Lawmakers can speak Punjabi in Pakistan’s Punjab Assembly Islamabad: Lawmakers in Pakistan’s Punjab Assembly will now be able to speak in at least four indigenous languages, including Punjabi, in the House apart from English and Urdu after an amendment was made. A special committee of the Punjab Assembly, led byRead More

Indian origin man accused of issuing threats to US Sikhs Texas: An Indian origin man in Texas, the US, has been charged with a federal hate crime in a US court and for allegedly making threats to employees of a Sikh non-profit organisation. Bhushan Athale, 48, of Dallas, was chargedRead More

BJP-led NDA poised for majority, opposition INDIA bloc makes big gains New Delhi: The BJP suffered stunning losses in three Hindi heartland states, partial poll results showed on Tuesday, forcing the party to rely on allies to form the government after a bitter and divisive election that was projected asRead More

Chandigarh: The seventh and the final phase of polling for Lok Sabha elections on June 1 across seven states and the Union Territory of Chandigarh saw a voter turnout of 40.09 per cent till 1 pm, the Election Commission (ECI) said on Saturday. As per the ECI, Himachal Pradesh recordedRead More

Trudeau govt drops police clearance mandate for international students, temporary residents Ottawa: In a significant development which could help temporary workers and international students, Canada has acknowledged that police clearance is not mandatory for those entering the country on a temporary basis. Responding to queries in Parliament by Indo-Canadian MPRead More

Canada raised foreign interference concerns with China: Bill Ottawa: Once again Canada warned China against meddling in its elections during a rare meeting of the countries’ defence chiefs, its defence minister said on Saturday. “I raised the concern of foreign interference in all the manifestations that it might take, includingRead More

Punjab has 92 AAP MLAs, how can BJP topple government, Kejriwal to Amit Shah Chandigarh: AAP national convener Arvind Kejriwal on Monday accused Union Home Minister Amit Shah of threatening to topple the Bhagwant Mann government in Punjab after the Lok Sabha polls and claimed that the country is underRead More

France NRI Iqbal Singh Bhatti denies involvement in AAP’s pro-Khalistan funding New Delhi: Days after his name cropped up as a “reference” in the case of Khalistani funding for AAP, France-based NRI Iqbal Singh Bhatti today landed at the office of Delhi Lieutenant Governor VK Saxena to deny he hadRead More

Karan Brar, says he entered Canada using ‘study permit’ visa Ottawa : One of the suspects in the killing of Sikh separatist leader Hardeep Singh Nijjar, has said in a social media video that he entered Canada on a ‘study permit’ which only took him days to obtain, Canada-based globalRead More

Raja Warring’s wife Amrita sparks row with Congress’s hand symbol remarks Amritsar: Congress state president Amrinder Singh Raja Warring’s wife Amrita Warring sparked outrage by making ‘controversial statements’ regarding the Guru. She compared the hand of the Guru with that of the Congress symbol ‘panja’ during campaigning for her husband RajaRead More