WorldJul 15, 2024
Rescuers in Nepal recover 7 bodies after a landslide swept 2 buses of people into a river
Rescuers have recovered a total of seven bodies from the river that two buses full of people were swept into by a landslide, officials said Monday.
Rescuers were able to find the bodies in different locations on the riverbanks as the search continues for the missing buses and people on board.
Government administrator Khima Nanda Bhusal said the bodies were identified and relatives contacted. Three of the dead are Indians and the remaining four are Nepali nationals.
The buses were on the key highway connecting Nepal’s capital to southern parts of the country when they were swept away Friday m
IndiaJul 15, 2024
MP from Khadur Sahib Amritpal Singh write a letter to the Lok Sabha Speaker
Amritpal Singh, Member of Parliament from Khadur Sahib Lok Sabha seat in Punjab, has written a letter to the Lok Sabha Speaker from Dibrugarh Jail. He has written that the monsoon session of the Lok Sabha is starting on July 22 and he should be allowed to attend it.
It is to be noted that recently Amritpal Singh was sworn in as a Member of Parliament, immediately after which he was again sent to jail. He was brought out of Dibrugarh Jail after 1 year 2 months and 12 days to take oath as Member of Parliament.
Whether Amritpal gets permission to attend the monsoon session remains to be seen. Pu
WorldJul 15, 2024
Nepal’s new prime minister has taken the oath of office at a ceremony in Kathmandu
Nepal’s newly appointed prime minister took the oath of office Monday at a ceremony in Kathmandu.
The leader of the Nepal’s largest communist party, Khadga Prasad Oli, was named prime minister on Sunday following the collapse of a previous coalition government.
This is his fourth time serving as prime minister of the Himalayan nation.
Two deputy prime ministers and 19 ministers appointed by him also took the oath of office. He is expected to further expand the Cabinet including members from the coalition partner parties.
Oli, 72, will be leading a coalition government made up of his Commun
IndiaJul 15, 2024
Manish Sisodia shocked by lower court, hearing adjourned till July 22
The problems of Aam Aadmi Party leader Manish Sisodia, who is in jail in the alleged money laundering case related to the Delhi liquor scam, are not ending. After the Supreme Court, now Sisodia has also received a setback from the Rouse Avenue Court of Delhi.
The court on Monday extended his judicial custody till July 22 in a corruption case related to the Excise policy scam. Sisodia was produced before the court through video conferencing after his judicial custody expired.
Special Judge Kaveri Baweja for Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) and Enforcement Directorate (ED) has given this d
IndiaJul 13, 2024
Jalandhar West by-election: Mohinder Bhagat wins with a big lead
The trends of the 13th round of voting for Jalandhar West Constituency elections have come out. In this, AAP candidate Mohinder Bhagat has wins this seat.
They got 55246 votes, BJP candidate Sheetal Angural got 17921 votes, Congress candidate Surinder Kaur got 16757 votes, Akali candidate Surjit Kaur got 1242 votes and BSP candidate Binder Kumar got 734 votes.
After the defeat in the Lok Sabha, this election was very important for the Aam Aadmi Party and Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann himself.
The Aam Aadmi Party is contesting the assembly elections for the first time after winning 92 seats in 2
IndiaJul 12, 2024
Arvind Kejriwal got interim bail from the Supreme Court, but will not come out of jail
Arvind Kejriwal has been granted interim bail by the Supreme Court in the Delhi liquor scam case, but he will remain in custody as his bail is pending in the related CBI case.
On the other hand, ED, while filing the seventh supplementary charge sheet in Rouse Avenue Court of Delhi, has described Kejriwal as the mastermind and conspirator of this case.
It has been stated in the charge sheet that the money received from the scam was spent on the Aam Aadmi Party. It has been claimed that Kejriwal had demanded a bribe of Rs 100 crore from members of the South Group for a contract to sell liquor,
BCJul 12, 2024
B.C. university gives pro-Palestinian protesters trespass notice, deadline to vacate
Vancouver Island University says it has issued a trespass notice to pro-Palestinian protesters, telling them to vacate their encampment on the campus in Nanaimo, B.C., by Monday.
The university says in a statement the notice was issued Thursday and if protesters aren't gone by 8 a.m. Monday the university will "take all legal steps necessary to remove them."
It says it will start legal action seeking an injunction against the camp and damages from protesters if the camp isn't dismantled by the deadline.
It says the camp that has been in place since May 1 has posed "unprecedented challenges" an
BCJul 12, 2024
Six charged, 200 kg of drugs seized in three-year investigation: Vancouver police
Police in Vancouver, B.C., say a three-year investigation has led to the arrests of six people allegedly connected to a "sophisticated" organized crime group.
Police say the probe began in November 2021, focusing on a kilogram-level drug-trafficking operation working both domestically and internationally.
They say investigators have since seized more than 200 kilograms of illicit drugs as well as seven guns and $500,000 in cash and jewelry.
The first phase of the investigation led to the seizure of three guns and 88 kilograms of illicit drugs in December 2022, and of those drugs, police say 72
CanadaJul 12, 2024
Wildfire season close to 10-year average heading into the peak summer months
Federal officials say rainfall from the remnants of Hurricane Beryl that has caused flash floods in the Maritimes is also lowering the risk of wildfires in eastern Canada.
So far, this wildfire season is less severe than the record-setting year in 2023.
But the risk is high in particular for B.C., Alberta, Yukon and the Northwest Territories.
The number of active fires is growing, and there are now 284 wildfires in Canada, including 135 that are out of control.
Just shy of 1.3 million hectares have burned, which is close to the 10-year average for this time of year.
Officials say none of the p