WorldFeb 12, 2024
After the elections in Pakistan, the counting of votes has been completed
After the elections in Pakistan, the counting of votes has been completed. No party could get the figure of 134 i.e. majority.
Despite the lapse of 80 hours, the Election Commission is yet to officially announce the results, while former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has stepped up efforts for a coalition government.
On the other hand, some of the 101 independent candidates who won with the support of Imran Khan's party PTI have switched sides and started going with Nawaz. 5 independent candidates joined the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz which won 75 seats on Monday.
Nawaz's party is in talks
IndiaFeb 12, 2024
The Haryana government has sealed the borders with Punjab
In view of the march of farmers from Punjab to Delhi, the Haryana government has sealed the borders with Punjab and imposed Section 144 for a month to prevent the gathering of crowds in Delhi.
Meanwhile, a meeting of farmers' leaders and Union ministers is being held in Chandigarh this evening before tomorrow's Delhi march of 26 farmers' organizations of Punjab and Haryana.
If this meeting is not successful, then Joginder Singh Ugrahan, leader of Bharatiya Kisan Union Ugrahan and Harinder Singh, leader of Bharatiya Kisan Union Lakhowal, have also announced Bharat Bandh on February 16.
CanadaFeb 09, 2024
Poilievre Criticizes Trudeau Government on Housing and Public Safety in Connect FM Interview
In an exclusive interview conducted by Connect FM host Vijay Saini at the Surrey studio, Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre sharply criticized Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, saying living conditions in Canada have worsened during his eight years in office.
Poilievre targeted federal housing and immigration policies, arguing they are fuelling a crisis of affordability and access. “Canadians are working harder, paying more, and getting less. That is the direct result of this government’s approach,” he said.
The Conservative leader also pointed to rising public safety concerns, noting rep
CanadaFeb 09, 2024
Telus reports Q4 profit and revenue up from year earlier
Telus Corp. reported fourth-quarter net income attributable to common shares of $288 million, up from $248 million a year earlier.
The company says the profit amounted to 20 cents per share for the quarter ended Dec. 31, up from 17 cents per share in the last three months of 2022.
Operating revenue and other income totalled $5.20 billion, up from $5.06 billion in the same quarter a year earlier.
On an adjusted basis, Telus says it earned 24 cents per share for its fourth quarter, the same as its fourth quarter of 2022.
In the fourth quarter, Telus says it saw 404,000 net customer additions, in
BCFeb 09, 2024
B.C. minister who resigned over Mideast comments received death threat, premier says
British Columbia's premier says Selina Robinson, who resigned as post-secondary education minister recently over Mideast comments, has received a death threat.
David Eby called the action inexcusable in a statement posted on the social media platform X.
He says police are investigating to find out who is responsible and that Robinson is safe.
Robinson stepped down from the cabinet post on Monday after facing growing criticism over her comments during an online panel that modern Israel was founded on a "crappy piece of land," which critics called racist and Islamophobic.
Eby had said previously
IndiaFeb 09, 2024
Sukhbir Singh Badal will meet Prime Minister Modi
In Punjab, the discussion of re-alignment between Akali Dal and Bharatiya Janata Party is at its peak and in the coming days, a change in this direction can be seen in the politics of Punjab.
According to information received from sources, Sukhbir Singh Badal will meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi on February 11 or 12.
Sukhbir will meet Amit Shah before meeting the Prime Minister and the alliance may be announced before the BJP national executive meeting on February 16.
IndiaFeb 09, 2024
Navjot Singh Sidhu made a new comment amid speculations of rejoining the BJP
Amid speculations of former Punjab Congress president Navjot Singh Sidhu rejoining the BJP, he has now made a new comment.
Sidhu said that the BJP government sitting at the center is building palaces of lies all over the country and he will never leave the Congress nor face the lying BJP.
Dismissing talks of joining the BJP, Sidhu said that his father Bhagwant Singh loved the Congress which was his ideal because only the ideology of the Congress could keep the country united, hence he joined the Bharatiya Janata Party. Will never knock.
When asked about the February 11 Congress rally, he sa
CanadaFeb 09, 2024
Canada's labor market started this year with big job gains
Canada's labor market has started the year with big job gains.
Canada's economy added 37,300 jobs in January, but growth in hourly wages slowed, according to a report released by Statistics Canada on Friday, with the Bank of Canada expecting the Bank of Canada to expect a rate hike in the coming months. May start considering interest rate cuts.Another highlight last month was that the unemployment rate fell for the first time since December 2022 to 5.7 percent.In December, the unemployment rate was at 5.8 percent.Meanwhile, the average hourly wage increase for permanent employees was 5.3 perce
CanadaFeb 08, 2024
Feds seek ideas at national summit to help put brakes on auto theft
Officials from various levels of government are set to gather with police and industry leaders in Ottawa today to brainstorm on fighting the scourge of automobile theft.
The federal government says an estimated 90,000 cars are stolen annually in Canada, resulting in about $1 billion in costs to Canadian insurance policy-holders and taxpayers.
It says auto theft increasingly involves organized crime groups, and the proceeds of these crimes are used to fund other illegal activities.
Ottawa says most stolen autos shipped abroad are destined for Africa and the Middle East.
On Wednesday, the govern