Jalandhar, July 22 Enforcement Directorate officials today filed a challan against “Ice king” Ranjit Singh alias Raja Kandola, his wife Rajwant Kaur and his son Bally Singh in the special court for hearing cases under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA). Assistant director and inquiry officer in the caseRead More

New Delhi, July 22 Jalandhar MP Santokh Chaudhary today met Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar to seek changes to the Cantonments Act 2006 which allows sweeping powers to bureaucrats and the Cantonment Board head. The Lok Sabha member from the Congress said the power of tax assessment of houses and shopsRead More

Chandigarh, July 22 The stalemate between the government and Sikh activist Surat Singh Khalsa over the release of 82 Sikh convicts seems to be inching towards a resolution after both sides relaxed their stand today. The Punjab Government today released Sikh hardliners led by Mohkam Singh and Gurdeep Singh, whoRead More

Patiala, July 22 Skipping the first day of the monsoon session of Parliament, MP Dr Dharamvira Gandhi today sat on a dharna with the workers of the Rajpura Thermal Power Plant to get justice for 11 workers of the plant who have been transferred to Odisha by the contractor. ThisRead More

TORONTO — Two groups say they plan to launch a charter challenge today against sections of the controversial Anti-Terrorism Act, also known as Bill C-51. In a joint statement, both the Canadian Civil Liberties Association and Canadian Journalists for Free Expression say sections of Bill C-51 violate the Canadian CharterRead More

Toronto:Up to 14,000 hydro customers in Scarborough were briefly without power Tuesday afternoon and authorities are trying to determine if it was caused by a vault fire in the area. Some people reported on social media that the power was out for mere minutes. Toronto Hydro and Hydro One bothRead More

OTTAWA — The commissioner of elections has cleared the federal NDP of any wrongdoing related to mass mailings sent into four ridings in the midst of byelections in 2013. In a letter to NDP national director Anne McGrath, Yves Cote says he’s concluded no offence was committed. Cote says oneRead More

BUJUMBURA, BURUNDI: Burundians voted today amid gunfire and grenade blasts, with President Pierre Nkurunziza widely expected to win a third term despite international condemnation and thousands of people fleeing feared violence. The United States warned that Bujumbura’s dismissal of calls to delay the poll “risks its legitimacy” and risked “unravellingRead More

ATHENS: The Greek government said today that it wants to see a final deal on its international bailout hammered out by August 20, as it presented parliament with more draft legislation on the cash for reforms agreement. Lawmakers are due to vote on a second batch of reforms on WednesdayRead More

NAIROBI: Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta on today dismissed gay rights as a “non-issue” ahead of US President Barack Obama’s visit later this week. Kenyatta also said Deputy President William Ruto, who is still on trial at the International Criminal Court in The Hague accused of crimes against humanity, would alsoRead More