Sydney : Two Australian cabinet ministers have resigned over unrelated scandals. Minister for Infrastructure and Regional Development Jamie Briggs quit after a public servant complained about his behaviour at a Hong Kong bar. Special Minister of State Mal Brough quit pending a police inquiry into his role in another politician’s downfall. With two front bench cabinet positions to […]
Sydney : More than 30,000 litres (6,600 gallons) of sulphuric acid may have leaked from a freight train that derailed in Australia on Sunday, police say. Carrying 819,000 litres of sulphuric acid, the 26-wagon train derailed 20km (12.4 miles) east of Julia Creek, in north-west Queensland.A 2km exclusion zone is likely to remain for at […]
Ludhiana : Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) today said it would field its candidates in all the 117 seats of Punjab where Assembly elections are due in 2017 and ruled out any electoral understanding with Congress, BJP and the Akali Dal.Sucha Singh Chotepur, convener of the state unit of the party, announced this here during a […]
Fatehgarh Sahib : A number of Sikh activists today did not allow Akal Takht Jathedar Giani Gurbachan Singh and SGPC president Avtar Singh Makkar to address devotees at the concluding day event of the Shaheedi Jor Mela. When Makkar started his speech after the palanquin carrying Guru Granth Sahib arrived near Gurdwara Jyoti Swarup, some […]
AUCKLAND, New Zealand—Interacting with the students of Sikh Heritage School of Takanini (New Zealand), Canadian Sikh Member Parliament Jagmeet Singh said that the Indian Consulate in Canada denied him a visa to India due to his pro-humanity activities. Jagmeet Singh added that he was denied visa because he always raises the issue of atrocities on […]