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Keys upsets Swiatek to swing into final, takes on No.1 Sabalenka next

A two-hour, 35-minute high-quality, drama-filled battle saw her beat Swiatek 5-7, 6-1, 7-6 (10-8)

UT Admn to Honour 21 on Republic Day

The UT administration will be honouring 21 persons for their outstanding services in various fields during the Republic Day function to be held at the Parade Ground in Sector 17.

PUTA Forms 5-Member Committee to Review Draft UGC Regulations

With the announcement of the draft University Grants Commission (UGC) (Minimum Qualifications for Appointment & Promotion of Teachers and Academic staff in universities and colleges and Measures for the Maintenance of Standards in Higher Education) Regulations, 2025, Panjab University Teachers Association (PUTA) has set up a sub-committee to review and prepare a report on these regulations.

Pak ISI's Visit to Dhaka Signals Sudden Shift in Military Ties

A delegation from Pakistan's spy agency Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI), including a two-star general, quietly flew into Bangladesh on Tuesday, marking a sudden upgrading of military-to-military engagements between Dhaka and Islamabad that is unlikely to go down well in New Delhi.

Cong Shares Audio Clip On 'AAP's Link To Liquor Scam'

The Congress on Thursday shared an audio clip which, it alleged, purportedly reveals \"senior Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leaders\" discussing monetary gains from liquor companies.

Stepmother Among Four Booked For 16-Year-Old Girl's Rape

Zirakpur police have booked four persons, including the stepmother, for the alleged rape of a 16-year-old girl.

HC Restrains Haryana Govt From Taking Over Samalkha Temple

The Punjab and Haryana high court has restrained the Haryana government from taking control of the management of Prachin Shri Shyam Baba Mandir in Samalkha in Panipat district.

Inquiry begins to find trigger for freak Jalgaon train tragedy

A curve on the tracks was likely one of the main factors behind the freak Jalgaon train incident, as it obstructed the line of sight of one of the drivers and limited the time he had to apply emergency brakes, officials aware of the matter said on Thursday as authorities began investigating the trigger for the incident.

Man says he killed wife, cut, boiled body; cops scour Hyd

Nearly a week after a 35-year-old woman went missing in Hyderabad, her husband, an ex-serviceman, has claimed that he killed her, dismembered her body, boiled the parts and disposed them of in a lake at Jillelaguda on the city outskirts, police said on Thursday, adding they are to confirm the claims as no body parts have been recovered yet.

Elect Leaders Who Will Go To Assembly To Solve Problems: Punjab CM Mann

Punjab chief minister and Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) star campaigner Bhagwant Mann on Thursday took on a different tack, by seeking to highlight the accomplishments and promises of the party for the city, instead of engaging in mud-slinging with other parties or their candidates.

Man Dies After Being Hit by Speeding Jeep in Sangrur

An accident claimed the life of 29-year-old Sahil Kumar, a resident of Guru Nanak Nagar, Dhuri, after he was hit by a speeding Bolero on January 21, 2025.

Car driver stopped at naka fires gunshots at cops, flees

Police personnel, who had stopped driver for speeding in Sector 38's densely populated EWS Colony, escape unhurt

Spare the H-1B visa programme

America's labour worries are structural, and have very little to do with immigrants

Basking in the warmth of winter paradise

Going for vacation to a cold place in winter isn't really my cup of tea. But, on the insistence of my friends, my wife and I relented to become a part of the group of friends headed to Kazakhstan in December.

56 Held for Rape of Kerala Dalit Athlete, Vijayan Tells Assembly

The special investigation team of the Kerala Police has arrested 56 of 59 accused in the case of alleged rape of an 18-year-old Dalit athlete in the Pathanamthitta district, Kerala chief minister Pinarayi Vijayan told the assembly on Thursday.

BSF, BGB officials meet over skirmish near Bengal border

Border guards from India and Bangladesh will ensure that residents along the international border in the Malda-Rajshahi sector will not engage in violence again, and both forces will track social media to ensure fake narratives are not peddled to instigate violence.

AAP Favouring Liquor From Punjab in Delhi Vends: BJP, Congress

The BJP said that Delhi's people are deprived of premium whiskey brands and are forced to go to Noida, Gurugram to buy them

PSG Comeback Floors Man City

Paris Saint-Germain pushed Manchester City to the brink of Champions League elimination after coming from two goals down to win 4-2 on Wednesday while Arsenal all but secured their place in the last 16.

875 From Hry To Attend Tn Event

The diamond jubilee celebration of Bharat Scouts and Guides will be held from January 28 to February 3 in Tiruchirappalli of Tamil Nadu (TN) in which 875 from Haryana will participate.

Shabashi di, thank you bola: Auto driver on meeting Saif after rushing him to hospital

While actor Saif Ali Khan is on the mend and preparing to resume his routine, life has taken an unexpected turn for auto driver Bhajan Singh Rana – the man who rushed Khan to Mumbai's Lilavati Hospital after he was brutally stabbed at his Bandra home on the night of January 16.

Death Threats From Pakistan?

Kapil Sharma and Rajpal Yadav receive death threats via email, allegedly from Pakistan, triggering a police investigation. Meanwhile, Remo D'Souza's wife dismisses similar reports as a misinterpretation of spam emails

Netaji's legacy an inspiration for achieving Viksit Bharat, says PM Modi

Unity among people is as significant in pursuit of \"Viksit Bharat\" (developed India) today, as it was during the fight for \"Swaraj\" (self-rule) during the freedom struggle, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Thursday, as he cautioned people to stay vigilant against those seeking to weaken the country and break its unity.

UGC Opens New Front in Federalism Battle

The draft UGC (Minimum Qualifications for Appointment and Promotion of Teachers and Academic Staff in Universities and Colleges and Measures for the Maintenance of Standards in Higher Education) Regulations, 2025 has become a new flashpoint in Centre-state relations.

Mohali Cop Held for Murdering Girlfriend

Parents of Victim, Hailing from HP, Allege Accused Pushed Her into Bhakra Canal in Rupnagar District

Trump: Want to meet Putin soon to ensure end of Ukraine war

US President Donald Trump said on Thursday he wanted to meet Russian President Vladimir Putin soon to secure an end to the almost three-year-old war with Ukraine, lamenting what he called the huge loss of life.

1971 Indo-Pak war navy hero passes away

Commodore TS Khurana (retd), who was awarded the Nao Sena Medal for planning and executing Operations Trident and Python as part of the Indian Navy's attacks on Karachi during the Indo-Pak war in December 1971, passed away in Chandigarh on Thursday.

Bathinda lawyer shot at

An advocate Yashpinder Pal Singh was shot at by two unidentified persons in Bathinda on Thursday afternoon.

Punjab's GST mop-up surged in 3rd quarter after poor first half

After a sluggish first half, the goods and services tax (GST) collection in Punjab surged in the third quarter of the financial year 2024-25 to attain the year-on-year growth target of 12% set in the state budget.

44 Teachers Honoured on National Day of Girl Child

As many as 44 teachers from 32 different schools were presented with \"Girls Rights Ambassador Awards\" on the occasion of the birth anniversary of Netaji Subhas Chander Bose, National Day of Girl Child & 35th anniversary of Yuvsatta.

Rebel leader Wadala appointed observer to oversee SAD's ongoing membership drive

The Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) on Thursday announced that it had included rebel leader Gurpartap Singh Wadala in the committee to oversee the party's membership drive, which began on January 20, as an observer of Faridkot district.