Chandigarh, June 23 : Local Bodies Minister Navjot Singh Sidhu on Friday alleged that Fastway Cables caused a loss of Rs 700 crore to the state exchequer. Speaking in the Punjab Assembly, he said that Fastway started with Rs 25 lakh and had profit of Rs 30 crore immediately and nothing was given to the […]
Sriharikota, June 23 : ISRO’s workhorse rocket PSLV-38 on Friday blasted off from the spaceport here carrying the Cartosat-2 series satellite– a dedicated satellite for the defence forces–along with 30 co-passenger satellites. The total weight of all the satellites carried on-board the Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle is about 955 kg. The co-passenger satellites comprise 29 […]
Chandigarh, June 23 : Members of the Opposition — SAD-BJP and the AAP —walked out of the Punjab Assembly on Friday to protest the “denigration of Sikh principles” the day before when some MLAs were forcibly evicted from the House. Today, even non-Sikh Akali MLAs were seen wearing turbans while all SAD MLAs wore black […]
New Delhi, June 23 : BJP-led NDA on Friday filed nomination papers for Ram Nath Kovind as its candidate for the Presidential election.Prime Minister Narendra Modi, BJP president Amit Shah and leaders of constituents of NDA accompanied Kovind. Secretary General Anoop Mishra, Returning Officer for the July 17 polls, received the sets of nominations papers.Addressing […]
Port of Spain : Following Anil Kumble’s resignation and the statement he put out on Twitter, everyone was waiting with bated breath for Virat Kohli to respond. The Indian skipper finally spoke about the raging controversy, only to say that he would never reveal the dressing-room details. Kohli said “he respects” Kumble’s decision to quit […]