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Thursday, January 8, 2026
TopicAmarinder Singh

Topic: Amarinder Singh

‘Some Chhota Rajan called’—journalist Harinder Baweja’s fearless life on the edge

Journalist Harinder Baweja has reported from the frontlines for 4 decades. ‘It was when journalism itself was fearless,’ she said at the launch of They Will Shoot You, Madam.

Foreign asset files: How Amarinder & son’s setback in HC could put a ‘frozen’ FEMA probe in motion

Punjab & Haryana HC rejected Amarinder & Raninder’s plea against ED file inspection, saying that only I-T dept, which obtained the files, can object under Indo-French treaty.

Trudeau not allowed to land in 2018 until he agreed to discuss Sikh separatism in Canada — report

Punjab CM handed Trudeau & his defence minister a dossier with names of about 10 'Sikh activists' whose activities were to be curtailed, The Globe and Mail reports.

BJP bags all Patiala royals as suspended Congress MP Preneet Kaur joins party ahead of LS polls

The 4-time Patiala MP and former Union minister of state was suspended by Congress over 'anti-party activities' last year after she began openly supporting her husband at BJP events.

‘No place for hate’ — Rajasthan BJP expels Sandeep Dayma for ‘problematic’ remark on mosques, gurdwaras

The expulsion follows strong protests from members of the BJP's Punjab unit. Dayma had earlier apologised for saying in Rajasthan that Congress win will see number of masjids & gurdwaras rise.

Mann accuses Amarinder of allotting prime waqf land to Mukhtar Ansari’s sons when he was Punjab CM

This comes days after CM announced decision to 'recover Rs 55 lakh', spent on 'keeping Ansari in a Punjab jail', from former CM & his jails minister Sukhjinder Randhawa.

Slugfest over Mukhtar Ansari’s prison bills as Punjab CM Mann locks horns with Amarinder, Randhawa

Mann had announced costs for keeping Ansari in Punjab jail would be recovered from the two leaders. While Amarinder called it 'foolish', Randhwaha says he will take legal recourse.

On Camera

Why Pinarayi Vijayan is going soft on an Ezhava leader’s anti-Muslim hate speech

Pinarayi Vijayan once called Vellappally Natesan, the general secretary of SNDP Yogam, Kerala’s Pravin Togadia. Now he is giving his hate speech a free pass.

500% tariffs ahead for India? Trump’s lined up a big bad Bill for countries buying Russian oil

Republican Senator Lindsey Graham says bill will be 'well-timed, as Ukraine is making concessions for peace and Putin is all talk, continuing to kill the innocent'.

2025: Pakistan’s deadliest year in over a decade

Islamabad-based think-tank PICSS's new report says Pakistan saw 'pronounced escalation' in violence last year, with 3,413 conflict-related deaths compared to 1,950 in previous year.

A year-end Mea Culpa in National Interest—The Army-Islam combo doesn’t kill democracy

Many of you might think I got something so wrong in National Interest pieces written this year. I might disagree! But some deserve a Mea Culpa. I’d deal with the most recent this week.