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Pakistan fast bowler Naseem Shah’s family home in Lower Dir was targeted in an attack where unknown assailants opened fire at the gate before escaping. No family members were harmed in the incident that occurred on November 10, and police have initiated an investigation. The motive behind the attack and the identity of people present…
CHANDIGARH: Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) legislator Harmit Singh Pathanmajra, wanted in connection with a rape case, is believed to have fled to Australia after appearing in a video interview with an overseas Punjabi web channel, news agency PTI reported.The first-time MLA from Sanour had been absconding since 2 September. His appearance in the video has…
BHOPAL: Diwali celebrations turned tragic in Madhya Pradesh when about 300 people, including children , suffered severe to minor eye injuries after they “fired” carbide guns, or agri-cannons, used mainly by farmers to scare away monkeys and birds, on Monday and Tuesday. As many as 30 of them are said to be serious and could…
SRINAGAR/NEW DELHI: Union home ministry has invited representatives of Leh Apex Body (LAB) and Kargil Democratic Alliance (KDA) for talks in New Delhi on Oct 22, weeks after both Ladakhi groups withdrew from dialogue following the Sept 24 police firing that left four dead and over 70 wounded during violent protests demanding statehood and Sixth…
SRINAGAR: Leh Apex Body (LAB), an umbrella group of political and religious organisations in Leh, announced a silent march and “blackout” on Saturday in solidarity with those killed, injured, and arrested during a September 24 firing on protesters demanding statehood and autonomy for the Union territory (UT). Among those held are environment activist and LAB…
A federal judge on Wednesday temporarily blocked the Trump administration from firing federal workers amid the ongoing government shutdown. The decision came as the shutdown entered its third week.US district judge Susan Illston in San Francisco said the planned job cuts were being carried out without proper consideration. “It’s very much ready, fire, aim on…
NEW DELHI: A blast was reported in Pakistan‘s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s Dera Ismail Khan along with firing being heard after on Friday.DI Khan Police Public Relations Officer Yaqoob Khan told to Dawn.com, “There are sounds of firing after a blast, but it is being determined whether it is a suicide blast or IED (improvised explosive device)…
Ladakh unrest (Picture credit: AP) SRINAGAR: The Leh Bar Association on Wednesday demanded Rs 1-crore compensation each for the families of four people killed in the September 24 firing in Leh and called for an impartial judicial inquiry headed by a retired Supreme Court judge into the incident.“All four victims belonged to poor families. Three…
A 26-year-old man, gangster Lawrence Bishnoi‘s alleged associate, has been sentenced to six years in jail in connection with the 2024 shooting and arson attack at Punjabi musician and producer AP Dhillon’s home in Colwood, British Columbia. Days after the Canadian government announced it would list the Bishnoi Gang as a “terrorist entity,” Abjeet Kingra,…
Donald Trump and Lisa Cook (Images/Agencies) The US Supreme Court on Wednesday barred President Donald Trump from immediately removing Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook, ensuring she will remain in her post until the court hears arguments on the case in January 2026.In a brief order, the court said they had “deferred” the administration’s request, leaving…
