap Singh Bajwa on Friday intensified his attack on the AAP government over the issue of alleged illegal mining, renewing his demand for the constitution ... Read More


Despite legal notice, pvt channel continues to air SGPC's Gurbani broadcast

AMRITSAR, Aug. 8 -- Despite a legal notice and objections from the Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC), GTC Channel, a private broadcasting network, continued to air live telecast of Gurban... Read More


Amritsar commissioner of police Gurpreet Bhullar shifted

Chandigarh, Aug. 8 -- The Aam Aadmi Party-led Punjab government on Friday transferred Amritsar commissioner of police Gurpreet Singh Bhullar, a day after his claims of a busting a Pakistan-backed terr... Read More


Govt to host 41 'Hamare Ram' plays in 12 Punjab cities: Mann

CHANDIGARH, Aug. 8 -- The Punjab government on Friday launched a statewide cultural initiative with the inaugural staging of the theatrical production "Hamare Ram" in Mohali. Chief minister Bhagwant M... Read More


Govt to support Punjabi students facing Canada work permit crisis, says minister

Chandigarh, Aug. 8 -- The Punjab government on Friday said it would make every possible effort to safeguard the interests of Punjabi students affected by the ongoing post-study work permit crisis in C... Read More


Sukhbir meets Modi, rekindles SAD-BJP alliance talks ahead of Punjab elections

Chandigarh, Aug. 8 -- Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) president Sukhbir Singh Badal on Friday met Prime Minister Narendra Modi at Parliament House in New Delhi, fuelling speculation over the SAD rejoining h... Read More


AAP MLA questions minister over panchayat land auction in Ludhiana

Chandigarh, Aug. 8 -- An AAP MLA on Friday questioned the rural development and panchayats minister over the alleged auction of gram panchayat land in Ludhiana's Maloud area, even offering to resign f... Read More


5 held with 21kg heroin, 970 gm ICE & weapons

Amritsar, Aug. 8 -- The Amritsar Commissionerate Police have busted a cross-border narcotics and illegal arms smuggling module with the arrest of five people and recovery of 21.21 kg heroin, 970 gm IC... Read More