Before voting for the Lok Sabha elections in Punjab on June 1, election campaigning is being done vigorously by all the parties in the state. Aam Aadmi Party supremo and Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal is also on a visit to Punjab. Along with their security, heavy force is being deployed on the entire route. At the same time, Union Home Minister Amit Shah, who arrived for election campaign in favor of Ravneet Singh Bittu from Lok Sabha constituency Ludhiana, hinted to make Bittu a minister. He also said that the AAP government is not going to last long in Punjab. Congress candidate from

Hansraj Hans, who is contesting from the Faridkot Lok Sabha seat in Punjab, is constantly facing opposition from farmers, today he became emotional during a public meeting in Daulatpura Niwan, Moga village. Addressing the people, he also apologized to the farmers. After yesterday's farmers' protest, he said that if he is alive till June 1, he will definitely meet. If something happens to me, keep my thoughts alive. He said that some people attacked my convoy yesterday and my request to the farmers' organizations is that I do not want any rifts in the villages, people fight among themselves, y

The leader of British Columbia's official Opposition says the BC Conservatives have rejected a proposal to avoid vote-splitting in the provincial election this fall. BC United Leader Kevin Falcon says talks between the two right-of-centre parties concluded with Conservative Leader John Rustad ultimately deciding against a proposed "non-competition" agreement. Falcon says in a statement that Rustad has "placed his own ambition" above B.C.'s interests and is risking the re-election of the governing NDP. He says there were talks between two representatives of each party this month, most recently

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says the International Court of Justice's latest ruling is in line with Canada's position on Israel's military operations in Rafah. His comments come after the United Nations' top court ordered Israel to immediately halt its military offensive in the southern Gaza Strip city, but stopped short of ordering a ceasefire for the enclave. The sharply focused decision sent a three-pronged message to Israel, ordering the country to halt the Rafah offensive, allow war crimes investigators access Gaza and immediately increase humanitarian aid into the region. Trudeau reite

The British Columbia government says a $900 million project to create a network of hydrogen production plants and refuelling stations will create nearly 300 jobs and cut greenhouse gas emissions in the province. The Canada Infrastructure Bank is providing a $337 million loan to support the project by hydrogen company HTEC, which involves plans to build up to 20 hydrogen refuelling stations, with 18 of them in B.C. and the others in Alberta. The federal Crown corporation and the B.C. government say the refuelling stations will be supplied by three new hydrogen production plants in Burnaby, Nana

Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann has targeted Sukhpal Khaira, who is contesting from Sangrur. Addressing the election rally in Bhaluth Constituency, the Chief Minister said that Sukhpal Khaira, who wrote a letter to the Electricity Board and talked about waiving the subsidy of 10 motors, did not even fill the form of the Far Department when paying the money. The character of the changelings. Bhagwant Mann said that how Sukhpal Khaira, who came out on bail in the drug case, has so much land and property without a worker, people know it well. He said that earlier the people of Bathinda had t

Senior Congress leader Rahul Gandhi is reaching Amritsar on Saturday in connection with the voting for the Lok Sabha elections in Punjab on June 1. This is his first visit to Punjab regarding Lok Sabha elections 2024. After this, Rahul Gandhi will return to Punjab on May 29 and will campaign for state Congress president Amarinder Singh Raja Waring and Dr. Dharamvir Gandhi in Ludhiana and Patiala. Around 1000 security personnel will be deployed to protect Rahul Gandhi during the rally in Amritsar. Apart from this, Rahul Gandhi's personal security will also be with him.

Retailer London Drugs says cybercriminals who stole files from its corporate head office last month have released some of the data after it refused to pay a ransom. The Richmond, B.C.-based company says in a statement the files may contain "some employee information," calling it a "deeply distressing" situation. London Drugs was responding to a social media post by B.C.-based cybersecurity analyst Brett Callow that said hacking group Lockbit had released what it claimed was the company's data. The statement from the company says it was "unwilling and unable" to pay a ransom to hackers it descr

A bipartisan group of U.S. senators has written a letter to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, urging him to meet the NATO spending target Canada agreed to a decade ago. All NATO allies pledged to spend at least two per cent of GDP on defence, but Canada is spending well below that at around 1.33 per cent. In a letter dated today, 23 senators say Canada is a valued ally and note its contributions, including leading a multinational battle group in Latvia. But they say the alliance is facing a severe threat landscape and they are calling on all NATO countries to uphold their commitment. Under its ne