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Former CM Channi will appear before vigilance after seven days

Former CM Channi will appear before vigilance after seven days

Politics
Chandigarh | Former Punjab Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi was again called for questioning on Friday, but he did not turn up. He had sent an application to the Vigilance Bureau for exemption from appearance. Which has been accepted by Vigilance. The investigating officers of the Vigilance Bureau have given a week's time for further questioning. Now after seven days from Friday, Channi will appear before the investigating officers of Vigilance.
New premium of private insurance companies increased by 35%, LIC decreased

New premium of private insurance companies increased by 35%, LIC decreased

Business
In the case of life insurance, the business of private companies increased rapidly. Their New Business Premium (NBP) increased by 35.12% in March and 20% in the last financial year. But the NBP of the entire life insurance industry declined by 12.6% as the NBP of the largest insurer LIC declined by around 37%. The number of policies sold last month also decreased by 12.2%. The premium growth of HDFC Life, Max Life, ICICI Prudential and SBI Life in the past month was 83.45%, 42.59%, 30.78% and 23.15% respectively. In March 2023, the individual non-single premium of all private companies stood at Rs 13,635.21 crore. This is 57.35% more than in March 2022. According to a report by HSBC Global Research, this jump in demand has been seen due to the withdrawal of tax exemption by the governmen...
Vaccine finished in Punjab, 35 thousand doses sought from center, highest number of patients increased in Mohali

Vaccine finished in Punjab, 35 thousand doses sought from center, highest number of patients increased in Mohali

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Chandigarh | Corona cases have once again started increasing rapidly in Punjab. The health department has even given instructions to wear masks in public places, but on the other hand there is no vaccine in the state. Punjab has been waiting for the vaccine for almost 1 month. A letter has also been written to the Central Government for 35 thousand doses. The youth going abroad are facing the most problems due to the end of the vaccine. Because dozens of youths in the state are not able to go abroad waiting for the second dose. On Wednesday, 467 new cases of corona have been found. Maximum 111 cases have been reported from Mohali. The number of active patients has now gone up to 1767. 270 patients have also been cured.
Argentina beat Curacao 7-0

Argentina beat Curacao 7-0

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World champion footballer Lionel Messi achieved another milestone in his career. He became the first footballer in the world to win the FIFA World Title and score 100 international goals. He scored a hat-trick in an international friendly match against Curacao. With the help of his hat-trick, Argentina won the match 7-0. Messi scored in the 20th, 33rd, 37th minutes while Nicolas Gonzalez scored in the 23rd, Enzo Fernandez in the 35th, Angel Di Maria in the 78th and Gonzalo Montiel in the 87th minute. Messi also did an assist in this match. Messi has contributed 156 goals (goal+assist) in 174 matches. This is a record in international football. Argentina also took out the World Cup trophy parade in front of 42,000 fans at the Santiago del Estero Stadium.

Bilga’s Neena Tangdi becomes minister in Canada

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Bilga (Jalandhar) | Neena Tangdi, daughter-in-law of the Tangdi family living in Bilga, Jalandhar, has become the Associate Minister of Housing in Ontario, Canada. In her first interview, Neena Tangdi said that she will work exclusively for those who want to buy a house in Canada for the first time or for students from abroad who want to buy a house here. From June 2021 to June 2022, she handled the Ministry of Small Business and Red Tape Reduction. Nina Tangri was elected MPP for Mississauga Stitsville Ontario in 2018. Neena Tangdi, originally from Amritsar, was married to Ashwini Tangdi of Bilga village in Jalandhar. They were married in England, but after that their family shifted to Canada.
Saudi National Bank chairman who refused to help Credit Suisse removed

Saudi National Bank chairman who refused to help Credit Suisse removed

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Ammar Al-Khudeiri, the chairman of the Saudi National Bank (SNB), has resigned. He has given a personal reason for this, but it is being linked to his remarks against Switzerland's troubled investment bank Credit Suisse. Khudeiri had said on March 15 that the SNB would not give more money to Credit Suisse. He was asked whether he would invest more in Credit Suisse. Credit Suisse shares fell more than 30% after his refusal. SNB is the largest shareholder of Credit Suisse. Last year SNB bought a 9.9% stake in Credit Suisse.
Korean father of three children exempted from compulsory military service

Korean father of three children exempted from compulsory military service

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In South Korea, all healthy males between the ages of 18 and 35 are required to serve in the military. World Cup team players and Olympic medal winners are exempted from this. Military service is one of the five primary duties of citizens enshrined in the Constitution. The other four are paying taxes, working, educating children and protecting the environment. The government is considering increasing the scope of exemption. A proposal to bar fathers of three or more children from military service till the age of 30 is likely to be implemented soon. South Korea, with a population of 50 million, has one of the lowest birth rates in the world. There has been a steady decline in the birth rate since the 1970s. President Yoo Suk Yeol has insisted on taking bold steps to increase the birth r...
Verification of people living on rent should be done: DCP Panchkula

Verification of people living on rent should be done: DCP Panchkula

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Panchkula | A crime meeting was held at Sector-1 DC office on Wednesday under the leadership of Panchkula DCP Sumer Pratap Singh with all the supervisory officers, police station and outpost in- charges of the district. During the crime meeting, the DCP gave 'guidelines' to the police station in- charges, outpost in- charges and supervisory officers of the district to curb crime and settle the ongoing pendency in the police stations. The DCP said that crime related to women is the most sensitive crime. Resolve the matter by taking immediate action on them. Apart from this, all police station and police post in- charges were instructed to increase patrolling in their respective areas, so that crimes can be prevented. The crime branch in- charges were instructed to take strict action aga...
Japan: First mission of new rocket failed, blasted in space

Japan: First mission of new rocket failed, blasted in space

World
Tokyo | Japan's new rocket failed in its first flight. The engine of the second stage did not turn on, the scientists blew it up in space itself. Earth observation satellite was being sent in this rocket. Due to this, the Japanese Space Agency JAXA i.e. Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency has suffered huge losses. The Japanese Space Agency built this rocket three decades later to launch satellites at a cheaper price from Elon Musk's SpaceX company. Last month, an attempt to launch this rocket was postponed.
Meet the new Pennsylvania congressional races!

Meet the new Pennsylvania congressional races!

World
With the Pennsylvania district map upheld — and the candidate filing deadline passed — a look at who’s running in the primaries for each of the state’s new House districts. After a one-of-a-kind first three months of the year, featuring a court-ordered re-drawing of the state’s congressional map, a court battle over that order, and a separate congressional special election under the old map that’s now finally over, it’s finally time for Pennsylvania to begin its primary season in all 18 of its new congressional districts. Those races may very well determine which party starts 2019 with control of the House of Representatives. The filing deadline for candidates passed earlier this week, just one day after a pair of court rulings exhausted all remaining challenges to the new map — ...