WorldSep 08, 2022
Queen Elizabeth II, the longest serving monarch of UK, dies at 96
Queen Elizabeth II, the longest-serving monarch of the UK, died on Thursday, aged 96.
"The Queen died peacefully at Balmoral this afternoon" the Royal Family said in a statement.
Earlier today, the palace said that the Queen was under medical supervision at Balmoral after the doctors expressed their concern over her health. "Following further evaluation this morning, the Queen's doctors are concerned for Her Majesty's health and have recommended she remain under medical supervision," the official statement from Palace said.
The Queen was born on 21 April 1926 at 17 Bruton Street in Mayfair, L
IndiaSep 08, 2022
Adampur bypoll: Aam Aadmi Party trying to get a foothold in Haryana
Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann, took a dig at Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Kuldeep Bishnoi while accompanying Delhi Chief Minister and AAP convenor Arvind Kejriwal during the latter's Haryana visit ahead of the Adampur bypolls on Thursday.
Eyeing the bypoll in Adampur, Panchayat and Zila Parishad elections, Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) is trying to get a foothold in Haryana.
Kuldeep Bishnoi recently resigned from Congress and joined the Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP). Adampur's seat fell vacant after Kuldeep Bishnoi resigned from his traditional seat.
Taking a dig at Bishnoi, Bhagwant Mann
WorldSep 08, 2022
Queen Elizabeth's health deteriorates, family rushes to her side
Amid the deteriorating health of Queen Elizabeth II, the British Royal family is rushing to her side as she is under medical supervision in an estate in the Scottish Highlands.
Queen Elizabeth II, the longest serving monarch of the UK, who is 96 years old, remains at Balmoral Castle in Scotland.
Buckingham Palace announced that the Queen is under medical supervision at Balmoral after the doctors expressed their concern over her health.
The new British Prime Minister Liz Truss said that the whole country will be "deeply concerned by the news from Buckingham Palace this lunchtime."
On Tuesday, Q
AlbertaSep 08, 2022
Suspect in custody after 1 killed, 2 injured in northeast Edmonton
A 25-year-old man was taken into custody yesterday after Edmonton police said one person was killed and two were injured in what they called random attacks.
Police have identified the suspect as Clarence Lawrence.
Police asked people in the area of Hermitage Road and Henry Avenue NW to shelter in place while they investigated.
IndiaSep 07, 2022
Sidhu Moosewala's father gets death threat, 1 held
The Mansa Police arrested a man from Jodhpur for allegedly sending a death threat to Punjabi singer Siddu Moose Wala's father, Balkour Singh Sidhu, said the officials on Wednesday.
The accused had allegedly threatened the singer's father through an email.
As per reports the accused has been identified as Mahipal. The threat was sent to Balkour Singh Sidhu with the aim to increase social media followers on a page that Mahipal had created under the name AJ Lawrence Bishnoi.
"Mahipal has been presented in Mansa court. We have obtained 5 days police remand and recovered two mobile phones from it
AlbertaSep 07, 2022
Kenney says won't stay quiet as possible successor pitches separation plan
Alberta Premier Jason Kenney says he won't sit idly by while what he calls a ``half-baked,'' ``banana republic'' plan is hatched for more provincial independence.
Kenney was commenting on a promise made by Danielle Smith, who is running to replace him as premier in the United Conservative Party leadership race.
Smith says if she wins the race in October, she will introduce a bill to have Alberta ignore federal laws and court rulings deemed not to be in its best interests.
Kenney has joined with law professors to call that a profound attack on the fundamental rule of law.
Smith says Kenney is b
WorldSep 06, 2022
Queen Elizabeth II appoints Liz Truss as UK's new Prime Minister
Truss was elected the head of the UK's Conservative Party on Monday after defeating former chancellor of the exchequer Rishi Sunak.
Truss became the first prime minister to be appointed by the Queen in Scotland, and not at Buckingham Palace, as tradition requires.
After meeting the Queen, the new prime minister will return to London and speak outside the Downing Street office.
Forty-seven-year-old Liz Truss became the third female prime minister of the UK.
Truss defeated Rishi Sunak through a postal ballot of all Conservative members. She secured 81,326 votes while Sunak got 60,399 votes.
IndiaSep 06, 2022
SC asks Punjab, Haryana to discuss Sutlej-Yamuna link canal issue
The Supreme Court on Tuesday asked the Union Jal Shakti Ministry to call a meeting between the governments of Punjab and Haryana to resolve the Sutlej Yamuna Link (SYL) Canal dispute.
A bench of Justices Sanjay Kishan Kaul, Abhay S Oka and Vikram Nath asked the central government to hold a meeting between both the States and granted four months to file a report on the meeting.
The apex court now posted the matter for hearing on January 19, 2023, and sought a progress report on the issue. The apex court was hearing the SYL Canal dispute between Haryana and Punjab.
Attorney General for India KK
AlbertaSep 06, 2022
Jasper experiencing power outages due to large out of control wildfire
The Jasper townsite in Jasper National Park has been experiencing power outages due to a large out-of-control wildfire.
Parks Canada says the fire was estimated to be just over six-thousand hectares in size yesterday.
It said over the weekend that specialized crews were working at at protecting a utility line that supplies electricity to the community.
ATCO Electricity, the utility that supplies the townsite, said yesterday that it was switching critical sites to generator power including the waste water treatment and water treatment plants, traffic lights, the hospital, and the Jasper Activit