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IndiaJun 26, 2024

Complete ban on videography for film promotion in Sachkhand Sri Harmandir Sahib

Videography has been completely banned for film promotion in Sachkhand Sri Harmandir Sahib. These orders have been given by Jathedar Giani Raghbir Singh of Sri Akal Takht Sahib. Now no one will be allowed to do videography at Sachkhand Sri Harmandir Sahib for the promotion of their film. Jathedar Giani Raghbir Singh said that it is a religious center and not a film promotion venue. He said that if someone comes to the Darbar Sahib as a companion, he can bow down, but the films will not be promoted in the Darbar Sahib.
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IndiaJun 26, 2024

Om Birla elected Speaker for the second time in a row

In India, the ongoing dispute between the NDA alliance led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the India Alliance of opposition parties over the appointment of Lok Sabha Speaker has ended. NDA's Om Birla was elected Speaker for the second time in a row through the vice vote held in the House today. After this Prime Minister Narendra and Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi left him to the chair. In the first speech, Om Birla mentioned the emergency imposed during the Congress government and described it as a black mark on democracy and observed two minutes of silence in memory of the common citiz
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IndiaJun 26, 2024

CBI Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal was arrested

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal has been sent to CBI custody by the trial court for three days. The investigating agency arrested Kejriwal this morning after questioning him in Tihar jail last night. Till now he was in the custody of ED in the liquor scam case. The CBI has taken Kejriwal into its custody after the High Court canceled the bail granted to him by the trial court while hearing the petition of the ED. ED-CBI alleges that Aam Aadmi Party did money laundering in liquor policy through Kejriwal. The party used a part of the scam money during the 2022 Goa assembly elections. Accor
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IndiaJun 26, 2024

Attempts are being made to break the Akali Dal at the behest of BJP: Harsimrat Kaur Badal

Harsimrat Kaur Badal has claimed that some backbenchers of the BJP in the party are trying to break the Akali Dal amid the ongoing rebellion in the Shiromani Akali Dal, a regional party of Punjab. Harsimrat Kaur Badal said that only 5 of our 117 leaders are against Sukhbir Badal. He also targeted Bibi Jagir without naming her, Harsimrat Badal said that BJP had also contested the SGPC election for him. At the same time, according to information, Sukhbir Badal offered to resign from the post of President in a party meeting held today in Chandigarh, but his colleagues rejected this decision and
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IndiaJun 25, 2024

Arvind Kejriwal will remain in Tihar Jail for the time being

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal will remain in Tihar Jail for the time being. The High Court on Tuesday refused to grant bail in the money laundering case related to the Delhi liquor scam. The High Court held that the arguments were not properly presented, and therefore set aside the decision of the Rouse Avenue court. In a strong comment, the high court said that looking at the trial court's decision, it appears that judgment was not exercised while granting bail to Kejriwal, the court should have given the ED adequate opportunity to argue.
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IndiaJun 25, 2024

The rift between Raja Waring and the working president Bharat Bhushan Ashu

A rift has arisen between Punjab Congress president Amarinder Singh Raja Waring and working president Bharat Bhushan Ashu. After Waring won the Lok Sabha elections, Ashu and Waring have not met even once. Ashu even Dr. Lok Sabha Member of Fatehgarh Sahib. When Amar Singh won, he took a photo with him and put it on Facebook but did not share any such post about the waring. Yesterday, when Raja Waring held a meeting with Congress workers and office-bearers at Ludhiana, state Congress working president Bharat Bhushan Ashu did not even attend the meeting. When the journalists asked Waring that A
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IndiaJun 24, 2024

Kejriwal did not get relief on the bail petition, the hearing will be repeated on June 26

The Delhi High Court will pronounce its decision tomorrow afternoon on whether the bail granted to Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal by the Rouse Avenue Court remains intact or not. The Rouse Avenue Court had granted bail to Kejriwal on June 20, but the High Court stayed the order on the petition of the ED. After hearing the arguments of both the sides, the court said that the verdict will be pronounced on June 24 or 25 and the bail will remain suspended until then. Kejriwal had also filed a petition in the Supreme Court, but the Supreme Court said that the decision of the High Court in th
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IndiaJun 24, 2024

T-20 World Cup: India wins the competition by 24 runs from Australia and made it to the semi-finals

In the T20 World Cup today, India has made a place in the semi-finals by winning the competition from Australia by 24 runs. Team India had given a target of 206 runs, but in response, the Australian team managed to score only 181 runs with the loss of 7 wickets. In this match, where the captain Rohit Sharma played an innings of 92 runs while batting, at the same time, the bowlers led by Arshdeep Singh sent the Australian batsmen to the pavilion one after the other. Arshdeep Singh took three wickets, spinner Kuldeep Yadav took two wickets. Let us tell that in today's match, Rohit Sharma was t
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IndiaJun 24, 2024

Congress will form the government in the state in 2027: Raja Waring

Punjab Congress president and elected Lok Sabha member from Ludhiana Amarinder Singh Raja Waring has alleged that Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann recently transferred 10,000 police personnel across the state because they voted for the Congress. He claimed that the Chief Minister took action against the police officers to express his frustration over the poor performance of the party in the Lok Sabha elections. It may be mentioned that the Aam Aadmi Party won only three out of 13 seats in the state. Waring said that Bhagwant Mann as Chief Minister and Home Minister should not have said that Punja

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The federal government has announced $9.8 million in funding for early-stage work on a proposed national training centre for Canada Soccer in Vancouver. According to a federal announcement made Friday, the funding will support the design, planning and pre-construction phases of the project. Secretary of State for Sport Adam van Koeverden and Housing and Infrastructure Minister Gregor Robertson outlined the investment at a news conference in Vancouver. Van Koeverden said the funding is aimed at developing a high-performance training facility for athletes, adding the project is intended to stren
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Police seek witnesses after child assaulted at Khalsa Day event in Surrey

Surrey Police Service says it is investigating an alleged assault involving a child during Khalsa Day celebrations on April 19 in Surrey. According to a police news release, frontline officers responded around 5 p.m. to a report of an assault outside a gurdwara in the 12800 block of 85 Avenue. Investigators say an eight-year-old boy was inside a carnival attraction called “Kreepy Kastle,” set up in the parking lot for the event, when he was allegedly assaulted by two adult men. Police say the child was able to escape and alert family members. He suffered injuries to his neck and was treate
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Five killed in small plane crash near Austin, Texas, county official says

Five people are dead after a small plane crashed near Wimberley, Texas, on Thursday night, according to a local official. Hays County Judge Ruben Becerra said in a Facebook post that the aircraft went down in the area, located about 40 miles southwest of Austin. All five individuals on board were killed, he said. Details about the aircraft, the identities of those on board, and the cause of the crash were not immediately released. It is not clear which agencies are leading the investigation. Authorities have not provided additional information on conditions at the time of the crash or whether
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IndiaMay 01, 2026

Punjab Assembly passes confidence motion with 88 AAP MLAs voting in favour

The Punjab Legislative Assembly passed a confidence motion tabled by Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann during a special session called by the state government, according to proceedings reported from the House. The motion was introduced to demonstrate the government’s majority. A total of 88 legislators from the Aam Aadmi Party voted in favour, while four MLAs were absent at the time of voting. Ahead of the session, Leader of the Opposition Partap Singh Bajwa questioned the need for a confidence motion, stating that the ruling party already holds a large majority in the Assembly. He said the move