From Tendulkar to Sehwag: Wishes pour in for India ahead of final

From Tendulkar to Sehwag: Wishes pour in for India ahead of final

New Delhi, June 16 : The cricket fraternity has come out in unison to praise the Virat Kohli-led Indian team after their resounding nine-wicket victory over Bangladesh in the second semi-final of the Champions Trophy to set up another high-octane clash with Pakistan in the finals on Sunday. Taking to Twitter, Sachin Tendulkar said, “So […]

Loan waiver panel seeks time

Loan waiver panel seeks time

Chandigarh : The expert group set up by the Punjab Government will take at least two more months to give a final report on how to deal with the issue of loan waiver to the farmers. . “My objective is to free farmers from the vicious circle of debt and put the farming sector on a […]

Black money: Switzerland ratifies automatic account info sharing with India

Black money: Switzerland ratifies automatic account info sharing with India

Berne/New Delhi : Switzerland on Friday ratified automatic exchange of financial account information with India and 40 other jurisdictions to facilitate immediate sharing of details about suspected black money, even as it sought strict adherence to confidentiality and data security. Adopting the dispatch on introduction of the AEOI, a global convention for automatic information exchange […]

Ajaib Singh Bhatti chosen deputy speaker of Punjab Assembly

Ajaib Singh Bhatti chosen deputy speaker of Punjab Assembly

Chandigarh, June 16 : Congress leader Ajaib Singh Bhatti was on Friday elected Deputy Speaker of the Punjab Vidhan Sabha amid ruckus by SAD MLAs. Brahm Mohindra escorted Bhatti to the Deputy Speaker’s seat. Meanwhile, SAD MLAs continued to raise slogans demanding debt waiver relief for farmers as the CM read out Bhatti’s political history. […]

Abu Salem, Dossa convicted in ’93 Mumbai serial blasts case

Abu Salem, Dossa convicted in ’93 Mumbai serial blasts case

Mumbai, June 16 : Key mastermind of the 1993 Mumbai blasts case Mustafa Dossa and extradited gangster Abu Salem were on Friday convicted by a special TADA court here. While Dossa was convicted on charges of conspiracy and murder under various Sections of the IPC besides offences under the TADA Act, the Arms Act and the […]