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New Delhi, March 18 – When 14-year-old Joya’s volley hit the net deep into stoppage time to seal India’s 3-2 comeback win against Myanmar in Yangon on March 14, it marked a moment she would remember for a long time. Coming onto the bench in her second international appearance for the Indian U17...

Chandigarh, March 18 Light rains affected some areas in Punjab and Haryana on Wednesday, leading to a drop in maximum temperatures by a few degrees below normal.According to a report from the Meteorological Department here, Amritsar and Pathankot received 0.5 mm and 4.5 mm of rain...

New Delhi, March 18 Launching a scathing attack on the opposition, Union Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan accused opposition-ruled states of "politicizing" the rejection of public welfare schemes simply because they bear the Prime Minister's name.Chouhan also urged the states to...

Ottawa, March 18 – Three people of Indian origin were killed in Canada during the last seven days, with two cases involving homicide and one involving a group clash. This has raised concerns among friends who suspect they were victims of a hate crime.Birinder Singh, 22, from Edmonton, was shot...

Chandigarh, March 18 – Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann stated on Wednesday that the state would claim Rs 1.44 lakh crore from Rajasthan for decades of unpaid water usage, making it clear that Rajasthan must either pay Punjab its rightful dues or stop drawing water, while also calling...

Chandigarh, March 18 A major fire broke out in a showroom in Sector 22 here, one of the busiest commercial zones of the city, on Wednesday, officials said. No casualties were reported.It took approximately three hours and over 30 fire engines to extinguish the flames, they said.The fire...

Chandigarh, March 18 – Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann stated on Wednesday that the government had ensured irrigation for fields equivalent to the Bhakra Canal in four years by unlocking 10,000 cusecs from seasonal rivers and reviving a collapsing canal network.The Chief Minister said that...

Kota, March 18 A road trip to Ladakh ended in tragedy for three friends from Pune, as the car they were travelling in veered off the road and collided with the barrier before plunging from a flyover on the Delhi-Mumbai Expressway stretch here on Wednesday, killing all three on the spot.The...

Chandigarh, March 18 The Punjab government will seek Rs 1.44 lakh crore from Rajasthan for "unpaid" water usage since 1960, Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann said on Wednesday, referring to a 1920 tripartite agreement.Mann said that Rajasthan had been paying royalty to Punjab for water until 1960...

Lahore, March 18 A 30-year-old man has been arrested on charges of blasphemy for throwing stones at the Quran in the Punjab province of Pakistan, police said on Wednesday.The incident took place in a village in the Sahiwal district, about 200 km from Lahore, on Tuesday.According to the First...

Chandigarh, March 18 – In a major breakthrough, the Counter Intelligence (CI) unit in Bathinda, Punjab, has averted a major terror threat by arresting two suspects and recovering two hand grenades from their possession, said Director General of Police (DGP) Gaurav Yadav, here on Wednesday.The...

New Delhi, March 18 When 14-year-old Joya's volley hit the net deep into stoppage time to seal India U-17 Women's dramatic 3-2 comeback win against Myanmar in Yangon on March 14, it marked a moment she will remember for a long time.Coming off the bench in her second international appearance...

New Delhi, March 18 Coke Studio Bharat is back with its fourth season, bringing together veterans such as Rekha Bhardwaj and Mame Khan alongside emerging voices including Faheem Abdullah and Aditya Rikhari, in a lineup that spans folk, Sufi, devotional and contemporary sounds from across the...

Chandigarh, March 18 A fire broke out in a shop in Sector 22 here, one of the busiest commercial zones in the city, on Wednesday, officials said. No casualties have been reported so far.The fire started on the first floor of a shop and spread to the adjacent shops.An official said that more...

Chandigarh, March 18 The Punjab government will seek royalty from Rajasthan for providing it water, Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann said on Wednesday, as he worked out an unpaid amount of Rs 1.44 lakh crore, referring to a 1920 tripartite agreement under which the neighboring state started...

Chandigarh, March 18 A 31-year-old man was shot dead by two unidentified assailants in a brazen daylight attack in Sector 9 here on Wednesday, police said.This is the second shooting incident in the city within 24 hours.The attackers arrived on a motorcycle, and one of them opened fire at...

Una (HP), March 18 One person was killed instantly, while 25 others were injured when a bus they were travelling in overturned on a road in the Bangana area here, police said on Wednesday.The accident occurred around 10 pm on Tuesday when the bus, carrying devotees from Jalandhar in Punjab...

The IndiaSkills Competition, organized by the National Skill Development Corporation under the auspices of the Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship, continues to serve as the country's premier platform for promoting skill excellence among youth.At the IndiaSkills 2025–26 Regional...

Dhuri, March 18 – Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann inaugurated a 50-bed sub-divisional hospital, along with a 30-bed maternal and child health block, in Dhuri on Tuesday. This marked a significant milestone in strengthening the public healthcare system and providing a major boost to...

Chandigarh, March 17 An alleged audio clip purportedly featuring Goldy Brar, a foreign-based gangster, issuing a threat to Punjabi actor-singer Gippy Grewal, surfaced on social media on Tuesday.In the unverified audio recording of the call, the caller could be heard telling the actor that he...