Chandigarh, June 27 : The troubled Jodhpur detainees are set to get much-needed relief, with Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh deciding to hand over cheques of the state’s share of the Rs 4.5-crore compensation to them on Thursday. The Chief Minister will hand over the cheques to the detainees at the Punjab Bhawan at […]
New Delhi, June 27 : The government on Wednesday proposed the draft of a new Act with which it seeks to replace the University Grants Commission (UGC) — the principal funding body for universities. Announcing the draft of the Act which is likely to repeal the University Grants Commission Act, 1956, Union Human Resource Development […]
Bathinda : Activists of the BKU Ekta Ugrahan laid siege to Rampura police station for the second time on Monday, seeking the arrest of the third accused in a case of abetment of suicide. The farmer, Gursewak Singh, had committed suicide at Lehra Dhurkot village on June 3. In his note, he had named Amarjeet […]
Salt Lake City : Ace Indian archer Deepika Kumari finally shrugged off her poor run of form by clinching a gold medal in the women’s recurve event at the World Cup (Stage III) after a gap of six years, beating Germany’s Michelle Kroppen 7-3. The victory gave her a direct entry into the Archery World […]
Dubai : World champions India and runners-up Iran booked semifinal berths from their respective groups to continue their supremacy in the six-nation Kabaddi Masters at the Al Wasl Sports Complex here today. India once again put up a dominating show to prevail over Pakistan 41-17 for their second successive victory against their arch-rivals in their […]