Punjab govt to move SC against governor

Chandigarh: The two-day Punjab assembly session was cut short by a day after chief minister Bhagwant Mann informed the House that since governor Banwarilal Purohit had not given assent to the three money Bills, his government would resume the...

PM Modi opens 2 new sections of Bengaluru Metro

Bengaluru: Prime Minister Narendra Modi last week said the Metro Rail services from Baiyappanahalli to Krishnarajapura, and Kengeri to Challaghatta legs of Bengaluru Metro Purple Line will improve connectivity and benefit millions of commuters.

The Haryana State Pollution Control Board has appealed its residents to not burst crackers, in a bid to reduce air pollution in the region.

Over 23 years after a group of policemen in Amritsar tattooed the words 'Jeb Katri' (pickpocket) on the foreheads of four women, a special CBI court in Patiala recently sentenced three of them in the case, triggering widespread condemnation.

"Jay Sri Ram" his voice echoes, and what follows is a deafening cheer in response. Breaking tradition in style, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi made...



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