Toronto, February 24 Ahead of Prime Minister Mark Carney’s visit to India, the Canadian government is pushing to revoke the citizenship of a Pakistan-born businessman, Tahawwur Rana Hussain, accused of playing a key role in the 2008 Mumbai terror attack. Rana, 64, is a Pakistan-born Canadian national and close associate of one of the main […]
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New Delhi, February 24 The Supreme Court on Tuesday permitted the Calcutta High Court chief justice to deploy civil judges and also requisition judicial officers from neighbouring Jharkhand and Odisha to deal with 80 lakh claims and objections in the ongoing Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls in West Bengal. A bench of Chief Justice […]
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Dehradun, February 24 RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat has advocated for the nationwide implementation of the Uniform Civil Code, modelled after the one in Uttarakhand, terming it essential for unifying society. At a former servicemen’s event on Monday evening to mark the 100th anniversary of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), Bhagwat said, “It would be a […]
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Hoshiarpur, February 24 Punjab Governor Gulab Chand Kataria on Monday led a foot march in Mukerian under the state government’s ‘war against drugs’ campaign and called for turning the fight against narcotics into a mass movement. The padyatra started from the tehsil complex in Mukerian and ended at Dasmesh Girls College in Chak Alla Bakhsh […]
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Ranchi, February 24 All seven persons on board an air ambulance were killed after the aircraft crashed near Simaria in Jharkhand’s Chatra district on Monday evening while en route to Delhi from Ranchi, a top state government official said. The crash took place shortly after the aircraft operated by Redbird Airways Pvt Ltd took off […]
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The North News Chandigarh, February 23 The Punjab government on Monday projected to collect Rs 12,800 crore excise revenue for 2026-27, with Finance Minister Harpal Singh Cheema saying there will be no increase in liquor rates. Cheema further said Punjab’s excise reforms have not only rewritten the state’s revenue trajectory but are now directly strengthening […]
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Udaipur, February 24 Actors Vijay Deverakonda and Rashmika Mandanna reached Udaipur on Monday ahead of their wedding scheduled later this week. The couple is set to tie the knot on February 26 at a hotel on the outskirts of the city of lakes. According to sources, pre-wedding functions are likely to be organised over two […]
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New Delhi, February 23 Union Health Minister J P Nadda on Monday said India views medical travel as a channel of cooperation that builds confidence and strengthens people-to-people ties between nations. Addressing virtually the 8th edition of ‘Advantage Health Care — India 2026’ organised by FICCI, he said India has undertaken comprehensive reforms to build […]
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The North News Chandigarh, February 23 Colgate-Palmolive (India) Limited on Monday said it has partnered with the Haryana government for providing oral health education to 57 lakh school children across the state. The programme, Bright Smiles, Bright Futures (BSBF), reaches over 10 million children annually across various states, the company said. Haryana Chief Minister Nayab […]
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The North News Chandigarh, February 23 A day after IDFC First Bank exposed a Rs 590-crore fraud involving Haryana government accounts, the opposition Congress on Monday raised the issue in the Assembly, with Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini announcing a probe. Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini assured the House that a probe has been ordered […]
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