Rinku is 3rd sitting MP to join BJP after Ludhiana MP Ravneet Singh Bittu & Patiala MP Preneet Kaur — both from Congress. Most joining BJP expect to be fielded as LS poll candidates.
With AAP top brass behind bars, Punjab CM faces mix of prospects & hurdles. Some experts feel that with Mann's perceived closeness to Amit Shah, 'Centre's grip will tighten' over Punjab.
Cases registered against Congress MLA Sukhpal Khaira have become flashpoint for both parties, with Congress accusing Mann govt of 'petty politics' & speaking up against 2024 poll alliance.
Bank of Baroda economic research team calculated per capita subsidy expenditures of major states & found Punjab had highest, followed by Karnataka, Gujarat, Tamil Nadu & Maharashtra.
Mann has been asserting himself & trying to outgrow tag of 'remote-controlled' CM. He was the one who put his foot down, opposing alliance with Congress in Punjab, it is learnt.
The advisory panel has remained inactive since it was formed in July last year. AAP leader Chadha's appointment as its chairman has been challenged in Punjab and Haryana HC.
Governor Banwarilal Purohit asks for detailed report on involvement of Khadoor Sahib MLA Manjinder Singh Lalpura's brother-in-law after 'reading contradictory reports in the media'.
The Tarn Taran SSP was transferred on administrative grounds a day after AAP MLA Manjinder Singh Lalpura claimed the officer's team arrested his brother-in-law in fake illegal mining case.
Punjab minister says AAP govt in Punjab jailing Congress leaders for corruption. LoP Bajwa says state Congress cadre ‘in no mood’ to ally with AAP in Punjab for Lok Sabha polls.
BJP’s fate in the second phase of 2024 Lok Sabha election will be decided in Karnataka, Rajasthan, and Maharashtra, where it performed very well in 2019 but faces a stiff competition now.
The private lender's shares tumbled to be top Nifty 50 loser after India's central bank barred it from taking on new customers through online and mobile banking channels.
Another addition to military cooperation has been the Strategic Space Dialogue, inaugurated in Paris in 2023. Last month, India participated as an observer to France’s AsterX.
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