A woman in Delhi has been arrested for allegedly abandoning her four-month-old child from her ex-husband because her current husband was "irritated" with the infant's cries, police said today.
The father of a criminal was shot dead allegedly by a group of men in outer Delhi's Baba Haridas Nagar today in what is suspected to be a revenge killing.
Over 20 candidates, including Akali Dal leader and finance minister Parminder Singh Dhindsa, former Punjab chief minister Rajinder Kaur Bhattal and Congress youth leader Amrinder Singh Raja Warring, reached Sirsa to meet the sect chief.
Aravinda Pillalamarri, the inspiration for "Swades", says she was stopped by police during her morning stroll in her hometown and questioned about her immigration status making her feel unequal because of her colour, according to media reports.
Punjab's strong non-resident community has arrived in hordes from Canada, Britain, the US and other countries for the February 4 assembly elections in the state.
The Delhi government will set up a Chair at the Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) to promote research work in Punjabi language, Delhi Culture and Languages Minister Kapil Mishra announced on Monday.