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Lesson learnt: Chandigarh police drafting SOPs to deal with bomb threats after last wk's frenzy

Chandigarh, Feb. 4 -- Last week, when schools were to reopen after a three-day break following Republic Day celebrations, panic gripped the city as at least 30 schools received bomb threat emails, for... Read More


Punjab posts 15.7% GST growth: Cheema

Chandigarh, Feb. 4 -- Punjab has recorded growth in GST collections in January 2026, reflecting improved compliance despite challenges from the Centre's GST 2.0 rate rationalisation, finance minister ... Read More


Budget a strong step towards developed, self-reliant India, says Randhir Sharma

Shimla/ Dharamshala, Feb. 4 -- Congress and BJP traded barbs over the Union Budget with Himachal Pradesh BJP spokesperson Randhir Sharma describing the budget as a major step towards a developed and s... Read More


Punjab: Sangrur panchayat calls for family's boycott after same-village wedding

Sangrur, Feb. 4 -- The panchayat and residents of Rogla village in Sangrur district passed a resolution to socially boycott a local family and demand their immediate relocation after their son married... Read More


'Zero tariffs on US farm imports will spell disaster': Punjab Congress president Warring

Chandigarh, Feb. 4 -- Punjab Congress president Amarinder Singh Raja Warring on Tuesday expressed grave concern over the provision of "zero tariffs" on US imports under the proposed Indo-US trade deal... Read More


Storm over CM's 'cryptic' post on Beas dera head calling charges against Majithia 'false'

Chandigarh, Feb. 4 -- A day after Radha Soami Satsang Beas head Baba Gurinder Singh Dhillon termed the drug charges against Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) leader Bikram Singh Majithia "false", chief minist... Read More


CBI court rejects Mehul Choksi's plea against magisterial order summoning him

India, Feb. 4 -- A special CBI court in Mumbai has dismissed a criminal revision petition filed by fugitive diamantaire Mehul Choksi and another accused, holding that a magistrate's decision to take c... Read More


Jaishankar, Rubio 'welcome' India-US trade deal, hold talks on critical minerals in Washington

India, Feb. 4 -- External affairs minister S Jaishankar met US secretary of state Marco Rubio in Washington, DC, on Tuesday, where the two leaders "welcomed" the trade deal reached between Prime Minis... Read More


Shinde plays Ladki Bahin card, woos female vote bank by appointing 3 women mayors in MMR

India, Feb. 4 -- Deputy chief minister Eknath Shinde, who replicated the Shiv Sena's huge assembly election win in the local body elections last month, has played his trump card yet again. After getti... Read More


Quote of the day by Rosa Parks: 'I have learned over the years that when one's mind is made up, this diminishes fear.'

India, Feb. 4 -- February 4 marks the birth anniversary of Rosa Parks, a woman whose quiet defiance reshaped the course of history. Parks is most widely remembered for her pivotal role in the American... Read More