Monday, May 30, 2022

Singer killing: High Court asks Punjab govt why security reduced, information leaked

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Watering down or withdrawal of police protection to 400-plus at-risk individuals in Punjab was hotly debated following the murder of popular rapper and Congress politician Sidhu Moose Wala, with the Punjab and Haryana high court seeking Monday to know from the AAP government in the state why names of those who had lost their security details were leaked. The HC asked the government to reply by June 2.

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CM agrees to Moose Wala’s father’s demand, to set up judicial commission under sitting HC judge

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The fallout of singer Sidhu Moose Wala’s murder continued to reverberate across Punjab on Monday as his anguished parents and fans refused to allow the Punjab police to conduct an autopsy. The singer was shot dead on Sunday evening in a Mansa village in an ambush. The family finally consented to the post-mortem by late afternoon and is yet to take a call on the funeral of the singer.

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Wednesday, May 25, 2022

JKLF’s Yasin Malik gets 2 life terms in terror funding case

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A special NIA court in Delhi on Wednesday handed concurrent life terms to Kashmiri separatist and JKLF chief Yasin Malik for funding terror in J&K and waging war against the state, rejecting his contention that he had adhered to the Gandhian principle of non-violence and spearheaded "a peaceful struggle" since giving up armed militancy in 1994.

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Sunday, May 22, 2022

PM Modi to participate in launch of Joe Biden’s Indo-Pacific economic initiative

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The Quad summit in Japan on Tuesday will provide an opportunity to leaders to review progress of their common initiatives and exchange views on the developments in Indo-Pacific region, PM Narendra Modi said in a statement. PM Modi’s most significant engagement on Monday will be his participation in the launch of US President Joe Biden’s ambitious Indo-Pacific Economic Framework (IPEF) initiative that seeks the integration of Indo-Pacific economies and secure and resilient supply chains.

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Loudspeakers removed from mosques being donated to schools, hospitals: Adityanath

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Loudspeakers at mosques in Uttar Pradesh have either turned down their volume or been removed, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath said on Sunday and added the uninstalled public address systems are being donated to schools and hospitals. The chief minister further said there were no riots in the BJP-ruled state during and after the recent assembly polls.

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