Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann on Friday gave a bonanza of more than Rs 13 crore to the residents of Malerkotla district by dedicating newly constructed tehsil Complexes at Amargarh and Ahmedgarh Sub Divisions.

Divulging the details, the Chief Minister said that the residents of the Amargarh and Ahmedgarh Sub-Divisions have been given this gift as a part of his government’s commitment to ensure judicious utilization of taxpayers’ money for their welfare. He said that while Rs 6.36 crore have been spent to construct Tehsil complex at Amargarh, Rs 6.86 crore have been spent on the new building at Ahmedgarh. Bhagwant Singh Mann said that Amargarh Tehsil complex spans over a total of 27,000 square feet and the complex includes the SDM office, a courtroom, a large hall, 26 cabins and others.

Former India head coach Anil Kumble weighed in on the importance of Jasprit Bumrah’s availability for the rest of the Test series and suggested that India's pace spearhead should feature in the remaining two Tests against England.

\Ahead of the Test tour of England, chief selector Ajit Agarkar and head coach Gautam Gambhir had announced that Bumrah will only play three of the five games in the series as part of workload management. It meant that Bumrah played in Tests at Headingley and Lord’s, while being rested from the Edgbaston game.

Popular Punjabi singer and composer, Guru Randhawa, has collaborated with Bollywood hunk Ajay Devgn for the first time for the "Po Po" song from the forthcoming action-comedy "Son of Sardaar 2".

Ajay and Mrunal Thakur are seen setting the dance floor on fire, along with Randhawa, who brings his unique Punjabi flavour to the "Po Po" track.

Randhawa has lent his voice to the track composed by Tanishk Bagchi with peppy lyrics provided by Armaan Sharma.

Shedding further light on the "Po Po" song, Randhawa shared, "The Po Po song is my first collaboration with Ajay Devgn, and it was quite exciting to share the dance floor with him. The song is filled with infectious energy and it also has Punjabi swag to it. I'm quite thrilled to be a part of the hit franchise of Son of Sardaar, and I hope that the audiences find their groove with The Po Po Song."

AAP National Convenor Arvind Kejriwal and Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann are scheduled to visit Gujarat on July 23, party leader Isudan Gadhvi announced on Friday.

The two senior leaders will attend the ‘Khedut Pashupalak Mahapanchayat’ in Modasa, where they will voice their support for farmers and cattle rearers, Gadhvi said.

The event is expected to draw significant participation from the agrarian community.

The income tax return filing with ITR-2 with some pre-filled data through online mode has been enabled on the e-filing portal, the Income Tax Department said on Friday.

This means that all taxpayers, including salaried individuals who have taxable capital gains, can begin their income tax return (ITR) filing online on the portal using the ITR-2, starting today.

Qualified institutional placements (QIPs) witnessed a resilient growth in July so far, led by State Bank of India's (SBI) recent fundraise, taking the total QIP fundraising to a five-year high of over Rs 30,000 crore.

QIPs are a way for listed companies to raise capital without having to submit legal paperwork to market regulators.

Ten issuances have offered over Rs 30,470 crore so far this month. It is the biggest monthly performance of QIPs since September 2020, when companies had collectively raised over Rs 39,000 crore.

Driving this surge was the State Bank of India’s (SBI) historic QIP on July 17, which mobilised over Rs 20,000 crore. The offering drew robust investor interest, with demand reportedly outstripping supply by nearly four times.

At least 63 more people have died in the last 24 hours in Pakistan's Punjab province, marking the deadliest day of the current monsoon season in the province to date, the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) detailed on Friday.

A rain emergency was declared in Punjab on Thursday, while army troops joined rescue operations following flooding in low-lying areas, as torrential monsoon rains ravaged the province. Rawalpindi city experienced a heavy downpour, triggering a flash flood in Nullah Leh, which claimed two lives.

The Rawalpindi administration announced a public holiday to ensure people remain indoors, as the meteorological department forecast continued heavy rainfall until Friday. According to officials, rescue operations have been initiated across the district.

At least eight Amarnath Yatra pilgrims were injured on Friday when a car was hit by a truck in Jammu and Kashmir’s Udhampur district.

“The accident occurred when a speeding truck broke through a barricade at Battal Ballian area of Udhampur and hit a car carrying Yatris to the Pahalgam base camp. CISF personnel were deployed at the barricade when the truck, after hitting the car, jumped the divider and crashed into the wall of a house. The car was part of the 16th batch of 7,908 pilgrims, who left Jammu for the twin base camps of Pahalgam and Baltal early this morning," officials said.

The eight injured Yatris were shifted to the hospital, and their condition is stated to be stable. The other three occupants of the car sustained superficial injuries.

Senior BJP leader and former Deputy Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir Kavinder Gupta took oath of office as the Lieutenant Governor of Ladakh on Friday.

Chief Justice of J&K and Ladakh High Court, Justice Arun Palli, administered the oath of office to Gupta in Leh town of the Ladakh region.

The CEOs of Leh and Kargil Autonomous Hill Development Councils, MP from Ladakh Haji Mohmad Haneefa Jan, the chief secretary, DGP, administrative secretaries and other dignitaries attended the ceremony at Raj Niwas in Leh town.

Gupta was appointed the Lieutenant Governor by President Droupadi Murmu after she accepted the resignation of Brig (Retd) Dr B.D. Mishra as Ladakh L-G.

Mishra was appointed as the Lieutenant Governor of Ladakh in February 2023.

Punjab Police on Friday claimed to have detained an unemployed software engineer for his alleged role in sending emails threatening bomb attacks on the Golden Temple in Amritsar, Commissioner of Police Gurpreet Bhullar said.

He told the media here that software engineer Shubham Dubey has been detained from Faridabad, and the investigation is at "an advanced stage".

Two FIRs have been registered in connection with the crime.

The Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) had received multiple emails, warning of RDX blasts, prompting the deployment of heightened security.