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IndiaApr 26, 2024

Lok Sabha Elections: Arvind Kejriwal's wife will campaign for AAP

In the absence of Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, his wife Sunita Kejriwal is taking the reins of the election in her hands. Delhi Minister Atishi told a press conference on Friday that Sunita Kejriwal is going to start the campaign with a mega road show from East Delhi's Lok Sabha constituency. Apart from Delhi, they will also campaign for AAP candidates in Punjab, Gujarat and Haryana.
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IndiaApr 26, 2024

Liquor scam case: Arvind Kejriwal in jail reprimanded by the High Court

The High Court has reprimanded Arvind Kejriwal, imprisoned in Tihar Jail in Delhi's liquor scam. The court said that despite being in jail, Kejriwal has put his personal interests above national interests by not resigning from the post of Chief Minister. The High Court was hearing the delay in getting books and uniforms to more than two lakh students in Delhi Municipal Corporation schools when this comment was made. The High Court also commented on Saurabh Bharadwaj, Urban Development Minister in the Delhi government. The court said that Saurabh has turned a blind eye to the condition of the
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IndiaApr 26, 2024

Lok Sabha Elections: Voting was held in 88 seats of 13 states

Voting was held in 88 seats of 13 states and Union Territories in the second phase of Lok Sabha elections in India today. Tripura, Manipur, West Bengal, Chhattisgarh and Assam recorded more than 70 percent voter turnout, while Bihar, Uttar Pradesh recorded around 53 percent voting. In the second phase, Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla, 5 Union Ministers, 2 former Chief Ministers and 3 film stars were in the election field. Apart from this, voting was also held on the seats of Rahul Gandhi, Shashi Tharoor and Hema Malini. In 2019, BJP won the highest number of 50 seats in the second phase and its a
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IndiaApr 26, 2024

Amritpal Singh will contest independent elections from Khadur Sahib

Punjab's Khadur Sahib Lok Sabha seat will be contested as an independent candidate by Amritpal Singh, the head of the Punjab organization. This was confirmed by his mother Balwinder Kaur. It is to be noted that at present Amritpal Singh along with his colleagues are locked up in Dibrugarh Jail of Assam under the National Security Act. Punjab Police arrested Amritpal Singh in April 2023 from Rode village of Moga district.
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IndiaApr 26, 2024

Lok Sabha Elections: BSP released the second list of Lok Sabha candidates in Punjab

State President of Bahujan Samaj Party Jasvir Singh Garhi informed that under the guidelines of party supremo sister Kumari Mayawati, party in-charge of Punjab, Haryana and Chandigarh Randhir Singh Baniwal, the party has released the second list of candidates in view of the Lok Sabha elections. has been given, according to which Kulwant Singh Mehton from Fatehgarh Sahib and Lakhveer Singh Nikka from Bathinda have been announced as candidates. Kulwant Singh Mehto, the candidate fielded in the Lok Sabha constituency Fatehgarh Sahib, thanked the party high command for giving him the ticket and s
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IndiaApr 26, 2024

Excise policy case: Manish Sisodia's judicial custody extended till May 8

AAP leader Manish Sisodia, imprisoned in Tihar Jail in Delhi liquor scam case, has not got any relief. The Rose Avenue court has extended the judicial custody of Manish Sisodia till May 8 in the money laundering case related to the Delhi Excise Policy case. Apart from Manish Sisodia, the judicial custody of Vijay Nair and other accused in the ED case has also been extended till May 8. In fact, the former Deputy Chief Minister of Delhi Manish Sisodia was arrested in February last year. He has been in jail since then. Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal has also been arrested by ED in the sam
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IndiaApr 25, 2024

Akali Dal preparing to support Amritpal Singh

The Shiromani Akali Dal, which is considering a candidate from Khadur Sahib Lok Sabha constituency of Punjab, has changed its political strategy and started using Taksali and Panthak leaves. It is reported that if the successor Punjab Jathedari chief Amritpal Singh contests the election from here, then the Akali Dal may support him. If this happens, the political equation of Khadur Sahib Constituency may change. In 1989, the Akali Dal supported Simranjit Singh Mann, who was in jail at that time, and Mann won by nearly four and a half lakh votes. Aam Aadmi Party has made Cabinet Minister Lalj
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IndiaApr 25, 2024

Danger to Chaudhary family and Tajinder Bittu! The central government has given 'Y' category security

Punjab Congress rebel Bikramjit Singh Chaudhary and his mother Karamjit Kaur Chaudhary have been granted 'Y' category protection by the Centre. Apart from this, Tajinder Singh Bittu, co-in-charge of Congress in Himachal Pradesh, has also been provided 'Y' category security. Tajinder Singh is originally from Punjab and has also been the president of Jalandhar Improvement Trust. Tajinder Singh Bittu and Karamjit Kaur Chaudhary had recently joined the BJP, while Bikramjit Singh Chaudhary, who is the MLA from Phillaur Yes, he did not leave the Congress for the sake of saving the legislature, but
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IndiaApr 25, 2024

Amritpal's family members reached Dibrugarh jail amidst the discussion of contesting elections

Family members today met Amritpal Singh in Assam's Dibrugarh Jail amid talk of 'Waris Punjab' chief Amritpal Singh contesting elections from Punjab's Khadur Sahib Lok Sabha constituency. His father Tarsem Singh and uncle Sukhchain Singh told reporters that at present it cannot be confirmed whether Amritpal will contest the election or not. He said that he met Amritpal only for a few moments and could not discuss the matter properly due to the strictness of the jail administration. Family members said they will meet Amritpal again next week and discuss the matter.

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AlbertaJun 10, 2026

Towns orders removal of Alberta separation billboard after public complaints

The Town of Taber has ordered the removal of a digital billboard promoting Alberta separation after receiving multiple complaints from members of the public. The electronic sign displayed the message, “Send Ottawa a message! Choose Alberta.” According to a letter from Chief Administrative Officer Derrin Theobald, residents raised concerns about the political content being displayed on the billboard. Town officials said the sign is located on municipal land and does not comply with local land-use regulations. The municipality has directed that the billboard be removed as a result. The issue
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BCJun 10, 2026

Teen's body recovered from B.C. lake after weekend boat capsize

A 17-year-old boy from Prince George has been found dead after a boat capsized on Stony Lake near Quesnel over the weekend, according to RCMP. Quesnel RCMP said the youth's body was recovered by divers on Tuesday, three days after the incident was reported. Police said officers were called to the lake on Saturday following reports that a vessel carrying four people had overturned. Three occupants were able to reach shore safely. According to RCMP, the 17-year-old operator of the boat did not resurface after the capsize and could not be located at the time of the incident. No further details ab
BCJun 10, 2026

Former Surrey mayor calls for independent investigation into SPS chief’s dismissal

Former Surrey mayor Doug McCallum is calling for an independent police investigation into the dismissal of Surrey Police Service Chief Norm Lipinski and the resignations of two Surrey Police Board directors. McCallum said no one is above the law, including councillors and mayors, and argued that if any rules were broken, those responsible should face appropriate legal consequences. He also said the investigation should not be conducted by the RCMP, citing concerns about perceived conflicts because current Surrey Police Board chair Rob Stutt is a former RCMP member. According to public statemen
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CanadaJun 10, 2026

Carney congratulates Modi on becoming India’s longest-serving continuously serving prime minister

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney has congratulated Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on becoming the longest-serving continuously serving prime minister in India’s history. According to statements released by Indian government officials, Modi completed 4,399 consecutive days in office on Wednesday, surpassing the previous record of 4,398 days held by India’s first prime minister, Jawaharlal Nehru. In his message, Carney said Canada and India are working to renew and strengthen their bilateral partnership and expressed interest in continuing cooperation aimed at supporting economic gro
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IndiaJun 10, 2026

Majithia’s anticipatory bail plea adjourned to June 11 in Majitha police station case

Senior Shiromani Akali Dal leader Bikram Singh Majithia appeared before a court in Amritsar in connection with his application seeking protection from arrest and anticipatory bail in a case registered at Majitha Police Station. Following a hearing on Tuesday, the court scheduled further consideration of the matter for June 11. During the proceedings, the Special Investigation Team (SIT) probing the case informed the court that advocate Bikramjit Bath was present with Majithia on the day of the incident in his capacity as legal counsel and that investigators had found no evidence of his involve