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TopicManpreet Singh Badal

Topic: Manpreet Singh Badal

Grilled by Punjab vigilance, Manpreet Badal feuds with Congress chief— ‘I’m not Warring, won’t beg Mann’

BJP’s Manpreet Badal, an ex-finance minister, targeted Warring while addressing a press conference over questioning by vigilance bureau. Warring has hit back, calling Badal ‘corrupt’.

Punjab polls won’t be a ‘4-cornered’ contest, will usher in generational shift: Manpreet Badal

In an exclusive interview with ThePrint, Punjab Finance Minister Manpreet Singh Badal speaks of a new era in state politics, a way out of debt, and his love for Urdu poetry.

Manpreet Singh Badal: Why we planted a sheesham tree for my father Gurdas

Punjab politician Gurdas Singh Badal, who passed away last Friday, made patience the hallmark of his life, both political and personal, writes son Manpreet Singh Badal

Punjab divests chief secretary of tax charge but that doesn’t end spat with ministers

Punjab ministers are upset with Chief Secretary Karan Avtar Singh for his alleged rude behaviour at a cabinet meeting last week.

Punjab ministers led by Manpreet Badal boycott chief secretary, allege conflict of interest

Ministers unanimously tell Punjab CM Captain Amarinder Singh that they won’t attend cabinet if Chief Secretary Karan Avtar Singh is present.

5 weddings and a mundan — that’s how many Modi has managed to attend despite busy schedule

Pre-Truth — snappy, witty and significant snippets from the world of politics and government.

Allama Iqbal to Thomas Piketty: Punjab’s Budget has poetry to match the numbers

Reciting couplets has almost become a tradition in Budget speeches as it helps break the monotony of a lengthy text full of statistics.

Sulking partymen, wayward Sidhu & brash Bittu: A slice of Amarinder Singh’s scorching summer

The Punjab CM has also had to deal with Congressmen annoyed at being ignored during cabinet expansion, and unhappiness over shrinking Dalit representation.

Shashi Tharoor has a rival in Punjab

‘This great region has written its own history and written it in red, with the blood of its martyred sons... embedded in its fertile fields.'

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Why sharp selloff in Japanese bonds has a message for India’s budget

Although its overall GDP will soon be bigger than Japan’s, on a per-capita basis India is still 12 times poorer.

India’s looking at 14 million metric tonnes of e-waste by 2030, recycling can’t keep up—NITI Aayog

Country's used lithium-ion battery problem is also set to grow sharply in next decade. India 3rd largest e-waste producer with 7% global share but currently recycles only about 10% of it.

Indian Army ties up with US drone company that made its name in the Ukraine conflict

Shield AI will provide V-BAT vertical takeoff & landing drones along with licences for software, which will be integrated into aircraft and made available to select Indian partners.

Non-alignment is coming back in a new avatar: Trump-peedit alliance

No nation other than China can negotiate one-on-one with Trump on an equal footing. That’s why the middle powers who so far formed the core of multilateral bodies now feel orphaned.