Manpreet Badal’s elevation assumes significance ahead of the next Punjab Assembly election as BJP expands its organisational footprint New Delhi, August 17 The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Monday announced a major organisational reshuffle, appointing former Punjab Finance Minister Manpreet Singh Badal as a national vice-president and former Union minister Smriti Irani as a national […]
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New Delhi, August 15 Prime Minister Narendra Modi today announced free online coaching for young people preparing for various competitive examinations, saying the move would ease the financial burden of coaching classes on poor and middle-class families. Addressing the nation from the Red Fort on India’s 80th Independence Day, Modi said the government would bring […]
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‘Yeah Jo Des Hai Tera, Swades Hai Tera’ As I drive back home from work, I pass the city roundabouts shimmering with tricolor-hued lights, hawkers swiftly passing to and fro between traffic junctions selling patriotic merchandise. Distant sounds of patriotic songs like ‘Mere Desh Ki Dharti…’ playing on the radios of roadside chaiwallah […]
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New Delhi, August 14 The Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) has brought back wanted fugitive Virender Singh Basoya from the United Arab Emirates, where he was arrested in June following an INTERPOL Red Notice. He was taken into custody after arriving at Indira Gandhi International Airport in New Delhi on Friday. Indian agencies worked with UAE […]
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Chandigarh, August 14 When I discover who I am, I’ll be free- Ralph Ellison Chandigarh has taken on the spirit of Independence with our tiranga flowing proud everywhere and the city decked up like a bride, wearing the colours of our hard-earned freedom as the country gears up to celebrate the 80th Independence Day on […]
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Chandigarh, August 13 Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) president Sukhbir Singh Badal was injured in an attack at a gurdwara in Nanded, Maharashtra, on Thursday, with Prime Minister Narendra Modi calling his wife, Bathinda MP Harsimrat Kaur Badal, to enquire about his health.Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis ordered an inquiry into the incident, while police said […]
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New Delhi, August 13 India’s cyber fraud reporting system prevented the loss of more than Rs 11,158 crore across over 3.28 million complaints up to 30 June 2026, the government has said.The Citizen Financial Cyber Fraud Reporting and Management System (CFCFRMS), operated by the Indian Cyber Crime Coordination Centre (I4C), was launched in 2021 to […]
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Chandigarh, August 13 Freedom is never voluntarily given by the oppressor; it must be demanded by the oppressed- Martin Luther King Jr India is celebrating its 80th Independence Day on August 15, 2026. This marks 79 years since the country gained freedom from more than two centuries of British colonialism, rule, and oppression in 1947. […]
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Chandigarh, August 10 Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini has ruled out the possibility of an alliance between the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) in Punjab. Speaking at a press conference on Monday, Saini said that the BJP had no plans to revive its former alliance with the SAD, despite […]
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New Delhi , August 9 The Indian Medical Association (IMA) is strongly opposing, across the country, the Maharashtra government’s notification regarding the registration of BHMS graduates who have completed the Certificate Course in Modern Pharmacology (CCMP), arguing that healthcare reforms must prioritize patient safety, professional competence and evidence-based treatment. The issue has reignited a wider […]
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