Accuses Bhagwant Mann-led govt of ignoring court ruling

Former examination centre incharge under scanner

Ruling to have wider implications for disputes within families

A physiotherapist from Sehnal village of Fatehabad, Dr Sukhdev Singh, has been arrested by Ratia police for allegedly running a fake investment scheme under the promise of doubling people’s money. According to the police complaint, the accused is said to...

Apple growers are claiming that at present, fungicides are not available at most of the outlets of the Horticulture Department. The department offers fungicides and other pesticides recommended in its spray schedule to the growers at subsidised rates at its...

The shifting of the match between Punjab Kings and Mumbai Indians to Ahmedabad from the HPCA Stadium here was the talk of the town today. The IPL match, scheduled for May 11 in Dharamsala, has been shifted mainly owing to...

Foreign tourists are anxious and in a dilemma after the Indian Government temporarily closed several airports in northern states for commercial operations, as tensions with Pakistan escalated after the Pahalgam terror attack. The Indian Government suspended civilian flights from the...

The state government has raised bus fares by up to 15 per cent in all categories of buses — ordinary, deluxe and Volvo/luxury. It had increased the minimum bus fare to Rs 10 sometime ago. As per an order issued...

The blast sounds were heard between 3:50 am and 4:45 am following sounding of sirens

A barrage of coordinated disinformation has been carried out by certain social media handles in general and mainstream media in particular in Pakistan to instill fear among the Indian masses, says Press Information Bureau

Indian Army retaliated effectively

The Poonch district administration has disbursed immediate relief and ex gratia assistance from the District Red Cross Fund to shelling affected individuals and their families. An ex gratia amount of Rs 6 lakh has been provided to the next of...

A key meeting was held between Union Minister for Housing & Urban Affairs and Power Manohar Lal Khattar and Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta at the Delhi Secretariat on Thursday to address urban development challenges in the capital. The session...

In a decision aimed at curbing noise pollution in the capital, the Delhi Government has empowered municipal bodies and other local authorities to directly take action against violations under the Noise Pollution (Regulation and Control) Rules, 2000. This is the...

According to an analysis by the Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR) and Delhi Election Watch, nearly 45% of Delhi MLAs spent less than half of the permissible election expenditure limit during the February Assembly elections. Of the 69 expenditure statements...

Demand global response to Pakistan’s terror support, condemn attack on Gurdwara

Some locals said on Friday that though they were anxious over the developments, they were confident as India's armed forces were swiftly thwarting Pakistan's attempts

The number of visitors coming to watch the event dropped considerably

The rates of vegetables and fruits also go up

Permanent illegal structures were constructed on land worth crores of rupees belonging to the Trust

PIB debunks fake drone attack Video in Jalandhar, urges citizens to exercise caution and rely on accurate information.

Admn had imposed blackout for 45 mins

A barrage of coordinated disinformation has been carried out by certain social media handles in general and mainstream media in particular in Pakistan to instill fear among the Indian masses, says Press Information Bureau

In a major crackdown on drug trafficking, the Dhilwan police arrested three persons with 400 gram of heroin. The accused have been identified as Aman Malik of Chatiwind, Amritsar, Gurpreet Singh, alias Gopi, also a resident of Amritsar and Sandeep...

40 PCR motorcycles, 10 new emergency response vehicles deployed

all teams prepared as per directions of Election Commission

India did the right thing by destroying the terrorist camps

312 Muslims from Punjab plan pilgrimage

Taking a firm stand against hoarding and black marketing of daily-use commodities, Patiala District Magistrate-cum-Deputy Commissioner Dr Preeti Yadav has invoked the Essential Commodities Act, 1955, and Section 163 of the Bhartiya Nagrik Suraksha Sanhita Act, 2023, to issue prohibitory...

A day after a tipper truck carrying sand rammed into a private vehicle transporting schoolchildren near Nassupur on the Samana road, claiming six lives—including five students—serious questions have been raised over administrative inaction and police apathy towards repeated violations by...

The Punjab Vigilance Bureau today arrested Meter Reader Pritpal Singh, a resident of village Kheri Mannian, Patiala district who was absconding in a bribery case. Disclosing furhter information, an official spokesperson of the state VB said that a corruption case...

As a precautionary measure the power outage was imposed across the city from 8.30 am till 9.30 pm

May 8

Rabindranath Tagore (May 7, 1861-Aug 7, 1941)

July 23, 1936-May 6, 1973

Margaret Thatcher became UK PM (May 4, 1979)

Nominated in ‘General Nonfiction’ category, it lost to Benjamin Nathans’ ‘To the Success of Our Hopeless Cause: The Many Lives of the Soviet Dissident Movement’

This is a universal story about reclaiming voice and identity

The book explores the intricate workings of a mind consumed by dread, creating its own traps and treacherous pathways

You remember Keshava Guha’s second novel only from the end since time starts to move backwards

This image by Parthiv Shah reflects not just a moment, but an entire philosophy that shaped the artist's life — the idea of performance

A fragile medium, paper lends delicacy, sharpness and vulnerability to art

As Navketan Films completes 75 years, Sohaila Kapur — the niece of Chetan, Dev and Vijay (Goldie) Anand — pays a theatrical tribute

91-year-old Baroda-based artist Jyoti Bhatt reflects on the diversity of his mediums and the rootedness of his oeuvre

A lowdown on some not-so-popular places to visit this summer

Synonymous with Cadbury, this garden village is unusual — it has no appetite for the quintessential English pub!

For those taking up the tough trek to this remote village in Kangra, the rewards are worth the effort — untouched landscapes, rare flora and fauna, and experiencing a centuries-old way of life

The rock-cut caves, dating back 2,000 years, stand as timeless marvels of the country’s artistic and spiritual heritage

You can play with butter chicken as much as you wish to, without taking away its soul

The powerful stories of Banu Mushtaq, whose ‘Heart Lamp’ has been shortlisted for the International Booker Prize 2025, are clear, evocative, personal and political

How we are letting down hill stations is a collective failure

These charismatic insects hold the threads of our planet’s ecological tapestry

A unique fusion of Armenian and Bengali flavours, this ‘dolma’ draws inspiration from the long history of Armenian communities in Kolkata

The nourishing gluten-free Sindhi sorghum flatbread pairs perfectly with sabzi, curd, butter, or even lush creamy Fromage Blanc cheese

You can play with butter chicken as much as you wish to, without taking away its soul

Vows tough action against those involved in cross-border drug trade

We can’t get rid of all our problems, but we can understand them and accordingly deal with it

Hope is an amusing child too. She knows that humour and a smile are the leaven of existence and a means of facing difficulties, even major worries, with fortitude. The writer Romain Gary’s perceptive definition of humour fits well:...

We have to contend with new rules every second day... These rules are made without any consultation with the stakeholders and usually lack any sense or logic

The return of colourful birds each year in summer is a reminder of how intricately life is woven across seasons

Researchers said that being overweight has been previously identified as a risk factor for experiencing long Covid, which can be debilitating and severely affect one's quality of life

Physicists captured the first images of individual atoms freely interacting in space. The pictures reveal correlations among the 'free-range' particles that until now were predicted but never directly observed.

India's total wireless subscriber base, including mobile and 5G fixed wireless access (FWA), rose to 1,163.76 million in March current year from 1,160.33 million in February, marking a monthly growth of 0.28 per cent, according to data released by the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) on Wednesday.

One of those ways creates quite a bit of suffering for humans: pollen, the infamous male gametophyte of the plant kingdom