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Topic: Punjab

Brampton feels like a gamble now: As Canada dream gets costlier, Punjab youth look to UK, NZ, Dubai

A tighter Canadian policy on student visas has impacted immigration companies and agents as well even as the Punjab Police continue to crack down on agents over widespread fraud.

Chandigarh BJP office blast: Cops probe how ‘ISI-linked network’ executed attack from Portugal, Germany

Punjab Police have arrested 5 for Wednesday’s explosion, 2 others absconding. DGP says module backed by Pakistan’s ISI with foreign-based handlers.

Ex-Armyman killed wife, evaded arrest for years, started a new life. Then an LPG booking gave him away

Sandeep Tomar, a former captain in 12 Bihar Regiment, was apprehended after SIT tracked a Rs 500 gas refill transaction to his remote hideout in MP.

What really ails Punjab NRI Sabha—it’s a private society pretending to be a State agency

Punjab could draft an NRI Affairs Act constituting a statutory commission. But it means facing the charge that the state is creating a privileged class of absentee landowners.

Sikh apex body demands reopening of Kartarpur Corridor, also calls on govt to bring in AI regulation

SGPC passes Rs 1,487-crore budget, annual spend rises 7.28 percent over previous year.

Rape accused Punjab AAP MLA, who made dramatic escape from police custody, nabbed after 6 months

Sanour MLA had allegedly escaped from police custody in September and was arrested from Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh

Punjab warehousing official who ended life had written to boss about ‘abuse’ by Laljit Bhullar

Tarn Taran deputy commissioner says he had even suggested Gagandeep Singh Randhawa to submit a written complaint in the matter

Routine check of Scorpio with VIP plate yielded 4 kg heroin haul in Punjab, accused is AAP youth leader

3 occupants of vehicle taken into custody. One of them is member of AAP’s youth wing in Amritsar region. Pistol & ammunition also seized.

Punjab ‘inflating’ numbers of households with tap water access, groundwater very contaminated—CAG report

CAG report on implementation of Jal Jeevan Mission also pointed out 'inflated reporting' of households with access to tap water.

Mann govt gets a CAG reality check on 4th anniversary—economic growth cannot offset debt trap

If quantum of off-budget borrowings is included as part of debt, govt's overall liability was 44.27 percent of GSDP in 2023-24, public watchdog says in report.

On Camera

How will West Asia crisis impact Budget 2026? India can’t repeat Covid mistakes

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has admitted the enormity of the challenges arising out of the conflict in West Asia, but has said the government has resources to provide targeted support.

Stocks fall, oil prices climb as Trump issues fresh threat to Iran ahead of his deadline

Fears that an escalation of the conflict could heighten a fuel squeeze & endanger the economy unnerved traders, with NYT reporting Iran stopped negotiating a truce with the US.

UAE walks away from financing Rafale F5 due to restricted access to technology, reports French media

French newspaper La Tribune earlier last week indicated that UAE withdrew from deal to fund EUR 3.5 billion. India is looking to order 114 new Rafales, which could include the F5.

China insulated itself against energy shocks. India is ‘all talk, no walk’

China patiently invested capital, skill and technology in coal gasification. Unlike it, we won’t move from words to action. As crude prices decline, we lose interest.