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Court upholds decisions to deny asylum to Punjab-origin couple

Toronto, Aug. 27 -- A federal court has upheld decisions to deny asylum claims filed by a Punjab-origin couple on the grounds that their argument they would face persecution if they returned to their ... Read More


10L families in Haryana removed from BPL list, CM Saini tells House

CHANDIGARH, Aug. 27 -- Haryana's "eyebrow raising" below poverty line (BPL) list, expanded generously by the Bharatiya Janata Party-led government before the October 2024 assembly elections, is now un... Read More


Cong, BJP trade barbs in House over law & order

Chandigarh, Aug. 27 -- The Opposition Congress and the ruling BJP MLAs in Haryana assembly indulged in verbal sparring, creating noisy scenes, on Tuesday during the discussion on an adjournment motion... Read More


Govt taking steps to deal with virus outbreak in paddy: Agri min

Chandigarh, Aug. 27 -- Haryana agriculture minister Shyam Singh Rana on Tuesday informed the assembly that out of the total 40 lakh acre area under paddy cultivation, the paddy in 92,000 acres have be... Read More


Hry Sikhs welcome announcement

Karnal, Aug. 27 -- A day after Nayab Singh Saini led BJP government announced that it would provide jobs to one member each of the 121 families who had lost kin during the 1984 anti-Sikh riots in Hary... Read More


supplementary challan filed against sacked woman cop

BATHINDA, Aug. 27 -- The vigilance bureau submitted a supplementary challan in the local court on Tuesday against the sacked Punjab Police senior constable Amandeep Kaur, an accused in a disproportion... Read More


'Bench-hunting': Bar council panel clears names of two HC advocates, associates

Chandigarh, Aug. 27 -- The privilege committee of the Bar Council of Punjab and Haryana (BCPH) has cleared names of two senior advocates of the high court in alleged episode of bench hunting attempts ... Read More


Giani Gargaj flays body seeking relief for convicted cops

Amritsar, Aug. 27 -- Akal Takht acting Jathedar Giani Kuldeep Singh Gargaj on Tuesday flayed the Punjab Police Welfare Association for seeking relief, including restoration of pension for police offic... Read More


What is apex court's power if Prez, guvs sit on bills, asks SC

New Delhi, Aug. 27 -- The Supreme Court on Tuesday raised concerns over whether it is expected to remain powerless if the President of India or governors indefinitely withhold assent to bills passed b... Read More


Demography along borders changed deliberately: Shah

New Delhi, Aug. 27 -- Demographic changes in border areas directly impact the security of the country and its borders and they could be part of a "deliberate design", Union home minister Amit Shah sai... Read More