New Delhi : Amid a renewed debate over exhumation of the remains of Maharaja Duleep Singh, former Chairman of the Minorities Commission Tarlochan Singh today said he had taken up the issue with the British and the process to dig the grave and perform a cremation requires permission from various quarters. As the NCM Chairman in […]
Chandigarh : The much-awaited state transport policy to check the alleged favourtism to a particular family and a lobby of transporters backed by politicians was notified today. However, its effective implementation will take at least three months. Till then, the controversial permits issued during the previous regime will continue. More than 2,000 of the existing about […]
Chandigarh : At 19, when Pash questioned the aesthetics of Punjabi poetry, an established writer dismissed his poetry as “red rag”. Undaunted, the young poet retorted: “Don’t expect me to talk about your rotten taste.” One wonders, if alive, what would have been his reaction to RSS ideologue Dinanath Batra’s suggestion that his poem be […]
Washington, July 25 : The US has announced resuming faster processing of H-1B work visas, popular with Indian techies, for high-skilled foreign professionals in categories exempt from Congress-mandated limit, which are mostly for higher education and scientific research institutions. The H1-B visa is a non-immigrant visa that allows US companies to employ foreign workers in […]