The Phogat sisters have returned with four medals from the Commonwealth Wrestling Championships, held in South Africa. While Ritu, Geeta and Vinesh claimed gold, Sangeeta clinched a silver medal. It’s one of the rare occasions when four girls from the same family have won medals at an international event. “Very happy, all sisters finish on […]
Faridkot : The mid-day meal scheme in government schools across the state has come to a virtual halt due to the non-availability of funds. The situation is such that only 17 per cent of the total 24.85 lakh eligible students are getting food in schools. As per a report by the Mid-Day Meal Society, the food […]
Ludhiana : Table-toppers Minerva Punjab FC survived a scare before edging past young Indian Arrows by a solitary goal in their fifth-round match in the I-League at the Guru Nanak Stadium here today. The victory took Minerva to 13 points, three ahead of second-placed Shillong Lajong FC, who stunned defending champions Aizawl FC 1-0 in […]
Tokyo, December 19 : Japan on Tuesday executed two convicted murderers, including one who committed his crime while in his teens, the justice ministry said, ignoring calls from international rights groups to end capital punishment. The hangings of Teruhiko Seki and Kiyoshi Matsui bring to 21 the total number of executions since conservative Prime Minister […]
Washington, December 19 : The US has voted against a UN resolution calling on President Donald Trump to withdraw recognition of Jerusalem as Israel’s capital, the first veto exercised by America in the world body in six years. Trump on December 6 announced that he would recognise Jerusalem as Israel’s capital and move the US […]