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IndiaAug 01, 2024

Paris Olympics 2024: Swapnil Kusale wins third medal in shooting for India

India has so far won three medals in the Paris Olympics. Swapnil Kusale won the latest medal in men's 50m rifle three position. This was his first Olympic match, in which he won a bronze medal. The special thing is that India has won all three medals in shooting in the Olympics so far. Meanwhile, the Harmanpreet Singh-led Indian hockey team suffered its first defeat against Belgium 2-1 in Pool B's group match on Thursday. Indian forward Abhishek scored in the 18th minute of the first half to give India the lead, while Belgium came back aggressively in the second half to equalize the score in
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IndiaAug 01, 2024

ED has arrested former cabinet minister of Punjab Bharat Bhushan Ashu

Senior Congress leader and former minister Bharat Bhushan Ashu from Punjab's Ludhiana has been arrested by the ED team in the multi-crore transport tender scam in the Food and Civil Supplies Department. According to information, ED had summoned former minister Ashu to the office in Jalandhar for questioning. They were interrogated for about 8 hours. When Bharat Bhushan Ashu was the Minister of the Ministry of Food and Civil Supplies, he was accused of fraud in the transport tender of Rs 2,000 crore. During the investigation of the matter, information also came to light that many fake vehicles
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IndiaAug 01, 2024

Farmers blew effigies of BJP in Punjab and Haryana

Farmers in Punjab and Haryana today protested at several places under the leadership of Non-Political United Kisan Morcha and Kisan Mazdoor Morcha regarding legal guarantee of minimum support price for crops and other farmers' demands. Farmers protested against the BJP at several places including Amritsar, Moga, Kurukshetra, Ambala, Sonepat and Panchkula along the Shambhu Front between Punjab Haryana and burnt effigies. The farmers said that the agitation will continue till their demands are met.
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IndiaAug 01, 2024

Akali Dal's action on Sukhdev Dhindsa also expelled from the party

The Shiromani Akali Dal's disciplinary committee has also shown the way out to party patron Sukhdev Singh Dhindsa. Sukhdev Dhindsa supported the rebel faction only yesterday and said that a general meeting will be called soon to elect a new president in place of Sukhbir Badal. Along with this, he said that Sukhbir Badal's decision to expel 8 leaders including Bibi Jagir Kaur, Professor Prem Singh Chandumajra from the party is against the constitution of Shiromani Akali Dal and said that he completely rejects the decision. Sukhdev Dhindsa said that Sukhbir Badal had no right to expel anyone fr
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IndiaAug 01, 2024

Preparation to send Ravneet Bittu to Rajya Sabha from Haryana

Former MP Ravneet Bittu from Punjab's Ludhiana may be sent by BJP to Rajya Sabha via Haryana. Bittu is currently Assistant Minister in the Department of Railways and Food Processing at the Centre. BJP is trying to woo Sikh voters ahead of assembly elections in Haryana. There is currently no Sikh minister in the Haryana government as Sandeep Singh was dropped from the cabinet after Naib Singh Saini took over as Chief Minister on 13 March. In fact, Sandeep Singh is facing charges in the case of sexual harassment of a female coach. He was Sports Minister in Haryana Government.
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IndiaJul 31, 2024

Hearing on the petition challenging the detention of Amritpal Singh on August 28

The Punjab-Haryana High Court has sought a response from the Punjab government and the Center in the case of extension of NSA on Waris Punjab organization chief Amritpal Singh. Amritpal, lodged in Dibrugarh jail, had recently challenged the NSA on him, which was heard in the court today. The court has fixed the date of August 28 for the next hearing of the case. Meanwhile, the challenge to Amritpal's parliamentary membership by Vikarjit Singh, who was an independent candidate from Khadur Sahib, will be heard in the Punjab-Haryana High Court on August 5. The petitioner says that Amritpal Sing
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IndiaJul 31, 2024

Dr. Daljit S Cheema fiery response to Dr. Sukhdev Singh

In the Shiromani Akali Dal, there is an uproar over the rebel faction. Dr. Daljit Singh Cheema, on behalf of Sukhdev Dhindsa who is the patron of the party, Bibi Jagir Kaur and Prof. 8 leaders, including Chandumajra, have turned against the cancellation of the decision to expel them. Dr. Cheema said that Dhindsa Saab should not have led the press conference of the rebel faction leaders himself. He said that patronage is an honorable position, when you become old and are not fully active in politics, the party gives you honor and makes you the patronage of the party and the patronage has to go
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IndiaJul 31, 2024

Gulab Chand Kataria took oath as the 37th Governor of Punjab

The new governor of Punjab, Gulab Chand Kataria, took oath as the 37th governor of the state on Wednesday. On this occasion, Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann congratulated him with a hug. This cordial atmosphere was seen after two years of tension between Mann and former Governor Banwari Lal Purohit. Bhagwant Mann did not attend Purohit's farewell ceremony on Tuesday, while at the new governor's ceremony, he accompanied his wife Dr. Gurpreet Kaur was sitting in the front row. According to sources, the Chief Minister held a brief 5-10 minute meeting with the Governor at Raj Bhavan and also had br
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IndiaJul 31, 2024

Haryana govt to honour Olympic medallist Sarabjot Singh and Manu Bhaker

Sarbjot Singh of Ambala, who wins a bronze medal for India in the Paris Olympics, will be given Rs 2.5 crore by the Haryana government. Apart from this, Sarbjot will also get a government job. This was announced by Haryana Government Sports Minister Sanjay Singh. He had reached Sarbjot's house in Ambala on Wednesday. In the meantime, he also made Sarabjit's father Jitinder Singh speak to Chief Minister Naib Saini on the phone, who congratulated the family. At the same time, Haryana's Jhajjar shooter Manu Bhakar, who created history by winning two medals in the Olympics, will get five crores o

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