Wednesday, July 29, 2026

Punjab

Indian who met Pakistani brother at Kartarpur after 74 years gets Pakistan visa

The Indian man who had an emotional reunion with his Pakistani brother after 74 years during a visit to Kartarpur gurdwara was on Friday granted a visa by Pakistan to meet his relatives across the border. Sika Khan was a...

Punjab HC rejects anticipatory bail plea of Akali leader Bikram Singh Majithia in drugs case

The Punjab and Haryana high court on Monday rejected the anticipatory bail plea of Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) leader Bikram Singh Majithia who was undergoing trial in a Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) case. As a next step, Majithia...

Lovlina, Covid warriors, agri-entrepreneurs among Assam’s highest civilian award winners

Tokyo Olympics medallist Lovlina Borgohain, Covid-19 warriors and agri-entrepreneurs were among the 17 distinguished personalities presented with Assam’s highest civilian honour on Monday. Governor Jagdish Mukhi handed over the awards at a ceremony held at Srimanta Sankardev Kalakshetra in Guwahati....

Defence minister Rajnath Singh tests positive for Covid-19 with mild symptoms

Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal had earlier tested positive for Covid-19. On Sunday, he said he had recovered from the infection. "After recovering from Corona, I am back at your service," Kejriwal had tweeted in Hindi. India has been seeing...

‘Cheap way to garner public sympathy’: Rakesh Tikait on breach in PM Modi’s security

Bharatiya Kisan Union (BKU) leader Rakesh Tikait on Thursday took a dig at Prime Minister Narendra Modi over the breach in latter's security in Punjab, describing it as a ‘stunt to garner public sympathy.’ We are hearing since yesterday, that...

PM-President meeting: Kovind calls Modi’s security incident a ‘serious lapse’

 President Ram Nath Kovind on Thursday expressed concern over the breach in Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s security during the latter’s visit to Punjab a day earlier as the two met and discussed the issue. In a tweet, the president’s secretariat...

‘Should Congress be forgiven?’: Rajnath Singh on PM’s security lapse in Punjab

Defence minister Rajnath Singh on Thursday addressed a public rally in Uttarakhand, where he asked if the Congress party should be forgiven for “serious lapses” in Prime Minister Narendra Modi's security when the latter was on a visit to...

News updates from HT: Congress MP wants sitting HC judge to probe PM Modi’s security breach, and all the latest news

Here are today’s top news, analysis, and opinion at 5pm. Know all about the latest news and other news updates from Hindustan Times. The Mainpuri-based school, one of three in the state, will now be known as ‘General Bipin Rawat...

India to vaccinate kids between 15-18 years from Jan. These countries are inoculating them already

India will vaccinate children between 15-18 years against Covid-19 from January 3, 2022, amid rising cases linked to the Omicron variant of the coronavirus, Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced on Saturday. Countries around the world have expanded their Covid-19 vaccination programmes to...

‘Arrogant king’: Navjot Singh Sidhu reacts to Punjab Lok Congress-BJP alliance

Punjab Congress chief Navjot Singh Sidhu on Monday launched a scathing attack on Punjab Lok Congress chief and former chief minister Captain Amarinder Singh days after he formed an alliance with the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) for next year’s...

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UP vigilance recovers Rs 1.62 crore cash, gold worth Rs 20 crore in raid on ex-transport officer’s home

The Uttar Pradesh Vigilance Establishment has recovered ₹1.62 crore in cash, gold worth nearly ₹20 crore, silver and documents...