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Topic: Jalandhar

Prime accused in Jalandhar grenade blast case arrested in Delhi

Saidul Ameen, a resident of Amroha in UP, was nabbed with the support of central agencies & Delhi Police, top Punjab Police official said Saturday.

One held for grenade attack at Punjab BJP leader Manoranjan Kalia’s house in Jalandhar

Police sources tell ANI that the attack was the handiwork of Pakistan’s Inter-Services Intelligence, and that the man arrested is allegedly a close associate of gangster Lawrence Bishnoi

Shot in arm for Mann as AAP wins Jalandhar West assembly bypoll after poor showing in LS polls

AAP’s Mohinder Bhagat defeated BJP’s Sheetal Angural & Congress’s Surinder Kaur to clinch Jalandhar West seat. CM Mann had set up camp in Jalandhar for 20 days in run-up to bypoll.

Why Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann is camping in Jalandhar for an assembly bypoll

Family in tow, Mann has moved to a rented accommodation in upscale Royal Estate in Jalandhar, where he is holding roadshows and meetings daily, while his doctor wife goes door-to-door.

Punjab Armed Forces DSP found dead in Jalandhar, police say ‘body bore external injury mark on head’

Police say Dalbir Singh's body was recovered from Basti Bawa Khel Canal on intervening night of 31 December & 1 January, they are 'in process of examining CCTV footage from nearby areas'.

Thumbs up to free power, rejection of radical Sikh politics: Message in Jalandhar bypoll won by AAP

AAP candidate Sushil Rinku, a former MLA of the Congress, won over 3 lakh votes in Jalandhar LS bypoll. Karamjit Kaur of the Congress, who came second, lost by a margin of almost 59,000 votes. 

‘Hum seedha sarkar mein aate hai:’ AAP wins Jalandhar LS bypoll, ends Congress’s 24-yr reign

AAP’s Sushil Kumar Rinku, a former Congress MLA, defeated Congress’s Karamjit Kaur, the wife of Santokh Singh Chaudhary, whose death necessitated the bypoll.

Amritpal factor, AAP test, Congress ‘fig leaf’: 5 reasons Punjab parties are fired up for Jalandhar LS bypoll

The Jalandhar Lok Sabha bypoll has been necessitated by the death of Santokh Singh Chaudhary, a Congress leader who won the seat in 2014 as well as 2019. It takes place Wednesday.

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How artificial intelligence is reshaping terrorism and state security risks

Terrorist groups are increasingly using AI for propaganda, recruitment and attacks, forcing states to rethink security strategies.

2025 marked key point in India’s power sector: Clean energy surge pushed coal power into rare decline

Coal-based power generation fell 3% in 2025 while renewable capacity surged to 40% of India’s installed power mix, according to India Power Sector Review 2025 by CREA.

Bangladesh-Pakistan look to expand ties to defence procurement as Dhaka shows ‘interest’ in JF-17s

Pakistan military said it has assured Bangladesh of fast-tracked delivery of Super Mushshak trainer aircraft during high level defence meet held Tuesday.

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.