SRINAGAR: Thousands of Muslims offered Eid prayers across Jammu and Kashmir on Wednesday and no untoward incident was reported from anywhere.

NEW DELHI: Japanese auto parts manufacturer Musashi, on Tuesday announced the appointment of Naoya Nishimura as its Chief Executive Officer (CEO) for India and Africa region.

MUMBAI: Actress Anushka Sen, who is on a vacation to Busan, South Korea on Monday shared pictures wearing a Korean hanbok, and is 'living the k drama moments'.

CHANDIGARH: The policies of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi were also appreciated in Almaty, Kazakhstan. Representatives of social organizations from different countries of the world gathered here to discuss global issues. On this occasion, there was talk about the social work of their respective countries, efforts for world peace and exchange of cultures. Representatives from countries like India, China, Japan, Philippines, Russia, Ukraine, Kyrgyzstan participated in the five-day Global Conference-2024.

NEW DELHI: The Delhi High Court on Tuesday granted the last chance to several opposition parties including the Congress, TMC and the DMK to respond within a week to a PIL seeking direction to stop using the acronym INDIA (Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance) for their bloc.

The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and Samhita’s Collective Good Foundation partnered to launch the Women’s Health and Livelihood Alliance (WOHLA), a multi-stakeholder initiative designed to empower women in underserved communities across India by addressing the intersecting aspects of their health and economic wellbeing. 

AMRITSAR: The Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee has released an amount of 30 lakh 33 thousand rupees for the school/call fees of the Sikh children of Sikligar and Vanjare.

CHENNAI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday said that development projects worth thousands of crores of rupees have been sanctioned for Tamil Nadu in the last 10 years since the BJP-led government came to power at the Centre.

DUBAI: Thousands of devotees took part in a grand procession of the Hindu community members at the newly-inaugurated BAPS Hindu temple in Abu Dhabi which is set to open its doors to the general public from March 1.

NEW DELHI: General Manoj Pande, Chief Of Army Staff (COAS) visited the Defence Innovation Unit (DIU), the forefront military innovation unit of the US Army, in San Francisco.

DOHA: The United States women's water polo team secured their eighth world title by narrowly defeating Hungary 8-7 in the final match at the World Aquatics Championships on Friday.

JERUSALEM: A crushing third quarter, which included a 20-0 run, gave Israeli EuroLeague team Maccabi Tel Aviv a 90-85 away win over Champions League side Hapoel Jerusalem in the Israeli Super League classico on Friday.

PATIALA: The Thapar Institute-Virginia Tech. (USA) Center of Excellence in Emerging Materials (popularly known as CEEMS) has organised an event called CEEMS Doctoral Scholar’s Day, showcasing cutting-edge research across diverse fields. This exclusive gathering has featured breakthroughs in cancer research, graphene studies, nano composite exploration, and a myriad of other pioneering areas.

ROURKELA: The Indian Women’s Hockey Team will play their final two games of the Rourkela leg of the FIH Hockey Pro League 2023-24 on February 17 and 18 when they take on Australia and the United States of America respectively at the Birsa Munda Hockey Stadium, Rourkela.

NEW DELHI: Indian-American Sonali Korde took oath as assistant to the Administrator of USAID's Bureau for Humanitarian Assistance (BHA) on Monday.

CHANDIGARH: Not deterred by the massive security build-up and barricading on borders linking Punjab with Haryana, thousands of farmers are not giving up after their over five-hour-long talks with the Centre remained inconclusive and they, riding tractor-trailers and earthmovers, on Tuesday morning started their protest march towards the national capital.

NEW DELHI: Thousands of Russian troops may already be in Ukraine, military sources warned on Tuesday, just hours after Raussian President Vladimir Putin gave orders to his forces to enter the country amid fears that he is about to launch a land-grab in the country's east, Daily Mail reported.

PATNA: A burqa-clad girl in Bihar's Begusarai district was stopped from making transactions in a nationalised bank, an official said.

BEIJING: The Olympic Winter Games Beijing 2022 came to a close on Sunday after 17 days of competition, featuring 2,900 athletes from 91 nations. The 225 Team USA athletes delivered breakout performances and collectively earned 25 total medals (8 gold, 10 silver, 7 bronze), says USOPC.

PHAGWARA: Hundreds of people thronged to witness an impressive Road Show of AAP Convener Arvind Kejriwal who arrived at Phagwara to support AAP Phagwara candidate Joginder Singh Maan on Monday Evening. Kejiwal was received near Gandhi Chowk.

BEIJING: Four-time Olympic bobsledder Elana Meyers Taylor and five-time Olympic curler John Shuster have been chosen by a vote of fellow Team USA athletes to be the flag bearers for Team USA at the Opening Ceremony of the Olympic Winter Games Beijing 2022. Three-time Olympian Brittany Bowe, the first runner-up in the flag bearer election, will walk on behalf of Meyers Taylor, who recently shared she tested positive for COVID –19 and is unable to attend the Opening Ceremony.

MUMBAI: Urvashi Rautela, Bollywood's youngest superstar mourns the loss of Cheslie Kryst, Miss USA 2019, who died on January 30th. She shared a picture on her Insta stories with the model and others as they recently met in Israel. In the caption, she mentioned "Hey Cheslie Kryst, your light was one that inspired others around the world with your beauty and strength. You cared, you loved, you laughed & you shined. RIP. Our hearts are broken."

OTTAWA: Hundreds of trucks and thousands of protesters blocked the streets toward downtown Ottawa on Saturday to protest the government's vaccine mandates required to cross the Canada-US border.

OTTAWA: Hundreds of trucks and thousands of protesters blocked the streets toward downtown Ottawa on Saturday to protest the government's vaccine mandates required to cross the Canada-US border.

SANTIAGO (CHILE): Semi-finalists in the men's category have been identified at the completion of the 2020 Pan American Cup Hockey here today. In the cross-over fixtures Canada beat Brazil 4-0 and Chile crossed swords with Mexico with the former recording a 3-1 verdict.

CHENNAI:S. Damodaran and his organization 'Gramalaya' are names that reverberate in several villages of South India that are now free of open defecation. The villagers S. Damodaran and his organization 'Gramalaya' are names that reverberate in several villages of South India that are now free of open defecation. The villagers consider him as their messiah who has saved them single-handedly from the trauma of open defecation.

SHIMLA: A team of the State Taxes and Excise department is carrying out inspections of the country liquor warehouses in different parts of the state and strict action is being taken as per the Excise Act against the defaulters.

SANTIAGO (CHILE): Erin Matson and Danielle Grega gave superlative display by scoring six and four goals, respectively, as United States of America posted an impressive 20-0 triumph against Peru in the women's Pool B of the Pan American Cup Hockey here today.

SANTIAGO (CHILE): USA's men's team. coached by Harendra Singh of India snatched a hard-fought 2-1 verdict against Canada in their crucial Pool B encounter in the Pan Am Cup Hockey here today. It was USA's second successive victory from two matches they have played in their pool. They are leading with six points.

SANTIAGO (CHILE): United States of America registered their second successive win from two outings in women's pool B match in the Pan Am Hockey Cup here today. In today's fixture USA prevailed over Canada by 3-1 and are leading their pool B with full six points.

SANTIAGO (CHILE): USA and Canada (Pool B) recorded victories in contrasting styles in Pool B men's matches in the Pan Americans Cup Hockey here today. USA beat Trinidad and Tobago by 4-3 while Canada handed out an 11-1 drubbing to Mexico. In Pool A Argentina toyed with Brazil whom they thrashed by 10-0.

SANTIAGO (CHILE): USA and Canada recorded victories in contrasting styles in Pool B men's matches in the Pan American Cup Hockey here today. USA beat Trinidad and Tobago by 4-3 while Canada handed out an 11-1 drubbing to Mexico.

LAUSANNE (SWITZERLAND): The Women’s Asia Cup 2022 will be taking place from 21-28 January at the Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex, in Muscat in Oman. The venue was switched from Bangkok, Thailand due to ongoing Covid-19 complications.

SANTIAGO (CHILE): As many as 36 goals were scored in three women's matches played on day one of the Pan American Cup here today. Canada blanked Peru by 14-0, USA rained 16 goals against Peru without reply and Argentina outplayed Uruguay by 6-0.

JAKARTA: Indonesian lawmakers passed a law on the relocation of the nation's capital to the island of Kalimantan, which shares borders with Malaysia and Brunei, from the most populated island of Java.

MUMBAI: Rapper and singer Mika Singh known for giving popular dance numbers, talks about his interest in doing social work.

PHAGWARA:Two Unidentified motorcyclist robbers looted a
Finance Company Office in Dhyan Singh Colony in Phagwara in wee hours
today.The robbers entered the office of the Finance Company and looted
millions of rupees.

SANTIAGO (CHILE): An 18-athlete USA Team will compete in the 2022 Pan American Cup (PAC) from January 19 to 30 in Santiago (Chile). The US national team was announced by U.S. Men’s National Team Head Coach Harendra Singh (Harry) Singh at the conclusion of training camp two matches against Canada, according to USA Field Hockey.

LUDHIANA: The Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) today demanded an impartial probe into the multi-thousand crore scams of food and civil supplies minister Bharat Bhushan Ashu besides charging the Congress government of extending protection to those behind the heinous sacrilege at Sri Harmandar Sahib.

FLORIDA: USA Cricket and Cricket Ireland have jointly agreed to the cancellation of the one-day international leg of the Dafabet USA v Ireland Men’s International Series over COVID-related concerns that have emerged today, USA Cricket announced.

CHANDIGARH: GHG Khalsa College, Gurusar Sudhar claimed the Panjab University Inter-College Karate (Men) Championship for the session 2021-22. GGDSD College, Sector-32, Chandigarh and Arya College, Ludhiana secured Joint second positions respectively

LAUDERHILL: Former Mumbai and India Under-19 player Saurabh Netravalkar, pacer Ali Khan and left-arm spinner Nisarg Patel claimed two wickets apiece as the United States of America defeated Ireland 

KUALA LUMPER: Thousands of people were evacuated as continuous heavy rain caused severe flooding in several parts of Malaysia, Prime Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob said late on Saturday.

NEW DELHI: The Congress on Thursday stepped up its attack on the Centre to sack Minister of State for Home Ajay Misra Teni, whose son was allegedly involved in the Lakhimpur Kheri violence.

FEROZEPUR: Randeep Singh Nabha, Agriculture and Food Processing Minister of Punjab, during a press conference at the residence of MLA Kulbir Singh at Zira said that Punjab government has waived off the debt of the farmers of Rs. 8 thousand 556 crore. Apart from this, a debt of Rs. 50 crore has also been waived of the farmers of Zira constituency. Sh. Kulbir Singh Zira, MLA was also present on the occasion.

NEW DELHI:The Union Health Ministry on Friday expressed serious concern over the declining trends of mask usage in the country even amid Omicron threat, citing a recently conducted survey which outlined that this has significantly dropped from September ownwards.

CHANDIGARH: The Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) today demanded an independent probe into the cash for transfers allegations made by cabinet minister Rana Gurjeet Singh against home minister Sukhjinder Singh Randhawa even as it asked chief minister Charanjit Singh Channi to explain why he was trying to hush up this criminal act.

NEW DELHI:Thousands of people, including women and children, continued protesting in Gwadar in Pakistan for the 17th day on Wednesday, demanding among other things, access to clean drinking water and an end to "trawler mafia", Dawn reported.

CHANDIGARH:A self-made billionaire, who fed tens of thousands of hungry people with a fresh vegetarian meal everyday with his own funds outside the Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER) here, passed away on Monday at the age of 86.

CHANDIGARH:Despite firing 10 axes, Karman Kaur Thandi of India lost the final to fifth seed Bandecchi Susan of Switzerland by 6-4, 6-4 in the $ 25,000 ITF Women's Tennis Tournament in Ortisei, Italy. The match lasted one hour and 44 minutes.

BHUBANESWAR: An astonishing 70 goals were scored on the second day of action at the FIH Odisha Hockey Men’s Junior World Cup Bhubaneswar 2021, with Spain setting a new record for goals scored at the event in a single match as the European side put 17 goals past the USA. The previous record was a 13-0 victory for India against Singapore at the 1982 Junior World Cup.

GAZA: The Islamic Hamas movemnet, which controls the Gaza Strip, has said that it will not accept any ceasefire with Israel until the Jewish state "completely stops violations against Al-Aqsa Mosque and the neighbourhood of Sheikh Jarrah in Jerusalem".

NEW DELHI: At times, Prime Minister Narendra Modis government has seemed more intent on removing criticism on Twitter than trying to control the Covid-19 pandemic, medical journal The Lancet has said in an editorial.

INDIANAPOLIS: The Kittitas County Board of Commissioners, Mrs. Laura Osiadacz, Mr. Cory Wright, Mr. Brett Wachsmith, has proclaimed April 21, 2021 as "Shree Saini Day" in Kittitas County. The Board of Commissioners in the proclamation asked all citizens of Kittitas County "to join them in celebrating and honoring Miss World America Washington for her work and service to better the lives of those around her by proclaiming April 21, 2021 as Shree Saini Day.
The Board of Commissioners have wished Indian-American model and motivational speaker 26-year old Shree Saini "the best of luck on her journey to become the next Miss World America."

DHARAMSHALA (HP):Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur, while presiding over the review
meeting of Covid-19 situation in Kangra district at Conference Hall in D.C. Office
Dharamshala, said that efforts were on to acquire Radhaswami Complex, Parour in Kangra
district to operationalize it upto thousand bedded makeshift hospital.

CHANDIGARH: In view of the fresh Covid 19 guidelines re-imposed to prevent further spread of Corona Virus, by Chandigarh Administration and Punjab Government, Panjab University, Chandigarh has postponed PUSA and PUCCSA Elections 2021 and fresh date of election will be issued accordingly.

LUDHIANA: A huge motor cycle tour dedicated to Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar's birthday on behalf of Azad Samaj Party, starting from Pavilion Mall Ludhiana through Jalandhar bypass through different parts of Ludhiana Jalandhar Bypass Ambedkar ji came forward in front of the statue, On this occasion, flowers were laid on the statue of Bhim rao Ambedkar by Azad Samaj Party State President Shri Rajiv Kumar Lovely and in charge of the party's Malwa Zone and Vice President of Punjab Advocate Inderjit singh and Arun Bhatti, State President of Azad Samaj Party Youth and The whole area resonated with Babasaheb's cheers,

SAN FRANCISCO: Facebook has allegedly 'shorted' some video creators thousands of dollars in ad revenue and according to the affected creators, the social networking giant only cared about the advertisers and left them as their payments were unexpectedly short, The Verge reported.

CANBERRA: Tens of thousands of people have been evacuated as of Monday due to a major flooding event on Australia's east coast, with heavy rainfall across large parts of New South Wales (NSW) state expected to continue.

NEW DELHI: The BJP on Sunday released a list of 17 candidates for the April 6 Tamil Nadu Assembly polls, including names of actor-turned-politician Khushbu Sundar from Thousand Lights and its state unit chief L. Murugan from Dharampur (SC) seats.

CHANDIGARH: Converting 67 percent of break points (6/9) in comparison to 50 percent (1/2) by his opponent Joao Sousa of Portugal, ranked 100th, Indian qualifier Sumit Nagal, ranked 150th, dropped just two games as he raced to a comfortable 6-2, 6-0 verdict in the first round of the $411,940 ATP Tennis Tournament in Buenos Aires, Argentina, on Tuesday.

NEW DELHI: The concluding day of the 14th Jaipur Literature Festival witnessed Nobel Prize recipient, author, and Pakistani activist Malala Yousafzai talking about a range of subjects including education, human rights, and her hopes for India-Pakistan relationship.

NEW DELHI: The Pusa Krishi Vigyan Mela 2021, a three-day event of ICAR-IARI, will be inaugurated by chief guest and Union Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar on Thursday.

DUBAI:USA spinner Nisarg Patel has been allowed to resume bowling in international cricket after his action was found to be legal by the International Cricket Council (ICC).

CHANDIGARH/MOHALI: Mr Husan Lal, Principal Secretary, the Health and Family Welfare department on Sunday launched the three-day National Immunization day (NID) drive by administering drops of oral polio vaccine (OPV) to children at a state-level function in District Hospital here. The target is to administer drops to 31,54,172 children in the age group of 0-5 years across the state. There will be booth activity on first day and house-to-house activity on second and third day.

CHANDIGARH: The Punjab School Education Department has released a schedule for study of the children through the Edusat program.

NEW DELHI: With a view to mobilise farm workers and contract labourers to proceed to the protest site at the Tikri border, the Bhartiya Kisan Union (Ugrahan) has decided to undertake a massive drive across villages near Moga, Mansa, Sangrur, Jalandhar and Patiala.

COLORADO SPRINGS,COLO: USADA acknowledges the devastating decision from the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) in the Russia case that hands WADA and clean athletes a significant loss.

SINGHU: Amid the ongoing farmers protest at Delhi's borders people wearing pagris (turbans) in varied colours can be seen among the protesters. They are mostly visible at Singhu border which is mainly occupied by farmers from Punjab. The work of tying the turbans is being done by Tajinder Singh from Punjab.

NEW DELHI: After the Bharatiya Janata Party's attack on the Congress over the APMC Act, the Congress hit back and said the BJP's accusatory stunts will not work and withdrawing black laws instead of wrongly blaming the Congress is the need of the hour.

SAN FRANCISCO:  Facebook is offering millions of dollars in credits to compensate some affected advertisers after it quietly reported about a code error in its ad metric tool that went unfixed for as long as 12 months.

ISLAMABAD:A Special Magistrate in Multan on Thursday granted bail to former PPP lawmaker Ali Musa Gillani and other Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM) leaders.

CHANDIGARH:  Bracing overnight rains and chilly winds, thousands of protesting farmers on Thursday assembled at various places along the Haryana borders in Punjab amid mounting tension.

CHANDIGARH: Tens of thousands of farmers on Thursday practically rose up in arms as they braved tear-gas shells and water cannons, managed to break police barricades ahead of the Punjab-Haryana border in Shambhu near Ambala. Several protesters and policemen were injured.

PATNA: The 16-year-old son of noted jeweller was abducted in Bihar's Begusarai town on Sunday, and a Rs 1 crore ransom demanded for his safe release, police said. The incident triggered protests in the town.

HYDERABAD:Stampede-like situation prevailed as thousands of persons queued up at Mee Seva centres in Hyderabad and surrounding areas to apply for Rs 10,000 aid from the Telangana government for every household affected by the recent heavy rains and floods.

KAPURTHALA:Deputy commissioner kapurthala Deepti Uppal has asked the District Mission team under the Punjab Narcotics Prevention Campaign Committee to intensify the awareness campaign against the usage of drugs as the Punjab Government has provided many relaxations in lockdown .

MUMBAI: Waluscha De Sousa who made her bollywood debut with Shah Rukh Khan in Fan, was recently seen in an action-packed role for Voot’s series ‘CrackDown’. The actress received great reviews and love from audiences and critics alike. Now, Waluscha is all set to floor us again with her performance as she joins the cast of Escaype Live that already features “Rang De Basanti” star Sidharth and “Mirzapur” fame Shweta Tripathi. Produced by Siddharth Kumar Tewary under his banner One Life Studios the show follows the lives of five individuals desperately trying to make something of their mundane lives.

SAN FRANCISCO:Facebook has removed 1,196 accounts and 994 malicious accounts from Instagram, along with 7,947 Pages and 110 Groups involved in coordinated inauthentic behaviour.

LAUSANNE:The hearing in the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) arbitration procedure between the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) and the Russian Anti-Doping Agency (RUSADA) will take place from 2-5 November 2-5 with strict measures due to the current sanitary situation.

LUCKNOW:As many as 3.71 lakh Self Help Groups (SHGs) formed by the Uttar Pradesh government, have made thousands of women financially self-reliant in the state.
The state government, under the Deen Dayal Antyodaya Yojana and the National Rural Livelihood Mission, had launched a major campaign across the state under the name of State Rural Livelihood Mission to connect women, especially in rural areas of the state, to become self-employed and self-reliant.

NEW DELHI:  Hollywood star John Cusack says he got closer to knowing and understanding India during his pursuit to understand the world in a better way.

NEW DELHI:WhatsApp has fixed a bug that was responsible for crashing its ‘Storage Usage section in the previous update.

LUDHIANA: Dr. Baljit Singh, alumnus and member, Board of Management, Guru Angad Dev Veterinary & Animal Sciences University, Ludhiana has been selected for the important position as Vice-President (Research) University of Saskatchewan (USask), Canada. He will join USask on February 01, 2021. Presently, he is working as Dean faculty of Veterinary Medicine University of Calgary, Canada.

NEW DELHI:Google has removed thousands of apps for engaging in deceptive behaviour, distributing misleading information such as altering media clips or sending fake text messages in the run-up to November presidential election in the US.

BHUBANESWAR:Odisha Rural Development Minister Susanta Singh has tested positive for Covid-19.
He is the first Minister in the state to have tested positive for the virus. The Minister is stable.