Punjab police should have been better prepared, says ex-DGP

The police should have been better prepared to deal with the incident in Ajnala, especially as Punjab has seen the dark days of terrorism, and the administration should take it seriously and go for......

Ideological inclinations of writers should be checked: BJP

Facing heat over a long list of writers who have returned Sahitya Akademi awards or resigned from their posts in the literary body, Bharatiya Janata Party on Tuesday denied that it was being soft......

Baisakhi celebrated in Los Angeles

Some 15,000 people, mainly from California, and also from across the United States and abroad, joinedthe 37th Baisakhi celebrations in Los Angeles, California on April 12 sponsored jointly by20......

Complete list of Padma awardees, 2021

The Narendra Modi government on Monday announced the prestigious Padma awards for 2021.   In all 119 Padma awards were announced, of which the Padma Vibushan, the second highest civil award in......

Kaur Singh, the only Indian to fight Muhammad Ali, dies

IMAGE: Kaur Singh, who won the heavyweight boxing gold medal at the 1982 Asian Games, had fought a four-round exhibition match with the legendary Muhammad Ali in January 1980. Asian Games gold......

A biopic on the only Indian to fight against Muhammad Ali

The life and achievements of Kaur Singh -- the only Indian boxer to have fought against the legendary Muhammad Ali -- will now be documented in a soon-to-released biopic. The shoot for the film......

Former Asian Games champion Dingko Singh dies

IMAGE: Dingko Singh won the gold medal in bantemweight boxing at the 1998 Asian Games. Photograph: Boxing Federation of India/Twitter Asian Games gold medal-winning former boxer Dingko Singh, who......

Milkha Singh cremated with full state honours

Iconic sprinter Milkha Singh was on Saturday cremated with full state honours in Chandigarh, marking the end of an era in which his pioneering accomplishments on the track galvanised a......

COVID-infected Milkha Singh showing 'continuous improvement'

His COVID positive wife Nirmal Kaur (82), however, "continues to battle it out bravely," according to the spokesperson.   IMAGE: Milkha Singh's family also issued a statement through a......