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Topic: Amarinder Singh

Punjab CM Amarinder Singh names four Congress leaders who took part in 1984 riots

CM says he heard the names of H.K.L. Bhagat, Sajjan Kumar, Arjun Das and Dharam Das Shastri from scores of riot victims when he had rushed to Delhi.

The hypocrisy of Rahul Gandhi invoking Guru Nanak in front of NRIs in Berlin

For Rahul and the Congress, liberalism is just a convenient stick to beat the BJP with. 

‘Patriotic’ discourse in India, and Narendra Modi’s Twitter interests

A selection of the best news reports, analysis and opinions published by ThePrint this week.

Amarinder Singh’s sacrilege bill shows no Indian political party will fight for free speech

There is a strong and widespread resistance to free speech across the political spectrum. As India grapples with its ongoing reactionary wave of politics, Punjab...

Amarinder’s Punjab needs to study these 5 chilling examples before passing sacrilege bill

Questions are being raised if such a law is prone to misuse and can stifle free speech.

By disapproving of his Pakistan visit, Amarinder has thrown Sidhu to the wolves

The Punjab chief minister’s reaction will ensure that when the assembly meets Friday, the opposition will attack the minister, not him.

Amarinder Singh govt’s sacrilege bill has history, will be open to misuse

The Punjab government plans to table the bill in the assembly during the next session.

When attacking Sidhu, keep in mind Punjab’s most famous live-in couple

The romance between Aroosa Alam and Captain Amarinder Singh is Punjab's worst-kept secret. India clearly has a major problem with hugs. No matter who hugs...

Khattar objects to high court collegium’s Punjab picks, and Amarinder is not pleased

This is maybe the first time a chief minister has objected to the elevation of candidates from another state as judges for a shared court. 

Haryana re-stakes claim on Panjab University, V-C says don’t make us an ‘election issue’

CM Khattar writes to home ministry to return Haryana’s equal rights on the Chandigarh-based university, which it had given up in 1976.

On Camera

Air India crash report shows an institutional reform of AAIB and aviation ministry is in order

The civil aviation ministry could have recognised the enormity of the Air India crash and prepared the AAIB and its investigating team for its sensitivities.

India-US set to ink mini trade deal soon, reach understanding on agricultural & dairy products

Mini deal will likely see no cut in 10% baseline tariff on Indian exports announced by Trump on 2 April, it is learnt, but additional 26% tariffs are set to be reduced.

Not just AK-203, India & Russia to jointly manufacture AK-19 and PPK-20 for domestic use and export 

India-Russia JV is also racing to deliver 7,000 more AK-203 assault rifles by 15 Aug. These are currently being made with 50% indigenisation and this will surge to 100% by 31 December.

Strategic partner one day, tactical nightmare the next: India’s learning Trumplomacy the hard way

Public, loud, upfront, filled with impropriety and high praise sometimes laced with insults. This is what we call Trumplomacy. But the larger objective is the same: American supremacy.