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Brampton feels like a gamble now: As Canada dream gets costlier, Punjab youth look to UK, NZ, Dubai

A tighter Canadian policy on student visas has impacted immigration companies and agents as well even as the Punjab Police continue to crack down on agents over widespread fraud.

CBI arrests manager, investigator of insurance firm in bribery case

New Delhi, Apr 8 (PTI) The CBI has arrested a manager and an investigator of National Insurance Company Limited in a bribery case involving...

NHRC notice to Health Ministry, FSSAI after complaint over ‘action’ taken against ‘whistleblowers’

New Delhi, Apr 8 (PTI) The NHRC has issued a notice to the Health Ministry, FSSAI and Delhi Police following a complaint that "action"...

Opposition accuses AAP govt of burdening Punjab with Rs 1,500 crore loan

Chandigarh, Apr 8 (PTI) Opposition parties' leaders targeted the AAP government in Punjab over the state's debt, accusing it of further burdening the state's...

Manipur govt dismisses rumours on security personnel ‘killing’ protesters

New Delhi, Apr 8 (PTI) The Manipur government has rubbished rumours spreading on social media that security forces have killed a "multitude of innocent...

Indore court grants divorce to rape convict Narayan Sai’s wife, orders Rs 2 cr permanent alimony

Indore, Apr 8 (PTI) An Indore family court has granted a divorce decree to the wife of Narayan Sai, rape convict and jailed...

Important cases listed before the Supreme Court on April 8, Wednesday:

Important cases listed before the Supreme Court on April 8, Wednesday: * Nine-judge SC constitution bench to hear review pleas related to entry of...

2014 custodial death: Bombay HC upholds decision to frame murder charges against 8 cops

Mumbai, Apr 8 (PTI) The Bombay High Court has upheld a trial court’s order to frame murder charges against eight police personnel in...

UP: Posters target Akhilesh with ‘Dhurandhar’ reference; SP chief says check NCRB data

Lucknow/Amethi (UP), Apr 7 (PTI) Posters and hoardings inspired by Bollywood movie 'Dhurandhar' targeting Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav have surfaced at several locations...

UP: Five of family get life term in Azamgarh murder case

Azamgarh (UP), Apr 7 (PTI) A court in Uttar Pradesh's Azamgarh district has sentenced five members of a family to life imprisonment in...

On Camera

BJP is blocking UDF from a landslide. How did Hindutva gain ground in Kerala?

It is curious to note that a section of the Hindu vote has seamlessly transferred between the BJP in the 2019 & 2024 Lok Sabha polls and the Left in the 2020 & 2025 local body polls.

Stocks fall, oil prices climb as Trump issues fresh threat to Iran ahead of his deadline

Fears that an escalation of the conflict could heighten a fuel squeeze & endanger the economy unnerved traders, with NYT reporting Iran stopped negotiating a truce with the US.

UAE walks away from financing Rafale F5 due to restricted access to technology, reports French media

French newspaper La Tribune earlier last week indicated that UAE withdrew from deal to fund EUR 3.5 billion. India is looking to order 114 new Rafales, which could include the F5.

China insulated itself against energy shocks. India is ‘all talk, no walk’

China patiently invested capital, skill and technology in coal gasification. Unlike it, we won’t move from words to action. As crude prices decline, we lose interest.