India

Punjab CM urges PM Modi to extend PMGKAY benefits

16 Jun 2020 05:10 AM IST

Punjab CM Captain Amarinder Singh has urged PM Narendra Modi to extend the benefits under the Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana (PMGKAY) for another six months due to the Covid-19 crisis, to facilitate free wheat and pulses to the beneficiaries of National Food Security Act (NFSA). In a letter

India takes strong objection to Nepal development

15 Jun 2020 05:11 AM IST

India has taken strong objection to the passing of constitutional amendment by the lower house of Nepal and said that this arti- ficial enlargement of claims is not based on historical fact or evidence and is not tenable. New Delhi also views this amendment as “violation of current understanding to

Imran Khan’s ties with army on the rocks amid pandemic

15 Jun 2020 05:10 AM IST

Covid-19 has put Imran Khan in a confrontation path with the forces whose top brass is unhappy with the govt’s handling of the crisis.

New normal needs new thinking approach

13 Jun 2020 05:13 AM IST

This is going to be the year of survival. The year is going to test your skills to live, to fight and to survive whether you are a human or a business.

Punjab successfully conducts a Plasma Therapy

13 Jun 2020 05:12 AM IST

In a significant development to keep the COVID-19 under check, Guru Gobind Singh Medical College & Hospital Faridkot has conducted the state’s maiden convalescent Plasma Therapy as a part of novel treatment modality. Lauding this endeavor, Punjab Medical Education and Research Minister O.P. Soni said that the therapy was given

Indian-American firm leads the Covid battle

12 Jun 2020 04:01 AM IST

It’s one of the first companies in the world to get the US Food and Drug Administration’s approval to treat corona patients with stem cells.

Govt hikes import duty, agarbatti & bamboo industries to get big boost

12 Jun 2020 03:58 AM IST

The Centre’s move to increase duty on bamboo, mostly imported from China and Vietnam, will be a big boost for the agarbatti and bamboo-based industries in India and are expected to create at least one lakh selfemployment in the next 8-10 months. The Finance Ministry on Tuesday increased the import

Shabana slams ‘Trolls’ for questioning Akhtar’s Award

11 Jun 2020 04:25 AM IST

Veteran actress Shabana Azmi has slammed online trolls and critics for questioning the credentials of her husband and noted lyricist Javed Akhtar for winning the prestigious Richard Dawkins Award. She was upset about a post which suggested that Akhtar was only nominated for the award but did not win it.

MIND THE GAP (YEAR)

11 Jun 2020 04:24 AM IST

Most education consultants advise waiting till the end June before taking a call on whether to defer college admissions this year or not.

‘Dear June’: A Letter For Pride Month

10 Jun 2020 05:26 AM IST

We need to realise that heterogeneity is unapologetically Indian in its nature and foundation, as is modernity.

NHAI told to develop new Sikh circuit, says Harsimrat Badal

10 Jun 2020 05:25 AM IST

The Union Road Transport and Highways Ministry has issued directions to the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) to develop new expressway connectivity via Sultanpur Lodhi, Goindwal Sahib, Khadoor Sahib and Tarn Taran up to Amritsar to create a new Sikh circuit covering five religious shrines as part of the

COVID-19: Punjab CM asks all depts to ‘rationalise’ expenses

09 Jun 2020 05:07 AM IST

Expressing grave apprehensions of the prolonged impact of Covid-19, Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Monday directed all departments to further rationalise their expenses to ensure no shortage of funds for fighting the pandemic at all costs. With studies and reports from around the world presenting a grim picture

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