In 5 years, Cong MLAs only grew richer

Chandigarh : Despite being out of power for the past 10 years, the assets of Congress MLAs increased at a rapid pace in the past five years. Among top five MLAs, whose assets witnessed maximum increase, four are from the Congress and only Bikram Singh Majithia of SAD features among the top five. According to […]

CM Badal shown black flags at Sangrur rally; 4 men arrested

Sangrur : Police have arrested four men for allegedly showing black flags to Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal at a rally in Sangrur on Wednesday.However, the Chief Minister remained unfazed and continued with his speech.Badal said: “We do not get disturbed by people showing flags. We are fighting to save Punjab from ‘vinash’.”Meanwhile, SAD workers […]

No fund transparency, parties thrive on hidden income: ADR

New Delhi : While commoners can land in jail for hiding income, political parties continue to thrive on anonymous donations, no questions asked. A new report by the Association of Democratic Reforms (ADR) has shown that two-thirds of the income generated by six national and 51 regional political parties between 2004 and 2015 was from […]

No plans to run for US presidency: Zuckerberg

New York, January 25 : Shelving rumours surrounding his plans to run for the US presidency, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg has insisted that for now he has no such intentions, saying he would continue to work to grow his company. For now, he said he would continue working on growing his company as well as […]

Animal rights groups challenge new TN law on Jallikattu in SC

New Delhi : The Supreme Court on Wednesday agreed to hear on Monday the pleas of Animal Welfare Board of India and other animal rights organisations challenging the new law passed by the Tamil Nadu Assembly to allow bull taming sport Jallikattu in the state. The pleas were mentioned for urgent listing before the bench […]