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Pak sisters walk free from Punjab jail after 10 yrs, thank Modi, salute India

Pak sisters walk free from Punjab jail after 10 yrs, thank Modi,...

Pak nationals Fatima, Mumtaaz were lodged in Amritsar Jail on smuggling charges. Fatima's daughter Hinna was born and...

2 Nov 2017 3:13 PM IST

Police on Monday had nabbed Ram Singh, 23, a friend of the girls father, for allegedly killing her, they said. (Photo: PTI/Representational)

Dead body of abducted 4-yr-old girl, eaten by dogs, found in Punjab

A friend of the victim's father had allegedly killed her over an enmity with him, police says.

2 Nov 2017 11:12 AM IST

The incident took place on October 25, when the Class 11 girl was returning home from school and the accused on motorcycle allegedly waylaid her. (Photo: ANI | Twitter)

16-yr-old bleeds to death after being gangraped by 3 men in Punjab

The victim was taken to the nearby field and brutally raped by the three youth, one out of which, was a minor.

30 Oct 2017 5:21 PM IST

There has been no word on them but the government has insisted that without information otherwise, the workers are still considered alive. (Photo: PTI/File)

Families of 39 Indians missing in Iraq asked to undergo DNA tests

In 2014, 39 Indian labourers, mostly from Punjab, were reportedly taken hostage by ISIS when it overran Iraq's Mosul.

21 Oct 2017 9:49 PM IST

(Photo: Aditya Raj Kaulâ€ | Twitter)

Month after senior journo K J Singh's murder, photos of 5 suspects...

Police investigation has revealed that these suspects were making a video of the journalist's house on the evening of...

21 Oct 2017 6:49 PM IST

Gosai was shot dead in Ludhianas Kailash Nagar area, earlier on Tuesday morning. (Photo: ANI | Twitter)

RSS leader Ravinder Gosai shot dead in Punjab, investigation on

Gosai was shot by unidentified men while returning from the RSS branch.

17 Oct 2017 1:19 PM IST

The Gurdaspur Lok Sabha seat has nine Assembly segments -- Bhoa, Pathankot, Gurdaspur, Dinanagar, Qadian, Fathegarh Churian, Dera Baba Nanak, Sujanpur and Batala. (Photo: ANI)

BJP loses Gurdaspur to Cong; Sunil Jakhar wins bypoll by over 1.9 lakh...

Jakhar, who is also Punjab Congress chief, is leading in all the nine assembly constituencies, as per initial trends...

15 Oct 2017 11:50 AM IST

The protesting farmers lashed out at the government for not making proper provision before implementing the order, and asserted that substitute to stubble burning is expensive machinery, which is not a possibility for debt-ridden farmers. (Photo: ANI/Twitter)

Farmers in Punjab burn stubble in protest, demand subsidy as...

Stubble burning has become a major concern for authorities as it causes air pollution as well as reduces soil fertility.

12 Oct 2017 2:37 PM IST

Indian External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj. (Photo: PTI)

Punjab woman sold as slave in Saudi Arabia, children seek MEA help

The family of the victim have alleged that the police refused to take action against the accused because of his strong...

3 Oct 2017 12:36 PM IST

Thirty eight years old Punit, a resident of Gillco valley in Kharar, has been held on charges of rash driving and causing death by negligence. (File photo)

20-yr-old caught under car wheels, dragged for a km, dies; driver...

The victim, Gurjot Singh, studied hotel management at a private university in Landran near Mohali.

26 Sept 2017 5:51 PM IST

Former Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh has been vocal in his opposition to note ban. (Photo: PTI)

Manmohan Singh tells ISB meet demonetisation was not required at all

Singh adds demonetisation was not successful in any civilised country, except some Latin American nation.

23 Sept 2017 11:17 AM IST

DIG BSF J S Oberio said the BSF shot dead two Pakistani intruders when they ignored warnings and kept marching towards BSF troops aggressively. (Representational Image)

Caught at border, 2 Pakistani intruders refuse to surrender, shot dead

The incident took place along the Indo-Pak border in Ajnala sector of Amritsar at BOP Shahpur.

20 Sept 2017 12:30 PM IST