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Friday, October 31, 2025
TopicAAP Punjab

Topic: AAP Punjab

The problem Rahul Gandhi has created for Amarinder Singh in Punjab by backing farmer protests

Amarinder Singh comes across as weak and indecisive as he hedges on tackling farmers vandalising Jio towers. The agitation could also end up helping revive AAP months ahead of Punjab polls.

Punjab’s protesting farmers reject Centre’s offer to meet, say withdraw farm acts first

Farmer bodies say they’ll further intensify stir after rejecting Agriculture Secretary Sanjay Agarwal’s invite for a meeting at Delhi’s Krishi Bhawan.

Amarinder calls cabinet meet today to ‘resolve’ spat between chief secretary and ministers

The meeting will be held at the civil secretariat. There are also talks going on for a cabinet reshuffle to placate the council of ministers.

Centre clears Justice K.M. Joseph’s elevation to SC, and adultery may be decriminalised

Front Page Govt clears Justice K.M. Joseph's elevation to SC: After a months-long deadlock, the government has finally agreed to the SC collegium’s decision reiterating...

Sting ops, sleaze and phone tapping: How Punjab bypoll is turning into a high-voltage drama

Although a triangular contest, the Shahkot by-election has become a direct and dirty clash between Congress govt on one side and a local cop on the other.

AAP disintegrating in Punjab after Kejriwal apology, Congress waiting to capitalise

15 MLAs favour splitting away from the parent party while 5 have advised caution; some have opened backroom discussions with the Congress.

On Camera

Starbucks was once progressive. It’s now approaching a dangerous spot in culture wars

Former CEO Howard Schultz once told shareholders those who opposed his support of same-sex marriage were free to invest elsewhere. But now, CEO Brian Niccol seems to be selling Starbucks as a place that just, well, sells coffee.

Consumer Price Index gets up to date. Airfare, OTT plans, e-commerce prices in new basket—MoSPI secy

New CPI series will take 2024 as base year, will provide more accurate measure of inflation, spending on digital services. Expected to enhance representation and reliability, says Saurabh Garg.

India pulled out of Tajikistan’s strategically important Ayni air base in 2022. Here’s why

Tajikistan did not want to extend the lease because of apparent pressure from Russia & China over non-regional military personnel at the air base, it is learnt.

Deepfake on duty: when I asked AI to read Op Sindoor citations

On 21 Oct, a buzz went up that the govt had released full list of gallantry award recipients along with Op Sindoor citations. I put an AI caddy on the job. It took me into a never-ending rabbit hole.