Washington, December 8 : The Sikh community here has raised US$ 2,10,000 for underprivileged youth pursuing higher education in Punjab. The fund was raised at an event this week by the Sikh Human Development Foundation (SHDF), featuring Bollywood actor and Punjabi comedian Gurpreet Ghuggi. “The SHDF has so far given more than 5,000 scholarships to […]
Amritsar : The expansion of the Punjab Cabinet is on the cards, but there will be no Deputy CM. Chief Minister Capt Amarinder Singh, launching a ‘vision document’on urban development at a function here today, said: “Certainly, we will go for Cabinet expansion after the Gujarat election results on December 18. Except once, the Congress […]
Kalahandi, December 8 : Dana Majhi, the “helpless” tribal man from Odisha who last year walked for 10 km carrying his wife’s body on his shoulders, for he had no money to pay for an ambulance or a vehicle, now owns a house and a motorbike. The turnaround in Majhi’s fortunes came after the video […]
New Delhi, December 8 : The BJP on Friday said suspended Congress leader Mani Shankar Aiyar’s remark against Prime Minister Narendra Modi had upset the people of Gujarat. Party leader Shahnawaz Hussain said the Congress should have taken a stand against Aiyar earlier as suspension post an outrage did not matter. “Sab kuch luta ke hosh […]
Washington, December 8 : The meeting of US Defence Secretary Jim Mattis with the leaders of Pakistan during his visit to Islamabad early this week was to find common ground in fight against terrorism, the Pentagon said on Friday. “The Secretary had very fruitful conversations about where we can find common ground,” Pentagon chief spokesperson Dana […]