Lankan Prez flees as protesters storm house

New Delhi, July 9Thousands of anti-government protesters stormed into the President’s House on Saturday, forcing President Gotabaya Rajapaksa to flee with his family for an unknown destination. Sri Lankan Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe’s house was set on fire by the protesters as Sri Lanka slid further into the economic morass.Before…

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In rare gesture, joint Quad statement on Shinzo Abe’s death

New Delhi, July 9In a rare joint condolence statement by three countries, the leaders of Australia, India and the US together expressed shock at the assassination of former Japanese PM Shinzo Abe.The joint statement signed by leaders of three of the four Quad members — US President Joe Biden, Prime…

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Haryana CM ML Khattar seeks new Vidhan Sabha building in Chandigarh, raises SYL

New Delhi, July 9 Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar today raised several issues concerning the state, including the SYL canal and a new building for the Haryana Vidhan Sabha in Chandigarh, during a Northern Zonal Council meeting chaired by Union Home Minister Amit Shah. He also raised the issues…

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Sidhu Moosewala killing: Sachin Bishnoi, one of key plotters, fled India a month before incident, say Delhi police

New Delhi, July 9 The Delhi Police on Saturday said one of the key conspirators of Punjabi singer Sidhu Moosewala’s killing fled India over a month before the incident. The Interpol had earlier issued a Red Corner Notice against Satinderjeet Singh alias Goldy Brar who claimed responsibility for Moosewala’s killing….

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Three Punjab engineers suspended after video of re-carpeting road in Hoshiarpur in heavy rains goes viral

Garhshankar (Hoshiarpur), July 9 Three officials have been suspended by the Punjab government after a video of re-carpeting a road in Hoshiarpur in heavy rains had gone viral. The Punjab Department of Public Works suspended Tarsam Singh, sub divisional engineer, Vipan Kumar, junior engineer and Jasbir Singh, also a junior…

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Punjabi-origin Canada MP Kamal Khera gets married to her ‘best friend’ Jaspreet Dhillon

Sukhmeet Bhasin Bathinda, July 9 Punjabi-origin MP from Brampton West Kamal Khera got married to Jaspreet Dhillon in Canada. Kamal Khera was first elected as the Member of Parliament for Brampton West in 2015, and has previously served as Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of International Development, Parliamentary Secretary to…

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Man kills wife after she broke his phone during altercation over her ‘extramarital affair’

New Delhi, July 9 A 29-year-old man was arrested for allegedly killing his wife after she broke his mobile phone during an altercation in southeast Delhi’s Badarpur area, police said on Saturday. The accused has been identified as Dhrijesh, a resident of Budh Vihar, they said. The police received a…

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2nd T20I: Rohit’s India clinch another series win with thumping 49-run victory over England

Birmingham, July 9 Rohit Sharma’s inspirational leadership and an aggressive brand new approach saw India completely outclass England by 49 runs in the second T20 International to seal the three-match series with an unassailable 2-0 lead here on Saturday. Batting first, India once again showed a start-to-finish aggressive intent while…

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Video: Miraculous escape for Punjab tourists as their car hit by huge boulder in Kausali

Chandigarh, July 9 It was a miraculous escape for Punjab tourists as their car was hit by a huge boulder in Kausali. The car had Punjab registration number. The boulder came shooting down the hill in speed and hit the car parked on a roadside. A car’s roof was…

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Rybakina wins Wimbledon, creates history to become 1st Kazakh player to win a Grand Slam singles title

London, July 9 Elena Rybakina beat Tunisia’s Ons Jabeur 3-6 6-2 6-2 to become the first player from Kazakhstan to win a Grand Slam singles title at Wimbledon on Saturday. With Russian and Belarussian players banned from the grasscourt major following Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine, Rybakina would have been excluded…

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