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sc on guv, prez assent

New Delhi, Nov. 21 -- The Supreme Court's five-judge Constitution bench on Thursday ruled that governors and the President cannot be bound by judicially imposed timelines in granting assent to state l... Read More


u.s. okays javelin, excalibur sales

NEW DELHI, Nov. 21 -- India is set to import Excalibur artillery munition and the Javelin anti-tank missile system from the US at a cost of nearly $93 million to boost the army's operational readiness... Read More


ISI-backed terror module busted, 5 held in Ludhiana

Ludhiana, Nov. 21 -- The Ludhiana police on Thursday evening arrested two operatives of ISI ISI-backed multi-state gangster-terror module with links to the Lawrence Bishnoi gang following an encounter... Read More


Key plotter held, was working on foreign handler's directions: Cops

Chandigarh/Ferozepur, Nov. 21 -- With the involvement of a foreign handler coming to the fore in the November 15 cold-blooded killing of Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) activist Naveen Arora in Fero... Read More


Woman killed by brother for marrying against family's wishes

Rohtak, Nov. 21 -- A 23-year-old woman was allegedly shot dead by her brother and three others at Rohtak's Kahni village on Wednesday night, police said on Thursday. The woman's brother-in-law Sahil K... Read More


Court to frame charges against sacked woman cop on December 2

BATHINDA, Nov. 21 -- A Bathinda sessions court on Thursday fixed December 2 as the date to frame charges against dismissed Punjab Police constable Amandeep Kaur in a corruption case, after the vigilan... Read More


Punjab witnesses 50% drop in farm fires

Patiala, Nov. 21 -- Punjab has logged 5,046 farm fires so far this season - nearly a 50% drop from the 10,909 cases reported last year, according to Punjab Pollution Control Board (PPCB) data released... Read More


1,471 officials issued show-causenotices for failing to curb farm fires

Jalandhar, Nov. 21 -- As many as 1,471 nodal officers and supervisors deployed to stop farm fire incidents have been served with show-cause notices for 'dereliction of duty", even as the state has log... Read More


Guru Teg Bahadur's martyrdom empowered humanity

India, Nov. 21 -- On November 11, 350 years ago, Guru Teg Bahadur was beheaded in public at Chandni Chowk in Delhi on the orders of Mughal emperor Aurangzeb for defying forced conversion to Islam. His... Read More


Akalis have no right to question govt: CM Mann

Sangrur, Nov. 21 -- Chief minister Bhagwant Mann on Thursday slammed critics who have been finding faults in the government's efforts to commemorate Guru Teg Bahadur's martyrdom anniversary. Speaking ... Read More