New Delhi | 1 hour ago
Millions strike work against privatisation, rising prices
New Delhi/Kolkata/Mumbai, Sep 7 - India's economy suffered losses worth thousands of crores Tuesday as a 24-hour strike called by eight trade unions against rising prices and privatisation hit life in parts of the country, particularly Left-ruled states including West Bengal where one person was killed. One of the trade unions warned of more such strikes.Millions stayed away from work and many fli ... read more

Jalandhar | 1 hour ago
NRI murdered in Punjab, search on for killers
Jalandhar, Sep 7 - The Punjab Police Tuesday launched a manhunt to nab the killers of a US-based NRI who was heading back to New York after spending over a month in Punjab.The NRI, Mohinder Singh, was heading for the Rajasansi international airport at Amritsar, 140 km from here, late Monday night with his family when his vehicle was waylaid near Bhogpur village in Jalandhar district, 170 km from C ... read more

Chandigarh | 1 hour ago
Punjab, Haryana legislators to get more money
Chandigarh, Sep 7 - Legislators in Haryana and Punjab will get higher salaries and allowances.In Haryana, the concept of salary has been introduced for the first time for legislators, who will get Rs.10,000 a month from now. Earlier, they were not getting any salary. But the major hike for legislators is in allowances. They will now get Rs.55,000 instead of Rs.35,500 a month earlier. The pension a ... read more

New Delhi | 2 hours ago
Canada seeks India's help in checking illegal migration
New Delhi, Sep 7 - Canada's Citizenship, Immigration and Multiculturalism Minister Jason Kenney Tuesday met Overseas Indian Affairs Minister Vayalar Ravi and sought India's cooperation to curb illegal migration by sharing information on 'unscrupulous fraudsters' involved in the racket.'Mr. Ravi and I had a good discussion on the challenges faced by both the countries due to immigration fraud. We c ... read more

Chandigarh | 2 hours ago
Strike hits bus services in Punjab, Haryana
Chandigarh, Sep 7 - Public buses went off the roads in many parts of Punjab and Haryana Tuesday in response to the nationwide strike called by trade unions against price rise and privatisation.The Haryana bus drivers' union backed the strike call. 'We are imparting full support in this nation-wide strike. Over 90 percent of our buses are not plying on roads,' said a representative of the Haryana b ... read more

Chandigarh | 4 hours ago
Canada seeks Punjab's cooperation on illegal migration
Chandigarh, Sep 7 - Canadian Consul General Scot Slessor Tuesday sought the Punjab government's cooperation to address the issue of fraudulent visa cases and illegal migration that had created a major problem for the Canadian and Indian governments.The issue was raised by Slessor at his meeting with Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal here. Slessor, who assumed charge as the Canadian consul ... read more

Chandigarh | 6 hours ago
Punjab to absorb 14,000 teachers on contract
Chandigarh, Sep 7 - The Punjab government here Tuesday announced that the services of nearly 14,000 contract teachers would be regularised.The Punjab cabinet, which met here Tuesday, gave its approval for the regularisation of services of the 9,998 teaching fellows and 4,000 education service providers recruited on contract basis by the department of school education. The services of these teacher ... read more

Melbourne | 9 hours ago
Indian pleads guilty to killing toddler in Australia
Melbourne, Sep 7 - An Indian national accused of killing three-year-old Gurshan Singh Channa pleaded guilty Tuesday to the crime in a court in Australia.Gursewak Dhillon, 23, appeared in Melbourne Magistrates Court where he entered a guilty plea, The Age reported. The Indian boy had gone missing from a house in Lalor, a suburb in Melbourne, in March and his body was found hours later on the side o ... read more

9 hours ago
Pakistani spy arrested in Punjab
Ludhiana, Sep 7 - A man alleged to be an Inter-Services Intelligence - agent from Pakistan has been arrested in this Punjab city on charges of spying, police here said Tuesday.Saheem Siddique alias Ahmed Mohammad was arrested from Focal Point area Monday by a special team of Punjab police. 'We got an intelligence input that a Pakistani spy was living here and sending sensitive information of defen ... read more

Mumbai | 9 hours ago
A song on her lips, a style of her own, Asha Bhosle turns 77
Mumbai, Sep 7 - She has sung more than 12,000 songs in 18 languages, been honoured with the Padma Vibhushan and is still raring to go. Singing legend Asha Bhosle will celebrate her 77th birthday Wednesday with her position in Bollywood still strong and her legion of fans intact.After for over six decades in the industry, her voice remains seamless. And as she rustles her beautiful silk saris, with ... read more