Author: Siddharth Sharma

The managing director of Vardhman Yarns and Threads Limited, Darshan Lal Sharma, surrenders his life to COVID-19 at the Dayanand Medical College and Hospital (DMC&H) on Thursday. For the previous 10 days, the Ludhiana-based managing director was being given treatment for the disease at the hospital. His heart had been hit due to the infection, as he was already suffering from comorbidities, including diabetes and hypertension. The experts of a special task force, formed by the state government to check the spread of COVID-19, were examining his condition. Cardiologist Dr Bishav Mohan, a member of the task force, confirmed that…

Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) president Sukhbir Singh Badal said that it was shameful that Punjab, which secured the number one rank in several parameters in the ease of business rankings during the SAD-BJP tenure, had become a straggler state under the leadership of Capt Amarinder Singh. He also commented on the state’s bad performance and said that it continued to be among the worst-performing states for the second year consecutively. The SAD president, in a report here, said that Punjab had secured the 19th rank in the Business Reform Action Plan 2019 rankings while last year, the state ranked 20th…

Only a year after announcing his retirement from cricket, former India all-rounder Yuvraj Singh has decided to come out of his retirement to play domestic cricket for Punjab. Accepting the request from the Punjab Cricket Association, Singh was the Player of the Tournament at the 2011 World Cup. The first person to approach the 38-year-old cricketer was PCA secretary Puneet Bali, with a proposal to come out of retirement for the advantage of Punjab cricket. Singh has accepted to play for the state at least T20 format. “Initially, I wasn’t sure that I wanted to take up the offer. I…

Pollywood actress Mandy Thakar has finally registered an FIR against the fake video in Mohali, who has been facing harassment since a few days post a fake video starts becoming viral. On August 27, Mandy’s face was morphed onto that of an adult movie star and uploaded on adult content sites by unknown people. “Mandy handled the situation with immense grace and strength, and initially stayed silent on the matter but eventually the cyber bullying and trolling evidently effected her peace and she finally spoke up a few days later,” a source close to Mandy revealed. Ending all the gossips…

Everyone’s beloved Sargun Mehta has turned a year older this Sunday. And with every passing year, she is giving us better performances to remember. She is in the top list of Pollywood most trending people, there is no doubt that she is the next superstar in the Punjabi entertainment world as she excels in all the areas.  Sargun is famous for playing substantial roles in the films. From her debut movie ‘Angrej’ to her recent release ‘Surkhi Bindi’, the actress has only played the meaningful and powerful characters. For Sargun, the task of a female lead is not just to…

Comedian and actor Kapil Sharma consoled on the death of cricketer Suresh Raina’s uncle and cousin, who were viciously attacked and killed by robbers on August 19 in Pathankot, Punjab. The comedian appealed Punjab Police to arrest the culprits as soon as possible. Kapil also tagged the Director-General of Police in Punjab in his tweet and requested him to look into the matter and take immediate action. Responding to Suresh Raina’s tweet, where the cricketer mentioned that his uncle was “slaughtered to death”, Kapil Sharma wrote, “It’s very sad to hear about the tragedy paji .. my condolences to the…

Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh warned his Delhi counterpart Arvind Kejriwal not to exploit the COVID catastrophe to incite people in Punjab’s village, which, he said, have noted some fake news and provocative videos. Hitting Delhi CM Kejriwal back, Captain tells him to stay out of his state and focus on managing the situation in the national capital. “We don’t need your oximeters. We just need you to rein in your workers in Punjab, where they are trying to incite my people into not going to hospitals to get themselves tested and treated for COVID,” says Captain. The CM,…

From being a state-level sportsperson to a musician, Chandigarh boy Anirudh Kaushal is all set to break archetypes as he is to make his Bollywood debut in music by next month. “I wanted to appear for civil services entrance, being good in academics (he scored 91% in Class XII boards from Vivek High Chandigarh), but I was also very passionate about music. It was my father, a Punjab police officer, who dissuaded me from taking up civil services and pursue music instead,” says Anirudh. He shot the music video of his debut song with Bollywood composer, Vipin Patwa, in Chandigarh…

Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) president Sukhbir Singh Badal expressed this week his shock at the insensitive manner in which the Congress government had overlooked Amritsar, for the city ranked amongst the 10 filthiest big cities in the country. Commanding a high-level probe to make out those accountable for tainting the name of the holy city internationally, Sukhbir added that the city was discriminated against under the Congress government. “It is shocking that the Swachh Survekshan rankings had revealed that cleanliness in the walled city comprising Sri Harmandar Sahib was the worst, with sewerage facilities being choked and no planned system…

An inappropriate video of Punjabi actress Mandy Thakar was getting viral on the internet in the recent past. The alleged video of the actress, who is trending on social media, went viral and drew a lot of attention. It was soon, however, discovered that Mandy’s face was morphed in the clip, and it was a fake video. Still, the actress has been receiving vulgar messages and the video is being shared by many cyberbullies. And avoiding them all, Mandy posted a powerful message which is not being supported only by her fans but also by the Punjabi film industry. Expressing…