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IndiaMay 29, 2024

RSS hand behind Amritpal Singh's election contest: Sukhbir Singh Badal

Shiromani Akali Dal President Sukhbir Singh Badal has said that RSS is behind Amritpal Singh, who is in Dibrugarh Jail, contesting the elections. Sukhbir Badal said this while addressing a rally in favor of Virsa Singh Valtoha, a candidate from Khadur Sahib constituency. Shiromani Akali Dal president said that Amritpal, Daduwal and Dhyan Singh Mand are the men of agencies. Sukhbir Singh Badal said that under NSA prisoners were not allowed to visit for 8-8, 9-9 months, but how has Amritpal Singh's family been given an exemption to visit every week. He alleged that the men of these agencies are
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IndiaMay 29, 2024

Smriti Irani campaigned for BJP candidate Hansraj Hans in Bagha Purana

Union Minister Smriti Irani campaigned for BJP candidate Hansraj Hans in Bagha Purana town of Moga district of Punjab today. Meanwhile, he said that after June 4, the Gandhi family will leave India and go abroad for holidays. He said that Rahul Gandhi had to run away from Amethi this time and people are asking him why he ran away from Amethi. BJP MP from Delhi Manoj Tiwari also campaigned in Moga, he said that in Delhi Aam Aadmi Party and Congress are one but in Punjab they are fighting different elections to reduce the public opinion. It is to be noted that in the past, Smriti Irani was goin
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IndiaMay 29, 2024

Harjinder Singh Dhami raised questions regarding the banning of news channel of Zee Media Group

The Bhagwant Mann government of Punjab has banned the broadcasting of news channel of Zee Media Group in the state. The state government has not issued any formal notification regarding this decision but it is reported that this media group had shown an objectionable video of Bhagwant Mann government minister Balkar Singh with a 21-year-old girl on its channel, after which the Aam Aadmi Party government The channel was banned in Punjab. On the news of banning the broadcast of the channel, the opposition surrounded the Aam Aadmi Party government, calling it an attack on democracy and comparing
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IndiaMay 29, 2024

Punjab government's hand behind farmer protests: Sunil Jakhar

Punjab BJP president Sunil Jakhar has said that the Punjab government is behind the farmers' protests. He said that the Aam Aadmi Party is using the farmers' protests during the elections to distract people from the real issues of the state so as to cover up the major failures of the government. During the press conference in Jalandhar, he also said that with these demonstrations, an attempt has been made to divide the society into two parts, 'rural versus urban' and 'farmer versus merchant'. Jakhar said that questions should have been raised on the Aam Aadmi Party on issues ranging from dru
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IndiaMay 28, 2024

Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath will come to Punjab on May 30 and will campaign in Mohali

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath will hold a rally in Punjab. He will be in Mohali on May 30, the last day of campaigning for the Lok Sabha elections, where he will address a rally in favor of BJP candidate Subhash Sharma. Earlier he had held a rally in Chandigarh. At the same time, Defense Minister Rajnath Singh addressed a public meeting in Kurali today. He said that the opposition parties have been spreading lies that if the BJP wins more than 400 seats, they will change the constitution. Rajnath said that this can never happen. On the other hand, Congress president Mallikarju
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IndiaMay 28, 2024

Rahul Gandhi will visit Khanna tomorrow

Rahul Gandhi will visit Khanna in Punjab tomorrow. He will meet the family of Ajay, a youth recruited under the Army's Agniveer scheme of the village Ramgarh Sardars here, who was martyred in Jammu and Kashmir in January 2024. It is to be noted that in June 2022, all the three branches of the Indian Army had launched the Agniveer recruitment scheme to recruit a large number of youth for a 4-year tenure. Agniveer can apply for a permanent job in the army on completion of 4 years of service. Rahul Gandhi is against this, he has said that if the government of the Congress alliance is formed, th
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IndiaMay 28, 2024

Big relief to Dera Sirsa chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim, Dera manager Ranjit Singh acquitted in murder case

The Punjab-Haryana High Court has acquitted 5 people including Dera Sirsa Chief Ram Rahim in the case of Dera Manager Ranjit Singh's murder. The CBI court had sentenced him to life imprisonment in this case. Despite being acquitted in this case, Ram Rahim will have to remain in jail because apart from the Ranjit murder case, he is also serving the sentence for the murder of journalist Ramchandra Chhatrapati and the sexual abuse of sadhvis. He was sentenced to life imprisonment in the murder of the journalist and 10 years each in two cases of sexual harassment. Currently, Ram Rahim is lodged
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IndiaMay 28, 2024

Smriti Irani's chopper did not land in Mansa, Parampal Kaur was furious

An election rally was held today in Mansa of Punjab in favor of BJP candidate Parampal Kaur. Union Minister Smriti Irani was supposed to participate in this rally but she could not join the rally because the administration did not give a signal to her helicopter to land. BJP candidate Parampal Kaur accused the state's Aam Aadmi Party and said that earlier they found various obstacles to prevent her from contesting the election, now to make her rally a failure, Union Minister Smriti Irani's helicopter was not allowed to land. It is to be noted that Parampal Kaur is the daughter-in-law of Shiro
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IndiaMay 28, 2024

Shock to Kejriwal, Supreme Court's refusal to extend the interim bail for another 7 days

In the Delhi liquor scam case, the Supreme Court has refused to hold an immediate hearing to extend the bail of Arvind Kejriwal. The Chief Minister of Delhi had demanded to extend the bail for another 7 days on medical grounds. His current bail expires on June 1. A bench of Supreme Court judges said that the decision to extend the interim bail will be taken by the Chief Justice. At the same time, Delhi's Tis Hazari Court has rejected the bail plea of ​​Arvind Kejriwal's PA Vibhav Kumar in the case of beating up his own Rajya Sabha member Swati Maliwal. Swati Maliwal had threatened the fa

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Former B.C. NDP ministers Nikki Sharma and Ravi Parmar have expressed disappointment over the party’s election defeat, acknowledging that calling an early election was a major mistake. Speaking to reporters on the sidelines of a party caucus meeting in Victoria, former Forests Minister Ravi Parmar said the party and former Premier David Eby had clearly made the wrong decision by calling an early election. Former Attorney General Nikki Sharma said Wednesday’s virtual meeting of the outgoing caucus was highly emotional. She said Eby apologized for the decision to call the election and took f
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Elections Alberta released the official results Thursday of the October 19 referendum on immigration, constitutional reforms and Alberta’s separation from Canada. According to the results, 70.4 per cent of Alberta voters participated in the questions on requiring proof of citizenship to vote and whether the province should separate from Canada. These two questions recorded the highest voter participation. Official results showed that 74.95 per cent of Albertans voted in favour of remaining part of Canada. On the remaining nine questions, a majority of voters supported several immigration-rel
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BCOct 29, 2026

50-Year-Old Woman Killed in Cement Truck Collision Near Vancouver Airport

A 50-year-old woman was killed after being struck by a cement truck near Vancouver International Airport in Richmond on Wednesday. According to the RCMP, the incident occurred at around 3:20 p.m. in the area of Russ Baker Way and Miller Road. Emergency crews closed the roadway completely for several hours while investigating the collision. Sergeant Pak Yim expressed deep sorrow over the incident and extended condolences to the victim’s family. Police said the truck driver remained at the scene and is cooperating fully with investigators. The RCMP is asking drivers who travelled through the a
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CanadaOct 29, 2026

Melanie Joly Demands Stelco Reinstate Laid-Off Workers Before Talks

Canada’s Industry Minister Mélanie Joly has sent a strongly worded letter to Stelco President Paul Simon, demanding the immediate reinstatement of laid-off workers at the Ontario-based steelmaker. Joly said she is willing to meet with Stelco representatives and Lourenco Goncalves, CEO of its U.S. parent company, Cleveland-Cliffs. However, she made it clear that reinstating the laid-off workers would be a precondition for any discussions. Criticizing Goncalves, Joly said the company cannot use U.S. tariffs, which are hurting businesses on both sides of the border, as an excuse for the layoff