Centre must write off the debt of Punjab, which has been carried forward from the days of militancy. It also needs to make investments to industrialise it.
Supporters of the actor-turned activist, who was jailed for vandalism at the Red Fort during the farmer protests, have claimed ‘Indian authorities’ killed him.
Under the close watch of investigating agencies, Amritpal Singh Sandhu, newly appointed head of a faction of Deep Sidhu's Waris Punjab De, is filling a vacuum in Punjab politics.
Tweets that allege the actor-activist was ‘killed by the government’ have been blocked in India under the IT Act, 2000. However, some pro-Khalistan content is still visible.
The two have emerged from the farmers’ agitations and are known to harbour extremist views. With the protests prolonging, police fear the duo are gaining a following in Punjab.
The current Iran war has laid bare a fundamental reality: 20 per cent of global energy trade cannot afford to rely on a single artery, no matter how resilient and cost-effective.
Regulator seeks feedback on allowing firms to repurchase shares via exchanges after tax changes, as markets reel from war-led selloff and foreign outflows.
It’s easy to understand why the government can’t speak the hard truth. When this war ends, as all wars do, India’s interests will lie with both the winner and the loser.
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