Punjab

Burnt body found inside Panjab University hostel

Press Trust of India | Friday May 24, 2013

A badly burnt body was found on Thursday from hostel number 2 of the Panjab University boys' hostel in Chandigarh by Fire Department officers.

Intense heat wave to continue in Punjab, Haryana for two more days

Press Trust of India | Thursday May 23, 2013

Punjab, Haryana and Chandigarh continued to sizzle today even as the weather department predicted that heat wave to severe heat wave conditions may prevail in the states for the next two days.

IPL 6 review: Kings XI Punjab without the punch

Wisden India staff | Thursday May 23, 2013

The failure to seize key moments due to lack of depth in the Kings XI side led to defeats that left them stranded in the mid table yet again.

Punjab Panchayat polls: Emphatic win for SAD-BJP

Press Trust of India | Wednesday May 22, 2013

The ruling SAD-BJP combination in Punjab has registered a resounding victory in Zila Parishad and Panchayat Samiti elections romping home in majority of the seats.

IPL spot fixing: I would conduct polygraph tests, says Kings XI Punjab co-owner Preity Zinta

NDTVCricket | Wednesday May 22, 2013

Kings XI Punjab co-owner says that while she is heart-broken over the controversies surrounding the Indian Premier League, owners of franchises usually are the biggest vicitms.

Amritsar sees hottest day in three decades

Press Trust of India | Wednesday May 22, 2013

Amritsar in Punjab on Wednesday recorded its hottest day in over three decades as the mercury shot to 47.2 degrees Celsius in the city while the rest of the region, too, saw temperatures hit blistering highs.

Heat wave unabated, Rajasthan's Sriganganagar sizzles at 48.2 degrees

Press Trust of India | Wednesday May 22, 2013

Normal life remained affected as most parts of the country continued to reel under intense heat wave on Wednesday, with mercury in Rajasthan's Sriganganagar district settling at a sizzling 48.2 degrees Celsius.

Sensex drops 100 points as L&T's Q4 net disappoints Street

Wednesday May 22, 2013

The BSE Sensex slipped sharply in the last hour of trade on Wednesday as engineering and construction major Larsen & Toubro posted below estimates profits for the March quarter. The Sensex came close to breaching the key 20,000 mark amid the broad se...

Sreesanth no-ball: When an umpiring faux pas upset bookies

NDTVCricket | Thursday May 23, 2013

Investigations reveal the Rajasthan Royals pacer had bowled a no-ball to allegedly 'fulfill' his spot-fixing obligations, but the umpire failed to spot the error, which in turn enraged the bookies.

Heat wave sweeps through country, Nagpur experiences hottest day in six decades

Press Trust of India | Tuesday May 21, 2013

Heat wave conditions sweeping large parts of the country worsened, killing three persons in Madhya Pradesh, while Nagpur on Tuesday witnessed its hottest day in six decades at a sizzling 47.8 degrees Celsius.

Heat wave: Three die in Madhya Pradesh; Nagpur equals its all-time highest temperature

Edited by Abhinav Bhatt (With inputs from PTI) | Wednesday May 22, 2013

An intense heat wave is sweeping most parts of the country and has already claimed three lives in Madhya Pradesh since yesterday. Mercury levels in the state have been hovering around in the mid-forties, which is way above normal for this time of the...

Sikh man in Finland fights for right to wear turban at work

Indo-Asian News Service | Tuesday May 21, 2013

A Sikh bus driver in Finland is fighting for his right to wear a turban while at work. Gill Sukhdarshan Singh, who works at the Veolia bus company at Vantaa near the Finnish capital of Helsinki, is trying to set a precedent by making the authorities...

Asif Ali Zardari blames international forces for Pakistan polls loss

Press Trust of India | Tuesday May 21, 2013

Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari has blamed national and international forces for his Pakistan Peoples Party's defeat in the landmark general elections this month.

Pakistan's Nawaz Sharif calls Taliban for peace talks

Associated Press | Tuesday May 21, 2013

Pakistan's presumptive prime minister Nawaz Sharif called for peace talks with Taliban militants at war with the government Monday, potentially charting a course that could put him at odds with the country's powerful army.

Preity Zinta: If charges true, it's sad for the game

Indo-Asian News Service | Monday May 20, 2013

Leading actor and Punjab XI's co-owner Preity Zinta is shaken by the spot-fixing scandal to hit the Indian Premier Legaue (IPL) and says if the charges of spot-fixing are true, it would be bad for the game.