CHANDIGARH: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Thursday appointed former Congress MLA and industrialist Kewal Singh Dhillon as its Punjab president, marking a shift from the party’s earlier practice of appointing a Hindu leader in the Sikh-majority state. By picking Dhillon, a Jat Sikh, the BJP has made a significant political move less than a…
NEW DELHI: A lookout circular has been issued against the owner of a hotel building in Malviya Nagar and his wife after a fire that killed 21 people in south Delhi on Wednesday.The hotel was allegedly operating at nearly four times its permitted capacity, had no fire safety clearance, and was functioning from a building…
TNNLudhiana: The Punjab vigilance bureau (VB) Tuesday arrested a recovery agent allegedly while accepting a bribe of Rs 10,000 from a garment factory owner in Ludhiana.The accused, Ravneet Singh, was working with a private recovery agency. He was apprehended during a trap laid by the VB following a complaint by a resident of Kabir Nagar,…
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court Friday said it would not direct the clubbing of FIRs against a person accused of duping thousands of investors across states while rejecting a plea by Sameer Agrawal of Saga group who fled to Dubai after allegedly misappropriating Rs 10,000 crore maturity amounts of depositors in a cooperative society.Appearing for…
BENGALURU: A small, dissolving tube developed in a Bengaluru lab is moving a step closer to hospital use, offering a way to avoid repeat procedures after major abdominal surgeries.The device, called the “Asthana Stent”, is the result of a collaboration between liver transplant surgeon Sonal Asthana of Aster CMI Hospital and researchers led by Kaushik…
Kiara Advani’s all white corset look from Toxic trailer launch in Bengaluru (Image Credits Instagram) Kiara Advani made a striking style statement at the trailer launch of ‘Toxic: A Fairy Tale for Grown-Ups’, held in Bengaluru. The actress, who plays Nadia in the Geetu Mohandas directorial, opted for a monochromatic all-white ensemble that combined structure…
NEW DELHI: Enumeration for Phase 3 of special intensive revision (SIR) – which shall cover over 37.7 crore electors across 16 states and UTs in all under different schedules – has started in Odisha, Mizoram, Sikkim and Manipur. The exercise will verify the eligibility of around 3.7 crore electors across the four states, based on…
Margao: Setting a deadline for Friday evening, Aam Aadmi Party warned of a protest march to the residence of power minister Ramkrishna ‘Sudin’ Dhavalikar if govt fails to announce withdrawal of sanctioned load penalties imposed on electricity consumers across Goa.AAP Goa president Valmiki Naik, who said party leaders had visited families across the state, demanded…
India is observing the 27th anniversary of Kargil Vijay Diwas. NEW DELHI:Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday paid tribute to the soldiers of the Indian Armed Forces on the occasion of the 27th Kargil Vijay Diwas and remembered their role in safeguarding the country’s sovereignty.“On Kargil Vijay Diwas, our nation expresses gratitude to the brave…
The Bar Council of India has introduced mandatory social media and digital ethics guidelines for advocates, law students and interns, directing immediate implementation across legal institutions. The framework aims to curb courtroom-related content, protect client confidentiality, counter legal misinformation and reinforce professional conduct through awareness programmes, mandatory undertakings and disciplinary measures for violations. The Bar…
