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Sunday, February 22, 2026
TopicHarsimrat Badal

Topic: Harsimrat Badal

Punjabi party vs ‘Dilli wali partiyaan’ — Akali Dal banks on regionalism in make-or-break polls

For the Akali Dal, out of power for 7 years now, these elections will also set the tone for 2027 assembly polls. According to party leaders, there's more enthusiasm this time.   

Akalis’ Harsimrat tears into Mann, AAP in Parliament — ‘Punjab a volcano on brink of civil war’

Former union minister holds Punjab CM directly responsible for assassination of Moosewala. Congress, Amarinder & Channi also in line of her fire for Punjab's struggles with drugs.

On Camera

Nick Jonas wearing a mangalsutra is validation for many Indians. He’s our favourite jiju

Nick Jonas is not trying to modernise the mangalsutra, but his gesture shows that choices can be equal. If commitment must be flaunted, it need not be gendered.

In the West, there’s anxiety. In India, optimism—Rishi Sunak says India poised to be leader in AI

On Wednesday, the former UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak was speaking in New Delhi at a Carnegie & Observer Research Foundation event on AI.

Suspected brake failure leads to Tejas accident after landing, airframe likely to be written off

The IAF, so far, remains mum on this accident which has led to grounding of the fleet for safety checks.

No country is ever fully sovereign. Cold War era taught India its real meaning

India’s fraught neighbourhood places multiple constraints on its strategic choices. It leaves no time to take a deep breath, lean back and reset.