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Chandigarh| Balkar Singh, Local Government Minister, distributed trophies and certificates to the winners at a State Level ceremony held at Punjab Municipal Bhawan, Sector 35, Chandigarh. He expressed his satisfaction with the quality of entries and announced that more initiatives would be taken to encourage and recognize the transformative efforts made by cities and wards across the State in creating beautiful, innovative, and inclusive public spaces. Local Government Minister Balkar Singh said that The Ministry of Housing & Urban Affairs, Government of India, organized the City Beauty Competition, wherein Municipal Corporations and Councils from various cities participated. A total of 46…

Nikki Haley asserts that the United States is not biased based on skin color, labeling both current President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump as dual threats to democracy in her bid for the White House in New Hampshire. Speaking at New England College in Henniker, New Hampshire, she expressed her ambition to demonstrate strength, emphasizing that the true measure of strength will only be evident after the election results. Haley aims to outperform her third-place finish in Iowa, where she trailed Trump by 32 points and Florida Governor Ron DeSantis by 2 points in the state's caucuses. Although…

The number of international students in Canada now goes beyond one million, official figures say, just as the country mulls capping their arrival amid growing cost of living crisis. Tt the end of December last year, there were 1, 028, 850 study permit holders, with just over half of them inOntario, the Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) told The Globe and Mail news outlet. The numbers that have increased rapidly from 637, 855 in 2019 to 807, 260 in 2022, include school, college and university students and those pursuing “other studies”. According to the IRCC, of the million-plus study…

In an encounter with security forces in the Bijapur district of Chhattisgarh on Saturday morning, three Naxals, including two women, were killed. The police reported that arms and ammunition were also recovered from their possession. The exchange of gunfire occurred around 7:30 a.m. during a search operation near the Belam Gutta hills within the limits of Basaguda Police Station. Authorities stated that the joint search operation involved the Chhattisgarh police and the COBRA unit, initiated based on information about the presence of Naxals, including divisional committee member Vinod Karma, Awapalli LOS Raju Punem, ACM Vishwanath, Guddu Telam, and 20-25 others.…

The Punjab and Haryana High Court has urged for the determination of the nearest possible date for the Chandigarh mayoral polls, expressing that February 6 is too distant. The court observed that postponing the election of the Mayor in the Municipal Corporation of Chandigarh until February 6, 2024, is an extended period. Consequently, the Administration has been directed to reconsider the date and propose a new one to the court on January 23, 2023. This directive was issued in response to a petition (CWP 1260 of 2024) filed by the same petitioner, and the matter will be taken up on…

Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived in Tiruchirappalli to a warm welcome from a large crowd along his route. During his visit, he will offer prayers at the Sri Ranganathaswamy Temple, a significant Hindu temple dedicated to Lord Vishnu. The Sri Ranganathaswamy Temple is India's largest temple compound and a prominent religious complex globally. Constructed during the Vijayanagara period (1336-1565), the temple is dedicated to Lord Ranganatha, a reclining form of Lord Vishnu. Welcoming the Prime Minister's visit, the Chief Priest of Sri Ranganathaswamy Temple, Sundar Bhattar, expressed immense joy. He stated that it was the first time a Prime Minister…

Mumbai| On the regular trading session of Saturday, benchmark indices opened higher, following the strength in US equities from the previous night. However, the early hours saw relatively flat trading, with the BSE Sensex showing a gain of 157 points at 10:40 am, reaching 71,840, and the NSE Nifty50 rising to 21,676. The BSE trading session on Saturday was announced by the state government as a holiday for Monday, in light of the Pran Pratishtha ceremony in Ayodhya. The BSE issued statements regarding the modification of trading holidays for calendar year 2024. Trading members were informed of the observance of…

Prague [Czech Republic]| A Czech court has ruled in favor of extraditing Nikhil Gupta, a 52-year-old Indian man accused by the United States of involvement in an alleged plot to kill Sikh separatist leader Gurpatwant Singh Pannun, according to Czech media outlet Seznam Zpravy. The decision is pending approval from Czech Justice Minister Pavel Blazek. Nikhil Gupta was detained in Prague in June last year based on a bilateral US-Czech extradition treaty and is currently held in Prague's Pankrac prison. The Prague High Court upheld the ruling of the first-instance court during a closed hearing. Gupta's lawyer, Petr Slepicka, argued…

Japan achieved a historic milestone by successfully executing a soft landing on the moon with its robotic explorer, the 'Moon Sniper.' However, concerns have arisen as the spacecraft is experiencing a rapid loss of power from its solar cell, leading to a classification of the mission as a `minimum success,` according to CNN, citing the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA). Despite the solar cell issue, JAXA is currently receiving signals from the lander, and communication is proceeding as anticipated. The uncrewed Smart Lander for Investigating Moon (SLIM) completed its landing just after 10:20 am ET on Friday, according to telemetry…

In the district of Ferozepur, a thorough search operation conducted by BSF troops, prompted by the detection of drone activity during the night of January 18-19, 2024, led to the discovery of arms, ammunition, and currency. The search, following the Standard Operating Procedure, commenced at the break of dawn on January 19, 2024. By evening, with the cooperation of the local border population, the focus of the search narrowed down to a suspicious object—a sizable packet meticulously wrapped in a white gunny sandbag. Upon careful examination and unwrapping, the contents of the packet were revealed: an AK-47 assault rifle (with…