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TopicPunjab assembly election

Topic: Punjab assembly election

AAP tears into Moose Wala song ‘calling Punjab voters traitors’, Congress defends poll nominee

Sidhu Moose Wala's new song 'Scapegoat' has sparked row with its line 'Who chose this government, tell me? Tell me now, who’s a traitor'. Rapper was Congress candidate in state polls.

AAP’s Bhagwant Mann to take oath as new Punjab CM on 16 March

Mann also will join AAP national convenor and Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal for a roadshow on 13 March to mark the party’s thumping victory in Punjab assembly elections.

Exit polls predict BJP to hold UP with reduced majority, to get second term in Manipur too

Pollsters split on Uttarakhand and Goa, indicating a keen contest and a possible hung assembly. Exit polls predict clear majority for AAP in Punjab.

Wearing goggles for secrecy, conjoined twins Sohna-Mohna cast separate votes in Punjab polls

The twins, who had applied to have their names included as separate persons in the electoral rolls soon after turning 18 last year, were hailed as ‘icons of voters with disabilities’.

BJP Punjab chief’s ‘Vote for Congress’ video goes viral on voting day. ‘Good for us’, says Congress

Ashwani Sharma says his statement was ‘twisted and taken out of context to fool the people of the state’. Both Congress & AAP are dangerous for Punjab, he adds.

Manisha Gulati — Punjab women’s panel chief who joined BJP & claims Channi govt victimised her

Gulati had sought clarification on sexual harassment allegations against Channi in 2018. She claims since he became CM, govt has 'snatched many cases' and isn't 'letting me work'.

One thing you are not seeing in Punjab election and Ram Rahim release — power of deras

Deras exist in over 9,000 of the approximately 13,000 villages of Punjab. And politicians from Congress to BJP have been making a beeline for them.

Fighting trolls, social norms & hostile farmers, Mahie Gill plays role of a lifetime in Punjab

Gill, the award-winning star of films like ‘Dev.D’ & ‘Saheb, Biwi Aur Gangster’, is campaigning for the BJP in Punjab, braving protests and appealing to women voters.

‘Representative of the poor’ — Dalit face Charanjit Singh Channi is Congress CM candidate

Channi declared CM candidate by Rahul Gandhi at Ludhiana rally. “I have already accepted decision…will walk shoulder to shoulder with whoever leads state,” says Navjot Singh Sidhu.

Punjab Congress CM face will decide if 60 candidates become MLAs or not, says Sidhu

Only a person who has a roadmap for Punjab and enjoys people’s trust can ensure that 60 contestants get elected as legislators, Navjot Singh Sidhu said.

On Camera

From Virat & Anushka selling sarias to dentist ads, Bihar walls tell a ‘rurbanisation’ story

Over generations, Bihar’s bane has been its utter lack of urbanisation. But now, even Bihar is urbanising. Or let’s say, rurbanising. Two decades under Nitish Kumar have created a new elite in its cities.

Wealth nears $99 trillion, still Asia’s rich don’t have succession plans

Much of this wealth is tied to founder-led businesses that employ millions and help anchor regional economies.

Turkey blocks transport of Apache choppers to India through its airspace, new route being worked out

Indian govt officials last month skipped Turkish National Day celebrations in Delhi, in a message to Ankara following its support for Islamabad, particularly during Operation Sindoor.

Bihar is where politics moves, and everything else stands still

Bihar is blessed with a land more fertile for revolutions than any in India. Why has it fallen so far behind then? Constant obsession with politics is at the root of its destruction.