Punjab: Cabinet committee set up to regularise colonies

Chandigarh, December 27 : The Punjab Cabinet chaired by Chief Minister Amarinder Singh, on Wednesday approved the setting up of a five-member sub-committee to finalise the legislation and policy for regularisation of unauthorised colonies. The panel headed by Health Minister Brahm Mohindra, with Finance Minister Manpreet Badal, Local Government Minister Navjot Sidhu, Technical Education Minister Charanjit […]

India to ‘leapfrog’ Britain to become 5th largest economy in 2018

India to ‘leapfrog’ Britain to become 5th largest economy in 2018

New York, December 27 : India will “leapfrog” Britain and France to become the world’s fifth largest economy in 2018, ahead of an oncoming major global economic shift towards Asia, according to a British research organisation. The World Economic League Table (WELT) 2018 released on Monday by Centre for Economics and Business Research (CEBR) said […]

L-G or government, who will have the final say, asks CM Arvind Kejriwal

L-G or government, who will have the final say, asks CM Arvind Kejriwal

New Delhi, December 27 : A day after Delhi Lt Governor Anil Baijal returned the AAP government’s move to home deliver public services, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Wednesday attacked him, questioning “who should have the final say”. “LG says digitisation enough. Elected government says digitisation needs to be coupled with doorstep delivery. LG does […]

Pakistan sends shoes of Jadhav’s wife for forensic testing

Pakistan sends shoes of Jadhav’s wife for forensic testing

Islamabad, December 27 : Pakistani authorities have sent the footwear worn by Kulbhushan Jadhav’s wife for forensic examination to determine the nature of the suspected presence of a foreign object, a media report said on Wednesday. The authorities were checking if the “metallic object” in the shoes was a camera or a recording chip, Pakistan […]