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Chandigarh, October 16 Just a week after the devastating fire at the PGI Nehru Hospital’s ‘C’ block, the institute was once again struck by a fire emergency, this time at the Advanced Eye Centre. The fire occurred at 9.30 am on Monday. The source of the fire was traced to the UPS battery room of the Advanced Eye Centre, where …

Shimla, October 16 Widespread rains in Himachal Pradesh and snowfall in the upper reaches of the state led to a sharp fall in temperatures as the weather department issued a “yellow alert”, warning of heavy rains and thunderstorms on Monday. According to the India Meteorological Department, the western disturbance would continue to impact the state till Tuesday and weather would …

New Delhi, October 16 Ahead of the 2024 general election, the Supreme Court on Monday referred petitions challenging the Electoral Bonds Scheme to a five-judge Constitution Bench, saying it involved an important constitutional issue. “In view of the importance of the issue raised, and having regard to Article 145(3) of the Constitution, the matter be placed before a Bench of …

London, September 30 Indian High Commissioner to the United Kingdom Vikram Doraiswami was on Friday prevented from entering a gurdwara in Glasgow, Scotland. According to a purported video posted on the Instagram channel of ‘Sikh Youth UK’, a man, reportedly a pro-Khalistani activist, was seen blocking Doraiswami from entering the Glasgow gurdwara on Albert Drive. This comes amid a diplomatic …

At least 52 people were killed and over 50 injured in a suicide blast near a mosque in Pakistan’s restive Balochistan province on Friday as they gathered to celebrate Prophet Mohammed’s birthday, authorities said. The explosion occurred near Madina Mosque in Mastung district, Geo News reported. Mastung’s DSP Nawaz Gashkori, who was on duty for the rally, was among the …

Both Nijjar and Dalla were based in Canada. “The global terrorists Hardeep Singh Nijjar, Arshdeep Singh and others formed a terrorist gang. They conspired to kidnap and kill the people of other faiths to create a sense of fear and disaffection among different sections of society in the state of Punjab,” the charge sheet read. “Investigations have revealed that Nijjar …

New Delhi, September 28 Indian intelligence agencies have uncovered that the Canada-based terrorist, Goldy Brar, sought asylum in California through legal channels to evade Indian authorities. According to a new dossier, Brar arrived in Canada on August 15, 2017, and subsequently managed to escape to America. Since then, he has been actively working to establish a new hideout in California, …

Chandigarh, September 22   Amid deteriorating diplomatic relations between India and Canada, BJP vice-president Baijayant Panda on Wednesday made an interesting tongue-in-cheek remark that attracted attention of people towards a relatively lesser-known issue in India—the Quebec independence movement. Panda’s elaborate statement, suggesting that in “spirit of friendship with Canada”, India must consider “facilitating an online referendum on the Quebec independence …

Ottawa, September 22 Winnipeg Police Service confirmed the death of gangster Sukhdool Singh Gill in Canada’s Winnipeg, saying its homicide unit had identified the victim as Gill and his family members have been informed of his killing. It added that an investigation is being conducted. In a statement, Winnipeg Police Service said, “The Homicide Unit has now identified the victim …

Toronto, September 22 Canada’s allegations of India’s involvement in the killing of a Sikh separatist in Surrey that sparked a diplomatic row between the two nations are based on both human and signals intelligence and inputs from an ally from Ottawa’s Five Eye intelligence network, a media report has said citing the Canadian government sources. Tensions flared between India and …