Sania-Hingis lift Australian Open women’s doubles title

Melbourne : Indian tennis ace Sania Mirza and her Swiss partner Martina Hingis have secured their third consecutive women’s doubles Grand Slam title by lifting the Australian Open trophy on Friday.The top-seeded pair continued their rampaging form to claim a 7-6 (7-1), 6-3 win over Czech pair Andrea Hlavackova and Lucie Hradecka in a thrilling […]

India kickstart U19 WC with 79-run win over Ireland

Johannesburg : Three-time champion India overcame a shaky start against Ireland to open its campaign in the ICC Under19 World Cup with a 79-run victory in Mirpur in Group D match on Thursday.India was reduced to 55 for four after being sent in to bat, before Sarfaraz Khan and Washington Sundar pulled their side out […]

DOCTORS EXPRESS SATISFACTION OVER PACE OF RECOVERY OF CM

Chandigarh : A team of doctors attending on Punjab Chief Minister Mr. Parkash Singh Badal has expressed complete satisfaction over the pace of recovery and further decided to keep him under observation in PGIMER for a day or so.Disclosing this here today a spokesperson of the Chief Minister’s Office said that the doctors have expressed […]

Two BSF men killed in accidental mortar blast in Jaisalmer

Jaisalmer : At least two Border Security Force (BSF) jawans were killed and five others injured in an accidental blast in Rajasthan’s Jaisalmer district on Friday. The jawans are said to be from 161 Battalion of the BSF.The incident took place when a mortar shell exploded during a training exercise in a firing range in […]

CLP leader Channi welcomes move to boycott Khadoor Sahib by-poll

CHANDIGARH: The Punjab Congress Legislature Party chief Mr Charanjit Singh Channi today extended full support to the party decision to boycott the Khadoor Sahib Assembly bye-election.Mr Channi said the reasons for which the sitting Congress MLA Mr Ramanjit Singh Singh Sikki had resigned from this seat pertaining to the sacrilege of Guru Granth Sahib and […]