CHANDIGARH Noted journalist and editor-in-chief of the Punjabi newspaper Rozana Pehredar, Jaspal Singh Heran, who was on the first Pegasus snoop list that came out in 2021, for voicing against suppression of Sikhs in India, passed away at 75 on Thursday. He has been ailing for long time and was bedridden for the past few...
Paris, France The mayor of the French capital Anne Hidalgo is set to splash into the murky waters of the Seine on Wednesday to demonstrate that the river is clean enough to host the outdoor swimming events at the Paris Olympics later this month.Despite an investment of 1.4 billion euros ($1.5 billion) to prevent sewage leaks...
Sydney, Australia Australia vowed Wednesday to hold Russia to account for the downing of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 ten years ago that killed nearly 300 people.On July 17, 2014 the Boeing 777 — en route from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur – was shot down by a Russian-made BUK surface-to-air missile over eastern Ukraine. All 298 people aboard...
AMRITSAR: This is for the first time that Akal Takht Sahib on Monday summoned the Shiromani Akali Dal (Badal) president Sukhbir Singh Badal and directed him to appear before the highest Sikh temporal seat with a written clarification on the alleged anti-Sikh decisions taken during his government. The Takht issued the direction two weeks after...
AMRITSAR A delegation of Roman Catholic Churches on Monday met Akal Takht Sahib jathedar Giani Raghbir Singh and raised concern over the unfair activities being carried out in Punjab by the fake pastors, fake prophets and self-styled Christian missionaries in the name Christianity. The meeting was held as these activities are hitting ties between Sikhs...
Washington, United States It’s well known that as far as the climate crisis goes, time is of the essence. Now a study out Monday shows that the melting of the polar ice caps is causing our planet to spin more slowly, increasing the length of days at an “unprecedented” rate. The paper, published in Proceedings...
Miami, United States Colombian Football Federation president Ramon Jesurun was arrested in Miami during an incident at Sunday’s Copa America final, according to a police report issued on Monday. A Miami-Dade County police file indicated Jesurun was arrested on charges of “assault on officer/employee” on Sunday night at Hard Rock Stadium. There was chaos as spectators...
Milwaukee, United States Dubbed “the Nostradamus of pollsters,” when Frank Luntz talks elections, America’s political establishment sits up and listens.He may work for Republican causes but the focus group czar has provided his prognosticating talents to a wide array of politicians, TV networks and Fortune 500 companies for decades. So his takeaways from Day One of...
Beijing, China Top Chinese officials gather in Beijing on Monday, with all eyes on how they might kickstart lacklustre growth at a key political meeting that has historically seen officials unveil big-picture economic policy changes. The world’s second-largest economy is grappling with a real estate debt crisis, weakening consumption, an ageing population and geopolitical tensions. President Xi Jinping...
Berlin, Germany Spain coach Luis de la Fuente thanked his players for delivering a record fourth European Championship on Sunday, saying they always believed in him, while others didn’t. De la Fuente replaced Luis Enrique after Spain crashed out of the 2022 World Cup in the last 16 but many doubted whether the 63-year-old had the...