* Demands white paper on state finances Chandigarh, The Punjab Congress President, Mr Partap Singh Bajwa, today slammed the Chief Minister, Mr Parkash Singh Badal, for misleading the people on the special term loan, which, he claimed, had been waved way back in 2007-8.   In a statement, he quotedRead More

Toronto, Mayor Rob Ford is once again denying a report that he acted inappropriately on behalf of a company his family has business dealings with. Ford found himself on the defensive Monday afternoon as he spoke with reporters about his transit plan at Don Mills Station. “I did not –Read More

Toronto, Olivia Chow is accusing John Tory of failing to do “his homework” on his SmartTrack transit proposal as an advertising campaign to tout the benefits of the plan officially hits the airwaves. Chow held a press conference at a residential construction site at the corner of Eglinton Avenue WestRead More

Toronto, Mayoral candidate Sarah Thomson has dropped out of the race to run for city council in Trinity-Spadina. Thomson, who also ran for mayor in the 2010 election, made the announcement at a press conference at city hall on Tuesday morning. The Women’s Post publisher will face frontrunner Joe Cressy,Read More

National leader of stature like Mr. Arun Jaitley never nurse any grudge againt any individual or State. Seeks GOI intervention to take up issue of sikhs security & and safety with Pakistan national govt. Chhapaar (Ludhiana),  Silencing the controversy erupted over the issue regarding the denial of financial package toRead More

Seeks Advise from union minister for helping the J&K Urges jaitley to set up contact with J&K govt. through defence telecom Steps come after no contact was establishef with Omar Abdullah Chandigarh,  Punjab Chief Minister Mr. Parkash Singh Badal today called up the Union Finance Minister Mr. Arun Jaitley toRead More

61 aircraft & helicopters pressed into service New Delhi, Massive rescue and relief operations by the Indian Armed Forces is on in Jammu and Kashmir with more helicopters and rescue materials including boats pressed into service today. Armed Forces and NDRF so far rescued 42,587 persons in different regions ofRead More

Coalition with BJP in Punjab is permanent  5 more congress MLAs ready to join Akali Dal Speaker administers oath to newly elected MLA Jeet Mohinder Sidhu Chandigarh,  Punjab Deputy chief minister Sukhbir Singh Badal today said the INLD-SAD alliance would form the next government in Haryana, even as he emphasizedRead More

Ottawa, Tom Mulcair predicts the next federal election will be an historic first: a three-way battle for power among Conservatives, New Democrats and Liberals. Despite opinion polls which suggest the NDP has been eclipsed by Justin Trudeau’s ascendant Liberals, Mulcair is confident his party will be back in the hunt onceRead More

Chandigarh, The Punjab Congress has demanded Rs. 11000 per acre as compensation to the farmers to neutralise the additional cost they had to incur to save their crops from drought and Rs. 25,000 per acre to the farmers whose crops have been damaged due to recent heavy rains.   TheRead More