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Gurdaspur |  A clash broke out between Congress and Aam Aadmi Party workers at a polling booth in Punjab's Dera Pathana on Wednesday during the by-elections. Voting is underway in Punjab's Dera Baba Nanak assembly seat. Speaking to private news, Congress MP Sukhjinder Singh Randhawa appeled to the voters to cast their vote peacefully. My appeal to the voters is to come out and cast their votes peacefully. In Dera Baba Nanak, some goons wanted to capture the booth and create issues, and one of them was arrested. It is a very unfortunate incident. One should conduct the elections in…

Chandigarh | Joshi submitted his resignation to SAD working president Balwinder Singh Bhundar citing the party’s deviation from its motive. Joshi, in his resignation letter, said he found himself misfit’ in the party as it seldom commensurate with the vision that he had carried to join it after quitting Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in 2021. He said he has joined SAD as the party then stood for people, farmers and rights of Punjab. I joined the SAD with postulation that it aimed to standby the principle of unity and brotherhood unmindful of any caste, religion or creed, under the leadership…

Chandigarh | The Punjab and Haryana High Court on Tuesday allowed death row convict Balwant Singh Rajoana, imprisoned for his involvement in the 1995 assassination of Punjab’s former chief minister Beant Singh, to attend the bhog ceremony of his brother Kulwant Singh Rajoana. Justice Gurvinder Singh Gill passed the order while referring to the significance of familial bonds even in the gravest circumstances. The death of a sibling would put the entire family in a state of shock and grief, the court observed, adding that the petitioner could be permitted to be with his family for a brief period in…

Mumbai | Voting began at 7 am on Wednesday for the single-phase Maharashtra assembly elections and will conclude at 6 pm. Polling is taking place across 288 assembly constituencies. Ahead of the elections, Prime Minister Narendra Modi urged citizens to vote via his official account on social media platform X. Today, votes will be cast for all the seats in the Maharashtra Assembly elections. I urge the voters of the state to participate with full enthusiasm and add to the splendour of this festival of democracy. On this occasion, I appeal to all the youth and women voters to come…

New Delhi | The air in Delhi remains poisonous even on Wednesday. AQI is above 400 for the fifth consecutive day. Its level was 396 on November 15. On Wednesday, the AQI in many areas was 450 at 6 am and 424 at 9 am. This falls in the 'severe' category. The most polluted area of the city was Mundka (AQI 464). Whereas AQI 462 was recorded in Wazirpur and Alipur. Due to the smog caused by pollution, visibility in some areas including Palam dropped to 150 meters. Due to this, 79 flights were delayed and 6 flights were cancelled.…

UP | The Enforcement Directorate, Lucknow has taken the custody of two masterminds of a money laundering case linked to the alleged Uttar Pradesh Police Constable Recruitment Exam and some other tests conducted by the state public service commission in 2023, officials said . The ED took the custody of Ravi Attri and Subhash Prakash, lodged in jail following their arrest in April by UP police Special Task Force , after an order issued to this effect by the special Prevention of Money Laundering Act court in Lucknow in the paper leak case. Allegations against Attri and Prakash are that…

Chhattisgarh | In a big crackdown on corruption, the Central Bureau of Investigation apprehended Taman Singh Sonwani, the former chairman of the Chhattisgarh Public Service Commission  in a bribery case, officials said. Sonwani was allegedly involved in a bribery scandal, accepting Rs 45 lakh from Bajrang Power Ispat Ltd director Shravan Kumar Goyal, owner of a prominent Raipur-based steel company. The bribe was purportedly aimed at guaranteeing the selection of Goyal's son and daughter-in-law as deputy collectors, a senior administrative position. The arrest of Sonwani and Goyal follows mounting allegations of irregularities in the selection process for various high-ranking government…

Odisha | An Indian Navy diving team saved the life of a grievously injured woman after a speedboat collision in the Mahanadi River near the Bali Yatra maritime trade fair ground in Odisha. While conducting reconnaissance for Bali Yatra 2024 preparations, the diving team, deployed by the Eastern Naval Command, observed the accident and promptly intervened, a Navy official said. The injured woman was rescued from the water and carried over a kilometer to the nearest police help center using the buddy carry technique, he added. A 'buddy carry' technique, for armed forces, refers to a personnel carrying someone on…

Guyana | Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday became the first Indian Prime Minister to visit Guyana in 56 years. He was greeted by a ceremonial welcome and a Guard of Honour as he arrived at Georgetown. In an unprecedented move, Guyana President Mohamed Irfaan Ali welcomed Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the airport. The two leaders shared a warm embrace, followed by dignitaries presenting a floral bouquet to PM Modi. PM Modi will hold bilateral talks with President Mohamed Irfaan Ali, and is slated to address Guyana’s special parliament session. PM Modi will also co-chair the second India-CARICOM meeting…

Andhra Pradesh | The State Investment Promotion Board of Andhra Pradesh, during its inaugural meeting chaired by Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu, approved a massive investment of Rs 85,083 crore. This investment is expected to generate 33,966 new jobs, marking a significant step in the state’s efforts to foster industrial growth and tackle unemployment. The meeting focused on the proposed investments made over the last five months, including the progress of Memoranda of Understanding signed with various companies. Chandrababu Naidu, addressing the meeting, stressed the importance of attracting investments to the state despite intense competition from other regions. He pointed…