A House of Commons committee is proposing a sweeping series of reforms to the way the federal government makes decisions on contracts after releasing a report on the WE Charity scandal. Among the nearly two dozen recommendations in its 116-page report, tabled today, the standing committee on access to information,Read More

Chandigarh, June 10 Seventy-one more people died from coronavirus in Punjab on Thursday as 1,333 fresh cases pushed the state’s infection tally to 5,84,785, according to a medical bulletin. So far, the infection has killed 15,367 people in the state. Nine deaths were reported from Bathinda, six each from AmritsarRead More

Chandigarh, June 10 Reacting to selective media reports of dossiers of rebel ministers and MLAs reportedly submitted to AICC’s Kharge panel by Capt Amarinder Singh, Jalandhar Cantt MLA Pargat Singh has dared the Chief Minister to make public the names of the party leaders. “If my name is included inRead More

Washington, June 9 President Joe Biden on Wednesday withdrew a series of Trump-era executive orders that sought to ban new downloads of WeChat and TikTok, and ordered a Commerce Department review of security concerns posed by those apps and others. The administration of former President Donald Trump had attempted toRead More

New Delhi, June 10 India on Thursday once again called for completion of the disengagement process at the remaining friction points in eastern Ladakh to pave the way for both the Indian and Chinese troops to consider de-escalation and ensure full restoration of peace and tranquillity in border areas. AtRead More

New Delhi, June 10 India hit out at Pakistan on Thursday for making an unverified claim that some material seized recently in Jharkhand’s Bokaro was uranium and described it as an attempt by Islamabad to malign the country. The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said the material seized was notRead More

Fourteen-year-old Hateem Amin was determined to attend the outdoor vigil in London, Ont., to honour her 15-year old friend Yumna Afzaal and three family members who were run down and killed by a truck Sunday evening in what police say was a hate-motivated attack. “I want to support her. SheRead More

New Delhi, June 9 Protesting farmer leaders on Wednesday reiterated that a complete repeal of three farm laws and legal guarantee on MSP are their main demands, after the government said it was ready to resume talks and asked them to point out their objections to the provisions of legislation.Read More

Chandigarh, June 8 In Punjab, 53 Covid patients have died due to mucormycosis (black fungus) in the past 20 days. As per data collected by the Health Department, around 350 cases have been reported in various government and private hospitals. Last month, the state had notified black fungus under theRead More

Washington, June 8 The US Senate voted 68-32 on Tuesday to approve a sweeping package of legislation intended to boost the country’s ability to compete with Chinese technology. The desire for a hard line in dealings with China is one of the few bipartisan sentiments in the deeply divided USRead More