Punjab

FirstUp: Vice-presidential elections in India, iPhone 17 to be unveiled... Today's top headlines

Vice-presidential elections will be held in India today, and the BJP-led NDA is likely to win. Prime Minister Narendra Modi is scheduled to travel to flood-hit Punjab. In tech news, Apple is expected to announce an all-new slimmer model of the iPhone, rumoured to be the 'iPhone Air' and the iPhone 17, at its 'Awe Dropping' event in California

PM Modi to visit flood-hit Punjab on Sept 9 as incessant rainfall causes devastation

As heavy rains cause devastating floods in Punjab, the Bharatiya Janata Party's Unit in the state announced that Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit the sites of catastrophe

In Photos | Punjab struggles to stay afloat amid worst floods in nearly 4 decades 

Rains and floods have wreaked havoc in Punjab. The deluge has claimed 30 lives and affected over 3.5 lakh people, leaving thousands homeless. From crops to cattle, little has been spared

Gunshots fired at cops, and an escape: How Punjab AAP MLA, booked in rape case, is on the run

Punjab AAP leader Harmeet Pathanmajra, who was arrested in a rape case, managed to escape from police custody after a violent clash. The Sanour MLA was being taken to the local police station when he and his aides opened fire on the cops and allegedly ran over a policeman before fleeing. A manhunt has been launched to catch him. Here's what happened

Shubman Gill, Harbhajan Singh share messages of support as Punjab floods claim at least 29 lives: 'Heartbroken to see my...'

Punjab's most popular cricketers, Shubman Gill and Harbhajan Singh, showed support to the local people on social media as the state faces 'worst floods in recent history.'

How a British judge divided India and Pakistan in just 5 weeks

In 1947, India and Pakistan were split by a man who had never seen the subcontinent before. Sir Cyril Radcliffe had just five weeks to draw borders that would change millions of lives forever. The result? A rushed line that caused mass migration, bloodshed and decades of conflict

Fauja Singh death: Who is the NRI who rammed SUV and killed 114-yr-old marathoner?

Police arrested Amritpal Singh Dhillon for hitting and killing 114-year-old marathon legend Fauja Singh in Punjab's Jalandhar. During the investigation, Dhillon, an NRI from Canada, confessed to his crime, claiming he panicked when he hit Singh and fled the scene. Here's how police caught the man

Mother-son duo booked for selling Air Force's airstrip used in India-Pakistan wars in Punjab

More than two decades after a mother-son duo sold an airstrip, its ownership was restored to the Indian Air Force (IAF) last month. Read to know how they sold an airstrip used in three India-Pakistan wars.

Another blow to Pak? How 113-km canal will divert waters from Indus river system to 3 Indian states

India is planning to build a 113 km-long canal to redirect the surplus flow of the three western rivers of the Indus water system from Jammu and Kashmir to Punjab, Haryana and Rajasthan. A feasibility study is reportedly underway. This comes amid New Delhi’s efforts to utilise its share of waters from the Indus river system, preventing the flow to Pakistan

A ‘new’ old war: Why Jammu & Kashmir is more vulnerable than ever

The line between war and peace is increasingly blurred in Jammu and Kashmir, and Punjab as well, as proxies and hybrid non-state actors of Pakistan could adopt drone warfare tactics to create a disproportionate impact