Daily Archives: April 1, 2021
Police must enhance security cover of all prominent BJP leaders: Ashok Koul
‘Can’t see our leaders become soft targets for militants; leaders facing threats should also be given enough security cover’
Lt Gen Manjinder Singh assumes charge as Chief of Staff of Western Command
CHANDIGARH: Lieutenant General Manjinder Singh assumed charge as Chief of Staff, Western Command, at Chandimandir on Thursday. He takes over from Lt...
US envoy Kerry heads to India to try, lift ‘climate ambition’
WASHINGTON: U.S. climate envoy John Kerry will hold talks with Indian leaders during an Asian tour starting on Thursday in an effort...
Recovering well after bypass surgery: President Kovind
NEW DELHI: President Ram Nath Kovind on Thursday said he is recovering well after his bypass surgery and thanked doctors and caregivers.
Mamata slams EC for inaction on poll complaints, threatens to move court
NANDIGRAM: Amid incidents of stray violence in the high profile Nandigram constituency, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday slammed the...
India reports 72,330 new Covid cases; 55 deaths in Punjab
NEW DELHI: India recorded its highest daily rise in COVID-19 cases this year with 72,330 new infections being reported in a span...
Govt: vaccination on all days till April 30 as inoculation of those above 45...
NEW DELHI: In a significant step to exponentially expand the countrywide vaccination drive, the Centre has decided to operationalise both public and...
Centre, Delhi govt tried to prevent SAD from contesting DSGMC poll: Sukhbir
AMRITSAR: SAD president Sukhbir Singh Badal on Thursday alleged that the Centre, in connivance with the Delhi government, tried to prevent the...
Chandigarh MP Kirron Kher being treated for blood cancer
CHANDIGARH: Chandigarh MP Kirron Kher is under treatment for multiple myeloma, a type of blood cancer, her husband Anupam Kher said on...
U-turn: Ongoing polls force govt to reinstate Jan-Mar interest rates
NEW DELHI: Less than 12 hours after slashing interest rates on small savings, Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Thursday withdrew the...