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Delay in naming Amethi candidate triggers confusion

Lucknow, April 25 -- The Congress' decision to hold off on announcing candidates in Amethi and Rae Bareli - the constituencies in Uttar Pradesh closely associated with the Gandhis - coupled with ill-t... Read More


Biden signs $95bn war aid for Ukraine, Israel

Washington/kyiv, April 25 -- US President Joe Biden signed into law on Wednesday a $95 billion war aid measure that includes aid for Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan. "We rose to the moment, we came togeth... Read More


ADGP Dhillon takes VRS amid speculations of political plunge

Chandigarh, April 25 -- Additional director general of police (ADGP) Gurinder Singh Dhillon has opted for voluntary retirement scheme (VRS) a month before he was to superannuate from the service. He ... Read More


Man caught with 3kg heroin in Tarn Taran

Tarn Taran, April 25 -- A man, allegedly having links with Pakistan-based drug smugglers, was arrested with 3kg heroin and a drone, police said on Wednesday. The accused was identified as Rana Singh ... Read More


Sampla breaks silence, says will stay loyal to BJP

Hoshairpur, April 25 -- Putting to rest speculations of his joining another political outfit, BJP leader Vijay Sampla on Wednesday said that he would remain a loyal soldier of the party despite having... Read More


Sidelined, Maluka skips canvassing for SAD

Bathinda, April 25 -- Sidelined by the Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD), veteran leader Sikander Singh Maluka, who heads the party's disciplinary panel, has been keeping away from electioneering in his stron... Read More


Channi will go to jail after June 1: AAP

Chandigarh, April 25 -- Days after former chief minister Charanjit Singh Channi predicted the fall of the Bhagwant Mann government after the Lok Sabha elections, the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Wednesday... Read More


EC no to panchayat land auctions

Chandigarh, April 25 -- The election commission refused to give the Punjab rural development department the go-ahead for its plan to conduct an open auction on May 1 of land owned by Panchayati Raj In... Read More


Slow arrivals, moisturehit wheat procurement

New Delhi, April 25 -- The Union government's procurement of wheat has slowed due to lower arrival in markets (mandis) as farmers battling higher moisture content in grains due to spells of recent rai... Read More


Cong suspends Phillaur legislator Vikramjit for 'anti-party activities'

Jalandhar, April 25 -- The Congress on Wednesday suspended Phillaur MLA Vikramjit Singh Chaudhary for allegedly indulging in anti-party activities. Chaudhary has been opposing former chief minister C... Read More