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India discusses Brahmaputra dam with China at WMCC meet

NEW DELHI, Aug. 8 -- Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday met a group of lawmakers from the National Democratic Alliance and instructed them to participate in parliamentary proceedings while balanci... Read More


Tapes implicating Biren in violence manipulated, Manipur govt tells SC

New Delhi, Aug. 8 -- The Manipur government claimed in the Supreme Court on Friday that an audio tape alleging complicity of former chief minister N Biren Singh in instigating the 2023 Manipur violenc... Read More


Vijay's wife withdraws petition to divorce him

bengaluru, Aug. 8 -- Sangeetha, the wife of Tamil Nadu chief minister C Joseph Vijay, on Friday withdrew her divorce petition filed before the family court in Chengalpattu, near Chennai. Judge D Sujat... Read More


MC chief orders fact-finding report into Rs.227-cr agenda

Chandigarh, Aug. 8 -- Amid furore over a Rs.227-crore table agenda passed without discussion during the July 31 municipal corporation (MC) General House meeting, MC commissioner Amit Kumar, has ordere... Read More


Rs.1-crore sewer network overhaul starts in Mohali

Mohali, Aug. 8 -- The long-pending sewerage problems of Phase 7, 3B2 and adjoining localities may soon come to an end as work to lay new high-capacity sewer lines from Chawla Chowk to Matour Chowk in ... Read More


Congress brings back Bansal, Tewari in-charge of poll panel

Chandigarh, Aug. 8 -- Ahead of the municipal corporation (MC) elections slated for December, the Congress high command has accommodated former Chandigarh MP and Union minister Pawan Kumar Bansal, 78, ... Read More


Digital museum at Le Corbusier Centre gets heritage panel nod

Chandigarh, Aug. 8 -- The Chandigarh Heritage Conservation Committee (CHCC) on Friday approved a proposal to establish a digital museum at the Le Corbusier Centre in Sector 19 under the ministry of to... Read More


More housing, commercial growth on horizon as UT looks to acquire 1,750 acres

Chandigarh, Aug. 8 -- The UT is looking to acquire nearly 1,750 acres of land in the city's periphery for residential, institutional and commercial development. The proposed acquisition, estimated to ... Read More


No proof liver disease was alcohol induced, insurer told to settle claim

Chandigarh, Aug. 8 -- Holding that an insurer cannot deny a medical claim merely by attributing a disease to alcohol consumption without credible medical evidence, the district consumer disputes redre... Read More


52-yr-old gets 20 years in jail for child's rape

Panchkula, Aug. 8 -- A fast-track special court in Panchkula on Friday convicted a 52-year-old man and sentenced him to 20 years of rigorous imprisonment for sexually assaulting a five-year-old girl. ... Read More