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WorldApr 02, 2024

Palestinians say Israeli troops have withdrawn from Gaza's main hospital after 2-week raid

Palestinian residents say the Israeli military has withdrawn from Gaza’s main hospital aftera two-week raid, leaving behind a vast swath of destruction. Hundreds of people returned to Shifa Hospital and the surrounding area after the withdrawal early Monday, where they found bodies inside and outside of the facility. The military has described the raid as one of the most successful operations of the nearly six-month war, saying it killed scores of Hamas and other militants, as well as seizing valuable intelligence. Mohammed Mahdi, who was among those who returned, described a scene of “tot
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IndiaApr 02, 2024

Sukhbir Singh Badal will not contest the Lok Sabha elections

Shiromani Akali Dal president Sukhbir Singh Badal will not contest the 2024 Lok Sabha elections He himself confirmed this today. Sukhbir Badal is currently MP from Ferozepur. are At the same time, regarding Shiromani Akali Dal's Lok Sabha candidates, he said that discussions are still going on and the candidates will be announced soon.
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CanadaApr 02, 2024

Former Quebec Liberal cabinet minister Benoît Pelletier dies at 64

Former Quebec Liberal cabinet minister Benoît Pelletier has died in Mexico at age 64. In a statement announcing his death, his family described him as an attentive husband and devoted father who was deeply committed to Quebec and the French language. Pelletier was a well-known University of Ottawa law professor when he made the leap into provincial politics in 1998 by winning a seat in the western Quebec Chapleau riding for Jean Charest's Liberals. He presided over the Liberal party's special committee on Quebec's political and constitutional future, and was considered the father of the Chare
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IndiaApr 02, 2024

BJP announced 6 candidates in Punjab

BJP has announced 6 candidates in Punjab. Taranjit Singh Sandhu has been nominated from Amritsar, who was the ambassador of India to the US and is the grandson of Teja Singh Samani, a founding member of the Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee and a prominent freedom fighter who played an important role in the Gurdwara reform movement. At the same time, ticket has been given to Ravneet Bittu from Ludhiana and Hans Raj Hans from Faridkot, BJP has fielded Parneet Kaur from Patiala. Ticket has been given to Dinesh Singh Babbu from Gurdaspur. Sushil Kumar Rinku will be BJP's candidate from Jala
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AlbertaMar 28, 2024

Alberta to offer seniors 25 per cent discount for registry services

The Alberta government says it's making good on its promise to offer seniors a 25 per cent discount for registry services. It says the move is expected to benefit more than 725,000 Albertans 65 and older. The discount can be applied to vehicle registration, driver's licences, standard plates and marriage licences. The discount is also to be available for services purchased online. The United Conservative Party government estimates in its most recent budget that the discount will mean annual savings for seniors of up to $16.5 million to $20 million. The seniors' discount is to come into place M
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IndiaMar 28, 2024

Sheetal Angural resigned from the post of MLA after joining BJP

Sheetal Angural, an MLA from the Jalandhar West assembly constituency of Punjab, has resigned from the post of MLA a day after saying goodbye to AAP and joining the BJP. Sheetal Angural has sent her resignation to Vidhan Sabha Speaker Kultar Singh Sandhawan today. After submitting his resignation to the Assembly Speaker, he said on social media that he does not want to be a part of the corrupt AAP government. It may be mentioned that Sheetal Angural was earlier a part of Bharatiya Janata Party. Before the last assembly elections, he joined the Aam Aadmi Party and became an MLA defeating the
aam-aadmi-party-government-will-fall-in-punjab-ravneet-bittu-claimed
IndiaMar 28, 2024

Aam Aadmi Party government will fall in Punjab, Ravneet Bittu claimed

Ravneet Singh Bittu, Member of Parliament from Ludhiana, Punjab, has claimed that the Aam Aadmi Party government will fall in Punjab after the Lok Sabha elections. Bittu said that the reason for this is that Arvind Kejriwal is in jail and Raghav Chadha is a fugitive. He also said that many Congress councilors and former and present MLAs are in touch with him to join the BJP. It may be noted that Ravneet Bittu has recently joined the BJP. Earlier, many senior leaders like Captain Amarinder Singh, Sunil Jakhar and Praneet Kaur had left the Congress and joined the BJP.
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CanadaMar 28, 2024

On pre-budget charm offensive, Trudeau announces plans to expand $10-a-day child care

The federal government's pre-budget charm offensive is back for a second straight day this time aimed at parents and child care providers. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says the government plans to provide more than $1 billion in low-cost loans, grants and student loan forgiveness to expand child care across Canada. Trudeau made the announcement in Surrey, B.C., part of the Liberal government's effort to win back support among younger voters and middle-class families. He says an additional $60 million will be set aside for non-repayable grants for eligible child care centres to build new space
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IndiaMar 28, 2024

Big news: Mukhtar Ansari died of heart attack

There is news that UP gangster-turned-politician Mukhtar Ansari, who was in the headlines while incarcerated in Ropar Jail in Punjab, died of a heart attack. He was currently lodged in a jail in UP. Earlier on Tuesday also, Mukhtar Ansari's health deteriorated and he was discharged after being admitted to the hospital for 14 hours. A few days ago, Mukhtar Ansari had claimed that an attempt was being made to kill him by giving him slow poison. Ansari was serving the sentence since 2005. He was sentenced to life imprisonment twice in different cases. Dozens of cases were registered against him

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CanadaJun 18, 2025

Police investigating found body

Port Alberni RCMP is investigating following the discovery of a deceased person in a local park on Monday. On June 16, 2025, at 5:41 p.m., Port Alberni RCMP received the report of a body in Dry Creek Park. Frontline officers responded and located a deceased person with apparent injuries. Forensic Identification Services attended and processed the scene. General Investigation Section has assumed conduct of the ongoing investigating and is working with BC Coroner’s Service to determine the circumstances that lead to this death. Based on the initial information the death is being treated as sus
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BCJun 18, 2025

Area restriction issued for Kiskatinaw: BC Wildfire Service

The B-C Wildfire Service says it has issued an area restriction around the Kiskatinaw (kiss-KAT'-in-aw) River wildfirenear the B-C-Alberta border. The service says the restriction takes effect this morning and will last until October, restricting entry to a large swath of Crown land where the fire has spurred evacuation orders and alerts. The wildfire service says the blaze is now more than 265-square kilometres in size, and the restriction bars people from entering unless they're travelling to and from home, using a highway or entering to support fire suppression activities. It says those wh
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CanadaJun 18, 2025

CSIS says India is a continued foreign interference threat as Canada renews diplomacy

The latest annual report of the Canadian Security Intelligence Service says Indian officials and their proxy agents in Canada, engage in a range of activities that seek to influence Canadian communities and politicians. The report comes as Canada renews diplomatic ties with India after Prime Minister Mark Carney met with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the G7 in Kananaskis, Alta. on Tuesday. Last year both former prime minister Justin Trudeau and the RCMP linked agents of the Indian government to the 2023 murder of Canadian Sikh-activist Hardeep Singh Nijjar. That murder happened two ye
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WorldJun 18, 2025

US needs to know, we will not surrender: Ayatollah Khamenei

Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei said in a message on Wednesday that we will not surrender even if America listens. Khamenei warned President Donald Trump that if the US military intervenes in a war against Iran with Israel, the consequences will be bad. This message of Khamenei was read on Iran's national TV, the Supreme Leader said that those who know Iran's history know that Iran does not listen to any threats, Israel has made a big mistake and it will be punished for it. Khamenei said that Iran will not accept the imposed peace and war. It is noteworthy that Ayatollah Khamenei is
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IndiaJun 18, 2025

Voting for Ludhiana by-election will be held tomorrow

Voting for the by-election in Punjab's Ludhiana West constituency will be held tomorrow, i.e. on June 19. This seat fell vacant after Aam Aadmi Party MLA Gurpreet Gogi died of gunshot wounds at his house on January 14. Rajya Sabha member Sanjeev Arora is in the fray from Aam Aadmi Party, there are speculations that Kejriwal can become the candidate from the Rajya Sabha seat that will fall vacant if Arora wins the election. At present, Kejriwal is neither an MP nor an MLA, he lost his seat in the Delhi elections. Congress candidate Bharat Bhushan Ashu has been a two-time MLA from Ludhiana W