IndiaJun 14, 2024
Sukhbir Singh Badal replaced Maluka with Bhundar as the chairman of the disciplinary committee
Shiromani Akali Dal president Sukhbir Singh Badal has removed Sikandar Singh Maluka from the party's disciplinary committee. Balwinder Singh Bhundar has been included in his place.
Two other members of this three-member committee include Mahesh Inder Grewal and Gulzar Singh Ranike. Earlier the chairman of the five member committee was Sikandar Singh Maluka.
It is worth mentioning that Maluka's daughter-in-law Parampal Kaur Sidhu was an IAS candidate during the Lok Sabha elections. She joined the BJP after resigning from the position of
Sikandar Singh Maluka did not appear in any election campa
IndiaJun 14, 2024
T-20 World Cup: The US team reached the Super-8
Today's T20 World Cup match between America and Ireland was canceled due to rain. Both teams got one point each, with the USA team qualifying for the Super-8, while the Pakistan team was eliminated from the tournament.
The Meteorological Department had already predicted rain in Florida. There is an alert of heavy rain for three more days.
For Friday's match, the pitch was completely covered to protect it from rain, but the outfield remained waterlogged. The umpire inspected the pitch three times but it was decided to abandon the match as it was wet.
Due to this, along with Pakistan, the teams
IndiaJun 14, 2024
Kulbir Singh Zira's anticipatory bail petition rejected
Punjab's Ferozepur court has rejected the anticipatory bail plea of former Congress MLA Kulbir Singh Zira. A case of attempted murder was registered against Zira over a land dispute.
There is a dispute going on with a person named Gurlal Singh in his village Baggi regarding 10 acres of land, over which a fight broke out between the two parties one day and a shot was fired during it.
Seeing the serious condition of Gurlal Singh, who was injured in this incident, he was immediately taken to DMC of Ludhiana. The hospital was referred, after which 9 other people have also been nominated in
CanadaJun 14, 2024
Pope Francis to meet with Trudeau, lead session on artificial intelligence
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is headed into the second day of the G7 leaders' summit, which will feature a special appearance by Pope Francis.
The pontiff is slated to deliver an address to leaders about the promises and perils of artificial intelligence.
He is also expected to renew his appeal for a peaceful end to Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine and the Israel-Hamas war in the Gaza Strip.
Leaders of the G7 countries announced on Thursday that they will deliver a US$50-billion loan to Ukraine using interest earned on profits from Russia's frozen central bank assets as collateral.
Can
IndiaJun 14, 2024
Dera chief Ram Rahim sought 21 days parole from the High Court
In the Punjab-Haryana High Court, Dera Sirsa chief Ram Rahim has again demanded a furlough of 21 days. Ram Rahim said in his petition that this month there is a program of Dera Sacha Sauda, in which he has to attend.
In response to this, the High Court said that the program should be postponed. The High Court also angrily said that first you keep the program then you apply pressure to join it by petitioning the court.
The High Court said that it will hear this application in July. It is to be noted that even before the Lok Sabha elections, the Dera chief had demanded a furlough of 14 da
IndiaJun 14, 2024
Ravneet Singh Bittu in favor of the release of captive Singhs!
Ravneet Singh Bittu, the former Member of Parliament from Ludhiana, Punjab and the current Union Minister of State, has been opposing the release of Sikhs in jails till date, but now he has taken a U-turn on it.
Talking to reporters, Bittu said that now is the time to move forward. They will not oppose the release of any jailed Sikh including Rajoana. He said that he is ready to make any sacrifice to maintain peace in Punjab.
It is to be noted that Bittu strongly opposed the release of Balwant Singh Rajoana and other captive Sikhs while in the Congress.
Bittu was defeated in the recently hel
BCJun 14, 2024
B.C. may work with N.L. on court challenge of federal equalization payments, Eby says
British Columbia Premier David Eby has found an ally in his claims of unequal funding from the federal government: Newfoundland and Labrador.
Eby is hosting Newfoundland and Labrador Premier Andrew Furey in Vancouver today and says B.C. will consider joining the Furey government's court challenge over federal equalization payments in an effort to get "fair treatment" from Ottawa.
The B.C. premier has been highly critical of unfair federal funding for Western Canada, saying the lack of money for projects such as flood prevention, while cash flows to Quebec and Ontario, shows those provinces get
CanadaJun 14, 2024
Defence Minister Bill Blair says more help coming for Ukraine, Latvia
Canada's minister of defence says the federal government is committed to supporting Ukraine.
Bill Blair is meeting with members of NATO in the Belgian capital of Brussels.
On X, formerly known as Twitter, Blair says that the Canadian government is donating 900 drones built in Canada to strengthen Ukraine's defence capabilities.
Additionally, Blair says in close co-ordination with allies, a Canadian-led battlegroup in Latvia is being scaled up to brigade size.
Blair's latest announcement on Friday comes as NATO member nations continue to work to meet the group's agreed-upon target of spending t
IndiaJun 14, 2024
3 MLAs who won the Lok Sabha elections in Punjab have resigned from their current posts
3 MLAs who won the Lok Sabha elections in Punjab have resigned from their current posts. They include former Deputy Chief Minister Sukhjinder Singh Randhawa from Dera Baba Nanak, AAP leader Raj Kumar Chabewal from Chabewal of Hoshiarpur and Congress president Amarinder Raja Waring from Giddarbaha.
These three leaders were elected members of parliament in the Lok Sabha elections, due to which it was necessary for them to leave the legislature. Speaker Kultar Singh Sandhawan has accepted their resignations as MLAs.
Along with this, three Vidhan Sabha seats have become vacant in Punjab. Barnala