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Prime Minister Mark Carney expresses grief over Air India crash

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney expressed grief over the Air India crash. The Prime Minister said that it was very sad to learn about the crash of the Air India flight from Ahmedabad to London, in which 242 passengers, includi...

Air India plane crashes at Ahmedabad airport

An Air India passenger plane bound for London with more than 240 people on board including one Canadian crashed Thursday in India’s northwestern city of Ahmedabad, the airline said. Visuals on local television channels showed smok...

Bhagwant Mann is a dummy CM: Bikram Singh Majithia

Former minister and senior Akali leader Bikram Singh Majithia, who arrived to campaign for the by-election to be held in Ludhiana, Punjab, termed Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann a dummy Chief Minister. He said that now even the...

2 Covid patients die in Ludhiana

Corona infection cases in Punjab have increased in the last one week. The highest number of cases in the state is in Ludhiana, where 23 cases have been reported. This increase in Ludhiana has come at a time when political activiti...

PM Carney defends decision to invite PM Modi to G7 summit

Prime Minister Mark Carney is defending his decision to invite Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi to the G7 Summit in Alberta later this month, as security officials investigate links between the Indian government and murder of a...

Bengaluru stampede case: Complaint filed against Virat Kohli

A complaint has been filed against cricketer Virat Kohli at the police station in India in connection with the stampede that took place outside the Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru on June 4. Social activist HM Venkatesh has held ...

PM Modi inaugurates world's highest railway bridge

In India, Prime Minister Modi on Friday visited Jammu and Kashmir for the first time after the Pahalgam attack. Here, he inaugurated the world's highest railway bridge built on the Jhanna river in Reasi district by hoisting the tr...

SSP who summoned Bharat Bhushan Ashu suspended

Amidst the upcoming by-election for the Ludhiana West assembly seat in Punjab, the SSP Vigilance has sent a summons to Congress candidate Bharat Bhushan, after which the state's Aam Aadmi Party government suspended SSP Vigilance J...

Navjot Kaur Sidhu willing to contest 2027 Punjab elections

Navjot Kaur Sidhu may once again make a comeback in Punjab politics. Talking to the media during a visit to her constituency in Amritsar, she said that I will contest the MLA elections 100 percent in 2027 and I am preparing for th...

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Health Canada maintains ban on strychnine despite Prairie push to fight gophers

Health Canada says it will not reverse its ban on strychnine, maintaining that environmental and human health risks outweigh concerns raised by Prairie governments and farm groups. The federal department confirmed it reviewed requests from Alberta and Saskatchewan to reconsider the use of the rodent poison to control gopher populations that farmers say are damaging crops and pastureland. Health Canada concluded the risks associated with strychnine remain too significant to justify its use. Strychnine has been prohibited for most pest control uses because of its high toxicity and the risk it po...

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