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Khalsa University vs Punjab: As SC quashes 2017 repeal law, a look back at the 7-year legal tussle

SC said it did not wish to go into allegations of mala fides in case & looked at two questions to rule that Khalsa University (Repeal) Act, 2017, was ‘arbitrary, violated Article 14’.

Congress’s Gurjeet Aujla retains Amritsar, BJP’s Taranjit Sandhu pushed to third place

Aujla won by a margin of 40,301 votes. His nearest rival was cabinet minister and Aam Aadmi Party candidate Kuldeep Singh Dhaliwal.

Sikh separatist Amritpal Singh’s mother, uncle arrested ahead of march demanding his transfer

Calling it a preventive arrest, Deputy Commissioner of Police, Alam Vijay Singh said that Balwinder Kaur, the mother of Amritpal has been sent to judicial custody.

Year after radical preacher & aides were lodged at Assam jail, Amritpal saga is far from over

Amritsar Deputy Commissioner has listed fresh grounds for seeking detention order. Amritpal Singh & his 9 associates have been lodged in Dibrugarh jail in Assam since March-April 2023.

Former ‘star’ US envoy, grandson of Sikh stalwart — who is latest BJP entrant Taranjit Sandhu

His social media posts show he has been attending more and more events in and around his hometown Amritsar, suggesting he may contest Lok Sabha polls from there.

Sidhu Moose Wala is the face on most Punjab kites this Lohri season. T-shirts, school bags too

In his death, Moose Wala has become what Princess Diana had for the United Kingdom. He has been elevated from celebrityhood to the status of a hero.

BSF personnel shoot down China-made drone on Pakistan border in Punjab

After hearing the sound of a suspected flying object coming from the Pakistani side on Friday, security personnel deployed in Amritsar sector of the India-Pak border, shot down the drone.

Amritsar shop owner held for killing Sena (Taksali) leader a ‘radicalised lone wolf’, suspect cops

Sandeep Singh opened his shop Friday and went about business as usual before he shot Shiv Sena (Taksali) leader Sudhir Suri, said sources in Punjab Police.

Wearing goggles for secrecy, conjoined twins Sohna-Mohna cast separate votes in Punjab polls

The twins, who had applied to have their names included as separate persons in the electoral rolls soon after turning 18 last year, were hailed as ‘icons of voters with disabilities’.

Private lab faces probe after over 100 flyers test Covid positive on Italy-Amritsar flights

173 passengers who returned from Italy tested positive on arrival Friday. Several passengers alleged their positive report was incorrect as they tested negative hours before boarding.

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Punjab govt must take Centre into confidence on new anti-sacrilege bill

What should be of concern is other states following suit and enacting separate laws to suit the political environment of respective states citing the Punjab bill as a precedent.

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.

3 top ULFA-I leaders ‘killed’ in Myanmar, Indian Army denies role as insurgent group alleges involvement

The banned group claimed their leaders & cadres were killed in ‘drone strikes’ by the Indian Army. Guwahati Defence PRO denies any such operation.

RSS chief Bhagwat draws the line at 75. India’s politics stares at the Modi Exception

BJP has no dynastic succession, at least not at the top. You can trace this back to Vajpayee-Advani era. This act of spotting, empowering younger talent is even more striking with the choice of BJP presidents.