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Topic: Ludhiana

Dalit teen in Punjab ‘paraded half-naked, head shaved’ for ‘facilitating’ friend’s inter-caste marriage

Punjab police say 13 people booked & one arrested over the incident in Ludhiana. SHO says the couple are adults & married each other out of their own free will. 

AAP’s Ludhiana West MLA Gurpreet Gogi dies in ‘accidental firing from own pistol’

Hours before his death, Gogi held a meeting with Vidhan Sabha Speaker Kultar Singh Sandhwan and AAP MP Balbir Singh Seechewal over the issue of cleaning of ‘Budha Nalla’.

From Nazi-era Vienna to Ludhiana. How an Indian helped Jewish families escape

In 'A Rescue in Vienna', Vinay Gupta narrates how his grandfather saved five Jewish families from going to the internment camps in 1938.

9 dead, 11 injured in gas leak at factory in Ludhiana, Punjab

Reason behind the leak is yet to ascertained. NDRF teams have rushed to the factory as well as a team of doctors and a fire brigade have also reached the spot.

Key accused in Ludhiana court blast arrested, NIA says he smuggled IED device from Pakistan

According to NIA officials, the accused was associated with a pro-Khalistan group & had coordinated the delivery of explosive, used in the blast, with people from across the border.

‘No enmity, no debt, so what gave?’ Punjab AAP worker’s family grapples for clues after suicide

Ajaypal Singh Gill, 62, was found hanging days after he was made chair of Machhiwara Agricultural Co-operative Development Bank. Police say he left behind no suicide note.

Terror group SFJ’s Jaswinder Multani arrested in Germany for alleged role in Ludhiana blast

The German Police arrested Multani from Erfurt city after diplomatic coordination. He is a top member of the banned pro-Khalistan group 'Sikhs For Justice'.

Dismissed Punjab cop had links with Khalistani elements and narcotic smugglgers : Punjab DGP

Punjab govt declared a high alert in the state after the blast. However, Punjab DGP Siddharth Chattopadhyaya ruled out the possibility of human bomb angle in the incident.

These are the 3 theories security agencies are investigating in Ludhiana blast

'High-grade' blast at district and sessions court complex in Ludhiana Thursday afternoon left one dead and five injured.

Home Ministry seeks report from Punjab government on Ludhiana district court blast

MHA also asked the Channi government to inform about the findings of the initial probe. The explosion took place around 12:30 pm Thursday in Ludhiana district & sessions court.

On Camera

Bihar mimics 19th-century American South. Citizenship is now weaponised to exclude voters

Disenfranchisement by institutional fiat is profoundly undemocratic. The effect of the ECI's new documentary process in Bihar will tilt the scales in favour of the BJP.

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.