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Kolkata police officer suspended for alleged WhatsApp remark against Bengal govt, CM Adhikari

India, Nov. 10 -- Kolkata police commissioner Ajay Nand on Monday issued an order suspending an inspector on charges of making derogatory remarks against the West Bengal state government on a social m... Read More


Diwali spike: At 1,152, Punjab sees season's highest farm fires in a day

Patiala, Nov. 10 -- Punjab recorded its sharpest single-day spike in paddy stubble burning this season on Diwali, driven by a shrinking window for wheat sowing. Farm fires jumped 34.8% in 24 hours-add... Read More


6 Haryana youths die as car catches fire after hitting power pole in UP

Muzaffarnagar /ROHTAK, Nov. 10 -- Six people were burnt alive after their car caught fire following a collision with an electric pole along the Shamli highway in Uttar Pradesh's Muzaffarnagar district... Read More


Amritpal seeks parole for grandmother's last rites

Amritsar, Nov. 10 -- A formal application was filed in an Amritsar court seeking temporary parole for jailed Khadoor Sahib MP Amritpal Singh to attend the last rites of his grandmother, Charan Kaur. C... Read More


AAP-BJP blame game erupts over Delhi pollution, stubble burning

New Delhi/Chandigarh, Nov. 10 -- The sudden surge in farm fires in Punjab triggered a political blame-game, with the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led Delhi government alleging a tenfold increase in fa... Read More


17 gangsters brought back from abroad in 6 months: Cheema

Chandigarh, Nov. 10 -- Punjab cabinet minister Harpal Singh Cheema on Monday said the Bhagwant Mann government has brought back 17 gangsters from foreign countries in just six months, sending a clear ... Read More


Road mishap victims to get up to Rs.1.5L cashless treatment

Chandigarh, Nov. 10 -- The central government has launched the Pradhan Mantri Rahat Yojana for road accident victims with the objective of preventing delays in treatment due to financial constraints. ... Read More


Crackers spark blaze; paraplegic man, pet dog charred to death

Jalandhar, Nov. 10 -- A 65-year-old paraplegic man and his pet dog were charred to death after a firecracker triggered a blaze at their house in Jalandhar's Nijatam Nagar on Diwali night. The deceased... Read More


Congress will make Punjab an industrial leader again: Pargat

Jalandhar, Nov. 10 -- Punjab Pradesh Congress Committee president Pargat Singh on Monday said the Congress, if voted to power in Punjab, will restore Punjab's position among the leading industrial sta... Read More


Punjab-origin man arrested for street racing in Ontario

Chandigarh, Nov. 10 -- Peel Regional Police have arrested a 24-year-old Brampton man, identified as Tarman Toor, in connection with an investigation into alleged illegal street racing and dangerous dr... Read More