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Hindustan Times Amritsar
‘Vigilance FIR against my husband patently illegal’
Hitherto seen as a reluctant politician, Shiromani Akali Dal’s Majitha MLA Ganieve Kaur Majithia, 49, has stepped out of the shadows to defend her husband Bikram Singh Majithia, who is in judicial custody now in an alleged Rs 540-crore disproportionate assets case. In an interaction with Hindustan Times, she countered the vigilance bureau charges and accused the Bhagwant Mann-led Aam Aadmi Party government of targeting the former minister with an “illegal FIR”. Edited excerpts:
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July 10, 2025
Hindustan Times Amritsar
Two pilots killed after trainer Jaguar plane crashes in Rajasthan village
Two pilots died when their twin-seater Jaguar trainer aircraft crashed in an agricultural field in Rajasthan’s Churu district on Wednesday afternoon, marking the third such accident involving the ageing British-French fighter jets in five months.
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July 10, 2025
Hindustan Times Amritsar
WILL PLAINT BE HEARD ON JULY 29, HC ASKS VIDHAN SABHA
The Punjab and Haryana high court has sought to know whether a disqualification complaint against Banga MLA Sukhwinder Singh Sukhi, would be dealt with by the Punjab Vidhan Sabha on July 29.
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July 10, 2025
Hindustan Times Amritsar
Temp drops 8°C below normal in Srinagar
After days of scorching weather, all weather stations in Kashmir recorded below normal day temperatures on Wednesday following back to back spells of rain.
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July 10, 2025
Hindustan Times Amritsar
Ex-armyman booked for spying for Pak's ISI
LODGED IN FEROZEPUR JAIL IN DRUG CASE
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July 10, 2025
Hindustan Times Amritsar
Return unlikely before July 14: ESA
{ AXIOM-4 MISSION } WITH SHUBHANSHU SHUKLA ON BOARD
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July 10, 2025
Hindustan Times Amritsar
Sena MLA slaps canteen staffer for ‘stale’ food
The food served was 10 days old...I don’t regret what I have done
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July 10, 2025
Hindustan Times Amritsar
Gzb: Kanwariyas attack drunk driver over fight
COPS DID NOT BOOK KANWARIYAS FOR THE ASSAULT AND VANDALISM, BUT SAID THEY MAY DO SO WHEN PROBE IN CASE PROGRESSES
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July 10, 2025
Hindustan Times Amritsar
Jaito SHO sent to police lines ahead of court proceedings
WITH THIS, THE BATHINDA POLICE AUTHORITIES HAVE SHIFTED ALL FIVE COPS TO THE POLICE LINES
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July 10, 2025
Hindustan Times Amritsar
Measles cases in US highest in 3 decades
Halfway through 2025, the US's total annual measles cases have reached a level not seen in more than three decades.
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July 10, 2025
Hindustan Times Amritsar
Autopsy of 2 suspects killed in encounter delayed
INCOMPLETE PAPERWORK
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July 10, 2025
Hindustan Times Amritsar
HC DISMISSES PLEA SEEKING REPEAL OF BNS SECTIONS
NEW DELHI: The Delhi high court on Wednesday dismissed a plea seeking direction to the Parliament to abolish sections dealing with the offences against the state and public tranquillity from the new penal law, Bharatiya Nyay Sanhita, saying that it lacked the jurisdiction to issue such a directive.
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July 10, 2025
Hindustan Times Amritsar
India, Brazil lay out roadmap to deepen ties over next 10 yrs
India and Brazil have forged a new strategic roadmap to strengthen bilateral ties over the next decade based on five key pillars, including defence and security, food security, energy transition, digital transformation and industrial partnerships in strategic areas.
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July 10, 2025
Hindustan Times Amritsar
DGCA to rank FTOs based on safety, performance from Oct
The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has declared that it will rank the Flying Training Organisations (FTOs) based on safety standards of an FTO, its performance, compliance, assistance to students and operational aspects, with an aim to improve the safety and efficiency of pilot training in India.
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July 10, 2025
Hindustan Times Amritsar
VB FIR AGAINST MY HUSBAND IS PATENTLY ILLEGAL: GANIEVE
Hitherto seen as a reluctant politician, Shiromani Akali Dal’s Majitha MLA Ganieve Kaur Majithia, 49, has stepped out of the shadows to defend her husband Bikram Singh Majithia, who is in judicial custody now in an alleged Rs 540-crore disproportionate assets case. In an interaction with HT, she countered the vigilance bureau charges and accused the Bhagwant Mann-led Aam Aadmi Party government of targeting the former minister with an “illegal FIR”.
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July 10, 2025
Hindustan Times Amritsar
‘Debarring tainted teachers from job test violates Constitution’
The West Bengal School Service Commission (WBSSC) told the Calcutta high court on Wednesday that debarring identified “tainted” state government school teachers from the 2016 recruitment panel from appearing for the Supreme Court-directed fresh selection test violates their fundamental rights, lawyers who attended the hearing said.
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July 10, 2025
Hindustan Times Amritsar
{ 26/11 MUMBAI TERROR ATTACKS } NIA
Addl chargesheet filed against Rana
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July 10, 2025
Hindustan Times Amritsar
LEOPARD RESCUED FROM HOUSE IN HOSHIARPUR
A leopard was rescued from a house in a village here after a three-hour operation, forest department officials said on Wednesday.
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July 10, 2025
Hindustan Times Amritsar
J&K police attach property, refund ₹75L to 17 victims
{ 22.39-CRORE JOB SCAM } A FIRST UNDER BHARATIYA NAGARIK SURAKSHA SANHITA
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July 10, 2025
Hindustan Times Amritsar
Musk's chatbot Grok under fire for praising Hitler, insulting Erdogan
{ A.I. CHATBOT } REGARDING THE CONTROVERSIES, MUSK POSTED: NEVER A DULL MOMENT ON THIS PLATFORM
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July 10, 2025
Hindustan Times Amritsar
Terror plot foiled, 2 AK-47s, hand grenades recovered
{ GURDASPUR
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July 10, 2025
Hindustan Times Amritsar
LAND POOLING: BKU'S UGRAHAN FACTION TO BOYCOTT ALL-PARTY MEET
The Bharatiya Kisan Union (Ekta-Ugrahan) has announced that it will boycott the all-party meeting scheduled for July 18 in Chandigarh, which was convened by several farmer organisations to discuss the Punjab government's recently introduced land-pooling policy.
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July 10, 2025
Hindustan Times Amritsar
GANGSTER JAGGU BHAGWANPURIA'S SISTER-IN-LAW ARRESTED FROM AMRITSAR AIRPORT
AMRITSAR: Days after the murder of jailed gangster Jaggu Bhagwanpuria’s mother Harjit Kaur and cousin Karanvir Singh in Batala, his sister-in-law was arrested from Sri Guru Ramdas Jee International Airport on Monday night while returning to Australia.
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July 09, 2025
Hindustan Times Amritsar
Indian-origin TV host quits CBC News over 'toxic' work culture
A prominent Indianorigin host of the national broadcaster CBC News quit the media outlet on Monday, accusing it of fostering a “toxic” culture marked by “tokenism masquerading as diversity”.
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July 09, 2025
Hindustan Times Amritsar
Tariff-hit nations in Asia scramble for negotiations
Powerhouse Asian economies Japan and South Korea said on Tuesday they would try to negotiate with the US to soften the impact of sharply higher tariffs that President Donald Trump now plans to impose from the start of August. Trump ramped up his trade war again on Monday, telling 14 nations that they would face tariffs ranging from 25% for countries including Japan and South Korea, to 40% for Laos and Myanmar.
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July 09, 2025
Hindustan Times Amritsar
HC BARS POLICE FROM FILING CHARGESHEET AGAINST RCB
The Karnataka high court on Tuesday restrained the state police from filing a final investigation report (charge sheet) against Indian Premier League franchise Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) and event management company DNA Entertainment in connection with the June 4 stampede outside Chinnaswamy Stadium, which claimed Il lives and left over 50 injured.
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July 09, 2025
Hindustan Times Amritsar
‘Breaking Bad’ in Raj as two teachers held for making drugs
It isn’t clear if they knew about Walter White. But the comparisons are inevitable.
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July 09, 2025
Hindustan Times Amritsar
Clash over loud music leaves one dead in Hisar
FAMILY BLAMES POLICE FOR YOUTH’S FALL; COPS DENY CHARGE
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July 09, 2025
Hindustan Times Amritsar
SC COMMITTEE, NABARD DISCUSS STEPS TO EASE FARMERS' WOES
The high-powered committee constituted by the Supreme Court to look into farmers’ issues held a meeting with the National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) on Tuesday on ways to ease farmer distress.
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July 09, 2025
Hindustan Times Amritsar
Local laws changed in line with labour codes: Mandaviya
Most states have changed local laws in line with the four stalled labour codes, including nine most-contested reforms being opposed by trade unions, Union labour minister Mansukh Mandaviya said on Tuesday, ahead of a national strike called by workers.
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