Chandigarh, November 15 Dengue has claimed seven lives and affected over 11,000 persons in state this year so far. As per the Health Department, 54,368 persons were tested for dengue and 11,028 of them were found positive while seven of them succumbed to the vector-borne disease. As per health officials, the dengue wave is likely to continue for a couple …
Read More »RBI curbs on Bajaj Finance over digital lending norms
Mumbai, November 15 The Reserve Bank of India on Wednesday directed Bajaj Finance to stop sanction and disbursal of loans under its two lending products — eCOM and Insta EMI Card — with immediate effect due to the non-adherence of the company to the extant provisions of digital lending guidelines. “This action is necessitated due to non-adherence of the company …
Read More »WORLD CUP 2023 Mohammed Shami a top operator, India the best team in the world: Kane Williamson Mohammed Shami a top operator, India the best team in the world: Kane William
PTI Mumbai, November 16 New Zealand captain Kane Williamson doffed his cap to pacer Mohammed Shami and the India team after his side was outplayed in the World Cup semifinal here, saying the bowling stalwart was one of the best in the world and Rohit Sharma’s side the “best team”. India crushed New Zealand by 70 runs to book their …
Read More »‘Nonsense’, Sunil Gavaskar shuts down pitch swap controversy talks; Kane Williamson says ‘it was a used wicket, but…’
Tribune Web Desk Chandigarh, November 16 On Wednesday, before the semi-final between India and New Zealand started at the Wankhede Stadium, a foreign media outlet claimed that the pitch was changed after a request was made by the Indian management who reportedly wanted the pitch to be slower. Former cricketer Sunil Gavaskar while speaking on Star Sports said, “This has …
Read More »Markets bounce back after early decline
PTI Mumbai, November 16 Benchmark equity indices declined in early trade on Thursday amid weak trends in Asian markets, but soon bounced back to quote in the positive territory. The 30-share BSE Sensex fell 168.91 points to 65,507.02 in early deals. The Nifty dipped 48.45 points to 19,627. But, later both the benchmark equity indices bounced back to quote in …
Read More »Blow to Sunak as UK court terms Rwanda migration plan unlawful Govt will do whatever it takes to stop illegal migration, says Prime Minister SHARE ARTICLE A – A +
London, November 15 Britain’s Supreme Court ruled on Wednesday that the government’s scheme to send asylum seekers to Rwanda was unlawful, dealing a crushing blow to PM Rishi Sunak before an election expected next year. Under the plan, Britain intended to send tens of thousands of asylum seekers who arrived on its shores without permission to the East African country …
Read More »Chinese President Xi Jinping arrives in US, to meet Joe Biden on APEC sidelines SHARE ARTICLE
SAN FRANCISCO, November 15 Chinese leader Xi Jinping has landed in San Francisco for talks with US President Joe Biden that may ease friction between the two superpowers over military conflicts, drug-trafficking and artificial intelligence. However, deep progress on the vast differences separating them may have to wait for another day. Officials on both sides of the Pacific have set …
Read More »Joe Biden says he still believes Xi Jinping is a dictator The two leaders met on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit in San Francisco
US President Joe Biden has once again called his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping a “dictator”, just hours after they met for the first time in more than a year and held candid and productive discussions to revive bilateral ties. The two leaders met on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit in San Francisco. Powered BWell, look, he is …
Read More »US NSA: Ties with China can easily veer towards conflict if not managed SHARE ARTICLE A – A +
Washington, November 14 The US and China could easily veer towards a conflict if their “complex and competitive” relationship is not well managed, US National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan has warned ahead of the much-anticipated summit between President Joe Biden and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping. Biden and Xi are scheduled to meet in San Francisco on Wednesday on the …
Read More »India in final: 10/10 Men in Blue Stay Unbeaten Kohli breaks Sachin’s record, becomes first to slam 50th ODI ton
India, losers in the previous two semifinals of the World Cup, are in the final after a 12-year gap following yet another complete team performance — Virat Kohli scored his 50th ODI century, Shreyas Iyer got his second in a row, Mohammed Shami finished with seven wickets, and the home team defended an eminently defendable 397 against New Zealand. At …
Read More »India not ruling out investigation into Canada’s allegations over Nijjar, but wants evidence: Jaishankar
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar has said that India is not ruling out an investigation into Canada’s allegations about the involvement of the Indian government’s agents in the killing of a Khalistani separatist in that country but wants it to provide evidence to back its claims. Jaishankar made the comments on Wednesday in response to questions during a conversation with …
Read More »Probe indicts 3 CITCO officials for Rs 35L bank guarantee scam
Chandigarh, October 20 Three officials of the Chandigarh Industrial and Tourism Development Corporation (CITCO) have been indicted in a case of fraudulent withdrawal of Rs 35 lakh bank guarantee by a private security agency. An inquiry conducted by a retired Additional District and Sessions Judge revealed that manager (commercial) Anil Sharma and clerks Balwinder Kaur and Rikhi Ram connived with …
Read More »Congress names Ashok Gehlot, Sachin Pilot in first list of Rajasthan candidates
New Delhi, October 21 The Congress on Saturday unveiled its first list of Rajasthan poll candidates fielding Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot from Sardarpura and his ex-deputy Sachin Pilot from Tonk. Both Gehlot and Pilot are representing the same constituencies. State unit president Govind Singh Dotasra will contest from Lachhmangarh, and former Congress in-charge of Punjab Harish Chowdhary from Baytoo. Divya …
Read More »List of 83 more BJP candidates in Rajasthan out: Vasundhara Raje fielded from Jhalarpatna, Jyoti Mirdha from Nagaur
New Delhi, October 21 A day after the central election committee of the BJP held marathon meetings to finalise Rajasthan poll candidates, the party on Saturday fielded former chief minister Vasundhara Raje from her traditional Jhalarpatna seat which she holds, and former Congress MP Jyoti Mirdha from Nagaur. The list of 83 candidates named also includes four-time MLA Narpat Rajvi …
Read More »Police crack Patiala murder case; accused was in relation with victim’s wife
Patiala, October 21 The Patiala police have cracked the murder of an elderly man who was stabbed to death on Thursday. The police have arrested 25-year-old Gurtej Singh, who was in a relationship with the victim’s wife. “The wife of the deceased has been arrested and she has confessed that she was in touch with Gurtej for the past few …
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