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

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

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

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.

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

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

Happiness has knocked at the house of Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann. Chief Minister's wife Dr. Gurpreet Kaur has given birth to a daughter. This information was given by Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann himself. The Chief Minister said that God has blessed the daughter, both the parents and the child are healthy. It is worth noting that last night Dr. The news of Gurpreet Kaur being admitted to the hospital came out. CM Bhagwant Mann has shared the picture of his baby girl on his social media account.

Shiromani Akali Dal Amritsar President Simranjit Singh Mann has once again announced to contest from Sangrur. Along with this, the party has released the first list of candidates for 5 Lok Sabha seats in Punjab and two in Haryana. In Haryana, Shiromani Akali Dal Amritsar has announced candidates from Karnal and Kurukshetra. Apart from this, the party will also field its candidates in Chandigarh and Jammu and Kashmir.

Four of Ontario's largest school boards have launched lawsuits against the parent companies of Facebook, Instagram, SnapChat and TikTok alleging the social media platforms are disrupting student learning. The lawsuits claim the platforms are negligently designed for compulsive use and have rewired the way children think, behave and learn, leaving teachers and schools to manage the fallout. The allegations in the lawsuits filed in Ontario Superior Court have not been proven. The school boards suing are the Toronto District School Board, the Peel District School Board, the Toronto Catholic Distr