Pegasus row: SC sets up committee to probe snooping allegations

New Delhi (IANS) The Supreme Court on Wednesday set up a three-member committee to probe the Pegasus spyware snooping allegations. This committee will be supervvised by a retired top court judge Justice R.V. Raveendran, who will be assisted by Alok…

Many Congressmen in touch with me: Amarinder on new party formation

Chandigarh (IANS) Declaring that he would launch his new party as soon as the Election Commission clears the name and the symbol, former Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh on Wednesday hit out at the Congress, saying many people from the party…

US Senators urge Biden administration to waive sanctions against India for purchase of Russian arms

New Delhi (IANS) US Senators and India Caucus Co-Chairs Mark Warner and John Cornyn sent a letter to President Biden encouraging him to waive Countering America's Adversaries Through Sanctions Act (CAATSA) sanctions against India for buying military…

Amarinder to meet Shah on farmers' stir

Chandigarh (IANS) Former Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh will lead a non-political delegation of agricultural experts to meet the Union Home Minister to discuss possible solutions to the ongoing farmers' agitation on Thursday.

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Rs 1,000-crore 'extorted' from Bollywood in Mumbai, Maldives, claims Nawab Malik

Mumbai (IANS) In another sensational disclosure, Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) national spokesperson and Minister Nawab Malik on Tuesday said at least an amount of Rs 1,000-crore has been 'extorted' in Mumbai and Maldives from Bollywood…

Rickshaw puller in UP gets I-T notice for Rs 3 crore

Mathura (Uttar Pradesh) (IANS) A rickshaw puller has approached the police in Mathura district after he was served a notice by the Income Tax (IT) department, asking him to pay over Rs 3 crore.

Pratap Singh, a resident of Amar Colony in Mathura,…

At least 10 students in Punjab face assault after India lost to Pak in T20 World Cup

Chandigarh (IANS) At least 10 students from Kashmir studying in two private educational institutes in Punjab on Monday alleged that they were assaulted, threatened and their hostel rooms vandalised after India lost to Pakistan in a T-20 World Cup…

Sameer Wankhede hits back at NCP's Nawab Malik on caste-wedding fracas

Mumbai (IANS) In another salvo, NCP Minister Nawab Malik raised doubts whether the Narcotics Control Bureau Zonal Director Sameer Wankhede had submitted a fake caste certificate to get a government job to which the latter hit back and vehemently denied…

West Bengal govt leaning towards central schemes due to fund crunch

Kolkata (IANS) Owing to a fund crunch because of the huge financial drain to meet the commitment of the social schemes launched by Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, the West Bengal government is slowly leaning towards central projects that had been…

Chaos, anarchy in Punjab Congress continues: Manish Tewari

New Delhi (IANS) The woes in the Punjab Congress seem to be far from over. Congress MP from Anandpur Sahib Manish Tewari on Sunday slammed former Punjab Congress in-charge Harish Rawat alleging that the soap opera is still continuing in Punjab.