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Chandigarh, October 2 Sidhu Moosewala’s mother Charan Kaur has accused the Punjab government of providing facilities to gangsters in jail cells after gangster Deepak Tinu fled police custody on Saturday. Deepak was a close aide of jailed gangster Lawrence Bishnoi and was chargesheeted in the Moosewala murder case. Charan Kaur…

Washington, October 2The anti-Sikh riots of 1984 mark “one of the darkest years” in modern Indian history, a US Senator has said, as he underlined the need to remember the atrocities committed against the Sikh community so that those responsible may be held accountable.Violence erupted in Delhi and other parts…

New Delhi, October 2Congress presidential polls candidate Mallikarjun Kharge on Sunday said he has not entered the polls to oppose anyone but to strengthen the party.Kharge said he entered the polls after senior and young leaders alike urged him to enter the fray.He said that in line with ‘one person,…

New Delhi, October 2 Nominee for the Congress president post Mallikarjun Kharge on Sunday said he told fellow contender Shashi Tharoor that it would be better to have a consensus candidate, but the Lok Sabha MP insisted on a contest for the “sake of democracy”. Kharge said if he becomes…

New Delhi, October 2 Even the top executive of a luxury car brand could require an auto-rickshaw to reach his destination — this came true for Martin Schwenk, the Chief Executive Officer of Mercedes-Benz India, after he got stuck in Pune’s traffic jam recently. Stuck in traffic, Schwenk stepped out…

Aman Sood Patiala, October 2 Taking advantage of the laxity of jail officials, one of Punjab’s most-wanted drug smuggler, Amrik Singh, escaped from the Government Rajindra Hospital Patiala on Saturday evening. He was considered a vital link between cross-border heroin network and local drug dealers. Sources said he was…

Chandigarh, October 2 Deepak Tinu, a close aide of jailed gangster Lawrence Bishnoi, held in the Punjabi singer Sidhu Moosewala murder case escaped from the custody of the Crime Investigations Agency (CIA), Mansa, police officials said on Sunday. Tinu was chargesheeted in the Moosewala murder case. He was brought on…

Sukhmeet Bhasin Mansa, October 2 Deepak Tinu, a close aide of jailed gangster Lawrence Bishnoi, held for his alleged involvement in the Punjabi singer Sidhu Moosewala’s killing, escaped from the custody of the Crime Investigations Agency (CIA), Mansa, official sources said on Sunday. Tinu was chargesheeted in the Moosewala murder…

Shimla, October 2 Four persons were killed and another was seriously injured in a car accident near Sonadhar in Kacheri area of Kumarsain in the district late last night. The car occupants were on their way to Karewath from Theog when the incident took place. More details awaited. Read…

JAKARTA, October 2 At least 129 people were killed and around 180 injured at a soccer match in Indonesia after a crowd stampede during a riot, police said on Sunday, in what appears to be one of the world’s worst stadium disasters. After the match in East Java province between…

Jakarta, October 2 At least 129 people were killed and around 180 injured at a soccer match in Indonesia after panicked fans were trampled and crushed trying to flee during a riot, police said on Sunday, in what appeared to be one of the world’s worst stadium disasters. When supporters…

Malang, Indonesia, October 2 At least 174 people were killed and 180 injured in a stampede and riot at a soccer match in Indonesia, officials said on Sunday, in one of the world’s worst stadium disasters. When frustrated supporters of the losing home team invaded the pitch in Malang in…

Malang(Indonesia), October 2 A stampede at a soccer stadium in Indonesia has killed at least 125 people and injured more than 320 after police sought to quell violence on the pitch, authorities said on Sunday, in one of the world’s worst stadium disasters. Officers fired tear gas in an attempt…

New Delhi, October 1The Twitter account of the Pakistan Government was withheld in India on Saturday with the social media company saying it had done so in response to a legal demand by the Centre.Previously, the Information and Broadcasting Ministry had blocked 16 YouTube news channels, including six Pakistan-based channels,…

Aditi TandonNew Delhi, October 1There will be a direct contest between Mallikarjun Kharge (80) and Shashi Tharoor (66) for the post of Congress president with the papers of the third candidate, KN Tripathi, former Jharkhand MLA of the party, being rejected on Saturday following scrutiny.Kharge sends LoP resignation to SoniaMallikarjun…