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IndiaAug 27, 2024

Ravneet Bittu was elected Rajya Sabha member without opposition

Union Minister Ravneet Singh Bittu from Punjab has been elected to the Rajya Sabha without any opposition from Rajasthan. His victory was sealed on Tuesday. Bittu's victory was one-sided due to the decision of the Congress not to field any candidate. Similarly, BJP's Kiran Chaudhary from Haryana was also elected to the Rajya Sabha unopposed. A total of 7 BJP candidates have been elected to the Rajya Sabha unopposed ahead of the elections for 12 Rajya Sabha seats in 9 states. Now only 5 Rajya Sabha seats are left, out of which two seats are in Maharashtra and one Rajya Sabha seat each in Telan
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IndiaAug 26, 2024

Farmer leader Jagjit Singh Dallewal and his 2 colleagues were stopped at the airport

Jagjit Singh Dallewal, who is leading the farmers' protest in Punjab, and his two colleagues were detained at the Delhi airport today. He was on his way to attend a farmers' rally in Tamil Nadu. Dallewal alleged that the airport officials told him that he could not travel in the plane wearing Sri Sahib. In the meantime, Jathedar Singh Sahib Giani Raghbir Singh of Sri Akal Takht Sahib issued a statement and said that taking immediate notice of the Government of India on this matter, the relevant responsible officials of Delhi Airport Immediate action should be taken.
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IndiaAug 26, 2024

Hardeep Singh Dimpy Dhillon resigned from all positions of Shiromani Akali Dal

The Shiromani Akali Dal, the regional party of Punjab, has received a big blow. Hardeep Singh Dimpy Dhillon, a senior party leader from Giddarbaha and considered close to Sukhbir Singh Badal, has resigned from all posts. There is talk of him joining the Aam Aadmi Party. On 28th he will join the party in Giddarbaha in the presence of Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann. According to information, Dimpy Dhillon was upset because Sukhbir Singh Badal did not declare him as a candidate from Giddarbaha constituency. In this constituency, Sukhbir Badal himself has handled the entire election campaign and th
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IndiaAug 23, 2024

Notice to Punjab and Center on the petition of Daljit Kalsi lodged in Dibrugarh Jail

The Punjab-Haryana High Court has issued a notice to the Punjab and the Central Government on the petition filed by Daljit Kalsi, the companion of Amritpal Singh, lodged in Dibrugarh Jail, to the NSA. The court has asked the governments to file their reply within three weeks. The next hearing of this case will be held on September 18. There is also news that Daljit Kalsi may contest the by-election from Dera Baba Nanak, while Kulwant Singh Rauke is rumored to contest the by-election from Barnala. This activity is when Amritpal Singh wins the Lok Sabha election from Khadur Sahib with a large
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IndiaAug 23, 2024

Akali Dal made preparations for the by-elections of 4 Vidhan Sabha seats in Punjab

The Shiromani Akali Dal has started preparations for the by-elections of 4 Vidhan Sabha seats in Punjab. These seats include Barnala, Giddarbaha, Dera Baba Nanak and Chabewal. The party's parliamentary board is starting a tour of these four assembly constituencies from August 24 to select candidates for the elections. Sukhbir Badal himself is active in Giddarbaha and it is believed that he will take the by-election from here, for the remaining three seats, the party will field candidates after taking feedback from the constituencies. It is to be noted that the Shiromani Akali Dal has increase
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IndiaAug 23, 2024

A big revelation was made during the investigation about the prison interview of gangster Lawrence Bishnoi

It has been revealed in the jail interview of gangster Lawrence Bishnoi, the mastermind of the Sidhu Moosewala murder case, that his second jail interview was held in the central jail in Jaipur, Rajasthan. Earlier there was a report about his first jail interview, which took place in police custody in Kharar, Punjab. The hearing regarding this matter will be held in the High Court on September 5. Several officers of the Punjab Police are under questioning regarding the TV interview that took place during the custody of Lawrence Bishnoi. According to the lawyer who filed the petition, efforts
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IndiaAug 23, 2024

Judicial custody of former minister Bharat Bhushan Ashu extended by 14 days

The judicial custody of senior Congress leader and former minister Bharat Bhushan Ashu from Punjab's Ludhiana has been extended for 14 days. He was arrested by the ED on August 1 in the Jalandhar office after questioning in the case of a multi-crore transport scam in the Food and Supplies Department. The next hearing of this matter will now be held on September 5. This matter was first taken up by the Punjab Vigilance Bureau. Vigilance has also presented a challan in the court in this case. After this, the ED started an investigation at its own level.
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IndiaAug 23, 2024

Several injured or missing after a bus carrying dozens of Indian pilgrims drives off a Nepal highway

A bus carrying dozens of Indian pilgrims drove off a highway Friday inNepal, leaving several people injured or missing. The bus veered off the highway and rolled toward a fast-flowing river, stopping on the rocky bank. The top part of the bus had been ripped but the wreckage did not plunge into the Marsyangdi river.
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IndiaAug 22, 2024

The decision to make 8 colleges of Punjab autonomous was stopped recently

The Punjab government has taken a U-turn on its decision to upgrade 8 government colleges as (autonomous) colleges. Under the autonomous status, these colleges were supposed to have the freedom to take decisions on everything from fees to other matters, but the opposition parties had started to surround the Aam Aadmi Party on this issue. He said that the Aam Aadmi Party came to power on the issue of education and health, which is now changing the status of government colleges and making them expensive for the poor. The state Congress had also warned to protest on this issue. Chief Minister B

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CanadaApr 17, 2026

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