The official Twitter account of the BBC Punjabi has been blocked by authorities in India amidst an ongoing police crackdown against separatists in the border state of Punjab.
The development comes days after the Indian tax authorities raided the offices of the BBC following the broadcast of two-part series on Narendra Modi and his role in the 2002 anti-Muslim genocide of Gujarat.
Sources in the intelligence agency said that fugitive Khalistani separatist Amritpal Singh underwent eye surgery in Georgia to resemble Khalistani militant Jarnail Singh Bhindranwale before returning to India in 2022. According to sources, the revelation was made by aides of Amritpal Singh who are currently lodged in Assam's Dibrugarh jail after police slapped National Security Act (NSA) charges on them.
#AmritpalSingh #AmritpalSinghCrackdown #JarnailSinghBhindranwale
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All leaves of Punjab cops have been cancelled until April 14, amid speculations that Khalistani sympathiser Amritpal Singh will surrender in Gurudwara. Amritpal Singh, who has been on the run for several days now has asked the chiefs of the top Sikh body, Akal Takht, to convene the "sarbat khalsa" gathering on the occasion of Baisakhi on April 14. Until then, the leaves of all gazetted and non-gazetted officers have been cancelled.
#Amritpalsingh #Khalistan #Punjabpolice
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The Ministry of Finance has said that a special ā¹75 coin will be launched to commemorate the inauguration of the new parliament building. The new parliament building will be inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday. While as many as 25 parties are expected to attend the ceremony, at least 20 opposition parties have decided to boycott the event.
#Parliament #ā¹75Coin #FinanceMinistry
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Prime Minister Modi on Thursday inaugurated the first ever Vande Bharat Express of Uttarakhand via video conference.
#VandeBharatTrain #Uttrakhand #PMModi
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The inauguration of India's new parliament in New Delhi on Sunday will see nearly zero representation from the opposition, with 20 parties announcing they will be boycotting the ceremony. The opposition parties have denounced plans by Prime Minister Narendra Modi to inaugurate the new parliament, instead of President Draupadi Murmu, to make a political statement ahead of next year's national election. Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has now criticised the Opposition and has called their decision unfortunate and irresponsible adding that it weakens democracy.
#NewParliamentBuilding #NewParliamentInauguration #PMModi #DraupadiMurmu #OppositionParties #YogiAdityanath
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PM Modi on Thursday will flag off the first Vande Bharat Express train of Uttrakhand. The train will travel from Delhi to Dehradun.
#PMModi #VandeBharatExpress #Uttrakhand
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Prime Minister Modi who is in Australia, raised the issue of attacks on the Hindu temples in the country with his Australian counterpart Anthony Albanese.
#PMModi #TemplesinAustralia #ModiinAustralia
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Elon Musk's start-up Neuralink on Thursday said it has gotten approval from US regulators to test its brain implants in people. Neuralink said that clearance from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for its first-in-human clinical study is āan important first stepā for its technology, which is intended to let brains interface directly with computers.
#Neuralink #ElonMusk #FDA
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Former Pakistan PM and PTI Chief Imran Khan added to no-fly list; Guineaās suppression of protests stokes anger against military; Germany, world's fourth largest economy, enters Recession; Wagner Group starts withdrawing from Bakhmut
#ImranKhan #NoFlyList #PTI #BushraBibi
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The Indian Navy achieved a historic milestone after the MiG-29K fighter jet conducted a successful night landing on the indigenously built aircraft carrier INS Vikrant. The video of the same was shared by the Indian Navy on its official Twitter account.
#MiG29K #INSVikrant #IndianNavy #RajnathSingh
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The first of the three Russian hypersonic missile scientists to be arrested on suspicion of treason will go on trial next week in a case which apparently involves accusations of betraying secrets to foreign adversaries. The criminal case against Anatoly Maslov, 76, will open in Saint Petersburgās city court on June 1. The St. Petersburg City Court also ruled on May 24 that Maslov's detention would be extended until at least November 10. Soon after his arrest, authorities had flown him to Moscow and put him in pre-trial detention in Lefortovo prisonā¦a former KGB interrogation site where Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich is also being held. The details of the case are classified, but some local media reports cited sources close to scientific circles as saying that the three scholars are suspected of handing information related to their research to China.
#Russiascientisttreason #russianmissile #russia #russianarmy #russiaukrainewar
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In a rather shocking update, famous astrologer and Ayushmann Khurrana's father, P Khurrana, passed away. He was admitted to a hospital in Punjab two days ago where he breathed his last. He is survived by his wife and sons, Ayushmann and Aparshakti Khurana. Please watch the video to know the details.
#AyushmannKhurrana #PKhurrana #RIP
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In a major operation to bust the nexus between narcotics, terrorism and mafias⦠the National Investigation Agency..or the NIA has conducted raids across several states this morning. The agency has cracked down upon homes of suspects in Haryana, Punjab, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, and Madhya Pradesh. The raids have been conducted in connection with three separate cases lodged by the agency last year. The aim of such crackdowns is to neuter foreign-based terror networksā¦influx of narcotic drugs in the country..and to completely dismantle their funding and support infrastructure. The NIA was also in the news for conducting operations against the PFI a while back. In this video, we explain to you what the NIA ..or the the National Investigation Agency..is and what type of operations it usually undertakes. But before that, donāt forget to like, share and subscribe to Oneindia.
#NIA #NIAraids #Terrorism
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A court in Punjab on May 15 summoned Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge in a ā¹100 crore defamation case filed by Hitesh Bhardwaj, the founder of Hindu Suraksha Parishad, against Mr. Kharge for allegedly making defamatory remarks against Bajrang Dal during the recently concluded Karnataka Assembly elections.
#MallikarjunKharge #BajrangDal #CongressManifesto
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Imran Khanās Arrest Was Illegal, , Pakistanās Supreme Court Rules.
The former prime minister was arrested on corruption charges by paramilitary troops at a courthouse in Islamabad on May 9, CNN reports.
At the time, PTI spokesperson Fawad Chaudhry described
the arrest as an "abduction," saying Khan had been
"whisked away by unknown people to an unknown location.".
Khan was reportedly detained in a police headquarters guesthouse and brought before a judge in a closed-door hearing on May 10.
Khan's lawyers petitioned against
the judicial proceedings since they
didn't take place at a courthouse.
On May 11, Pakistan's Supreme Court ruled that the arrest was unlawful and Khan must be released.
Following Khan's detainment, protests have resulted in hundreds of arrests, over
300 injuries and eight deaths, CNN reports. .
According to a government official,
over 650 protesters have been
detained in Khyber Pakhunkhwa.
1,000 supporters were arrested in Punjab.
Khan's political party released a
pre-recorded message after he was arrested.
Khan told his supporters that "the time has come for all of you to come and struggle for your rights."
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The latest incident of a drone from Pakistan trying to infiltrate the border has been reported from Punjab's Gurdaspur sector. The Border Security Forces or BSF intercepted the drone by firing at it forcing it to return.
#BSF #Gurdaspur #Drone
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A political slugfest broke out between the ruling BJP, and opposition Congress and JD(S) on Saturday over the āthreatā to Karnataka Milk Federationās famed dairy brand āNandiniā following Amulās entry to the state. In a setback for Gujarat-based dairy giant Amul, a hotel body in Karnataka has decided to use only Nandini milk to "support the state's (dairy) farmers".
#AmulvsNandini #Karnataka #Nandini
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Former Congress chief and leader Navjot Singh Sidhu is likely to be released from the Patiala court on 1st of April.
#NavjotSinghSidhu #Patialajail #Sidhuinjail
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India records 3,095 fresh Covid cases in 24 hours, highest this year; Indore temple tragedy: Casualties count rises to 35, 14 people rescued; Amritpal Singh goes live on YouTube amid crackdown, says he..
Amritpal Singh released a video on YouTube where he dismissed all reports of him surrendering to the authorities. This is the second video that he has released since he evaded arrest,..