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Canadian military’s second-in-command resigns
Ottawa, June 15 Canada’s Vice-Chief of Defence Staff Lt.-Gen. Mike Rouleau announced his resignation following media reports of him playing golf with former Chief of Defence Staff Gen. Jonathan Vance, who is under investigation for alleged sexual misconduct. “As a result of this incident, I am stepping aside immediately asRead More
As farmers return to Punjab to sow paddy, elderly, women keep numbers up at Tikri
Jhajjar, June 14 Farm organisations from Punjab have decided to raise the number of elderly people, including women, at the Tikri border to maintain adequate strength of protesters. The decision had to be taken following the dwindling number of protesters at the border in the past two weeks as manyRead More
Police use water cannons to stop SAD-BSP workers from marching to CM’s residence in Mohali
Mohali, June 15 Police on Tuesday used water cannons to disperse Shiromani Akali Dal and BSP leaders and workers when they were forcing their way to ‘gherao’ the residence of Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh here. Protesters led by SAD president Sukhbir Singh Badal were shouting slogans against the Congress-ledRead More
China urges NATO to stop exaggerating ‘China threat theory’
Beijing, June 15 China’s mission to the European Union urged NATO on Tuesday to stop exaggerating the “China threat theory” after the group’s leaders warned that the country presents “systemic challenges”. NATO leaders on Monday had taken a forceful stance towards Beijing in a communique at United States President JoeRead More
Buzz around Cabinet expansion as PM, Shah meet MPs, ministers
New Delhi, June 15 Over the past week, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has been holding in-person meetings with Union ministers to take stock of the work done by the government in the past two years and discuss various issues, setting abuzz speculations about the reshuffle of his Cabinet. He alsoRead More
Delhi defies social distancing norms, doctors say brace for Covid ‘explosion’
New Delhi, June 15 In Delhi, thousands of commuters crowded into underground train stations and shopping malls on Tuesday, prompting some doctors to warn it could lead to a resurgence in Covid-19 infections. Major Indian cities have begun lifting strict lockdowns as the nationwide tally of new infections has droppedRead More
Punjab reports 629 new Covid cases, 33 more deaths Number of active cases drops to 11,913
Chandigarh, June 14 With 629 fresh Covid cases, the infection tally in Punjab reached 5,88,525 on Monday, while 33 more fatalities pushed the toll to 15,602, according to a medical bulletin. The number of active cases dropped to 11,913 from 12,981 on Sunday. Deaths were reported from several districts includingRead More
’84 riots case life convict seeks sentence suspension on medical grounds
New Delhi, June 14 The Delhi High Court on Monday called for a status report from the police regarding the health of a life convict in a 1984 anti-Sikh riots case who has sought interim suspension of sentence for 90 days on medical grounds. A bench of Justices Navin ChawlaRead More
Canadian man accused of killing Muslim family members to face terror charges
Ottawa, June 14 A Canadian man who is accused of deliberately running over a Muslim family with his truck, killing four of them, now faces terrorism charges in addition to those for murder, prosecutors said on Monday. Nathaniel Veltman, 20, was arrested shortly after the June 6 attack in aRead More