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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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IndiaJan 23, 2024

Navjot Singh Sidhu will go to Pakistan tomorrow, Sri Kartarpur Sahib will pay obeisance

Amid the ongoing controversy in the Punjab Congress, Navjot Singh Sidhu is going to Pakistan on Wednesday, where he will pay obeisance at Gurdwara Sri Kartarpur Sahib, he gave information about this visit on his social media account. With this, he also shared a video of 9 November 2019 when he went to Pakistan on the occasion of the inauguration of the Kartarpur Corridor. It is to be noted that there is resentment in the Congress party regarding Sidhu's separate rallies. Congress Punjab affairs in-charge Devinder Yadav called a meeting in Patiala today to discuss the MPs from here but did n
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IndiaJan 22, 2024

Partap Singh Bajwa's alliance with the Aam Aadmi Party changed tone

Senior Punjab Congress leader Pratap Singh Bajwa's tone regarding alliance with Aam Aadmi Party has changed. He has agreed with the party high command's decision regarding the alliance between Congress and AAP in the state during the Lok Sabha elections. Bajwa said that all Congress workers are standing like a rock with the party on the issue of alliance to defeat the BJP. This is the first time that Bajwa's tone on the alliance has been softened. Before this, he has been staunchly opposing the alliance with AAP. However, he also attacked the Aam Aadmi Party, Bajwa said that the AAP governm
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IndiaJan 19, 2024

Money laundering case: Sadhu Singh Dharamsot's remand extended

The two-day remand of former Forest Minister Sadhu Singh Dharamsot, who was arrested in the case of money laundering of crores of rupees related to the Forest Department of Punjab, has been extended. The ED produced him again in the Mohali court on Friday after the first remand ended. The investigating agency says that Dharamsot is not cooperating during the interrogation and is also to be questioned on the allegations of bribery leveled by the forest officials. It is to be noted that the Jalandhar branch of ED had arrested the former forest minister Dharamsot last Monday.
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IndiaJan 19, 2024

Dera Sacha Sauda chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim again got 50 days parole

Dera Sacha Sauda chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim has again got 50 days parole. This is his ninth parole in four years. The parole of Ram Rahim, convicted in the rape and murder of a journalist case, is being linked to the Lok Sabha and Vidhan Sabha elections in Haryana this year. In 2017, he was sentenced to 20 years in prison for the rape of two women followers and in 2019, he was sentenced to life imprisonment for the murder of his employee Ranjit Singh. He was also sentenced to life imprisonment in the case of murder of a journalist in 2021 but despite this he is getting parole.
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IndiaJan 18, 2024

Sukhpal Singh Khaira tweeted this to Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann

Punjab Congress MLA Sukhpal Singh Khaira has attacked Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann by tweeting. He alleged that despite the government having an army of more than 200 lawyers, expensive private lawyers were engaged against a small person like him, costing more than Rs. 5 crore. Khaira said that Bhagwant Maan should tell whether he will deposit this fee given to private lawyers in the treasury of the state, whether he still has the same stand as he used to say in the Mukhtiar Ansari case that expenditure of Rs. 55 lakh will be recovered from Captain's government.
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IndiaJan 18, 2024

Sukhpal Singh Khaira gets relief from Supreme Court

The Punjab government has received a big blow when it reached the Supreme Court to cancel the bail of Punjab Congress MLA from Bhulath Sukhpal Singh Khaira. The Supreme Court refused to cancel the bail granted to Khaira by the Punjab Haryana High Court. The Supreme Court said during the hearing that there is no doubt that the charges are serious but they do not agree with the given facts, after which the Supreme Court rejected the application of the Punjab government. It is to be noted that Khaira was in jail since September 28 in a 9-year-old drug trafficking case, the High Court granted hi

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AlbertaJun 22, 2026

Former Alberta finance minister Joe Ceci will not seek re-election in 2027

Longtime Alberta politician Joe Ceci says he will not seek re-election in the province's next general election, scheduled for the fall of 2027. Ceci served as Alberta's finance minister in former premier Rachel Notley's New Democratic government from 2015 to 2019, becoming the province's only NDP finance minister. During his time in cabinet, the government increased the minimum wage and expanded funding for family and community support programs. His tenure also coincided with a sharp downturn in oil prices that contributed to significant provincial budget deficits. The NDP government argued th
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Officials in Edmonton and several neighbouring communities are urging residents to reduce water use after heavy rainfall caused localized flooding and pushed stormwater and sewer systems toward capacity. The City of Edmonton issued a water supply alert, saying flooding and sewer backups have been reported in surrounding areas and warning that additional problems could occur if the stormwater system continues operating above capacity. Utility provider Epcor asked customers to delay activities that use large amounts of water, including showering, running washing machines and dishwashers, and to
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CanadaJun 22, 2026

Canada’s inflation rate rises to 3.2% in May as gasoline prices surge

Canada's annual inflation rate rose to 3.2 per cent in May, up from 2.8 per cent in April and marking its highest level since December 2023, according to Statistics Canada. The federal statistics agency said the increase was driven largely by a sharp rise in gasoline prices. Gas prices were up 33.2 per cent compared with the same month a year earlier, reflecting concerns over crude oil supplies linked to conflict in the Middle East and the closure of the Strait of Hormuz. Statistics Canada said Canadians faced the highest prices for gasoline and diesel since June 2022, pushing inflation above
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Vancouver driver crashes into tree after fleeing police through underground parking garage

A 30-year-old Vancouver man was taken to hospital with minor injuries after allegedly fleeing police and crashing into a tree in downtown Vancouver on Thursday. According to the Vancouver Police Department, officers identified a vehicle being driven by a prohibited driver after an automatic licence plate reader in a patrol vehicle flagged a car with expired insurance. Police said the vehicle was being operated by a driver who was prohibited from driving. Police attempted to stop the vehicle near Howe and Robson streets. Investigators allege the driver failed to stop and fled through an undergr