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IndiaJan 26, 2024

Dera chief Ram Rahim's parole extended for 10 days

Haryana's Dera Sacha Sauda chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim's parole has been extended for 10 days, in such a situation, Ram Rahim will now be out of jail for two months. The state government had given him parole for 50 days on January 20, currently he is in U. P. He is living in an ashram located in Baghpat. The Shiromani Committee had strongly objected to the repeated parole of the Dera Sirsa chief, who was serving a sentence in jail on felony charges of murder and rape. It is to be noted that Ram Rahim is out on parole for the 9th time after being sentenced.
IndiaJan 26, 2024

Pakistan accuses Indian agents of orchestrating the killing of 2 citizens on its soil

Pakistan has accused neighboring India's intelligence agency of involvement in the extrajudicial killings of its citizens, saying it had credible evidence linking two Indian agents to the deaths of two people in Pakistan last year. Foreign Secretary Sajjad Qazi on Thursday said the killings were a violation of Pakistan's sovereignty and a breach of the U.N. Charter. The two Pakistanis were killed in separate attacks inside mosques. India denied the Pakistani allegations, which came months after both the United States and Canada accused Indian agents of being linked to assassination attempts on
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IndiaJan 25, 2024

Jakhar demands an impartial inquiry from the governor against the minister on the objectionable video matter

The matter of objectionable video of another cabinet minister of the Punjab government has now started to gain momentum. After Shiromani Akali, now Punjab BJP state president Sunil Kumar Jakhar has demanded an impartial investigation from Governor Banwari Lal Purohit in this matter. Recently, the senior leader of Shiromani Akali Dal, Bikram Singh Majithia, has handed over the objectionable video of Punjab Cabinet Minister Balkar Singh to Banwari Lal Purohit and at the same time, in this case, he has asked Banwari Lal Purohit to dismiss the minister and to be central to this matter. A reques
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IndiaJan 25, 2024

Kaka Singh Sidhu, a close friend of Sidhu Musewala, got bail from the Ludhiana court

Sidhu Musewala's close friend Kaka Singh Sidhu alias Bhana Sidhu has got bail from Ludhiana court. The Punjab Police arrested him on the charge of threatening a female travel agent and demanding Rs 10,000 in exchange for holding a dharna. The woman said that she sends people abroad, if someone's visa is canceled, she returns the money, but there was a transaction with some people, over which Bhana Sidhu threatened her. Bhana Sidhu got bail after paying a bond of Rs 50,000.
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IndiaJan 25, 2024

These police officers who encountered the killers of Musewala will get the President's Medal

DSP of Punjab Police's Anti-Gangster Task Force for showing bravery in the fight against Sidhu Moosewala's killers Mannu Kussa and Jagrup Rupa. Bikram Brar and four SPG. The jawans will be honored with the President's Bravery Medal. DSP This is Brar's fourth President's Medal. Bikram Brar has also received many other prestigious awards including the Chief Minister's Police Medal. Brar was also honored with the Chief Minister's Police Medal by Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann during a state-level function held at Patiala on 15 August 2023.
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IndiaJan 25, 2024

A big relief to Cabinet Minister Aman Arora from the court

The Sangrur Court has stayed the two-year sentence awarded by Sunam's court to Punjab's AAP government minister Aman Arora till January 31, which has given him a big relief and he will hoist the tricolor on January 26 or No, Shashopanj is over on it. It is to be noted that on December 21, 9 people including Aman Arora and his mother were sentenced to two years imprisonment by Sunam court in a family dispute case, on which they got bail on the spot but the sentence was suspended. Arora's legislature was also in danger due to non-stay. Therefore, he had approached the District Sessions Court S
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IndiaJan 24, 2024

Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann announced about the alliance with Congress

The situation regarding AAP's alliance with Congress in Punjab has become clear. Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Wednesday announced that the Aam Aadmi Party will not form an alliance with the Congress in the state and will contest all 13 seats alone. On the other hand, Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee has also said that her party is going to contest the Lok Sabha elections alone in West Bengal. It is to be noted that while the Trinamool Congress and the Aam Aadmi Party are talking about contesting the elections alone in the state, they are together in the India alliance at the nati
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IndiaJan 24, 2024

Controversy continues about Navjot Singh Sidhu in Punjab Congress

The controversy over Navjot Singh Sidhu continues in the Punjab Congress. Punjab Congress in-charge Devendra Yadav, who attended a meeting of Congress workers in Jalandhar on Wednesday, warned without naming Sidhu that no one has the right to break discipline, whether the leader is big or small. At the same time, Pratap Singh Bajwa said that when the thumb is filled with poison, it should be amputated, before it spreads further and causes major damage. On the other hand, when asked about AAP's announcement of contesting the Lok Sabha elections alone, Devendra Yadav said that he is holding a
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IndiaJan 23, 2024

Shiromani Akali Dal president Sukhbir Singh Badal attacked Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann

Shiromani Akali Dal President Sukhbir Singh Badal has attacked Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann for not allowing a holiday in the state on the occasion of Prana Pratistha at Shri Ram Temple. He said that puppet Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann disrespected the religious sentiments of Hindu brave sisters by not taking a holiday in Punjab out of respect for the religious devotion of the Hindu community on the historical-religious occasion. Badal said that this is the same Chief Minister who even closes the school to beat himself and his boss in political rallies. The Shiromani Akali Dal said that Bha

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Surrey police seek additional victims after youth charged with indecent exposure incidents

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An explosive-laden drone struck a secondary school and a health care centre in southern Sudan on Wednesday, killing at least 17 people, most of them schoolgirls, according to a hospital official and a medical group. Dr. Musa al-Majeri, director of Douiem Hospital, said the attack occurred in a village served by the facility, which is the nearest major hospital in the area. He said at least 10 other people were wounded and were being treated after the strike. The drone strike has been blamed on Sudan’s paramilitary Rapid Support Forces, which have been fighting the Sudanese military since civ