Ropar : A 73-year-old resident of Giani Zail Singh Nagar here died at Brampton in Canada after two youths robbed and injured him seriously. The deceased Amarjit Singh Bhatnagar, a former president of the Rotary Club, Rupnagar, had gone to meet his elder son there. Arvinder Singh, another son of the deceased, informed that his father […]
Chandigarh : Chandigarh and its nearby areas in Punjab and Haryana were lashed by rains, bringing much relief from a thick haze of dust and pollution that enveloped the region for the past two days, the weather office said on Saturday.The weather turned pleasant and the visibility cleared following the overnight rainfall, which lasted for […]
Amritsar, June 16 : The Border Security Force (BSF) troops on Saturday did not exchange sweets on the occasion of Eid with the Pakistan Rangers in view of simmering tension between the two countries after ceasefire violations in the Jammu region. The exchange of sweet between the two forces is a usual trend on special occasions, […]
Madrid, June 16 : Spanish media reports that Portugal forward Cristiano Ronaldo has agreed to plead guilty to tax fraud and pay a fine of 18.8 million euros ($21.8 milllion) in exchange for a prison sentence that would most likely be suspended. Spanish newspaper El Mundo reported on Friday that Ronaldo is ready to admit […]
Washington, June 16 : Indians with advanced degrees may have to wait for over 150 years for a green card which authorises them to live and work in the US permanently, according to projections by a think-tank. The new calculation on the green card wait period by Cato Institute, a Washington-based think-tank, comes after the […]