Chandigarh, March 7 : Protesting Haryana Congress workers courted arrest on Tuesday as they were on their way to gheraoing the state assembly against the alleged land scams in Gurugram, including the Gwal Pahari and Metro diversion issues. Earlier, Congress workers gathered near the Multi-Level Parking in Sector 17 here. Chandigarh Police stopped them near […]
Washington, March 7 : The FBI along with the US Department of Justice (DoJ) has opened a civil rights investigation into the shooting of a Sikh man by a partially- masked gunman, who shouted “go back to your own country”. Deep Rai, a US national of Indian-origin, was shot outside his home in Kent, Washington, […]
Washington : The revised executive order, temporarily halting entry to the United States for people from six Muslim-majority nations while dropping Iraq from the list, “does not make US safe”, top Indian American lawmakers said. “Make no mistake: this ban does not keep us safe. It puts American lives at risk while isolating the Muslim […]
Colombo : The Sri Lankan government on Tuesday ordered a probe into the killing of an Indian fisherman allegedly by its navy, after India raised the issue with Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe.The Sri Lankan navy, however, denied the allegation, saying it does not open fire at poaching fishermen and only arrests them. The navy’s reaction […]
Chandigarh : Punjab State Power Corporation Limited (PSPCL) has begun disconnecting power connections to 366 private gaushalas which were earlier given free power. On the directions of the Punjab Government, the power utility had stopped collecting charges from these gaushalas with effect from April 1 last year. Keemti Bhagat, chairman, Punjab Gau Sewa Commission, said […]