Chandigarh: The Central Bureau of Investigation has registered a corruption case against Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann’s Officer on Special Duty, Rajbir Ghuman and five others following directions from the Punjab and Haryana High Court. The CBI on Tuesday also carried out searches at eight locations in Chandigarh, Mohali, Gurdaspur, Ludhiana, Patiala, Sangrur and Jalandhar. […]
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New Delhi: Congress leader and Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi, Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, along with K C Venugopal, were among those detained by Delhi Police after they entered the Akashvani Bhawan premises and staged a protest near the PM’s residence, the police said on Tuesday. Later, police released them. Rahul earlier […]
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BJP MP Kangana Ranaut and other dignitaries receive the President Manali: President Droupadi Murmu arrived in Manali on Tuesday as part of her Himachal Pradesh visit with tight security arrangements in place across the tourist town. Her helicopter landed at the DGRE helipad at around 1pm, where BJP Mandi MP Kangana Ranaut and other dignitaries […]
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New Delhi: The Ministry of Defence on Tuesday signed a Rs 661.50 crore contract with BrahMos Aerospace Private Limited (BAPL) to procure BrahMos fire-control systems and launchers for Indian Navy ships. The contract was signed in the presence of Defence Secretary Rajesh Kumar Singh in New Delhi. The procurement comes under the government’s Buy (Indian-IDDM) […]
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Chandigarh, October 5 Punjab Cabinet has approved a bill to set up the Ranjitgarh Development Authority (RDA) for the planned and sustainable development of areas around the Ranjit Sagar Dam and Shahpur Kandi Dam.The decision was taken at a Cabinet meeting chaired by Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Monday. The proposed RDA will focus on […]
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Pargat Singh knows something about pressure. Before entering politics, he was one of India’s leading hockey players, representing the country at three Olympic Games — Seoul in 1988, Barcelona in 1992 and Atlanta in 1996. He captained India at Barcelona and Atlanta. The fighting spirit and team ethic that defined him on the hockey field […]
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Chandigarh: The Punjab and Haryana High Court on monday ordered a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) probe into allegations of corruption involving senior Punjab government officials, including claims of “cash for transfers”, favourable policies and tenders. The order came while hearing a public interest litigation (PIL) alleging a network of corruption in the transfer and […]
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More than 700 people were detained in Delhi on Friday during protests calling for Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar to resign. New Delhi/Mumbai: The demonstrations were organised by opposition parties, student groups and other activists, who raised concerns over the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls. Protesters alleged that the exercise could result in […]
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New Delhi:Indian pilot Captain Smit Machchhar on Friday spoken to Prime Minister Narendra Modi about the mid-air emergency on a Flydubai flight from Dubai to Tel Aviv, in which he was attacked by his co-pilot. During a video call on Friday, Modi praised Machchhar for remaining calm under pressure and for his efforts to protect […]
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Amarinder Singh Raja Warring resigned as Punjab Congress president on Friday morning. By evening, the Congress has appointed Pargat Singh as his replacement. On paper, it was a routine change of leadership. In Punjab politics, however, it carries a larger meaning. Warring’s exit has once again exposed the fault lines within a party that has […]
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