AMRITSAR December 2 is all set to be a big day for Sikh politics in Punjab as Akal Takht Sahib jathedar Giani Raghbir Singh has called meeting of Panj Singh Sahiban (highest Sikh presidium) on this day to decide about fate of Sukhbir Badal who has been controlling over Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD-Badal) and the...
Icelanders vote in a legislative election Saturday after the collapse of a fraught coalition prompted a snap poll where the economy is a top concern. Battling inflation and high interest rates, the economy, housing and healthcare have dominated the campaign for the 268,000 people eligible to vote. Most voting stations will be open between 9:00...
Los Angeles, United States The Super Bowl champion Kansas City Chiefs are headed back to the NFL playoffs after eking out a 19-17 victory over the Las Vegas Raiders, whose final drive for a potential game-winning field goal ended with a botched snap. Quarterback Patrick Mahomes threw for 306 yards and one touchdown and Matt Wright...
Washington, United States For months US Vice President Kamala Harris was laser-focused on one potentially career-defining, history-making goal — becoming the first woman entrusted with the keys to the White House. But defeat to Donald Trump in November’s election stripped the Democrat of a place in the pantheon of US presidents, and left America wondering what’s...
CHANDIGARH Despite fielding Sikh faces in the recently held bypolls in four assembly segments—Dera Baba Nanak, Chabbewal, Giddarbaha and Barnala—ruling fascist Hindutva political party, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has failed to evoke response of people of India-administered Punjab, especially Sikhs. In these elections, this party fielded turncoats of other parties including Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD-Badal)...
Tehran, Iran Iran said on Sunday that it would hold nuclear talks in the coming days with the three European countries that initiated a censure resolution against it adopted by the UN’s atomic watchdog. Foreign ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei said the meeting of the deputy foreign ministers of Iran, France, Germany and the United Kingdom would...
Sydney, Australia Swimmer Emma McKeon, Australia’s most decorated Olympian, announced her retirement from the sport on Monday aged 30. McKeon won six gold medals, three silver and five bronze over the Rio, Tokyo and Paris Games. A versatile and tenacious 50, 100 and 200-metre mostly freestyle racer, her career had looked in jeopardy after failing to qualify...
New York, United States The NFL has issued an alert to team security officials and players union officials about organized criminals targeting players’ home, including recent burglaries of Kansas City stars Patrick Mahomes and Travis Kelce. Wednesday’s alert memo was revealed Thursday on the NFL’s website, which reported sources saying the FBI was investigating the break-ins...
New York, United States The top US securities regulator, a skeptic towards cryptocurrency who was appointed by President Joe Biden, announced Thursday he will step down in January when Donald Trump takes office. Gary Gensler, chair of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), said he will resign on January 20, the same day Trump assumes the...
Panama City, Panama The number of US-bound migrants passing through the Darien jungle has fallen by 39 percent so far this year, with a total of 294,000 attempting the dangerous journey since January, Panama’s president said Thursday. In the same period last year, the number was 482,000 people crossing the jungle that separates Colombia and Panama, according...