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Digital Desk | Hoshiarpur (Punjab), Nov 2 (IANS) The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Monday conducted a raid at the residence of senior Congress leader and former Punjab Cabinet Minister Sunder Sham Arora in Hoshiarpur, with a team of officials reaching his house early in the morning, accompanied by CRPF personnel. According to preliminary information, the ED teams arrived at Arora's residence at around 5 a.m. in three to four vehicles and began a search operation. Central agency officials, alon

Digital Desk | New Delhi, Nov 1 (IANS) Ahead of the INDIA bloc's rally at Delhi's Ramlila Maidan on Sunday, the BJP's Delhi unit released a controversial poster titled 'Thago Ka Mela' (Fair of Thugs), targeting Congress leader Rahul Gandhi and several other opposition leaders. Designed in the style of a film poster, the graphic features Rahul Gandhi, Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav, Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge, Former West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerj

Digital Desk | Washington, Nov 1 (IANS) Indian American Congressman Ro Khanna has hit back at President Donald Trump, who attacked him repeatedly on Friday over his criticism of the cost of the war with Iran, calling him a lightweight at the White House and a total dope at a campaign rally in Florida. Speaking in the Oval Office on October 30, Trump said: I watch this guy, Ro Khanna, whos a lightweight. And he was saying that, President Trump is spending a lot of money. Well, I spent a lot of mo

Digital Desk | Washington, Nov 1 (IANS) External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar has said India is in discussions with Russia, Ukraine and Europe on three aspects of the conflict, protecting civilian shipping and seafarers, restoring grain exports from the Black Sea and a non-attack on energy, and is coordinating the effort with the United States. Speaking to a group of Indian reporters in Atlanta on Saturday at the end of the G20 Foreign Ministers Meeting, EAM Jaishankar set out the three element

Digital Desk | New Delhi, Nov 1 (IANS) The INDIA bloc is set to organise a large-scale Chalo Dilli march culminating at Delhis Ramlila Maidan on Sunday to protest alleged electoral irregularities, oppose the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls and demand the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar. The opposition alliance expects a major show of strength, with opposition leaders, party workers, and student groups likely to participate in the rally. The prot

Digital Desk | New Delhi, Nov 1 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday highlighted India's progress in poverty reduction, sharing a carousel of findings from the World Bank's latest report on poverty in the country. He described the decline in extreme poverty as a significant achievement, attributing the progress to the government's commitment to poverty alleviation. Sharing the carousel on Instagram, PM Modi wrote, A historic fall in poverty. A generational rise in opportunity. One of

Digital Desk | Agartala, Oct 31 (IANS) Tripura Chief Minister Manik Saha on Saturday accused the Congress-led INDIA bloc of undermining constitutional institutions, including the Election Commission (EC) and the Supreme Court, alleging that its opposition to the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls was aimed at misleading people. Addressing a rally, Saha said the country was progressing under Prime Minister Narendra Modi's leadership, while opposition parties were attempting to cr

Digital Desk | Hong Kong, Oct 31 (IANS) India had a day to forget at the 2026 Hong Kong Sixes on Saturday -- going down to the UAE in their final group game and then losing a Bowl semifinal to England by three runs. Krunal Pandyas side will now take on Bangladesh in the 11th-12th place playoff on Sunday. In the final Group C match, UAEs Zahid Ali took three early wickets to reduce India to 14/3. Rahul Tripathi (24) and Krunal (15 off 8 balls) offered brief resistance before T. Natarajan smashed

Digital Desk | Ekta Nagar, Oct 31 (IANS) Anti-Naxal units from across the country showcased their role in operations against Left-wing extremism at the Rashtriya Ekta Diwas parade in Ekta Nagar on Saturday, while a subsequent National School of Drama production brought tribal artists from several formerly Maoist-affected states to the national stage. The parade, held to mark the 151st birth anniversary of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, featured specialised forces from Bihar, Jharkhand, Karnataka, Ker

Digital Desk | Atlanta, Oct 31 (IANS) The India-US trade agreement has been at the finish line for a very long time, US Ambassador to India Sergio Gor said in Atlanta on Saturday, expressing confidence that Washington and New Delhi would close the deal while pointing to the nearly two decades India took to conclude its pact with the European Union (EU). The trade agreement has been at the finish line for a very long time, and we hope we will be able to get it across the finish line, Gor told rep

Digital Desk | Kolkata, Oct 30 (IANS) Former winner Mohun Bagan Super Giant welcome early-season high-flyers Punjab FC to the Vivekananda Yuba Bharati Krirangan in the Indian Super League (ISL) 2026-27 on Saturday as they hope to hit their stride after a good start. The Mariners enter the fixture on the back of a hard-fought 1-0 victory over Chennaiyin FC, courtesy of a second-half strike by Manvir Singh. Punjab FC, conversely, arrive in Kolkata protecting an unbeaten start to their campaign, cu

Digital Desk | Chandigarh, Oct 30 (IANS) Positioning Punjab as a prime manufacturing base for UK businesses to leverage zero-duty access under the India-UK Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA), Punjab Industries and Commerce Minister Aman Arora on Friday held strategic talks with a high-level British delegation led by Deputy High Commissioner Alba Smeriglio at Invest Punjab. The delegation comprised Alba Smeriglio, First Secretary Trade, Nicholas Gribit, Senior Trade Adviser, and An

Digital Desk | Chandigarh, Oct 30 (IANS) Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Punjab General Secretary Anil Sarin on Friday questioned the Aam Aadmi Partys (AAP) governance record amid reports that the party is reviewing the performance of its sitting MLAs ahead of the 2027 Punjab Assembly elections, with discussions suggesting that nearly 45 legislators could be denied tickets. Sarin said that if the AAP leadership is dissatisfied with the performance of nearly half of its sitting MLAs, it raises serio

Digital Desk | Chandigarh, Oct 30 (IANS) Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) President Sukhbir Singh Badal on Friday announced party's next government in Punjab would provide power to the industrial sector at Rs 5 per unit, besides creating a new department by the name of 'Build Punjab' to provide time-bound clearances to builders and give top priority to establishment of new IT and Artificial Intelligence facilities in Punjab. The SAD President, who held an open interaction with the trade and industry al

Digital Desk | Kabul, Oct 29 (IANS) Spotlighting that majority of narcotics - including traditional and synthetic drugs - are being smuggled into Afghanistan from Pakistan, the Taliban's Interior Ministry has urged Islamabad to fulfil its responsibility of stopping drug trafficking, local media reported on Thursday. Taliban's Interior Ministry spokesperson Abdul Mateen Qani said that the country has intensified efforts to stop drug smuggling and that drug cultivation has reached nearly zero in A

Digital Desk | Islamabad, Oct 29 (IANS) A Pakistani anti-terrorism court on Thursday handed down 10 years of imprisonment each to human rights lawyers Imaan Zainab Mazari-Hazir and her husband, Hadi Ali Chattha, in connection with a security breach case, local media reported. The case was registered at Islamabads Aabpara Police Station over allegations that the couple threatened national security by interfering in state affairs during an international cricket teams visit to Pakistan in October 2

Digital Desk | New Delhi, Oct 29 (IANS) Pakistans abrupt decision to bar Taiwanese commercial airlines from using its airspace, followed by an equally swift U-turn, has exposed the tight diplomatic rope that Islamabad treads to keep open all possible sources of support for the crumbling administration and its economy, and the frequent slips while doing that. While engaging desperately in parleys to solve the vexed issue of being pitted against neighbour Iran with its strategic defence pact with

Digital Desk | Islamabad, Oct 29 (IANS) Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) on Thursday voiced concern over the deteriorating health condition of former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan's sister, Noreen Niazi in prison and the decision by authorities to transfer her to Punjab Institute of Cardiology while alleging that the family members were not given any update about her health. PTI leader Sheikh Waqas Akram shared the PTI central media department's statement on X, which mentioned that they have

Digital Desk | New Delhi, Oct 29 (IANS) While the Pakistan government has been claiming that the countrys economy is recovering, households continue to struggle with food, electricity, transport, and housing costs, according to an article in the Karachi-based Business Recorder. The World Bank estimates that Pakistans poverty level rose to approximately 29 per cent in 202425, leaving around 70 million people below the national poverty line. Real wages declined by an average of 3.4 per cent annual

Digital Desk | Auckland, Oct 29 (IANS) India T20I vice-captain Tilak Varma spoke on his performances against Pakistan, highlighting that he has done well against the arch-rivals on multiple occasions. Speaking ahead of India's fourth T20I against New Zealand at the Eden Park in Auckland, Tilak was asked what confidence he would have got batting in the middle-order after his match-changing 51 not out from 22 balls against Pakistan in the Asian Games final earlier this month. The Indian vice-capta

Digital Desk | New Delhi, Oct 29 (IANS) Thousands of containers belonging to Iranian cargo owners remain stranded at Pakistani ports as transport sector representatives report that cumulative storage fees, container demurrage, and overland transport costs for certain shipments have surpassed $25,000, making their clearance economically unviable, according to a report published in Iranwire news portal. According to a report by Mehr News Agency, Mohammad-Ali Kargascha, a board member of the Intern

Digital Desk | New Delhi, Oct 29 (IANS) The latest figures released by Pakistans National Accounts Committee contradict the governments earlier narrative that the countrys economy has stabilised, according to a new report. The National Accounts Committee recorded a growth of 2.0 per cent in the final quarter in the last financial year, revised the annual figure down to 3.65 per cent, and added as much as $14.8 billion to recorded imports across five financial years. The hike in the figure for im

Digital Desk | Islamabad, Oct 29 (IANS) At least five people were killed and 27 others injured after a passenger bus veered into a drain in Hafizabad district of Pakistan's Punjab province on Thursday, local media reported, citing Rescue 1122. Rescue services said that the accident took place in the Fatehke area of Pindi Bhattian tehsil in Hafizabad. Rescue officials said that overspeeding resulted in the driver losing control of the vehicle. Following the accident, teams from Rescue 1122 reache

Digital Desk | Chandigarh, Oct 20 (IANS) Punjab BJP President, Kewal Singh Dhillon, on Tuesday said Union Home Minister Amit Shahs visit to Punjab had sent a strong message that the days of drug smugglers were numbered and that the state would soon be free from drugs. Dhillon made the statement after accompanying Shah during meetings with families of victims allegedly affected by the drug menace, including the family of Parvinder Singh Jhota. He said he accompanied the Home Minister to meet the

Digital Desk | Chandigarh, Oct 20 (IANS) Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Tuesday visited Punjabs Gurdaspur district, bordering Pakistan, to meet the family of Vikramjeet Singh, who was allegedly killed after opposing drug trafficking. The Home Minister spent around 15 minutes with the family. The family, it is learnt, handed him a list of demands, comprising a fair probe, a government job and financial aid. The visit is part of HM Shahs tour of Punjab to meet the families of three individuals w

Digital Desk | Chandigarh, Oct 20 (IANS) Ahead of the day-long visit of Union Home Minister Amit Shah in the state, the AAP government in Punjab on Tuesday reiterated its support for the family of slain anti-drug activist Parminder Singh Jhota, who has been fighting against drug abuse, and announced that his case will be handed over to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) in response to the familys demand. We stand firmly with the father and family of Parminder Singh Jhota, who has been fig

Digital Desk | New Delhi, Oct 20 (IANS) Union Home Minister Amit Shah will visit Punjab on Tuesday amid growing political tensions over the drug menace in the state, and will meet the families of individuals who recently lost their lives for speaking out against drug peddlers. Announcing the visit in a post on X, BJP leader Ravneet Singh Bittu earlier said that Punjab was grappling with a serious drug problem and called for decisive action, strong leadership and firm determination to safeguard t

Digital Desk | New Delhi, Oct 19 (IANS) The build-up to the Asian Champions Trophy Punjab 2026 gathered momentum with the launch of a nine-day trophy tour in Mohali on Sunday, bringing the upcoming mens hockey tournament closer to fans across the state ahead of the continental competition from October 27 to November 5. The tour was flagged off at the Olympian Balbir Singh Senior International Hockey Stadium in Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar (Mohali) on October 18 and will travel through several citi

Digital Desk | New Delhi, Oct 19 (IANS) Punjab FC will look to maintain their early momentum when they host Mumbai City FC at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium on Monday, while the Islanders will be eager to register their first points of the MG Indian Super League 2026-27 season after suffering an opening-day setback. Punjab made a dramatic start to their campaign, with Raphael Messi Bouli scoring in the opening minute and striking again in stoppage time to secure a 2-1 victory over Odisha FC. The r

Digital Desk | Chandigarh, Oct 4 (IANS) Behind Punjabs growing concern over drug abuse are thousands of families struggling to save their loved ones from addiction. Bringing their stories and concerns into the spotlight, the BJPs nearly two-week-long Nasha Mukt Punjab Yatra reached out to 3,000 families affected by drugs while traversing all 117 Assembly constituencies in the state, the party said on Sunday. Describing the campaign as a peoples movement rather than a political exercise, the BJP

Digital Desk | Chandigarh, Oct 4 (IANS) In a major breakthrough, Amritsar Rural Police has dismantled an illegal arms and explosives supply network with the arrest of an individual and recovered one AK-47 assault rifle along with a magazine and nine cartridges, and two hand grenades from his possession, Punjab's Director General of Police Gaurav Yadav said on Sunday. The arrested accused has been identified as Navjot Singh, 28, a truck driver by profession and a resident of Cheema in Tarn Taran.

Digital Desk | New Delhi, Oct 4 (IANS) Pargat Singh, the newly appointed Congress President in Punjab, visited former Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singhs residence on Sunday and sought his wife Gursharan Kaurs blessings. He also shared images of his meeting with Dr Singh's family members on his X account and wrote that the former Prime Minister will always be remembered for his integrity and dedication to the nation. Met Smt. Gursharan Kaur Ji, wife of former Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh Ji.

Digital Desk | Chandigarh, Oct 1 (IANS) Former Punjab Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) President Ashwani Sharma on Thursday asked the state government to order an impartial probe into allegations of bribery in the allocation of houses under the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (PMAY) in Mamdot, Ferozepur district. He said the allegations of houses being allotted in exchange for bribes were extremely unfortunate and shameful. He described the alleged irregularities as a serious injustice to people experien

Digital Desk | New Delhi, Oct 1 (IANS) The National Investigation Agency (NIA) arrested an accused, a fugitive deported from the UAE, over the targeted killing of Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) leader Vikas Prabhakar in Punjab in 2024, an official said on Thursday. Harwinder Kumar alias Sonu, son of Chaman Lal, was taken into custody soon after he landed at Delhi airport after deportation from the UAE, the NIA said. The accused was involved in providing logistical support and funds to the perpetrat

Mumbai, August 19 (IANS) Indian content creator Apoorva Makhija, popularly known as Rebel Kid, has shifted base to New York. The influencer revealed that her decision was driven by her strong connection with the city after visiting it. Apoorva revealed this on her social media post, and confirmed her move to the USA, following the []

Washington, Aug 19 (IANS) Indian-American educator Pia Dandiya has won the Democratic primary for Floridas 22nd Congressional District, setting up a closely watched November contest that could determine control of the US House of Representatives. Dandiya defeated attorney Kaysia Earley with 61.3 per cent of the vote in Tuesdays primary. She will face Republican businessman []

Port Louis, Aug 18 (IANS) Mauritius President Dharambeer Gokhool and Indian High Commissioner to Mauritius Anurag Srivastava raised toasts to celebrate the longstanding friendship between India and Mauritius at a reception hosted by the High Commission of India to celebrate the 80th Independence Day. Toasts were raised by President Dharambeer Gokhool and High Commissioner Anurag []

Reykjavik, Aug 18 (IANS) Indias Ambassador to Iceland, R. Ravindra, on Tuesday called on Eyjolfur Armannsson, Iceland Infrastructure Minister, and briefed him about the upcoming Sagarmanthan: The Great Oceans Dialogue. Ambassador R. Ravindra paid a courtesy call on Eyjolfur Armannsson, Minister of Infrastructure, on August 18. Ambassador briefed about the upcoming Sagarmanthan: The Great Oceans []

Mumbai, Aug 18 (IANS) Actor Suniel Shetty celebrated the strong bond between India and the UAE. He expressed pride in the Indian diaspora and the growing collaboration between the two countries. Taking to Instagram, the Dhadkan actor shared glimpses from an event and described the evening as a wonderful celebration of India, its people and []

Four countries, multiple identities, secret radio broadcasts, wartime missions, and a submarine crossing, recreated for a new generation of vertical storytelling. Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], August 17: Story TV, Indias leading microdrama platform from the Eloelo Group, premiered its latest series, The Bose Network, at midnight on August 15. The historical thriller is Indias first title []

New Delhi, Aug 17 (IANS) The total area sown under kharif crops in the current season across the country so far is estimated at 1016.57 lakh hectares as on August 14 this year, compared with the corresponding figure of 1037.52 lakh hectares in the same period last year, data released by the Ministry of Agriculture []

Ahmedabad, Aug 12 (IANS) The accused in the Anandnagar rape case was sent to Sabarmati Central Jail in Ahmedabad, Gujarat, on Wednesday after being discharged from Sola Civil Hospital and produced before a court, police said. Dharamsingh Ramshankarsingh, who was arrested in connection with the alleged rape of a 23-year-old interior design student at a []

Patna (Bihar) [India], August 12: For a farmer, rain is not merely water; it is a promise, livelihood and hope to provide food for a family. When the rainfall is insufficient, hope turns into uncertainty that may impact crop, incomes and day-to-day life for farmer families. In order to address the crisis faced by farmers []