CanadaMar 15, 2024
Family of three identified after remains found at Brampton house fire last week, Peel police say
Police say three people found dead inside a home after a fire northwest of Toronto last week were a mother, father and their teenage daughter.Peel regional police say homicide investigators and the office of the chief coroner have identified the remains as 51-year-old Rajiv Warikoo, 47-year-old Shilpa Kotha, and 16-year-old Mahek Warikoo.They say all three lived in the Brampton, Ont. home where they were found. Police say they were called to the area of Big Sky Way and Van Kirk Drive around 1:30 p.m. on March 7 and found a home engulfed in flames. They say investigators examining the scene fou
CanadaMar 15, 2024
'No': Prime Minister Trudeau rejects Quebec request for full powers over immigration
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says he has rejected Quebec's request for full powers over immigration to the province.Trudeau made the comments today following a meeting in Montreal with Premier François Legault, adding that Quebec already has more control over newcomers than any other province or territory.The prime minister's statement is a direct rebuke to Legault, who on Thursday said he would ask Trudeau for full powers over immigration during today's meeting.Quebec already controls the number of economic immigrants to the province, but shares responsibility with Ottawa over refugees and
IndiaMar 15, 2024
Prominent Artist and Food Expert Balmukand Sharma appointed Food Commissioner Punjab
Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann has appointed Punjabi film industry renowned actor Bal Mukand Sharma as Food Commissioner of Punjab. He has also worked as a senior officer in Markfed for a long time.
Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann has assigned this task to him just a day before the election code is announced tomorrow. The post was lying vacant since the retirement of DP Reddy.
The special thing is that for the second day in a row, the Chief Minister has assigned an important responsibility to an artist.
Before this, among the eight Lok Sabha candidates that he had announced yesterday, Kar
CanadaMar 15, 2024
No concerns about kids' use of TikTok despite security review: industry minister
The federal industry minister says Canadians shouldn't worry about using TikTok, despite an ongoing national security review of the company.
Industry Minister François-Philippe Champagne says parents don't need to be concerned about their kids' use of the popular video app.
He says they should be reassured the government was "ahead of the curve" in launching the review six months ago.
The federal Liberals ordered a national security review of TikTok in September 2023 but did not disclose it publicly until this week.
The revelation came after the U.S. House of Representatives passed a bill Wed
BCMar 15, 2024
Woman murdered at home near University of B.C. campus, two arrested, say police
Police say two people have been arrested after the murder of a woman at a home on the edge of the University of British Columbia campus.
The Integrated Homicide Investigation Team says in a statement that police were called to a residence on the University Endowment Lands near midnight Wednesday after a report of a woman in medical distress.
Police say the victim died from her injuries, and a man and a woman were arrested at the scene in relation to what investigators called a murder.
The statement does not identify the victim but says she is believed to be "associated to the residence" where
IndiaMar 15, 2024
Navjot Singh Sidhu meet Governor Banwari Lal Purohit
Former Punjab Congress President Navjot Singh Sidhu meet Governor Banwari Lal Purohit in Chandigarh today. Meanwhile, he accused the CBI of scams in Punjab.
He demanded an inquiry and said that the budget should be audited. During the meeting with the Governor, Sidhu was accompanied by another former president of the party, Shamsher Singh Dulo and Mahendra Singh K.P. were also Sidhu said that Kejriwal and Bhagwant Mann have destroyed Punjab by imposing debt on the state.
He said that the game played to get debt in the budget has been informed to the governor and demanded that all the scams i
IndiaMar 15, 2024
The dates of Lok Sabha elections 2024 will be announced in India tomorrow
The dates of Lok Sabha elections 2024 will be announced in India tomorrow. A press conference has been called by the Election Commission at 3 o'clock on Saturday. Lok Sabha elections for 543 seats can be held in 7 or 8 rounds.
Along with this, the dates of assembly elections of Odisha, Sikkim, Arunachal Pradesh and Andhra Pradesh will also be announced. Also, the election code will also apply in the entire country.
A day earlier, Gyanesh Kumar and Sukhbir Sandhu were appointed as Election Commissioners. After this, all these three officials along with Chief Election Commissioner Rajeev Kumar
WorldMar 15, 2024
The first ship to use a new sea route approaches Gaza with 200 tons of aid
A ship carrying 200 tons of aid approached the coast of Gaza on Friday in a mission to inaugurate asea route from Cyprusthat was intended to bring more assistance to alleviatethe humanitarian crisisin the enclave five months into the war between Israel and Hamas.
The ship, manned by the Spanish aid group Open Arms, left Cyprus on Tuesday towing a barge laden with food sent by World Central Kitchen, the charity founded by celebrity chef José Andrés. It could be seen off Gaza's coast Friday morning.
Israel has been under increasing pressure to allow more aid into Gaza after five months of war
IndiaMar 15, 2024
Warning of Sukhbir Singh Badal, legal notice sent to Bhagwant Mann
Shiromani Akali Dal president Sukhbir Singh Badal has sent a legal notice to Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann, accusing the Badal family of taking advantage of crores of rupees under the eco-tourism policy for Sukh Vilas Hotel.
Now Sukhbir Singh Badal has given a legal notice and asked the Chief Minister to prove the charge within a week or apologize, failing which he has warned Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann to sue for defamation.
Sukhbir Singh Badal has shared the information of the notice sent to the Chief Minister by tweeting, in which Badal said that he is legally required to tender a