Sunday, February 8, 2026

Punjab

Sheikh Hasina to be sworn in as Bangladesh PM for fifth term

Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will be sworn in for a fifth term on Thursday after a landslide victory in an election boycotted by the opposition. Hasina's ruling Awami League party won nearly three-quarters of elected seats in parliament, with...

Minister Pralhad Joshi explains expulsion of 13 MPs, says violated ‘new Parliament’ rule

Union minister Pralhad Joshi on Thursday explained why the Lok Sabha Speaker had to suspend several opposition members of parliament for the remainder of the Winter Session. He also informed the press that 13 MPs were suspended, not 14. It...

New book reveals heartbreaking question Prince Harry asked King Charles on being asked to leave Frogmore cottage

A new book has claimed that Prince Harry asked his father, King Charles, a heartbreaking question after he was asked to leave Frogmore cottage. A royal tell-all book by Omid Scobie – Endgame: Inside the Royal Family and the...

512 arms seized in 2 years, cops grapple with smuggling from Madhya Pradesh

Chandigarh, October 21 Illegal weapons manufacturing units in Madhya Pradesh have become a new headache for the Punjab Police. Robbers and gangsters have been found using weapons from such units. As many as 512 weapons manufactured illegally in Madhya Pradesh have...

Punjab Govt cancels 39 illegal private bus permits

Chandigarh : The Punjab Transport Department has cancelled 39 illegally clubbed bus permits of private bus operators, including 25 of companies earlier owned by the Badal family.Transport Minister Laljit Singh Bhullar said as per the guidelines of the department, bus...

No direct recruitment of Inspectors: DGP

Jalandhar :DGP Gaurav Yadav on Saturday maintained that there would be no direct recruitment to the posts of Inspector in the Punjab Police as had been decided earlier. Yadav said this in response to a question raised by Congress MLA...

PM Modi makes major conciliatory speech as nation transitions to new Parliament

Prime Minister Narendra Modi opened a special session of Parliament on Monday with an emotive speech, for the one last time from the existing Parliament house, in which he paid rich tributes to the country’s democratic traditions and recalled...

Putin praises PM Modi’s ‘Make in India’ in automobiles: ‘Doing the right thing’

Russian President Vladimir Putin praised Prime Minister Narendra Modi's ‘Make in India’ policy, while speaking at the 8th Eastern Economic Forum (EEF) in Russia's port town of Vladivostok, and said that Modi was “doing just the right thing” by...

Biden to nominate longtime aide to become US ambassador to UNESCO

A longtime aide to President Joe Biden who is a senior adviser in Vice President Kamala Harris' office is Biden's choice to represent the United States at the United Nations agency devoted to education, science and culture. The U.S. recently...

Lawsuits over disabled Americans’ access to websites have surged

Bill Dengler is trying to become an Italian citizen. He has all the documents ready to go. But Mr Dengler, an American software engineer who was born fully blind, cannot make an appointment with the Italian consulate in San...

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Trump’s Board of Peace and the price of power politics

Trump is full of surprises; he is both leader and entertainer. Nearly nine hours into a long flight-a journey...