Month: September 2023

Akali Dal Leader Surjit Singh Shot Dead In Punjab Hoshiarpur: Cops

September 28, 2023 admin

Police said that the reason behind the murder incident is unknown. (Representational) Hoshiarpur: Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) leader Surjit Singh was allegedly shot dead by two unidentified assailants on Thursday evening, police said. Deputy Superintendent of Police Talwinder Singh said that the incident occurred when the deceased leader was sitting outside a grocery shop in…

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Joe Biden Warns Democracies “Can Die When People Are Silent, Fail To Stand Up”

September 28, 2023 admin

“Democracies don’t have to die at the end of a rifle, US President Joe Biden said. Washington: President Joe Biden urged Americans to stand up for democracy in a speech Thursday that accused ” rival Donald Trump and “extremist” Republicans of trying to subvert US institutions. “Democracies don’t have to die at the end of…

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Swedish PM Summons Army, Police Heads As Gang Violence Rocks Nation

September 28, 2023 admin

View of the damage after an explosion occurred on Thursday in a housing area in Sweden. Stockholm, Sweden: Sweden’s prime minister summoned the head of the armed forces and the police commissioner in a bid to stem gang violence, he said on Thursday, following a wave of violence that has taken at least 11 lives…

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Jaishankar meets Blinken, Sullivan in Washington

September 28, 2023 admin

Secretary of State Antony Blinken speaks with Indian External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar on September 28, 2023, at the State Department in Washington. | Photo Credit: AP Kicking off the Washington segment of his U.S. trip, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar met with U.S. National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan. As The Hindu went to press,…

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S Jaishankar, US Secretary Of State Antony Blinken Hold Talks Amid India-Canada Row

September 28, 2023 admin

S Jaishankar and Antony Blinken did not take any questions from the media (AFP) Washington: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Thursday met US Secretary of State Antony Blinken in Washington and discussed ways to further the bilateral ties, amid the diplomatic row between India and Canada over the killing of a Khalistani separatist. #WATCH…

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Rajya Sabha Chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar Signs Women’s Reservation Bill

September 28, 2023 admin

Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar on Thursday signed the women’s reservation bill as passed by Parliament. New Delhi: Vice President and Rajya Sabha Chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar on Thursday signed the women’s reservation bill as passed by Parliament before it is presented to President Droupadi Murmu for her assent. The Constitution amendment bill was passed by the…

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AIADMK On Allying With BJP Again

September 28, 2023 admin

The announcement was made following a meeting chaired by party General Secretary Edappadi K Palaniswami. Krishnagiri/Chennai: The opposition AIADMK on Thursday said it will not go back on its decision of severing ties with the BJP and reiterated that the party would cobble up an alliance for the 2024 Lok Sabha poll and the next…

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UP Cops Allegedly Plant Gun On Teacher’s Bike, Arrest Him For Arms Smuggling

September 28, 2023 admin

The two constables have been transferred to police lines. Meerut: A coaching centre teacher in Meerut was arrested and kept in custody on charges of being an arms smuggler after the police recovered a pistol from his motorcycle. There was one problem with the arrest though – the pistol that was recovered was allegedly planted…

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3 Arrested For Killing Girl, Engaging In Sexual Acts With Body In Assam

September 28, 2023 admin

A phone number in the girl’s diary led the police to her killers. Karimganj: Three people, including a railway employee, were arrested on Thursday for allegedly strangling a teenage girl to death and then engaging in sexual acts with the body in Assam’s Karimganj district, police said. The minor’s body was found beside Karimganj town…

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Punjab To Conduct Study To Find Cause Of Rising Infertility Among Couples

September 28, 2023 admin

Punjab has already implemented both the Acts – ART Act and Surrogacy Act (Representational) Chandigarh: Punjab Health Minister Balbir Singh Thursday expressed concern over rising infertility among couples and ordered an in-depth study to find out possible causes behind the inability to conceive a child. He also proposed to establish Assisted Reproductive Technology (ART) centres…

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