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Chandigarh Article 240 row: Centre backtracks amid Punjab backlash, says ‘no Bill in Winter Session’

MHA clarification comes after Parliament bulletin said a Bill would be introduced to bring Chandigarh under Article 240, which empowers President to make regulations for UTs.

Akal Takht summons Punjab minister over ‘sacrilegious’ depiction of 10th Sikh Guru in painting

The wall painting in question is at the newly built memorial of Sikh general Bhai Jeewan Singh at Anandpur Sahib. The memorial was inaugurated by CM Bhagwant Mann last month.

11 kg heroin seized near India-Pakistan border in Punjab’s Gurdaspur, one smuggler held

Chandigarh: More than 11 kg of heroin was recovered near the India-Pakistan border in Punjab's Gurdaspur district on Saturday, said a BSF official. Acting on reliable...

Sukhbir Singh Badal didn’t win Tarn Taran. But results recognise his party as real Akali Dal

The electorate reaffirmed SAD (Badal) as the genuine Akali Dal—not by awarding it the seat, but by positioning it where it matters in a Panthic contest: Second, and unambiguously so.

Beas River used to be tame. Why it is turning angry now

Residents and environmental activists said that encroachment on the banks of the Beas is not only a local menace but also worsens the impacts of the seasonal floods.

Punjab’s war on drugs fell victim to abuse. 8 years on, an overhaul begins

2016 survey estimated that 15.4% of Punjab's population was engaged in substance use. Latest NCRB report says state recorded highest no. of overdose deaths for 2nd straight year in 2023.

Citing Kashmir Files & Kerala Story, BJP leader urges censor board to clear Diljit Dosanjh’s Punjab ‘95

Film based on life of slain human rights activist Jaswant Singh Khalra, a former bank manager who exposed mass disappearances and extrajudicial killings in Punjab in militancy era.

‘Tomar tapes’ to ‘Bhagwant Mann deepfakes’: Jagmandeep Samra, Canada man who stirred up Punjab politics

Chandigarh: Politics over purported AI-generated videos of Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann heated up in Punjab Thursday, with the BJP questioning the association between Mann...

Haryana govt writes to Centre seeking CBI probe into death of retired Punjab DGP’s son

Special Investigation Team is already probing after Haryana Police had booked ex-DGP Mohd Mustafa & his wife, ex-minister Razia Sultana, in connection with the death of their son.

Road to power in Punjab runs through its farms. How BJP’s laying groundwork to go solo in 2027

Chandigarh: The Punjab Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Tuesday filed what it calls a “charge sheet” against the Bhagwant Mann-led government for “monumental collapse of...

On Camera

At Charcha 2025: Local entrepreneurship, not just big IT, will drive next wave of distributed AI work

While global corporations setting up GCCs in India continue to express confidence in availability of skilled AI engineers, the panel argued that India’s real challenge lies elsewhere.

Tejas crash: Amid taunts from across border, a Pakistani pilot’s brother voices shared grief & solidarity

Speaking to ThePrint, Salman Akram urges dignity in tragedy, recalling the loss of his brother, Wing Commander Nauman Akram, in similar crash & the mockery his family faced after.

A tribute to Tejas. India’s delay culture is the real enemy in the skies

It is a brilliant, reasonably priced, and mostly homemade aircraft with a stellar safety record; only two crashes in 24 years since its first flight. But its crash is a moment of introspection.