Sidhu Moosewala’s family raises objection to Salim Merchant releasing song of the late singer

Sukhmeet Bhasin Bathinda, August 26 Late Punjabi singer Sidhu Moosewala’s family has objected to the release of a song sung by him with singer Afsana Khan and recorded with composer Salim Merchant. The release of this song on September 2 was announced by Bollywood composer Salim Merchant on Thursday….

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Sonali Phogat’s drink was spiked by accused at restaurant before her death; accused arrested, charged with murder

Panaji, August 26 Haryana BJP leader Sonali Phogat was fed some “obnoxious chemical” through her drinks by her two aides during a party at a North Goa restaurant which apparently caused her death, police said on Friday. The two accused, Sudhir Sagwan and Sukhwinder Singh, have been arrested and charged…

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Sonali Phogat’s drink was spiked by accused at restaurant before her death; 2 arrested, charged with murder

Panaji, August 26 Haryana BJP leader Sonali Phogat was fed some “obnoxious chemical” through her drinks by her two aides during a party at a North Goa restaurant which apparently caused her death, police said on Friday. The two accused, Sudhir Sagwan and Sukhwinder Singh, have been arrested and charged…

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Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann hands over land allotment letter to Tata Steel for setting up its maiden Rs 2600-crore steel plant at Ludhiana

Chandigarh, August 26 In a move aimed at giving further fillip to industrial development in the state, Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann today handed over land allotment letter to Tata group for setting up its scrap-based steel plant at an investment of Rs 2600 crore in first phase at Ludhiana….

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Punjab Cabinet approves new policy for transportation, labour and cartage of foodgrains

Chandigarh, August 26 The Punjab Cabinet on Friday approved the new policy for transportation, labour and cartage of foodgrains. It also sought financial aid of Rs 25,000 crore for a new power transmission system from the Centre. Read More | Source: The Tribune…

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Content of Ghulam Nabi Azad’s letter not factual, timing awful: Congress

New Delhi, August 26 The Congress on Friday said the contents of Ghulam Nabi Azad’s resignation letter were “not factual” and its timing was “awful”, while asserting that it was most unfortunate that it came at a time when the entire party organisation was engaged in combating the BJP on…

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Congress questions timing of Ghulam Nabi Azad’s resignation

Shubhadeep Choudhury New Delhi, August 26 Throwing his weight firmly behind Rahul Gandhi, senior Congress leader and party spokesperson Jairam Ramesh on Friday questioned the timing of party veteran Ghulam Nabi Azad’s decision to sever all relations with the Congress. A press conference that was originally convened to talk…

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Supreme Court upholds denial of sanction to prosecute Uttar Pradesh CM Yogi Adityanath in hate speech case

Satya Prakash New Delhi, August 26 The Supreme Court on Friday dismissed a petition challenging an Allahabad High Court order upholding denial of sanction to prosecute Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath in a 15-year-old hate speech case. A three-judge Bench led by Chief Justice of India NV Ramana,…

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Sonali Phogat’s daughter inconsolable as her body arrives in Hisar; brother-in-law claims property dispute cause behind murder

Deepender Deswal Hisar, August 26 Sonali Phogat’s daughter Yashodhara was inconsolable as the body of the BJP leader arrived at her farmhouse in Dhandur village on Friday. After her mother’s death, Yashodhara had made an emotional appeal, “My mother deserves justice and her death must be probed.” The body of…

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Ghulam Nabi Azad quits from Congress party positions, including primary membership

New Delhi, August 26 Senior Congress leader Ghulam Nabi Azad on Friday resigned from all party positions, including its primary membership, delivering another blow to the embattled party that has seen a series of leaders leave it. In a five-page no-holds-barred letter to Congress president Sonia Gandhi that comes ahead…

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Ghulam Nabi Azad resigns from Congress; says all decisions were being taken by Rahul Gandhi or his ‘security guards’ and ‘personal assistants’

Aditi Tandon New Delhi, August 26 Things came to a head in the Congress on Friday with veteran Ghulam Nabi Azad calling it quits after tearing into Congress president Sonia Gandhi for letting the party go adrift and applying UPA’s remote control model to the Congress. In a five-page letter…

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Sonali Phogat was taken to Goa on pretext of film shoot; brother says ‘PA Sudhir Sagwan told us shooting was on August 24’

Panaji, August 26 Family members of Haryana BJP leader and TikTok star Sonali Phogat has alleged that she was brought to Goa on the pretext of film shoot by accused persons. “Sudhir Sagwan (PA of Phogat) told us that film shooting was there on August 24. But hotel rooms were…

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Hate crime: US woman arrested after racist rant, assault on Indian Americans

Washington, August 26Police in Texas on Thursday arrested a person after a video of her assaulting a group of four Indian-American women surfaced and went viral in which she is abusing them and asking them to go back to India.This racist attacking these innocent women is Esmi Upton of Plano,…

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Contingency plans by Canadian universities as student visas delayed

New Delhi/Bathinda, Aug 25 With student visas for Canada getting delayed, the India High Commission in Ottawa has issued an advisory pointing out that some universities have put in place contingency plans for those missing out on the fall session starting from next month. Refusal rate 60% | Session…

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