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Amarinder replaced as his govt was being run by BJP from Delhi, says Priyanka
Senior Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Sunday said the former chief minister Amarinder Singh-led Punjab government had to be replaced as it was being run by the BJP from Delhi. Read more
IPL Auction: Punjab hit jackpot with Livingstone and Smith, KKR get Rahane
England's power-hitting all-rounder Liam Livingstone hit a jackpot on day two of IPL Mega Auction on Sunday. In the first round of Sunday's auction proceedings, Kolkata Knight Riders and Chennai Super Kings showed intense interest with Punjab Kings, Sunrisers Hyderabad and Gujarat Titans jumping into the aggressive bidding war. Read more
Modi government running ‘loot and escape’ flagship programme: Congress on bank fraud case
As CBI registered its "biggest" bank fraud case of Rs 22,842 crore against Gujarat-based ABG Shipyard Ltd, Congress on Sunday accused the Narendra Modi government of running a "loot and escape" flagship scheme for "bank fraudsters" and questioned the delay in taking action despite it flagging the “scam” in 2018 itself. Read more
Records related to human rights violations in J&K locked up in room since state commission wound up: RTI reply
Records related to alleged human rights violations in Jammu and Kashmir, which were being handled by the erstwhile State Human Rights Commission, are locked up in a room since the panel was wound up after the state was downgraded into a Union Territory in August 2019, according to an RTI reply. Read more
Biden-Putin call inconclusive as Ukraine tensions jump
US President Joe Biden tried to send Vladimir Putin an ultimatum about the consequences of any invasion of Ukraine in an hour-long conversation that left both sides at an impasse and Russia’s intentions unclear. Read more