Blast near Karte Parwan gurdwara in Afghanistan’s Kabul, no casualty

ANI Kabul (Afghanistan), July 27 A bomb exploded near Karte Parwan Gurdwara in Kabul on Wednesday, a month after the holy place was attacked by members of the Islamic State. “Members of the Sikh and Hindu communities are reported to be safe. Further details are awaited,” said Puneet Singh Chandhok,…

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Explosion in shop near Gurdwara Karte Parwan in Afghanistan’s Kabul, no casualty

GS Paul, Amritsar, July 27 A day after the Taliban regime urged its minority communities to return claiming to have addressed their security concern, a bomb reportedly exploded near the main gate of Gurdwara Karte Parwan in Kabul, Afghanistan. However, no loss of life was reported in the incident….

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MPs’ suspension: Opposition leaders meet RS chairman, demand revocation; Naidu says MPs should express regret

New Delhi, July 27 Leaders of many opposition parties met Rajya Sabha chairman M Venkaiah Naidu on Wednesday and demanded the suspension of 20 MPs be revoked, but Naidu made it clear that it can happen only after the MPs express regret over their “misconduct”. Sources said 10 leaders of…

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Arvind Kejriwal committed fraud to show himself as Punjab AAP convenor and secured Z-plus security from Punjab, alleges Sukhpal Khaira

Chandigarh, July 27 Congress leader Sukhpal Khaira on Wednesday alleged that Arvind Kejriwal committed fraud to show himself as Punjab AAP convenor to secure Z-plus security from the Punjab government despite already having Z-plus cover from the Centre as Delhi CM. Khaira made the claim at a press conference at…

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Punjab govt passes off Arvind Kejriwal as state AAP convenor to provide him Z-plus security, alleges Sukhpal Khaira

Chandigarh, July 27 Congress MLA Sukhpal Khaira on Wednesday alleged that to provide Z-plus security of Punjab Police to AAP chief Arvind Kejriwal, the AAP government in Punjab has passed off the Delhi CM as party’s Punjab convener. Making public the list of categorised protected persons of Punjab submitted in…

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Congress leaders allege Punjab govt passed off Kejriwal as state AAP convener to provide him Z-plus security; ‘not our list’, counter police

Tribune News Service Chandigarh, July 27 As Punjab Congress leaders PPCC Chief Amarinder Raja Warring and MLA Sukhpal Khaira on Wednesday alleged that to provide Z-plus security of Punjab Police to AAP chief Arvind Kejriwal in the list of police protectee, the AAP government in Punjab has passed off the…

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Murder of democracy, says Congress after MPs are detained over protests against ‘misuse’ of agencies

New Delhi, July 27 Congress MPs staging a protest at Vijay Chowk here over the alleged misuse of investigative agencies were detained by police on Wednesday, with the party calling it a “murder of democracy” and claiming that the government wanted an “Opposition-mukt Bharat”. Leader of the Opposition in the…

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Supreme Court upholds validity of PMLA provisions that give wider power of arrest, seizure

Satya Prakash New Delhi, July 27 The Supreme Court on Wednesday upheld the validity of several key provisions of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act which gives the Enforcement Directorate wider powers of arrest, seizure and makes it difficult to obtain bail. A three-judge Bench led by Justice AM Khanwilkar,…

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ED records Sonia Gandhi’s statement on third day of questioning in money-laundering case

New Delhi, July 27 Congress president Sonia Gandhi on Wednesday recorded her statement for the third time before the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in the money-laundering case linked to the National Herald newspaper. She reached the federal agency’s office in central Delhi at 11am, accompanied by her children Priyanka Gandhi Vadra…

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CBI arrests Lalu Prasad’s aide Bhola Yadav in land-for-job scam

New Delhi, July 27 The CBI on Wednesday arrested Bhola Yadav, former OSD of Lalu Prasad, in connection with its probe into the alleged land-for-job scam, officials in the agency said. Bhola Yadav was Lalu Prasad’s Officer on Special Duty (OSD) from 2004 to 2009. The officials said that during…

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There exists ‘ED terror’ in country, PMLA ‘weaponised’: Congress

New Delhi, July 27 On a day when Sonia Gandhi is set to appear before the Enforcement Directorate for the third time, the Congress on Wednesday claimed that there existed an “ED terror” in the country, as the government had “weaponised” the Prevention of Money Laundering Act. Addressing a joint…

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Punjab to abolish posts of additional deputy commissioners, urban development, in local govt

Rajmeet Singh Chandigarh, July 27 Reversing the decision of the previous Congress government, the AAP government is all set to abolish posts of additional deputy commissioners (Urban Development) in the local government, barring the posts at Amritsar, Jalandhar, Ludhiana, Patiala, Bathinda and SAS Municipal Corporations. Their work will be given…

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Chandigarh-Manali road blocked after landslide in Kullu district

Shimla, July 27A road was blocked in Himachal Pradesh’s Kullu district following a landslide, the state disaster management department said on Wednesday.The landslide near Nehru Kund in Manali tehsil occurred on Tuesday night, it added.According to information received from police, the traffic has been diverted through Palchan till boulders are…

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Ruckus over inflation, record 19 RS MPs suspended till July 29

New Delhi, July 26A record 19 members of the Rajya Sabha belonging to Opposition parties were today suspended from taking part in the proceedings of the House till July 29 for repeatedly causing disruptions.Editorial: RS ticket racketThe development led to uproar in the House, with the penalised MPs refusing to…

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