3 min readChandigarhMar 21, 2026 09:18 PM IST First published on: Mar 21, 2026 at 09:18 PM IST Among the first ministers inducted by Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann, Laljit Singh Bhullar rose quickly in Punjab politics after winning the 2022 Assembly elections from Patti in Ta. On Saturday, his political career took a sudden...

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday conveyed Eid and Nowruz greetings to the President of Iran, Masoud Pezeshkian, expressing hope that this festive season brings peace, stability and prosperity to West Asia. In his telephonic conversation with the Iranian leader, Prime Minister Modi condemned the attacks on critical infrastructure in the region, which threaten regional...

People are swooning over an Army woman named Jessica Foster who was seen posing with an F-22 Raptor, dressed in camouflage in desert settings, and even appearing alongside Donald Trump. People are going gaga over the woman, but the reality is different. Experts said there was no public record of Foster’s military service and that...

The incident, which allegedly occurred on March 7 on government land along the Kapila river, involved the reported felling of 70 to 75-year-old trees. | Photo Credit: File photo Environmental and citizen groups have called for a protest on March 23, demanding a high-level probe into the illegal felling of 46 fully grown trees along...

4 min readMar 21, 2026 05:15 PM IST After missing the deadline to send a panel of IPS officers for appointment as director general of police (DGP) to the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC), Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann said on Saturday that the government would “follow rules” and do so. “We are in the...

The BJP on Saturday released a list of nine candidates for the April 9 Assembly polls in Puducherry. This came after the ruling AINRC and the BJP-AIADMK combine on Friday reached an agreement for the Assembly polls in the Union territory. While the AINRC will contest 16 seats, the BJP-AIADMK combine will contest the remaining...

As India welcomed the arrival of three crude oil tankers at its ports that travelled through the Strait of Hormuz, two more vessels are scheduled to arrive in the coming days. The move signals cautious easing in the maritime movement of vessels despite ongoing tensions in the region.According to Reuters, two Indian-flagged LPG tankers, Pine...

The accused G. Sandeep (file) | Photo Credit: C. SURESHKUMAR G. Sandeep, convicted in the sensational murder of Dr Vandana Das inside a hospital in Kollam, Kerala, was sentenced to life term on Saturday (March 21, 2026). The prosecution said it will move an appeal seeking death penalty for the accused. The victim’s family also...

BTS ARIRANG: Seoul’s Gwanghwamun Square has not seen anything quite like this since the 2002 World Cup. After a four-year break, K-pop supergroup BTS is returning with a massive, free comeback concert in Seoul on Saturday, where police has locked down a central boulevard for the Netflix-exclusive spectacle expected to draw thousands of fans. The...

With the Hormuz facing disruption amid the ongoing Iran-Israel-US conflict, India is working on parallel tracks. Securing its vessels at sea while preparing for costly alternatives to keep energy supplies steady. Nearly 45 per cent of India’s energy needs depend on supplies passing through the Gulf, making the situation a direct challenge to the country’s...