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Taipei, August 2 US House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi arrived in Taiwan on Tuesday night despite threats from Beijing of serious consequences, becoming the highest-ranking American official to visit the self-ruled island claimed by China in 25 years. Voices support The visit honours America’s commitment to supporting Taiwan’s…

Chandigarh, August 2Farmer unions in Punjab have called off their ‘chakka jam’ agitation, scheduled for Wednesday, after Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann assured to amicably resolve all issues related to the agriculture sector.The decision to call off the agitation was taken after a marathon meeting of leaders of 16 farmer…

London, August 2 A 20-year-old British Sikh man found in the grounds of Queen Elizabeth II’s Windsor Castle on Christmas Day last year has been charged with treason offences on Tuesday, the Metropolitan Police said. Jaswant Singh Chail, from Southampton who had identified himself as “Indian Sikh” who wanted to…

New Delhi, August 2 Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Tuesday said that the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) will be implemented after the COVID-19 precaution dose vaccination programme is completed. The Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2019 which was passed by the Parliament of India on December 11, 2019, but is yet…

Sanjay Yadav Gurugram, August 2 Four labourers died and one critically injured at a construction site of residential society Emaar Palm Heights, Sector 77, on Tuesday when a tower crane broke down and all five fell down. While four died on spot, one is being treated in a hospital. The…

Sameer SinghMansa, August 2A police team from Mansa has arrested a man from Rajasthan in connection with Punjabi singer Sidhu Moosewala’s murder case.The police said Arshad Ali had allegedly provided the Bolero car used by the shooters. The police have brought him to Mansa where he will be interrogated.Ali is…

Birmingham, August 2 Harmeet Desai raised his game in the decisive singles as the Indian men’s table tennis team retained its Commonwealth Games gold medal after a close fight against Singapore here on Tuesday. World no. 121 Harmeet outsmarted 133rd-ranked Zhe Yu Clarence Chew 11-8, 11-5, 11-6 in the third…

Kuala Lumpur/Taipei, August 2 A US Air Force plane that may include House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi among its passengers entered the final leg of its journey to Taiwan after departing from Malaysia and taking an extended route that skirted the South China Sea. Reuters could not immediately establish…

Taipei, August 2 US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi arrived in Taiwan on Tuesday night despite threats from Beijing of serious consequences, becoming the highest-ranking American official to visit the self-ruled island claimed by China in 25 years. Pelosi’s visit has triggered increased tension between China and the United States. China…

Beijing, August 2 China on Tuesday warned that US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s visit to Taiwan disregarding its stern warnings will have a “severe impact” on bilateral ties and it “gravely undermines” regional peace and stability, as the official media here said that the military will launch a series…

Chandigarh, August 2 Kangana Ranaut takes swipe at filmmaker Karan Johar yet again. She has earlier called him movie mafia and flag bearer of nepotism on Koffee With Karan. Now, Five years later, their differences seem to only grow. In her Instagram Stories, Kangana wrote, “I don’t fight individuals,…

Chandigarh, August 2 Pollywood actors such as Diljit Dosanjh, Ammy Virk have in the past expressed their disapproval of how Bollywood movies stereotype Punjab, its culture and Punjabis. Joining them is singer-actor Ranjit Singh who is quite upset over the portrayal of Punjab in Janhvi Kapoor’s latest movie ‘good…

Birmingham, August 2 The India lawn bowls team bagged a historic gold medal at the Commonwealth Games on Tuesday, a day after getting the country hooked to the rarely-followed game with their inspiring show. The Indian quartet of Lovely Choubey (lead), Pinki (second), Nayanmoni Saikia (third) and Rupa Rani Tirkey…

Birmingham, August 2 The India lawn bowls team bagged a historic gold medal at the Commonwealth Games on Tuesday, a day after getting the country hooked to the rarely-followed game with their inspiring show. The Indian quartet of Lovely Choubey (lead), Pinki (second), Nayanmoni Saikia (third) and Rupa Rani Tirkey…

Karam Prakash Nabha, August 2 Harjinder Kaur, the daughter of a landless farmer from Mehas village here in Patiala district, braved poverty to make it to the podium at the ongoing Commonwealth Games in Birmingham. Kaur has been successful in winning a bronze medal in the 71 kg…