India is emerging as one of the world’s biggest investment opportunities, with global companies increasingly backing its long-term growth story despite carefully weighing risks and returns, according to Harjinder Kang, the UK’s Trade Commissioner for South Asia. The executive said that a proposed Bilateral Investment Treaty (BIT) between the two nations could further strengthen investor…
Aizawl: The biometric enrolment of 29,575 refugees from Myanmar taking shelter in Mizoram is nearing completion, with eight of the state’s total 11 districts completing the exercise, officials said.The exercise began in late July last year.State home department officials said biometric data of 29,251 of the 29,575 Myanmar refugees, or 98.90%, had been collected so…
Amritsar: The officiating jathedar of the Akal Takht, Giani Kuldeep Singh Gargaj, has taken serious note of the alleged assault on a Sikh father and son in Machhiwara Sahib and directed the Khanna police to act within 24 hours.The incident reportedly involves a retired Army personnel, Kuldeep Singh, and his 16-year-old son, Sumanpreet Singh, who…
Santiago Nieva is enjoying his second stint with Indian boxing. The success at the CWG is huge, but the coach wants to treat the medals as the by-product of their hard work, and not the ultimate goal.“Every major tournament is important for us. It’s obviously not the Olympics, but we have beaten every country here,…
Indian-origin Vijay Kumar pleads not guilty to the murders of his wife and three other relatives in Georgia earlier this year. Indian man Vijay Kumar, who was accused of killing his wife Meenu Dogra and three other relatives following a heated argument in Georgia earlier this year, pleaded not guilty to the murders and his…
Indian men’s doubles pair Satwik-Chirag (Image: ANI) Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty stormed into their first final of the 2026 season after battling past Malaysia’s Goh Sze Fei and Nur Izzuddin in a thrilling semifinal at the Thailand Open Super 500 in Bangkok on Saturday.The world No. 4 Indian pair, who entered the tournament as…
Panchkula: While most polling booths in the sectors saw thin crowds, those in rural and colony areas witnessed heavy turnout. Long queues were seen at a polling booth in Sector 17, where residents of Rajiv and Indira colonies cast their votes. At a polling booth in ward 8, some voters had to wait for nearly…
Chandigarh: SAD (Punar Surjit) president and former acting Akal Takht jathedar Giani Harpreet Singh on Saturday questioned the selective release of a video of Punjab chief minister Bhagwant Mann‘s appearance before the Akal Takht in January, saying it was “neither appropriate nor fair” and risked undermining the institution’s credibility.Reacting to the release of excerpts from…
JEECUP round 4 seat allotment result 2026 The Joint Entrance Examination Council, Uttar Pradesh (JEECUP) has declared the JEECUP Round 4 seat allotment result 2026 for the Uttar Pradesh (UP) Polytechnic counselling process. Candidates who participated in the fourth round of counselling can now check their seat allotment status and download their allotment letter from…
BMC has ordered removal of all encroachments from footpaths Mumbai: BMC has launched a citywide ‘pedestrian first’ campaign that seeks to clear footpaths of all kinds of obstructions. Under the first phase, encroachments on 320km of footpaths will be removed.BMC chief Ashwini Bhide directed civic officials to immediately remove unauthorised hawkers, encroachments and other obstacles,…
