1+ hour, 29+ min ago   (328+ words) Leh, Sep 13 (PTI) Ladakh Lieutenant Governor Vinai Kumar Saxena on Sunday sanctioned Rs 15 lakh each to the next of kin of the four persons who lost their lives in the September 24 violence last year in Leh. Leh witnessed large-scale protests…...

13+ hour, 47+ min ago   (500+ words) Eight hundred children allegedly employed as labourers at various establishments across Karnataka were rescued on Saturday during a special statewide drive, officials said. The operation was carried out by 962 police stations across the state, with teams checking 16,951 premises in various…...

9+ hour, 48+ min ago   (142+ words) Daily Pioneer Indian Workers’ Association in UK celebrates 70th anniversary The Indian Workers’ Association Southall has celebrated its 70th anniversary, marking seven decades of campaigning for the rights of labour, social justice, equality and the welfare of local communities. The anniversary celebration…...

2+ day, 14+ hour ago   (381+ words) An advertisement posted by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) asking “Mr Singh” to self-deport sparked off a controversy, with advocacy groups terming it racist and anti-American. The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) used AI-generated imagery on X to push…...

2+ day, 14+ hour ago   (493+ words) Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) chief Nitin Nabin on Thursday said the country will never forget the 1984 riots in which Sikhs were massacred, “nor will the BJP ever forgive the rioters”. Speaking at the 'Punjabi Gaurav Sammelan' (Punjabi pride conference) in…...

2+ day, 15+ hour ago   (268+ words) BJP MP Tarun Chugh on Thursday lashed out at the AAP government over the alleged desecration of B R Ambedkar's statue in Ludhiana, claiming that under the Bhagwant Mann regime, "neither the Constitution is safe, nor is the dignity of…...

2+ day, 15+ hour ago   (481+ words) Daily Pioneer Remembering 9/11: 25 years, enduring lessons Twenty-five years after 9/11, the enduring lesson is stark: force can disrupt extremism, but only justice and a more equitable world order can address its deeper roots It has been twenty-five years since two aircraft…...

3+ day, 2+ hour ago   (300+ words) NITI Aayog Vice Chairman Ashok Kumar Lahiri on Wednesday said the Indian economy has been doing reasonably well and that Asia’s third-largest economy will regain its mojo and return to a current account surplus soon. Lahiri further said the major…...

3+ day, 4+ hour ago   (335+ words) More than 115,000 people in Sri Lanka are facing drinking water shortages as an emerging El Nino condition, along with high temperatures and scant rainfall, intensifies dry weather across parts of the island, officials said on Tuesday. Meteorology Department Director General…...

3+ day, 5+ hour ago   (311+ words) Markets and shops remained closed in Punjab’s Hoshiarpur and Jalandhar cities on Thursday following a bandh call by Valmiki and Dalit organisations to protest the alleged desecration of Dr B R Ambedkar’s statue at Jalandhar Bypass Chowk in Ludhiana. The…...