Two of three suspects held by Canada over last year’s murder of Khalistani terrorist Hardeep Singh Nijjar come from well off families in Punjab and had gone overseas on study visas, following a trend common in the state. Their kin expressed shock at the arrests & were confident that they will be cleared in...
Read MoreChinese consumers have flocked to gold as their confidence in investments like real estate or stocks has faltered. At the same time, the country’s central bank has steadily added to its gold reserves, while whittling away at its holdings of US debt. And throwing fuel on the fire are Chinese speculators betting there is...
Read MoreChamoli district police have arrested three men from Bihar for allegedly starting a forest fire in the district’s Gairsain area, approximately 260km from Dehradun, and uploading a video of the incident on social media to “get more views”. The arrest was done on Saturday evening after police took suo-motu cognisance of the video making...
Read MoreThe BJP move is seen as the party’s big push to woo farmers as nearly 76% of the population in Odisha is involved in farming, and paddy is the dominant crop. Releasing the manifesto on Sunday, party president J P Nadda said, “BJP is fighting the election not to sit in opposition, but to...
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