Amritsar, India News

Activists of the Hindu right wing Shiv Sena shout slogans as they tear a banner with an anti-Valentines Day message written on it before burning it, during a protest in Amritsar, northern India, yesterday.

Chandigarh, Feb 12 The cold conditions have abated from Punjab and Haryana due to remarkable increase in the temperatures, the Met department here said.

By Zeeshan Javaid ISLAMABAD: A high-profile delegation of energy and trade managers of India led by Indian Commerce Minister Anand Sharma will reach Pakistan tomorrow to discuss the bilateral trade between both the neighbouring countries, including export of electricity and petroleum products to Pakistan.

As I switched on my television in the afternoon of Friday, January 27, I saw them showing Kartar Singh Duggal taking some books out of his book shelf.

The cold wave continued unabated across north India Thursday as temperatures dipped across the region.

While celebrating the 150th birth anniversary of Rabindranath Tagore, the best way to honour him is to examine yet again his relevance for the world today.

On the menu: Get a taste of street fare from Amritsar. Start with the tasty Masala Aloo Tikki, served with green chutney and move on to Bharta Baingan Ka with Masala Kulcha.

In a major haul, the Border Security Force Saturday recovered 23 kg of heroin from two different places along the India-Pakistan international border, BSF officials said.

Amritsar, Feb 2 : A Scuffle broke over allegations of illegitimate ballots during re-polling in Amritsar East assembly constituency in Punjab on Thursday.

Indian Aviation Minister Praful Patel, left, and Punjab Chief Minister Amrinder Singh mark Air India's resumption of flights from Amritsar to Toronto, at the Rajasansi International Airport in Amritsar, on May 15, 2005.

The expressions of hurt and outrage in India that followed recent jokes by late-night comedian Jay Leno and the hosts of the BBC program "Top Gear," along with treason charges against a cartoonist, have sparked a debate here: Is the nation too thin-skinned to take a joke? Leno ruffled feathers while poking fun at Republican presidential candidate ... (more)

The Election Commission today ordered repoll in 34 polling stations of 11 assembly seats in Manipur on February four and in one booth in Punjab on February two.

He illustrated the gag by showing a picture of the Sikh Golden Temple in Amritsar, and claimed it was Romney's "summer home". State department spokeswoman Victoria Nuland said the US had not communicated with India on the issue but that the US Constitution strictly protected freedom of speech.

Chandigarh, Jan 30: Setting a record, nearly 77 percent of Punjab's 1.76 crore voters cast their ballots Monday to pick a new state assembly and Election Commission officials said the final polling percentage could go up.

Amritsar/Malerkotla, Jan. 29: For the first time in decades, elections in Punjab will not be fought on the plank of a sectarian agenda.

The sprawling AlphaOne mega retail and entertainment development in Amritsar celebrated the 63rd Republic Day of India with the patriotic, festive and fun-loving people of Punjab on January 26, 2012.

Brisk polling was witnessed today in the elections to the Assemblies of Punjab and Uttarakhand that were by and large peaceful.

The family of late Sergeant Dev Raj Singh Thakur, who chased and caught Mahatma Gandhi's assassin Nathuram Godse on this very day at Birla House in Delhi over six decades ago, lives in penury in this Himachal Pradesh town.

Thousands of people queued up outside polling booths across Punjab to elect a new assembly Monday with over 15 percent of 1.76 crore voters casting their votes by 10.30 a.m., Election Commission officials said here.

Bhatinda/Amristar, Jan 29 : Election officials in poll-bound Punjab state on Sunday initiated the final process of elections to 117 seats in the state tomorrow.