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IndiaJun 13, 2024

Prime Minister Modi held a high-level meeting regarding 4 terrorist incidents

Prime Minister Narendra Modi today held a high-level meeting regarding 4 terrorist incidents in Jammu and Kashmir in 4 days. Many officials including National Security Advisor Ajit Doval participated in it. Meanwhile, the Prime Minister also discussed the deployment of security forces in Jammu and Kashmir. 53 people have been detained in the case of terrorist attack in Riasi. This information was given by SSP Mohita Sharma. On June 9, terrorists fired at a bus in Riasi, Jammu and Kashmir, in which the driver was shot. After this, the bus fell into the gorge and 9 pilgrims were killed and 41 w
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IndiaJun 13, 2024

Political earthquake in Akali Dal, now Charanjit Brar advises Sukhbir Badal

A meeting of the core committee of the party was held today to discuss the disappointing defeat of Shiromani Akali Dal in Punjab. This time Shiromani Akali Dal had fielded candidates for all 13 Lok Sabha seats but the party got success in only one seat. The party's vote percentage has also decreased. Sukhbir Badal said that a strategy will be made for the seats where the by-elections are to be held. Meanwhile, there has been a demand to change the president of Shiromani Akali Dal. In this regard, Charanjit Singh Brar has written a letter to Sukhbir Badal, in which he has said that this proces
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IndiaJun 13, 2024

A tussle grew between Raja Waring and Ravneet Bittu

The rift between Punjab Congress state president Amarinder Singh Raja Waring and his former colleague Ravneet Bittu, who joined the BJP, has increased. Ravneet Bittu has said in an interview that if the Punjab government does not conduct an investigation into Waring's corruption case properly, he will get the ED to investigate him. Responding to this, Waring said that if Bittu does better work for the improvement of railways and food processing in Punjab, it is much better, let the rest of the investigation be done. Waring said that positive politics should be done, if you continue negative po
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IndiaJun 12, 2024

T20 World Cup: India's third win in a row, beat USA to reach Super 8

In the 25th match of the T20 World Cup, India has defeated America by 7 wickets. With this victory, Team India has entered the Super-8 of the World Cup. Before this, Team India defeated Pakistan by 6 runs and Ireland by 8 wickets. The American team scored 110 runs for eight wickets in 20 overs while batting first. Meanwhile, the Indian team recovered from the early setbacks to win in 18.2 overs thanks to a powerful partnership between Suryakumar Yadav and Shivam Dubey. Suryakumar Yadav scored an unbeaten 50 off 49 balls, while Shivam Dubey played an innings of 31 off 35 balls. Captain Rohit S
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IndiaJun 12, 2024

Charanjit Singh Channi became active for the by-election of West Vidhan Sabha constituency

Charanjit Singh Channi, who became a Member of Parliament from the Jalandhar Lok Sabha seat of Punjab, has also become active for the by-election of the West Vidhan Sabha constituency. He has held a meeting with ward presidents, ward incharges and other leaders related to the constituency and has also made it clear that none of his family members or relatives will contest this by-election and no outside candidate will get a ticket from West constituency. . Charanjit Channi said that whoever will be the candidate, he will belong to the constituency. On the other hand, the Shiromani Akali Dal h
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IndiaJun 12, 2024

Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann met Arvind Kejriwal in Tihar Jail

After the Aam Aadmi Party's 13-0 mission failure during the Lok Sabha elections in Punjab, Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann met AAP supremo Arvind Kejriwal for the first time in Tihar Jail on Wednesday. The conversation between the two continued for about 20 minutes. Meanwhile, AAP's Organization General Secretary Sandeep Pathak, Arvind Kejriwal's wife Sunita Kejriwal was also present. In the Lok Sabha elections, four of the five ministers of the Punjab government lost, including Kuldeep Singh Dhaliwal, Dr. Balbir Singh, Gurmeet Singh Khudian and Laljit Singh Bhullar are included, earlier it was
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IndiaJun 12, 2024

Jalandhar West Vidhan Sabha seat became a topic of discussion

Currently, the much-talked-about Jalandhar West Vidhan Sabha seat of Punjab is under discussion, Sheetal Angural, who is the leader who is holding the by-election here, is not contesting the re-election. It is reported that Angural's brother Rajan Angural had also designed the posters of his brother and posted them on social media, but the senior leadership of BJP stopped him from doing so. Sushil Rinku's wife Sunita Rinku's name is leading from BJP's Jalandhar West Vidhan Sabha seat. At the same time, the BJP is wary that Sheetal Angural is on the radar of the Commissionerate Police and a c
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IndiaJun 12, 2024

Shiromani Committee President Advocate Dhami took strong notice of the beating of a Sikh in Kaithal

Shiromani Committee President Advocate Harjinder Singh Dhami, taking notice of the incident of beating up a Sikh businessman in Kaithal, Haryana, has demanded the police administration to immediately arrest the culprits and take strict legal action against them. Advocate Dhami said that Sukhwinder Singh, a resident of Kaithal, was beaten up by two unidentified persons near the city after making hateful comments, which is an expression of the growing hate violence in the country. It is to be noted that Sukhwinder Singh was attacked late on Monday evening on Karnal Road in Kaithal, at that time
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IndiaJun 11, 2024

By-elections for 4 more Vidhan Sabha seats may be announced soon in Punjab

By-elections for 4 more assembly seats may be announced in Punjab soon. These are the seats from where sitting MLAs have now become MPs. These assembly seats include Dera Baba Nanak, Giddarbaha, Barnala and Chabewal assembly constituency of Hoshiarpur. According to the rules, MLAs Sukhjinder Singh Randhawa, Amarinder Singh Raja Waring and Gurmeet Singh Meet Hare, who won the Lok Sabha elections, will have to resign before June 20. After his resignation, the Election Commission will start further proceedings for the by-election. It is to be noted that the by-election for the Jalandhar West sea

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AlbertaJul 14, 2025

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Alberta has surpassed the United States in confirmed measles cases, after 30 new cases were diagnosed over the weekend. The province has now seen 1,314 cases since the beginning of March. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has reported 1,288 cases so far this year across 39 states. The outbreak of the highly contagious disease hasn't led to any deaths so far in Alberta. Three people, including two children, have died in the United States. The U.S. has also seen more hospitalizations, with the CDC reporting 162 people have been hospitalized compared to just over 100 Albertans.
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Forty-five affordable homes protected in Richmond

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CanadaJul 14, 2025

Canada's Mark Carney government begins preparations for its first federal budget

Canada's Mark Carney government has begun preparations for its first federal budget, to be presented in the fall. The government said the budget 2025 will focus on boosting private investment and building the strongest economy in the G7. Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne has launched pre-budget consultations today. The federal government said Canadians can also participate by visiting the Canada.ca/YourBudget website until August 28, 2025, to share their views on key issues. The government's main focus in the budget will be to eliminate the GST for new homes up to $1 million an
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BC Highway Patrol looks for witnesses and dash video after Highway 17 collision

A weekend collision between a motorcycle and a SUV in Delta is being investigated by BC Highway Patrol, and police are looking for more witnesses and dash-camera video to determine exactly what happened. On July 12, 2025, at about 11:15 a.m., a black Harley Davidson motorcycle collided with a dark green Toyota SUV on Highway #17 and Tsawwassen Drive in Delta. A second SUV, a grey Honda, was damaged by debris from the initial collision. “The minutes leading up to the collision, and the moments before the collision, are crucially important to the investigation,” says Corporal Michael McL
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IndiaJul 14, 2025

Marathon runner Fauja Singh passed away at the age of 114

Punjabi Sikh runner Fauja Singh has passed away. He was a resident of Beas village in Jalandhar. He breathed his last at the age of 114. According to reports, Fauja Singh was outside his house in the evening when he was injured after being hit by a car. He was taken to a private hospital in Jalandhar, where he breathed his last. Known as the world's oldest marathon runner, Fauja Singh started his marathon in the year 2000, when he was 92 years old. In 2011, he made headlines around the world by participating in the Toronto Marathon and made a name for himself as the oldest marathon runner.