Hindustan Times News | 7th February 2022 | 8 AM

HT Daily News Wrap

The Congress has chosen Charanjit Singh Channi as the party's chief ministerial face in Punjab polls, The Border Security Force on Sunday gunned down three Pakistani smugglers in Jammu and Kashmir's Samba district, Rohan Bopanna and Ramkumar Ramanathan won their second ATP World Tour title together on Sunday & other top news in this bulletin.
The Congress has chosen Charanjit Singh Channi as the party’s chief ministerial face in Punjab polls. The announcement was made by Rahul Gandhi on Sunday. The development came after the party’s state unit chief Navjot Singh Sidhu made a strong pitch to be anointed. Gandhi said the decision was taken as the people of Punjab want a CM who feels for the poor. Sidhu, meanwhile, hailed the decision. The Border Security Force on Sunday gunned down three Pakistani smugglers in Jammu and Kashmir’s Samba district. Foiling a smuggling bid, the forces also recovered over 36 kg of narcotics. The contraband is suspected to be heroin. The BSF said that arms and ammunition have also been recovered. A BSF officer said that they were getting inputs about attempts of narcotic smuggling for 10 days. Policyholders of LIC are likely to get a discount to buy shares in the IPO, a government official has said. The official Tuhin Kanta Pandey said that 10% of the issue can be offered at some discount on competitive basis. He added that there will be reservation for employees too. The government hasn’t yet disclosed the percentage of shares that will be on sale. India’s Rohan Bopanna and Ramkumar Ramanathan won their second ATP World Tour title together on Sunday. They pipped the Australian pair of Luke Saville and John-Patrick Smith in the final of the Tata Open Maharashtra. The second-seeded Indians erased the first set deficit to win in one hour and 44 minutes. This is Bopanna’s 21st ATP doubles title while for Ramkumar it is his second trophy at this level. A study has claimed that daily exercise may provide relief for dry and itchy eyes. It significantly increases tear secretion and tear film stability, the research found. The study has been conducted by researchers from the University of Waterloo. It has been published in the journal, Experimental Eye Research. Fifty-two individuals took part in the study.