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Row over BJP MP Kangana’s movie deepens, voice for ban on release gets louder after remarks on farmers 
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Row over BJP MP Kangana’s movie deepens, voice for ban on release gets louder after remarks on farmers 

Author Hardeep Singh CHANDIGARH Hindu extremist controversial actress Kangana Ranaut-starrer movie ‘Emergency’ is facing backlash in Punjab and various states of India over its highly objectionable scenes which present Sikhs in poor light and spread hate against them, and the recent hateful remarks made by the newly elected BJP MP from Hindu populated Mandi constituency...

Diplomatic row threatens Honduras-US extradition treaty
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Diplomatic row threatens Honduras-US extradition treaty

Tegucigalpa, Honduras Honduras vowed Wednesday to withdraw from an extradition treaty with the United States that has been used to imprison drug traffickers, accusing Washington of meddling in Honduran-Venezuelan relations. “The interference and interventionism of the United States, as well as its intention to manage the politics of Honduras through its embassy and other representatives, is...

Pro-Trump X accounts use stolen photos of European influencers: study
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Pro-Trump X accounts use stolen photos of European influencers: study

Washington, United States Meet “Eva,” “Sophia,” and “Samantha” — fake accounts which pose as chic American women who support Donald Trump on the platform X, disguising themselves by using stolen photographs of European fashion and beauty influencers, according to a study published Wednesday. The report by the nonprofit Center for Information Resilience (CIR) comes as researchers...

Three matches to watch on Thursday at the US Open
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Three matches to watch on Thursday at the US Open

New York, United States Former champion Iga Swiatek aims for a place in the US Open third round on Thursday when she tackles Japan’s Ena Shibahara, a Grand Slam singles debutant. Two-time US Open champion Naomi Osaka looks for a spot in the last 32 of a major for the first time in over two years....

Judicial reforms strain Mexican-US ties, spook investors
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Judicial reforms strain Mexican-US ties, spook investors

Mexico City, Mexico Controversial judicial reforms promoted by Mexico’s outgoing president are straining diplomatic relations with the United States, its neighbor and key trading partner, while also rattling financial markets. US Ambassador to Mexico Ken Salazar has warned that the changes would “threaten” a trade relationship that “relies on investors’ confidence in Mexico’s legal framework.” The reforms,...

Indian rape protests spiral into political street clashes
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Indian rape protests spiral into political street clashes

Kolkata, India Thousands of protesters clashed in India’s eastern city of Kolkata on Wednesday, where demonstrations seeking justice for a murdered doctor spiralled into violent street skirmishes between political rivals. The discovery of the 31-year-old doctor’s bloodied body at a state-run hospital in Kolkata on August 9 stoked nationwide anger at the chronic issue of violence...

5-year-old Sikh boy becomes world’s second youngest to scale Africa’s highest peak Mount Kilimanjaro
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5-year-old Sikh boy becomes world’s second youngest to scale Africa’s highest peak Mount Kilimanjaro

Author Hardeep Singh CHANDIGARH A Punjab based five-year-old Sikh boy Teghbir Singh has achieved a remarkable milestone by becoming world’s second youngest to scale Africa’s highest peak Mount Kilimanjaro which is located in Tanzania at a staggering height of more than 19340 ft (5895 Metres). Singh hails from Ropar town of Punjab. He started the...

SGPC counters statement of Indian govt on Guru Granth Sahib’s saroops in Qatar 
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SGPC counters statement of Indian govt on Guru Granth Sahib’s saroops in Qatar 

Author Hardeep Singh AMRITSAR The Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) on Saturday termed the statement of the Indian government on the confiscation of two holy saroops of Guru Granth Sahib by the Police in Doha, Qatar, as full of misinformation.  The gurdwara body has once again asked the Indian Union External Affairs Minister (EAM) Dr....

Infamous actress Kangana’s movie depicts Sikhs in poor light, their ‘great martyr’ as ‘villain’; faces backlash
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Infamous actress Kangana’s movie depicts Sikhs in poor light, their ‘great martyr’ as ‘villain’; faces backlash

Author Hardeep Singh CHANDIGARH Upcoming movie (‘Emergency’) of infamous Hindutva actress Kangana Ranaut who has recently been elected as BJP MP from Hindu-populated Mandi constituency of Himachal Pradesh, has depicted Sikhs in poor light and tried to malign image of the community martyrs by presenting them ‘villain’. The Sikh community is enraged over this movie...

Germany captain Gundogan retires from international football
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Germany captain Gundogan retires from international football

Berlin, Germany Germany captain Ilkay Gundogan announced his retirement from international football on Monday after leading his country at Euro 2024, citing “a certain tiredness” both physically and mentally. “After a few weeks of reflection, I have come to the conclusion that it is time to end my national team career,” Gundogan wrote on social media. “I...