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A blaze, a ‘missing’ report & no closure. Ghost of 1986 Nakodar killings returns to Punjab

On 4 Feb 1986, four were killed when police fired at AISSF members protesting against desecration of Guru Granth Sahib. For yrs, govt action taken in this episode remains unknown.

Punjab govt must take Centre into confidence on new anti-sacrilege bill

What should be of concern is other states following suit and enacting separate laws to suit the political environment of respective states citing the Punjab bill as a precedent.

INDIA bloc, minus TMC & AAP, to hold virtual meet on Saturday to discuss Monsoon Session strategy

Initial plan was to hold in-person meeting at Congress president Kharge's residence, but party gen secy Venugopal later in the day clarified that meeting will be held virtually.

Akali workers head to Mohali to express solidarity with party leader Bikram Majithia detained by cops

SAD chief Sukhbir Singh Badal has accused Bhagwant Mann-led AAP govt of imposing an 'undeclared emergency' in Punjab and detaining Akali workers at their houses.

12 yrs, high-profile arrests & unending chase for ‘entire truth’. The ‘drug’ charges haunting Majithia

While Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann said that there is “irrefutable evidence” against Majithia, the Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) leader has denied all charges.

AAP suspends Amritsar North MLA Kunwar Vijay Pratap from party for 5 yrs for ‘anti-party activities’

Action comes days after the ex-IPS officer questioned the manner in which Vigilance Bureau raided the residence of SAD leader Bikram Majithia in Amritsar in a disproportionate assets case.

Ludhiana West bypoll: Win for AAP Delhi team, loss underlines Congress factionalism & BJP, SAD limits

Win not only paves way for Arvind Kejriwal's re-entry into national politics, but also gives a much-needed boost to AAP’s shaky footing in Punjab at peak of anti-incumbency.

Bypoll boost for AAP after Delhi debacle, Kerala brings cheer to Congress & TMC retains edge in Bengal

It's not just in Kerala, Punjab & Gujarat that INDIA bloc allies were locked in a bitter contest. Even in West Bengal's Kaliganj, Congress-Left alliance had a candidate in the fray.

People rejected both BJP & Congress in bypolls: Kejriwal

AAP won the Visavadar seat in Gujarat and Ludhiana West in Punjab. BJP’s Rajendra Chavda bagged Gujarat's Kadi seat.

Prestige at stake in some seats, but bypolls in four states largely a test for INDIA bloc

On surface, it’s a familiar story of polls exposing cracks within opposition bloc. However, it also serves as a reminder that allies continue to drift farther & farther apart.

On Camera

Over six-fold spike in digital transactions since 2019-20, govt informs Parliament

Govt says digital payments also uplift under-served communities by providing them financial footprint that can be used to assess credit worthiness in absence of traditional documents.

India to get last of Spain-built C-295 next month, focus now on 1st India-made aircraft

New Delhi: The last of the C-295 transport aircraft that is replacing the ageing Avro fleet of the Indian Air Force (IAF) will be...

Modi’s Bharat vs Indira’s India: 11-yr report card of politics, diplomacy, economy, nationalism

As Narendra Modi becomes India’s second-longest consecutively serving Prime Minister, we look at how he compares with Indira Gandhi across four key dimensions.