New bill proposes 7-year jail, Rs 10L fine for forged passports in India

Anyone found using a forged passport or visa for entering, staying or exiting India will be punished with a jail term of up to seven years and a fine to the extent of Rs 10 lakh if the new......

Govt sources explain why deportation flights land in Amritsar

With Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann taking exceptions to United States flights carrying Indian deportees landing in Amritsar, government sources Wednesday defended the move, saying the state......

Chamoli avalanche: 8 bodies recovered, recue op ends

The bodies of the last four of the trapped labourers were pulled out from the site of the avalanche-hit Border Roads Organisation (BRO) camp in Chamoli on Sunday, taking the death toll to eight as......

Agent promised legal US entry, spent around Rs 50L but....: Deportee

In July 2024, Rohit set out for what he believed would be a pathway to a better future after an Amritsar-based travel agent promised him entry to the US legally but it came crashing down when he......

Will budget for agri research get a big boost this year?

Several leading scientists, academicians, and agriculturalists have called for raising government support for research and development to make Indian agriculture future-ready. Kindly note the......

2 crore more houses to be constructed under PM Awas Yojana

The Union Cabinet, chaired by the Prime Minister  Narendra Modi, on Friday approved the proposal of the Department of Rural Development for construction of two crore more houses under the......

Budget 2025: What Nirmalaji Needs To Fix

If the fiscal deficit target of 4.9% of GDP has to be met for 2024-2025, which the government must in view of the uncertainties and challenges emerging both domestically and globally, the finance......

How Uttarakhand is different from Himachal Pradesh

Tax sops were announced for factories set up in hill states in 2001. A decade later, Rudrapur in Uttarakhand is a well-planned industrial town, while Baddi in Himachal Pradesh shows signs of......

What Is On Tara's Mind?

Nimrat does something for the first time... Diljit meets some monks... Rhea goes on a holiday... Photograph: Kind courtesy Tara Sutaria/Instagram Tara Sutaria has Barbra Streisand on her......

BFI president elections to witness four-cornered fight

IMAGE: The Boxing Federation of India's elections will take place during its Annual General Meeting in Gurugram on March 28. Photograph: ANI Incumbent Boxing Federation of India (BFI) chief Ajay......

Ranji Trophy: Gujarat, Himachal in battle for quarter-final spot

IMAGE: Siddharth Desai claimed sensational figures of 9/36 against Uttarakhand -- the best by any Gujarat player in first-class cricket. Photograph: Gujarat Cricket Association/X Gujarat and......

Ranji Trophy: Desai spins web as Gujarat thump Uttarakhand

IMAGE: Siddharth Desai was the player of the match after finishing with figures of 12 for 113 against Uttarakhand on Saturday. Photograph: Kind courtesy Gujarat Cricket Association/X Left-arm......

Ranji Trophy: Gujarat vs Himachal tantalisingly poised

IMAGE: Leading from the front, Gujarat captain Chintan Gaja delivered a stellar spell of medium pace, claiming 4/31. Photograph: BCCI Gujarat captain Chintan Gaja and spinner Vishal Jayswal shared......

Punjab lifter Mehak Sharma on a record-breaking spree

IMAGE: Punjab weightlifter Mehak Sharma set four new national records at the National Games in Dehradun on Monday. Photograph: Kind courtesy Department of Sports, Government of Uttarakhand/X......