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TopicAAP Punjab

Topic: AAP Punjab

AAP defends Punjab minister after video shows him ‘humiliating’ medical college V-C 

Health Minister Jouramajra allegedly forced the V-C of a Faridkot medical college to lie on an ‘unclean’ bed during a visit. The ruling party said it was done with ‘good intentions'.

‘Were clueless’ about Gurpreet marrying Punjab CM say neighbours, but celebrate news with sweets

Gurpreet Kaur, resident of Haryana's Pehowa town, married Bhagwant Mann Thursday. Like Kaur's neighbours, many in Punjab CM's party too had little prior knowledge about the wedding.

Punjab AAP govt appoints Kejriwal batchmate as ‘officiating DGP’ amid ‘severe law & order issue’

Gaurav Yadav cleared civil services exam with Kejriwal in 1992. He has been working as principal secretary to Punjab CM's office & acted as main advisor on policing, intelligence & law & order.

Now, AAP govt in Punjab spends Rs 37 cr in 2 months on ads, many aimed at poll-bound Gujarat

RTI reply reveals that govt spent Rs 20 crore on TV & radio ads and Rs 17.21 crore on newspaper ads between March & May. AAP dismisses criticism, says media 'best way to spread message'.

19-year-old ‘shooter facing 2 attempt-to-murder’ cases among 2 arrested for Moose Wala killing

Ankit Sersa and Sachin Bhiwani are allegedly aligned with gangsters Lawrence Bishnoi and Goldy Brar, who are believed to be responsible for Moose Wala's murder.

What comeback of Simranjit Singh Mann, a vocal Khalistan advocate, means for Punjab politics

An IPS officer-turned-Khalistan activist-turned-politician, 77-year-old Mann won Punjab’s Sangrur Lok Sabha seat Sunday — his first poll victory since 1999. Observers say the time was right.

Simranjit Singh Mann is reborn because there’s an uneasy vacuum in Punjab

By electing AAP three months ago, people of Punjab had shown they were fed up with the vicious power circle of BJP-SAD-Congress. They are now teaching AAP the same lesson.

Free power & no new taxes in AAP govt’s Punjab Budget, but fiscal consolidation roadmap missing

Finance Minister Harpal Singh Cheema emphasised improving ‘fiscal health’ and augmenting tax revenues in AAP govt's maiden Budget Monday, but outstanding debt expected to rise by 8.4%.

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Was India’s public sector born out of European envy?

For all its obvious blemishes, capitalism alone holds out the most creative and dynamic force that any civilization has ever discovered, wrote BP Godrej in 1980.

Market regulator SEBI clears Adani Group of impropriety alleged by Hindenburg Research

SEBI probe concluded that purported loans and fund transfers were paid back in full and did not amount to deceptive market practices or unreported related party transactions.

2 Assam Rifles personnel killed as convoy ambushed in Manipur, on ‘same route Modi took’ fortnight ago

This is the first major attack on central security forces since last November, when a CRPF jawan was killed and four were injured in an ambush in Jiribam on Manipur-Assam border. 

India doesn’t give walkovers to Pakistan in war. Here’s why it shouldn’t do it in cricket either

Many really smart people now share the position that playing cricket with Pakistan is politically, strategically and morally wrong. It is just a poor appreciation of competitive sport.