Simranjit Singh Mann, former Member of Parliament from Sangrur in Punjab, has come into the headlines for a comment on Kangana Ranaut. Recently, in an interview, Kangana Ranaut had commented on the incidents of rape during Kisan Andalon, on which Simranjit Singh Maan while talking to reporters at Karnal today said that Kangana Ranaut has a lot of experience of rape. He said that Kangana has the same experience as riding a bicycle. According to reports, the Haryana Women's Commission has taken notice of Maan's statement and has asked her to give an explanation within 5 days.

Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre has written to the leader of the New Democrats, urging him to force an election this fall. Poilievre's letter to Jagmeet Singh says the NDP does not have a mandate from voters to keep Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in power for another year. He's urging Singh to vote non-confidence in the government when the House of Commons resumes in September. The NDP entered a supply and confidence deal with the Liberals in 2022, agreeing to keep the minority government in power until 2025 in exchange for movement on key priorities. Singh has highlighted social programs

The number of out-of-control wildfires continues to drop in British Columbia on the heels of a cold front bringing rain and fall-like temperatures to many areas. About 280 blazes remain active across the province with 15 per cent or just over 40 of those fires classified as burning out of control. That's down from more than 100 out-of-control fires last week. None of the current blazes are considered "wildfires of note," a designation issued when a fire is highly visible or poses a threat to people or infrastructure. B.C. government officials are set to provide an update on the wildfire and dr

The former Chief Minister of Punjab, Charanjit Channi, meet Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Sukhwinder Singh Sukhu and demanded to make Punjabi the second language there. Channi had meet the Himachal Chief Minister in Shimla two days ago. It is to be noted that there is a Congress government in Himachal. Channi said that during his meeting with Chief Minister Sukhu, he said that there is a large section in Himachal which speaks Punjabi, so Punjabi should be given the status of second language in the state.

Montreal's Concordia University is reporting a nearly 30 per cent drop in new registrations of out-of-province students following a tuition hike announced last year by the Quebec government. The university says enrolment of international students has dropped by 11 per cent compared to last year. The provincial government has increased tuition for out-of-province students to $12,000 from $9,000 as part of an effort to protect the French language, but Quebec's two largest English-language universities are fighting the change. McGill University says it won't have its final enrolment numbers until

Hardeep Singh Dimpy Dhillon, former Constituency Incharge of Shiromani Akali Dal from Punjab's Giddarbaha and close friend of Sukhbir Badal, joined Aam Aadmi Party today. Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann reached Giddarbaha and joined him in the party and gave him a big responsibility from Giddarbaha constituency. On this occasion, Bhagwant Mann targeted Sukhbir Badal and Manpreet Badal. He also challenged Sukhbir Badal to contest from Giddarbaha. Mann said that Sukhbir Badal used to say that he will rule for 25 years but now the situation is that 25 people are not ready to go with him. It is beli

A 29-year-old man has been arrested after what police say was a violent carjacking outside the Prince George Airport. Prince George RCMP say the elderly driver suffered serious injuries when the vehicle crashed and he was thrown from the scene. They say the incident happened just before 1 p.m. on Saturday when the suspect approached the parked car and pushed an elderly female passenger out of the vehicle. The suspect then tried unsuccessfully to shove the driver out of their open door before the vehicle accelerated away and crashed after a short distance. Police say after the driver was hurled

The Punjab government has NSA on Amritpal in Digrugarh Jail. has described the action as correct. The state government filed this reply in the Punjab-Haryana High Court in connection with Amritpal's petition, in which Amritpal himself accused the NSA. had challenged the installation. The government said that Amritpal was involved in illegal activities and there is intelligence information against him, if the High Court orders, the entire information can be handed over in a sealed envelope. At the same time, the central government also in its reaction to Amritpal's NSA. supported detention un

Once again there has been a political upheaval in Punjab. Former cabinet minister Sunder Sham Arora has bid farewell to the BJP and returned to the Congress. Congress General Secretary and Punjab affairs in-charge Davinder Yadav made him join the Congress. After this, Sundar Sham Arora met the state Congress President Raja Waring and Pratap Singh Bajwa. He was also the Industry Minister during the Congress government in Punjab, but in 2022 he left the Congress and joined the BJP. Sham Sundar Arora was also arrested by vigilance on the charge of bribery. He was accused of paying a bribe of Rs