CHANDIGARH: A trial court in Punjab's Patiala, on Thursday, dismissed the anticipatory bail plea, second consecutive time, of Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) legislator Harmeet Pathanmajra, who has been on the run after being booked in a rape case on September 2. 

NEW DELHU: Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his UK counterpart Keir Starmer discussed the Khalistani extremist issue during their discussions held in Mumbai on Thursday, Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri said. 

KALJHARANI(Bathinda) : Punjab Government has launched a major scheme to construct more than 3100 ultra modern stadiums across the state at a cost of Rs 1194 crore. 

JAGRAON: Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann on Thursday mourned the sad and untimely death of noted Punjabi singer Rajvir Jawanda who passed away at a private hospital in SAS Nagar (Mohali) after he met with an accident a few days ago.

MUMBAI: Saba Ali Khan Pataudi, sister of Bollywood superstar Saif Ali Khan and aunt to actor Ibrahim Ali Khan, recently shared a birthday post for actress Palak Tiwari, who has long been rumoured to be dating Ibrahim.

RAMALLAH: Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on Thursday welcomed US President Donald Trump's announcement of ceasefire agreement in Gaza and expressed hope that these efforts would be a prelude to reaching a permanent political solution.

CHANDIGARH: In a major breakthrough against Pakistan’s ISI-backed terror network amidst the ongoing drive to make Punjab a safe and secure state as per directions of Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann, Counter Intelligence (CI) Jalandhar has busted a Babbar Khalsa International (BKI) terror module with the arrest of its two operatives and recovered RDX-based improvised explosive device (IED)— weighing nearly 2.5kg— and one remote control from their possession, said Director General of Police (DGP) Punjab Gaurav Yadav here on Thursday.

CHANDIGARH: Punjab Finance Minister Advocate Harpal Singh Cheema, who is also the Chairman of the Cabinet Sub-Committee formed to resolve employees issues, on Thursday directed the Milkfed authorities to immediately constitute a High-Powered Committee to address the concerns of the Verka Milk and Cattle Feed Plant Outsourced Mulazam Union.

NEW DELHI: Women’s Premier League (WPL) teams can retain up to five players ahead of the mega auction, with the retention deadline set for November 5, as per communication sent to teams. The auction itself will be held between November 25 and 29.

NEW DELHI: Nearly 1 billion people in low-and middle-income countries are living with avoidable vision loss, according to a new report on World Sight Day on Thursday.

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Shane Nigam’s much-anticipated film 'Soul of Haal' has run into a censorship crisis, with the Censor Board instructing the filmmakers to remove a scene featuring beef biryani and dialogues related to a ceremonial salute.

NEW DELHI: The Ministry of Textiles on Thursday notified key revisions to the production-linked incentive (PLI) scheme for man-made fibre (MMF) apparel, MMF fabrics, and products of technical textiles, which aims to address industry challenges, enhance ease of doing business, encourage fresh investments in the sector, and accelerate growth.

NEW DELHI: The Pakistan security establishment appears to be crumbling with violent protests and terror attacks engulfing Lahore and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) respectively.

KOLKATA: The BJP will extend full cooperation to the Election Commission of India (ECI) and the office of the Chief Electoral Officer (CEO), West Bengal in ensuring deletion of bogus voters' names, especially those of illegal infiltrators from Bangladesh, from the electoral rolls of the state, the Leader of the Opposition (LoP) in the Assembly Suvendu Adhikari told media persons on Thursday.

PHAGWARA: A high-level meeting was held in Surat, Gujarat, under the leadership of Union Minister for Water Resources C. R. Patil, to discuss the purification and reuse of the city’s polluted water. Attending the meeting, Rajya Sabha Member Sant Balbir Singh Seechewal stated that no river in the country can be cleaned without active public participation.

PATIALA: All unions and associations representing the power sector of Punjab have decided to oppose the move to sell or lease valuable lands and assets of the power sector .In case the Punjab government moves in this direction they will immediately launch protests. 

VISAKHAPATNAM: South Africa won the toss and elected to bowl first against India in Match 10 of the ICC Women's ODI World Cup at the ACA-VDCA International Cricket Stadium here on Thursday.

LOS ANGELES: Even the best of us make Freudian slips. Pop icon Taylor Swift has shared that her fiance Travis Kelce once mixed up the names of Hugh Grant's wife and Greta Gerwig.

AHMEDABAD: As India moves towards a cleaner, more sustainable future, Gujarat is leading the nation's energy transition, Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone Ltd (APSEZ) Managing Director Karan Adani said on Thursday.

MUMBAI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his counterpart from the United Kingdom, Keir Starmer, unequivocally and strongly condemned terrorism and violent extremism in all its forms and manifestations during their meeting in Mumbai on Thursday.

RANCHI: The Jharkhand High Court on Thursday rejected the state government’s plea, which sought to lift the stay on the allocation of sand ghats and other minor mineral areas across the state.

PATNA: Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leader Tejashwi Yadav on Thursday made a major promise, stating that if his party forms the next government in Bihar, one member of every family in the state will be given a government job, irrespective of age, caste, or community.

BENGALURU: A shocking incident of a man accused in a case under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, jumping from the fifth floor of a Bengaluru court on Thursday and dying, was reported from the City Civil Court premises.

KOLKATA: Six Bangladeshis were arrested from two separate locations in Domkal subdivision of Murshidabad district early on Thursday morning. Murshidabad police arrested them from Bhatshala area under Domkal police station and Harudanga border area under Raninagar police station.

BENGALURU: Amid talks of leadership change and a possible cabinet reshuffle, Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah has organised a dinner for Congress MLAs in Bengaluru on October 13, sources said.

PHAGWARA: Members of the Aam Aadmi Party’s Scheduled Caste (SC) Wing on Thursday staged a protest in Phagwara against the recent incident in which a shoe was allegedly thrown at the Hon’ble Chief Justice of India, Justice B. R. Gavai. The protest, led by Jarnail Nangal, Incharge of the AAP SC Wing (Doaba) and Improvement Trust Phagwara Chairman was organised against the BJP-led Central Government, which the demonstrators accused of promoting Manuwaad in the country.

NEW DELHI: South Africa’s promising young fast bowler Kwena Maphaka has been ruled out of the one-off T20I against Namibia and the white-ball tour of Pakistan after sustaining a hamstring strain during a domestic four-day game in Cape Town last week.

MUMBAI: Bollywood actress Kriti Sanon has opened up about performing a special tribute at the Filmfare Awards 2025.

MUMBAI: On Thursday, Veer Pahariya and Tara Sutaria were spotted at Mumbai airport, where Veer displayed his protective side by helping the actress out of the car.

NEW DELHI: India’s telecom sector is poised to increase its contribution to the country’s GDP from the current 12-14 per cent to 20 per cent over the next 10 to 12 years, Union Minister for Communications and Development of North Eastern Region Jyotiraditya Scindia, said on Thursday.

NEW DELHI: The Government of India has released Rs 1091.47 crore as the first instalment of untied grants under the Fifteenth Finance Commission for rural local bodies in West Bengal and Andhra Pradesh, according to a statement issued by the Ministry of Panchayati Raj on Thursday.

NEW YORK: Human Rights Watch (HRW), a US-based advocacy group, has severely criticised the Muhammad Yunus-led interim government of Bangladesh for increasingly using the recently amended counterterrorism law to arrest "alleged" supporters of the former Awami League government.

NEW DELHI: In a major shift in strategy, Pakistan-based terror organization Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) has announced the formation of its first-ever women’s wing, named “Jamaat-ul-Mominaat”, sources told IANS.

COIMBATORE: Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. Stalin on Thursday inaugurated the much-awaited 10.1-kilometre Avinashi Road Elevated Corridor, now officially the longest in the state and the third-largest in India.

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court has expressed shock at the status of criminal trials in Maharashtra, having found that hundreds of cases have been pending for framing of charges for over a decade -- some dating back as far as 2006.

PATNA: In a major breakthrough, the Railway Police in Gaya seized two kilograms of smuggled gold worth approximately Rs 2 crore from a passenger aboard the Howrah-Kalka Mail on Thursday.

MHOW: Four people were killed in a devastating road accident on the Nanded Bridge near Avle village in Madhya Pradesh's Mhow (now known as Ambedkar Nagar).

KOLKATA: A petition was filed in the Calcutta High Court on Thursday, seeking a National Investigation Agency (NIA) probe into the attack on BJP Lok Sabha member Khagen Murmu and the party’s Chief Whip in the West Bengal Assembly, Shankar Ghosh.