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Zirakpur MC president to face floor test on November 3; term ends next year

Chandigarh, Sept. 26 -- The Punjab and Haryana high court has directed that Zirakpur Municipal Council (MC) president Udayveer Singh Dhillon undergo a floor test on November 3. The floor test will be ... Read More


Attack fallout of feud between neighbours

India, Sept. 26 -- Investigators and family members pointed to a long-standing enmity between neighbours as the primary motive behind the twin shootings. The victim, Vicky, a resident of Sector 49, ha... Read More


IT giant Infosys to set up campus in Mohali

Chandigarh, Sept. 26 -- IT giant Infosys Limited will invest Rs.300 crore to set up a new campus in Mohali, Punjab industry minister Sanjeev Arora said on Thursday. The campus will come up on 30 acres... Read More


Swachhata is not just govt's duty, also a people's movement: Khattar

Chandigarh, Sept. 26 -- The Chandigarh municipal corporation (MC) on Thursday organised two cleanliness drives under the ongoing "Swachhata Hi Seva - Ek Din, Ek Ghanta, Ek Saath Shramdaan" campaign, o... Read More


Take care of passengers, Kataria exhorts newly hired CTU drivers

Chandigarh, Sept. 26 -- UT administrator Gulab Chand Kataria on Thursday gave away appointment letters to 97 newly appointed bus drivers of Chandigarh Transport Undertaking (CTU). In his address, Kata... Read More


Dismissed DAV asst prof withdraws plea from court

Chandigarh, Sept. 26 -- A day after the management committee of DAV College, Sector 10, dismissed him from service over charges of sexually harassing at least five female students, Uday Bhan Singh, a ... Read More


India will gradually reduce Russian oil purchases: Bessent

Washington, Sept. 26 -- India will gradually reduce its purchases of Russian energy, opined US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent during a television interview on Wednesday. Bessent's comments come even... Read More


Pradhan named BJP's Bihar poll in-charge, Yadav for West Bengal

New Delhi, Sept. 26 -- The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Thursday appointed Union minister Dharmendra Pradhan as election in-charge for poll-bound Bihar. He will be assisted by Union minister CR Pat... Read More


US official signals thaw in ties, rules out Kashmir mediation

Washington, Sept. 26 -- The India-US relationship remains strong despite "turbulence" in the bilateral relationship, according to a senior State Department official. A meeting between Indian Prime Min... Read More


Govt inks Rs.62K-cr deal with HAL for 97 light combat jets

NEW DELHI, Sept. 26 -- The defence ministry on Thursday signed a Rs.62,370-crore contract with aircraft maker Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) to buy 97 more light combat aircraft (LCA Mk-1As) and ... Read More