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IndiaJul 22, 2024

Sarabjit Singh Khalsa will form a new party together with Amritpal

Sarabjit Singh Khalsa, who won the free election from Faridkot in Punjab and became a Member of Parliament, will soon form a new party along with Member of Parliament from Khadur Sahib, Amritpal Singh. This party will be announced when Amritpal comes out of jail. Sarabjit Singh Khalsa made this claim while addressing the Jan Sabha in a program. He also claimed that many leaders who were ministers in the Shiromani Akali Dal government and people with clean image are in contact with him. He has invited the people to be ready for Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee elections and cast maximum
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IndiaJul 22, 2024

Bibi Jagir Kaur made serious allegations against the Punjab government on the issue of blasphemy

Bibi Jagir Kaur and Gurpratap Singh Wadala, senior leaders of the rebel faction of the Shiromani Akali Dal, held a press conference in Jalandhar today and made serious allegations against the Punjab government on the issue of blasphemy. He said that CM Bhagwant Mann is engaged in wooing Ram Rahim's lovers in view of the upcoming elections in Haryana, on the other hand, according to the statements made by the main witness Pradeep Keller in the court, both Ram Rahim and Honeypreet were involved in the blasphemy case but Still, the Aam Aadmi Party government did not take any action. Bibi Jagir K
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IndiaJul 22, 2024

Farmers' Unions of Punjab announce tractor march on August 15

The farmers unions of Punjab have announced to hold a tractor march on August 15. Farmer leaders Sarwan Singh Pandher and Jagjit Singh Dallewal said that the agitation will continue for other farmers' demands, including the legalization of MSP. He said that Shambhu border and Khanuri border are currently closed, whenever these borders are opened, farmers will definitely march towards Delhi. Pandher said that the effigy of the Modi government will be blown up on August 1. After this, tractor marches will be held on Independence Day and copies of the new criminal law will be burnt.
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IndiaJul 22, 2024

Election of Member of Parliament Amritpal Singh challenged in High Court

The victory of Amritpal Singh, who became an MP from Punjab's Khadur Sahib, has been challenged in the court. In this regard, Vikramjit Singh, who was an independent candidate from Khadur Sahib, has filed a petition in the Punjab-Haryana High Court. Vikramjit has based five points in the petition and has argued that Amritpal hid the information of fund, donation and expenditure. The High Court will hear this petition on August 6. It is to be noted that Amritpal contested the election while in jail and defeated the Congress candidate Kulbir Singh Zira by a huge margin and 17 days ago he took
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IndiaJul 19, 2024

The owner of 'X' congratulated Prime Minister Modi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has been congratulated by Elon Musk, the owner of 'X' after 5 days of becoming the most followed global leader on the social media platform 'X'. Late on July 19 at around 11.11 pm (India time), Musk posted a PM on his official 'X' handle. Congratulated Modi by tagging him. Congratulations to Prime Minister Narendra Modi for becoming the most followed global leader, Musk said. This post by the owner of 'X' went viral within seconds and was seen by more than 7.75 lakh 'X' users within just 20 minutes.
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IndiaJul 19, 2024

MP in Jalandhar Sessions Court. The appearance of Amritpal Singh's brother Harpreet and partner Lovepreet

Harpreet Singh, the elder brother of Amritpal Singh, Member of Parliament from Sri Khadur Sahib in Punjab and head of the heir Punjab organization, Harpreet Singh and his associate Lovepreet Singh were produced in the Jalandhar Sessions Court by the police today in the case of drugs, where the police gave them two days of custody. Remand received. However, the police had asked for a remand of about 10 days. Recently, the Phillaur police arrested both of them after searching a suspicious vehicle on the highway during a routine check. The Punjab Police claimed to have recovered 4 grams of ice d
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IndiaJul 19, 2024

Amritpal Singh's challenge to NSA, High Court's stand

NSA Amritpal Singh from Khadur Sahib, Punjab, who is currently lodged in Dibrugarh Jail, has challenged the NSA on him in the High Court. Amritpal Singh has appealed to the High Court to remove it, calling it illegitimate and illegal. The case will be heard next week. Amritpal Singh has said in the petition that the reasons given by the Punjab government for imposing NSA on him for the second time are wrong. Amritpal said that he has now also won the election of the Member of Parliament, for which the NSA should be rejected.
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IndiaJul 18, 2024

Amritpal Singh's brother will be interrogated by the police again, an application has been filed in the court

The Jalandhar police of Punjab is preparing to re-interrogate Harpreet Singh, the brother of Waris Punjab organization chief Amritpal Singh, in the drug case. The police have filed an application in the court for remand. The police have argued in the court that the accused need to be interrogated in detail as many things have not been clarified in the case yet. Now this matter will be heard on July 19. It is to be noted that Phillaur police of Jalandhar had arrested Amritpal Singh's brother Harpreet Singh and his friend Lovepreet Singh on Phillaur highway five days ago.
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IndiaJul 18, 2024

Suryakumar Yadav became the new captain of the Indian cricket team

The Indian team has got a new captain in the shortest format of cricket T20. Suryakumar Yadav will be the new captain of the Indian cricket team in the three-match T20 series against Sri Lanka. Team India will play T20 series against Sri Lanka from July 27. Meanwhile, the ODI series will start from August 2 and will be captained by Rohit Sharma. Virat Kohli will also play the ODI match against Sri Lanka. At the same time, Shubman Gill has been appointed as the vice-captain of both the T20 and ODI teams. It may be noted that Rohit and Kohli have not played an ODI for India since the 2023 World

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Bank of Canada holds key interest rate at 2.25% as global risks weigh on outlook

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Federal finance minister tables 2026 spring mini-budget with focus on skilled trades training

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