Chandigarh, October 11 : A local court on Wednesday granted bail to Congress leader and Member of Parliament Ravneet Singh Bittu in a case involving unlawful assembly and disobedience. He had missed three hearings continuously and non-bailable warrants were issued against him. He was present in the court today and the prosecution would argue on the […]
New Delhi, October 11 : External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj has assured help to a Russian youth after he was forced to beg for alms at the entrance of Sri Kumarakottam Temple in Kancheepuram in Tamil Nadu after his ATM PIN had got locked. Evangelin, who came to India on September 24, had gone to Kancheepuram […]
Patiala, October 11 : A team of Enforcement Directorate raided the house of PCS officer Anand Sagar Sharma, an accused in the multi-crore Hoshiarpur land scam, in Patiala on Wednesday morning.The team was led by Assistant Director Ajai Singh. Sharma was booked by the Vigilance Bureau along with 12 others, including revenue officials, Akali leaders […]
Gurdaspur, October 11 : Polling to the Gurdaspur parliamentary constituency began amid sporadic incidents of violence with SAD-BJP leaders blaming Congress MLAs for inciting locals. The constituency has nine assembly seats of which seven are represented by ruling party legislators. Five SAD workers, including Happy Pahra, a former Akali sarpanch of Pahra village, the native place […]
New Delhi, October 11 : Film actor Anupam Kher has been appointed chairman of the Film and Television Institute of India, Pune, Information and Broadcasting officials said here. The 62-year-old Kher will succeed Gajendra Chauhan, whose appointment had led to protests. His term had ended in March. A notification regarding this had been issued, officials […]