Patiala : Punjab State Power Corporation Limited (PSPCL) is in a spot over extending free/subsidised power to various category of consumers following a verbal commitment by the SAD-BJP government. As a result, there is no clarity as to who will foot the subsidy bill of nearly Rs 16 crore. Besides gaushalas, the PSPCL allowed subsidy […]
Chandigarh, March 7 : Protesting Haryana Congress workers courted arrest on Tuesday as they were on their way to gheraoing the state assembly against the alleged land scams in Gurugram, including the Gwal Pahari and Metro diversion issues. Earlier, Congress workers gathered near the Multi-Level Parking in Sector 17 here. Chandigarh Police stopped them near […]
Washington, March 7 : The FBI along with the US Department of Justice (DoJ) has opened a civil rights investigation into the shooting of a Sikh man by a partially- masked gunman, who shouted “go back to your own country”. Deep Rai, a US national of Indian-origin, was shot outside his home in Kent, Washington, […]
Washington : The revised executive order, temporarily halting entry to the United States for people from six Muslim-majority nations while dropping Iraq from the list, “does not make US safe”, top Indian American lawmakers said. “Make no mistake: this ban does not keep us safe. It puts American lives at risk while isolating the Muslim […]
Colombo : The Sri Lankan government on Tuesday ordered a probe into the killing of an Indian fisherman allegedly by its navy, after India raised the issue with Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe.The Sri Lankan navy, however, denied the allegation, saying it does not open fire at poaching fishermen and only arrests them. The navy’s reaction […]