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Oppn hits out govt over foreign workers 'taking Canadian jobs'

Toronto, Aug. 29 -- Immigration has emerged as a political rife issue in Canada again as the government has come under sustained fire from the opposition over high levels of foreign temporary workers ... Read More


Vardhman to set up Rs.2,500-cr steel plant

Chandigarh, Aug. 29 -- Vardhman Special Steels Limited (VSSL) on Thursday announced a new Rs.2,500 crore greenfield special and alloy steel plant in Ludhiana district. The project to be set up in a jo... Read More


Haryana official fined Rs.10k over 'negligence'

Chandigarh, Aug. 29 -- The Haryana Right to Service Commission has imposed Rs.10,000 fine on district programme officer (DPO) of Karnal after holding him responsible for "negligence and disorder", cau... Read More


3 terrorists involved in Pahalgam attack: NIA

New Delhi, Aug. 29 -- The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Thursday confirmed that "three terrorists" affiliated to the proscribed outfit Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) were directly involved in the Apri... Read More


Chandigarh-Manali highway closed after fresh landslide

Shimla, Aug. 29 -- Amid continuous rainfall, the Chandigarh-Manali highway was closed due to a fresh landslide in Banala. However, no loss of life was reported and officials said restoration work is u... Read More


Pharmacy student mows down toddler, held

Gurugram, Aug. 29 -- A one year old child was crushed to death by a speeding Mahindra Thar allegedly driven by a 22-year-old trainee pharmacist inside the premises of a government-run health centre in... Read More


Flood threat eases as rain relents in Valley, Jhelum starts receding

Srinagar, Aug. 29 -- The flood threat abated in Kashmir after weather improved and water levels in river Jhelum started to recede on Thursday but the authorities said that next two weeks were crucial ... Read More


Paddy dwarfing virus: Farmer unions push for special girdawari

Karnal, Aug. 29 -- A day after Haryana agriculture minister Shyam Singh Rana said that the state government was alert regarding southern rice black-streaked dwarf virus' (SRBSDV) and the crop damage d... Read More


High court stays order awarding 33% share to ruler's grandnephew

Chandigarh, Aug. 29 -- The Punjab and Haryana high court has stayed a Chandigarh court order that granted 33.33% share of erstwhile Faridkot ruler Harinder Singh Brar's Rs.40,000-crore estate to Amrin... Read More


Sindhu unshackles her power game to beat world No.2 Wang

RAJGIR, Aug. 29 -- "This one's going to be tough. It is going to take something very special from (PV) Sindhu to prevent what many will be looking at as a fairly comfortable win for Wang Zhi Yi," comm... Read More