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London |Slamming the police for 'mismanagement', families of the victims of Nottingham murders, which included an Indian-origin student, said they will continue to raise 'serious concerns' about the case and 'will not be silenced'. British-Indian Grace O’Malley-Kumar, fellow student Barnaby Webber, both aged 19, and 65-year-old school caretaker Ian Coates were stabbed to death by Valdo Calocane near the University of Nottingham on June 13, 2023. In a joint statement, the families also accused the Nottinghamshire Police of 'gagging' the media in an attempt to stop details of case failings being made public, the Shropshire Star newspaper reported on Monday.…

Bengaluru | A war of words has broken out between the Congress government and the BJP in Karnataka over the incident of deporting 'controversial' UK writer Nitasha Kaul back to London from the Bengaluru airport on Sunday. Nitasha Kaul was detained by the security agencies on her arrival at the KempeGowda International Airport in Bengaluru before she was deported back to London. Kaul later claimed that she was denied entry despite having an invitation to speak at a conference organised by the Karnataka government. While Minister for Social Welfare, H.C. Mahadevappa, said the Congress government is 'deeply concerned' about Kaul being…

Washington | US President Joe Biden has said that he expects a ceasefire to take effect in Gaza by next Monday (March 4) on the conclusion of negotiations to free Israeli hostages being held by Hamas. I hope by the end of the weekend,  he said on Monday when asked by reporters when he expected a cease-fire. My national security adviser tells me that we’re close. We’re close. We’re not done yet. My hope is by next Monday, we’ll have a cease-fire. Biden was in New York and made these remarks at a stop at an ice cream store.Israeli negotiators…

Chandigarh | Big news related to the family of late Punjabi singer Sidhu Moosewala is coming out. According to reports, Balkaur Singh's wife and Moosewala's mother will once again give birth to a child. Yes, the house of the late singer will be ringing in the month of March. This has been revealed by Chamkaur Singh Sidhu, Grandfather of singer Sidhu Moosewala. He confirmed this and said that we are grateful to God that new life is coming to our yard. It is being told that this is the reason why Charan Kaur rarely goes out for the last several months and is not…

Canada | Some 3,000 academic workers at York University walked off the job Monday after the union representing them and the school failed to reach a deal on a new collective agreement. The contract instructors, teaching assistants and graduate assistants officially went on strike after midnight, with picket lines set up throughout the morning and a rally scheduled for later outside York University subway station. The members of the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) 3903 teach more than 50 per cent of classes at the university, which is located in north Toronto and has a student body of more than 55,000.…

Canada |A cyclist has died after he was struck by a vehicle in Scarborough on Monday night.Emergency crews were called to the Birchmount Road and St. Clair Avenue area at around 5:34 p.m.The injured cyclist, in his 50s, was rushed to a trauma centre where he was pronounced dead.The vehicle remained on scene. There’s no word on possible charges at this point.

Canada | The cost of hosting six World Cup matches in Toronto has increased to $380 million from the original $300-million estimate, according to a private  new report. Toronto is set to co-host the 2026 World Cup at BMO Field, along with the United States and Mexico, which will also see games in Vancouver. In a report to the Mayor’s Executive Committee this week, officials say with the recent announcement of the match schedule and as planning requirements become more defined, current projections estimate operating and capital costs incurred locally will be around $380 million. The Ontario government has conditionally…

Calgary | Passengers booked with Lynx Air were left scrambling to replace cancelled flights after the ultra-low-cost airline announced Thursday evening that it is ceasing operations after filing for creditor protection. The airline said it was unable to overcome compounding financial pressures associated with inflation, fuel costs, exchange rates, cost of capital, regulatory costs and competition in the Canadian market. The airline said it was unable to overcome compounding financial pressures associated with inflation, fuel costs, exchange rates, cost of capital, regulatory costs and competition in the Canadian market. Lynx's exit from the market should have positive implications for the…

Chandigarh | Former Chief Minister and Leader of Opposition Bhupinder Singh Hooda said in the Assembly that the Congress will not accept anything less than a CBI investigation in the Nafe Singh Rathi murder case. He said the entire truth will be revealed only through a high level investigation of the matter. Hooda said the case of such public murder of a former MLA is very unfortunate, but incidents of murder, firing, extortion, robbery and dacoity have become routine during the BJP-JJP government, Hooda said just a few days ago, an incident of firing and extortion took place at Maturam…

Chandigarh | Punjab School Education Minister Harjot Singh Bains said that the results of Mission Samarth are encouraging.He was addressing a workshop on mission Samarth organised at the Mahatma Gandhi State Institute for Public Administration here today. In his address, the Minister  said that the Punjab Government led by Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann was making all out efforts  towards making the state's government schools and its infrastructure far more better. He said that the best infrastructure were being setup in the schools besides ensuring proper boundary walls, #subhead1 cleaning arrangements, availability of requisite furniture, etc so as to  further…