Punjab minister Tarunpreet Singh Sond Punjab tourism minister Tarunpreet Singh Sond on Thursday said Punjab government’s ‘Mukh Mantri Tirath Yatra’ scheme has facilitated pilgrimage for 5,10,807 devotees to various religious destinations in and outside the state.He said the scheme aims to facilitate elderly residents who wish to visit religious places by providing them free travel…
Abhishek Sharma lit up a dead rubber with a 30-ball century as India completed a 3-0 series sweep over Afghanistan with a 127-run win in the third and final T20I in Delhi on Thursday.Abhishek tore into the Afghanistan bowling attack, scoring 108 off just 34 balls with 11 sixes. His innings took India to 221…
Jasjit Singh Dhanoa, director of legal services at the Jakara Movement, speaks with Gurvinder Singh. (Photo: X) Indian-origin US Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi has condemned the stabbing of a Sikh truck driver in Wyoming, saying the attack comes amid what he described as rising hatred targeting Sikh and South Asian Americans in the US.His remarks also…
The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has introduced fresh measures to strengthen regulations governing spam calls and commercial messages. NEW DELHI: You may soon get some relief from the unending nuisance of unsolicited commercial communications (UCC) or spam calls including robo-calls and pre-recorded/artificial voice technologies. Now, commercial communications can be sent to a customer…
Shiv Kapur (Photo by Paul Kane/Getty Images NEW DELHI: More than two decades after winning India’s only individual Asian Games golf gold, Shiv Kapur believes the country’s current crop of golfers has the talent to bring another medal home from Nagoya.The golf competition at the 2026 Asian Games begins on Sept 30, with India fielding…
The National Stock Exchange of India’s Rs 22,569-crore initial public offering (IPO) was fully subscribed on the second day of bidding on Friday, driven by strong demand from institutional investors.The IPO received bids for about 8.83 crore shares against 8.86 crore shares on offer by 2:44 pm, according to exchange data cited by Reuters.The issue…
Ritabrata Banerjee hits out at Mamata-led TMC name NEW DELHI: The Election Commission of India on Friday allotted new names and symbols to the rival Trinamool Congress factions led by former West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee and Arup Roy, a day after directing both groups to stop using the party name “All India Trinamool…
Parthiv Patel and Ajit Agarkar NEW DELHI: Former India cricketer Parthiv Patel has emerged as a strong candidate to replace Ajit Agarkar as the men’s senior selection committee chairman if the incumbent and the BCCI don’t reach an extension agreement.TimesofIndia.com has learnt that Parthiv’s name has been circulating in Indian cricket’s power corridors for the…
AI generated image used for representative purpose NEW DELHI: A district consumer commission in Karnataka has directed Air India Express to refund Rs 2,000 charged for special handling of a bicycle and pay another Rs 25,000 as compensation and litigation costs to a passenger. The commission found deficiency in service after the passenger’s bicycle was…
NEW DELHI: Election Commission on Friday allotted Mamata-led faction “Mamata All India Trinamool Congress” as name and “football player” as party symbol.Meanwhile, the rival group led by Arup roy is allotted the name “Democratic Trinamool Congress” and the symbol of “envelope.”This comes a day after the poll panel, in its interim order, ruled that neither…