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Social worker and entrepreneur M.K. Bhatia, known for his unique gestures every year, is once again making headlines this Diwali. His .

Study finds high levels of lead, uranium in children's blood, groundwater in Bathinda, Rupnagar, Chandigarh

The Commission called for urgent inspections of thermal power plants, cement factories and other industrial units in Bathinda and Rupnagar and the examination of water leaching, fly ash management and improper waste disposal practices.

Blood Moon Eclipse 2025: Date and list of cities in India to witness September’s total lunar eclipse

The Blood Moon 2025 is unique due to its extensive visibility. It is uncommon for a lunar eclipse visible in the majority of India to occur, and thus this spectacle is a high point for observers.

Junior resident doctor at Chandigarh's PGIMER assaulted by baby's attendants; FIR registered

The Association of Resident Doctors (ARD) said it is deeply concerned and anguished by a distressing incident that occurred on Thursday afternoon.

India warns Pakistan of consequences if its infrastructure is targeted

India has beefed up its security for its strategic infrastructure such as power plants and refineries, even as the foreign secretary warned Pakistan against any attack on Indian assets.

Vikramaditya Motwane: ‘I’m an enabler not disruptor, that’s Anurag; we are a very sensitive country’

Cinévesture International Film Festival, Chandigarh: Vikramaditya Motwane on a good story being the best risk mitigation, his stuck documentary Indi(r)a's Emergency, Black Warrant success and why showrunner & multiple-producer models work.

Abhishek Chaubey: ‘Directors should directly control film budgets & keep a lawyer handy’

Cinévesture International Film Festival 2025, Chandigarh: Filmmaker Abhishek Chaubey on why he turned producer, challenges of making biopics, on fighting legal cases for each of his films, and navigating streamers.

CIFF 2025 | Little Thomas: Kaushal Oza debuts with a children’s feature, starring Gulshan Devaiah & Rasika Dugal

Cinévesture International Film Festival 2025, Chandigarh: The National Award-winning maker of Naseeruddin Shah-starrer short 'The Miniaturist of Junagadh', FTII alum Kaushal Oza’s debut feature 'Little Thomas' has been co-produced by Anurag Kashyap's Good Bad Films.

Nina Lath Gupta: ‘Films are startups & Cinévesture aims to build an investor-creator network’

2nd Cinévesture International Film Festival, Chandigarh: Founder-CEO & former NFDC MD Nina Lath Gupta says ‘ProofPoint short-to-feature segment will be a game-changer & CinéV markets will give investors a macro vision of the film industry, to help it grow by bringing in investors in a structured format’

Amit Shah inaugurates 24x7 Manimajra water supply project in Chandigarh

Under the Smart City mission, this project is aimed at avoiding wastage of water by minimising its storage through continuous high-pressure supply.

Housing sales in top 30 tier-II cities grew 11% in FY24; Chandigarh grew 89%

Housing sales in these cities stood at 2,07,896 units in FY2023-24 versus 1,86,951 units in the preceding financial year.

Chandigarh latest updates: Congress leader Manish Tewari wins in Chandigarh

The Bharatiya Janata Party’s (BJP) Kirron Kher is the incumbent MP, having won the seat in 2014 and 2019, while Congress leader Manish Tewari currently represents Punjab’s Anandapur Sahib constituency. The INDIA Bloc has fielded Tewari as the joint candidate from Chandigarh.

Owner of Chandigarh dhaba viral for 'diesel parantha' reacts amid backlash: 'We don't play with lives'

'We neither make any such thing as 'diesel paratha' nor serve any such thing to customers. A blogger had made that video just for fun,' owner Channi Singh told ANI.

Congress leader Manish Tewari files nomination from Chandigarh

Tewari is pitted against BJP candidate Sanjay Tandon from the lone Lok Sabha seat in the Union Territory.

Video of 'diesel parantha' at Chandigarh dhaba sparks major health concerns: 'This is cancer'

The video featured a man named Bablu, the owner of a dhaba in Chandigarh, making a huge parantha in an outrageous amount of oil that he called 'diesel'.

BJP to launch campaign in Chandigarh to expose Tewari's 'failures' as MP

There are indications Manish Tewari is aiming at "exploiting voters in Chandigarh" but the BJP would soon launch a concerted campaign to expose him, said Chandigarh BJP vice-president Kailash Chand Jain

PBKS vs SRH IPL 2024 Toss and Pitch Report: Pacers hold the key on a batter’s paradise

PBKS vs SRH IPL 2024 Toss and Pitch Report: In IPL 2024's 23rd match, two teams seek top-four contention with a crucial win. Punjab Kings and Sunrisers Hyderabad, both at 4 points, clash.

PBKS vs SRH IPL 2024 Match Preview: Punjab Kings look for home comfort in mid-table battle with Sunrisers Hyderabad

PBKS vs SRH IPL 2024 Match Preview: Punjab seeks momentum after surprising Gujarat Titans. A win against Sunrisers Hyderabad at home in Mullanpur could ignite their winning streak. Last week, they narrowly avoided three consecutive losses, crucial for playoff aspirations.

'Jaggi', 'Seven Winters in Tehran' and 'Yellow' win the audience awards at 2024 CIFF, Chandigarh

Chandigarh's first international film festival, Cinevesture International Film Festival (CIFF), came to a close on a high note.

Karan Johar to hold a masterclass at Chandigarh's first ever international film festival

In the closing session of the Cinevesture International Film Festival in Chandigarh, the Bollywood producer-director will talk about the making of larger-than-life romance and grassroots love stories which come out of the kitty of his Dharma Productions.

Uber customer charged Rs 1,334 for 8.8km ride approaches consumer court, wins Rs 10,000

Uber had claimed that it cannot be held liable because it acts merely as an intermediary between the rider and the driver and is not a party to any agreement between them regarding the route taken for the journey.

Chandigarh to host its first International Film Festival in March 2024, announces the film lineup

Chandigarh will witness its very first international film festival, Cinevesture International Film Festival (CIFF), from March 27-31, steered by Cinevesture founder-CEO Nina Lath, the force who'd started India's NFDC Film Bazaar.

Direct Chandigarh to Dharamshala IndiGo flights from April 2

IndiGo has announced new direct flights between Chandigarh-Dharamshala from April 2, 2024.

Chandigarh Mayor Polls: Supreme Court ruling a rightful and timely exercise of inherent powers

The Supreme Court’s prompt intervention and its decision to exercise its inherent power ensured the protection of the democratic mandate. The three weeks that it would have taken the high court to hear the matter would have led to horse-trading, as was already happening

'Constitution, democracy won': Arvind Kejriwal on SC ruling in Chandigarh mayor polls case

The apex court on February 20 ruled that the eight votes, which were declared invalid by the presiding officer in the January 30 mayoral elections, were found to be valid. Subsequently, AAP councillor Kuldeep Kumar was declared as the winner and the new mayor of the Union Territory.