The Aam Aadmi Party government of Punjab has given the green light to court proceedings in vigilance cases against 4 former Congress ministers and the case will be sent to the Governor for final approval on August 23. They include former ministers Bharat Bhushan Ashu, Sundar Sham Arora, Sadhu Singh Dharamsot and OP Soni. Vigilance has registered cases against them on charges of corruption. Vigilance has also presented challans against these four former ministers in the courts, but the trial in the court will start only when the Governor gives the final approval to initiate court proceedings

Divers searching the wreck of a superyacht that sank off Sicily recovered at least one body Wednesday, as the search continued for more missing passengers and questions intensified about why the sailboat sank so quickly. Divers and rescue crews unloaded a body bag from one of the rescue vessels that pulled into port at Porticello. The discovery confirmed that the operation to search the wreckage on the seabed 50 meters (165 feet) underwater was a recovery one, not a rescue. The Bayesian, a 56-meter (184-foot) British-flagged yacht, went down in a storm early Monday as it was moored about a kil

A coalition of business groups is calling on the federal government to prevent a work stoppage at Canada's two biggest railways. A phased shutdown of the networks at Canadian National Railway Co. and Canadian Pacific Kansas City Ltd. is already underway as the clock ticks down on contact talks with the Teamsters Canada Rail Conference. Unless deals are reached, rail service at both companies is poised to stop at 12:01 a.m. ET on Thursday. In a joint statement, the Canadian Chamber of Commerce, Business Council of Canada, Canadian Federation of Independent Business and Canadian Manufacturers an

International Development Minister Ahmed Hussen says Canada will provide $5.7 million for Ukrainians to meet their basic needs. Ottawa says it's maintaining solidarity with Ukraine two-and-a-half years into Russia's full-scale invasion as Hussen visits Kyiv. The trip has a focus on children, with Hussen visiting the main children's hospital, which was damaged by a Russian missile in July. The funding includes $2 million for Save the Children Canada, which has helped Ukrainian kids with food, education and psychosocial support. Another $3.5 million will go toward medical and mental-health servi

Premier David Eby says the province and University of British Columbia will partner to create housing for more than 1,500 students at the institution's Vancouver campus. He says funding will involve $300 million from the province and $260 million from the university. The 1,508-bed project will include five buildings ranging from eight to 18 storeys. Construction is slated to start in the fall of 2026 with spaces opening for students in 2028. Eby says the student housing project is part of the government's target of building 12,000 student beds by 2028. He says the project is also part of his g

Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann paid obeisance at Takht Sri Hazur Sahib on Tuesday. He has visited Mumbai with the purpose of bringing investment in the state. Meanwhile, the Chief Minister said that he will meet eminent industrialists and Bollywood stars during his visit to Mumbai on Wednesday. He said that the purpose of this visit is to promote Punjab as a preferred destination for investment among the big personalities of the industry and film world. Bhagwant Mann said that the state government is coming up with a project to establish a film city in the state, for which this discussio

A film is going to be made on the life of Indian cricketer Yuvraj Singh. Bhushan Kumar's production company T-Series has announced this. The name of the film has not been decided yet. According to the press release, the film will showcase important moments from Yuvraj Singh's cricketing career and personal life. Its story will be about Yuvraj hitting six sixes off six balls in the 2007 T20 World Cup, his battle with cancer and then his return to the world of cricket. The makers have not yet announced the cast and crew of Yuvraj's biopic. It will be interesting to see who will play the role of

It has been decided to send Punjab BJP leader and Union Minister of State Ravneet Singh Bittu to the Rajya Sabha. BJP is sending him to Rajya Sabha from Rajasthan. Bittu's name was approved in the BJP high command meeting on Tuesday. The last date for filing nominations for the Rajya Sabha elections is August 21. Bittu will file nomination tomorrow itself. Ravneet Bittu, a two-time Member of Parliament from Ludhiana, left the Congress and joined the BJP before the 2024 Lok Sabha elections. After joining the BJP, the party gave him a ticket from Ludhiana itself, but he had to face defeat from

The Israeli military says it has recovered the bodies of six hostages taken in Hamas’ Oct. 7 attack that started the Gaza war. The military said in a statement Tuesday that its forces recovered the bodies in an overnight operation in southern Gaza.