Sources in the Punjab government said the state is under heavy debt, facing a fiscal deficit of 3.84% currently, and will have to borrow more to deliver the women’s scheme. The cost of the scheme is almost Rs 12,000 crore a month, as there are nearly 1 crore women in Punjab above 18 years of age

Police said a patrolling team spotted him near the Eidgah Park behaving suspiciously on Monday. As soon as he saw the police personnel, he attempted to flee

Jaishankar declined to pre-judge the immediate outcomes of the trade negotiations but said there is a strong ‘business case’ for a bilateral trade agreement between the two nations