Sunday, February 23, 2025

Punjab

Influence of dictatorship on country’s democracy rising: Sonia

Congress president Sonia Gandhi on Saturday alleged that anti-national and anti-poor forces were spreading hatred and venom of violence in India and the influence of ‘tanashahi’ (dictatorship) on the country’s ‘lokshahi’ (democracy) was rising. She also said that the founding...

Pakistan hackers target personal website of MoS G Kishan Reddy, now temporarily unavailable

The personal website of minister of state (home) G Kishan Reddy -- kishanreddy.com -- was targeted by self-claimed Pakistani hackers. The website was hacked on Independence Day and the hackers had put messages related to Free Kashmir, Pakistan, and...

Pandit Jasraj’s body being brought back from New Jersey, says granddaughter Shweta Pandit

Padma Vibhushan Pandit Jasraj’s body is being brought back to India for last rites, his granddaughter Shweta Pandit said on Tuesday. The classical vocalist did in New Jersey on Monday. He was 90. Shweta told Bombay Times in an interview, “Dadu’s body is being...

Backed by ISI, Haqqani Network is making a game-changing move in Afghanistan

The Pakistani deep state is pushing the Haqqani Network to increase its stake in so-called Islamic State of Khorasan Province (ISKP) to retain its leverage on Afghanistan irrespective of the on-going peace process and maintain plausible deniability in future...

Wife of Dutch envoy to Lebanon dies after being hurt in Beirut blast

The wife of the Dutch ambassador to Lebanon died on Saturday after being seriously injured in the massive explosion that tore through Beirut’s port on Tuesday, the Dutch Foreign Ministry said. Hedwig Waltmans-Molier, 55, was injured by the explosion as...

US donates 100 ventilators to Pakistan to combat Covid-19 pandemic

The US on Thursday provided Pakistan 100 ventilators to help it fight the coronavirus pandemic that has claimed nearly 6,000 lives and infected over 277,000 people in the country. The US embassy in Islamabad said in a statement that the shipment was...

The anti-defection law has failed. It is time to scrap it

Law cannot change the nature of politics. Political parties will always find a way of bypassing the intent of the best of laws. So, in 1985, when the anti-defection law was made to end the malaise of defections, it...

Patiala police books rumour monger for spreading fake information related to COVID-19

Expressing its solidarity with frontline COVID-19 warriors active to contain the pandemic in Patiala, Patiala police have registered an FIR against a social media rumour monger for spreading fake information regarding the COVID-19 pandemic. Divulging the details, SSP Patiala Mandeep...

Punjab minister Tript Bajwa’s wife and son also test Covid positive

The wife and son of Punjab Cabinet Minister Tript Rajinder Bajwa, too, tested positive for COVID-19 on Thursday. Bajwa had tested positive for COVID-19 on Tuesday. Chief Minister Captain Amarinder tweeted wishing Bajwa good health. The development came a week after Director...

Sikhs protest against Pakistan spy agency ISI for backing pro-Khalistan activities

Members of the Sikh community on Thursday held a protest near the Pakistan High Commission here against ISI for backing pro-Khalistan activities and the ‘Khalistan Referendum 2020’, police said.The protest, led by Sardar Manjit Singh GK, international president of...

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Gujarat: Liquor valued at Rs 41.13 lakh seized

Ahmedabad-Chhota Udepur, located at the Gujarat, Maharashtra, and Madhya Pradesh borders, has become a key route for bootleggers smuggling...