EC favours disqualification of Jharkhand CM Hemat Soren as MLA: Raj Bhavan sources

Ranchi, August 25The Election Commission of India is believed to have told Jharkhand Governor Ramesh Bais that Chief Minister Hemant Soren should be disqualified as an MLA for violating electoral norms, Raj Bhavan sources said.However, Raj Bhavan has officially not confirmed the development.Jharkhand Governor Ramesh Bais after touching down at…

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Diljit Dosanjh requests Inderjit Nikku to sing a song after seeing him cry due to financial crisis in a video

Chandigarh, August 25 Diljit Dosanjh has come out in support of fellow Punjabi singer Inderjit Nikku after he saw a video where Inderjit is talking about his financial crisis and struggle in career. Inderjit Nikku, who is known for songs such as ‘Ik Kudi Mere Supne Ch Aai’, ‘Sardari’…

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Sidhu Moosewala’s parents, fans take out candle march; demand justice for slain singer

Bathinda, August 25Demanding justice in the Punjabi singer Sidhu Moosewala murder case, parents, relatives and fans of the slain singer carried out a candle march from Mansa city to Jhwarke village where Moosewala was shot dead in broad daylight by shooters on May 29 this year.Balkaur Singh, father of Sidhu…

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Salman Khan mourns Saawan Kumar Tak’s demise, ‘have always loved and respected you’

Chandigarh, August 25 Saawan Kumar Tak, director of films such as ‘Sanam Bewafa’ and ‘Souten’, who was undergoing treatment for a lung infection at Kokilaben Dhirubhai Ambani Hospital in Mumbai, breathed his last on Thursday evening. The 86-year-old filmmaker, was admitted to the hospital on Wednesday and was in…

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Chakki road bridge on Punjab-Himachal border closed again amid threat to two pillars

Rajiv Mahajan Nurpur, August 25 Following the recommendations of the National Highway Authority of India (NHAI), administrations of Kangra and Pathankot districts on Wednesday night decided to close inter-state Chakki road bridge on Pathankot-Mandi National Highway (NH) 154 at Kandwal in Nurpur. As per information, the change of Chakki rivulet’s…

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As student visas get delayed, Canadian colleges plan remote courses

New Delhi, August 25With 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.Pointing out that the processing of visas is…

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For first time, India votes against Russia in UNSC during procedural vote on Ukraine

Washington, August 25India for the first time on Wednesday voted against Russia during a “procedural vote” at the United Nations Security Council on Ukraine, as the 15-member powerful UN body invited Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to address a meeting through a video tele-conference.This is for the first time that India…

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BJP leader Sonali Phogat death: Autopsy conducted, Goa CM says state DGP monitoring probe

Panaji, August 25Two days after the death of BJP leader Sonali Phogat in Goa, the autopsy was conducted at a state-run hospital on Thursday after her family members gave consent for it, a hospital official said.The findings have not yet been made public.Phogat (42), a BJP leader from Hisar in…

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Sonali Phogat death: As post-mortem report suggests multiple injuries, murder charge added to case; her two associates named accused

Panaji, August 25 Goa Police on Thursday pressed a charge of murder against two associates of BJP leader Sonali Phogat soon after autopsy was conducted on her body. The Section 302 (murder) of the Indian Penal Code has been added in the case related to the death of the 42-year-old…

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Goa police arrest Sonali Phogat’s 2 associates in her murder case

Panaji, August 25 In a big development, the Goa police have arrested 2 people in Sonali Phogat murder case. Dy SP Jivba Dalvi said Sudhir Sagwan and Sukhwinder Wasi—who were made accused in the case after the autopsy report of the BJP leader came out—have been arrested. Goa Police on…

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Supreme Court issues notice to Gujarat on petition against premature release of 11 convicts in Bilkis Bano case

Satya PrakashNew Delhi, August 25The Supreme Court on Thursday issued notice to the Gujarat government on a petition filed by three activists challenging the premature release of 11 convicts Bilkis Bano gangrape case that sparked widespread outrage.”Issue noticehellip;We direct the 11 convicts to be impleaded in the case,” a Bench…

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No Pegasus spyware found in 29 mobile phones examined by SC panel

Satya PrakashNew Delhi, August 25A Supreme Court-appointed committee which probed into the Pegasus snooping scandal has concluded that the Israeli spyware was not found in the 29 mobile phones examined by it even as it detected some other malware in five of the phones.”In five phones some malware was found…

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Supreme Court panel indicts Punjab Police for PM security breach

Satya Prakash New Delhi, August 25 A Supreme Court-appointed committee has indicted the Ferozepur SSP for a security breach during Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to the state in January this year. In its report submitted to the top court, the Justice Indu Malhotra 9Retd) committee said the Ferozepur SSP…

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Supreme Court panel indicts Punjab Police for PM Modi security breach

Satya Prakash New Delhi, August 25 A Supreme Court-appointed committee has indicted the Ferozepur SSP for a security breach during Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to the state in January this year. In its report submitted to the top court, the Justice Indu Malhotra (retd) committee said the Ferozepur SSP…

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