Arshdeep Singh (BCCI/IPL Photo) DHARAMSHALA: Arshdeep Singh didn’t look like his usual self during practice here on Saturday afternoon. On the eve of a nearly make-or-break match against table-toppers Royal Challengers Bengaluru, he eschewed the customary banter with teammates for intense conversations with Punjab Kings head coach Ricky Ponting. For a man who has built…
Amarnath Yatra (File photo) JAMMU: J&K Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha flagged off the first batch of pilgrims for the twin base camps of Amarnath Yatra 2026 from Jammu’s Bhagwati Nagar base camp under elaborate security arrangements early Thursday, as chants of “Bam Bam Bhole”, “Har Har Mahadev”, and “Jai Barfani Baba Ki” rang in the…
BJP MLA Sumitro Chatterjee, a descendant of Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay, demanded an apology from Sonia Gandhi over ‘Vande Matram’ row NEW DELHI: The row over the full rendition of Vande Mataram at the Congress headquarters on Independence Day acquired a Bankim Chandra connection on, with BJP’s Naihati MLA Sumitro Chatterjee, a direct descendant of the…
Water trapped deep beneath Gateshead is now helping heat hundreds of homes and public buildings, turning former coal mine workings into a source of heat for the city. The water lies around 150 metres below Gateshead town centre, where a 6-megawatt water-source heat pump extracts its heat and feeds it into an existing district heating…
Bengaluru: In a major relief for rural property owners, the govt will amend rules to secure e-Swathu records for properties within gramathana limits that do not have ownership documents, rural development and panchayat raj minister Eshwar Khandre said Wednesday.After reviewing the progress of the e-Swathu programme, Khandre said nearly 65 lakh properties in gramathana areas…
First-timers at the protest Kolkata: For many young students, Friday’s protest was their first experience of taking to the streets. Samuel Lee (19) and Karine Jane (19), both second-year students of Scottish Church College, called it their “first brush with protest on the roads”. It was the same for Areena Roshan (18), Tasneem Saba (19)…
The long choked Strait of Hormuz is finally seeing business with supplies from Qatar entering the market for the first time since the war broke out. After being mostly quiet during the conflict, oil flows are picking up again as Gulf countries restart crude exports. This comes as regional activity improves and talks between the…
Chandigarh: A war of words has erupted between North America-based gangsters Satinderjeet Singh alias Goldy Brar and Arshdeep Singh Gill alias Arsh Dalla, with the two trading allegations over rival gang killings, the murder of Khalistani terrorist Hardeep Singh Nijjar, alleged links with security agencies, and the murder of Punjabi singer Sidhu Moosewala.The exchange followed…
Chandigarh: The estimated wheat yield for the 2025–26 season reflects a period of fluctuation for Punjab’s agricultural sector, with figures compiled by the state agriculture department indicating a decline compared to the previous two years. While the state average yield rose from 5,170 kg/hac in 2023–24 to 5,382 kg/hac in 2024–25, it is estimated to…
A govt press release said an auxiliary grant scheme is being implemented under the Women and Child Development Department Mumbai: The state govt has issued a revised and comprehensive set of guidelines to expedite the recovery of dues under Revenue Recovery Certificates (RRCs) and recovery warrants, giving special priority to cases received from the Maharashtra…
