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Thursday, April 9, 2026
TopicPunjab Budget Session

Topic: Punjab Budget Session

Punjab budget: Announcing Rs 1,000 a month for women, Mann says ‘all pre-poll promises fulfilled’

‘Mukh Mantri Mawaan Dhian Satkar Yojna’ will cover about 1.3 crore women who do not pay taxes. AAP faced opposition criticism for not fulfilling its 2022 poll promise of financial aid to women.

‘Caesar’s wife should be…’: Punjab governor’s impromptu sermon to CM Mann at Budget session

Banwarilal Purohit, who is at loggerheads with CM Bhagwant Mann, backed by the opposition, lectured House on 'transparency', 'accountability' and mutual 'respect'.

Punjab assembly budget session sees unprecedented aggression and crude language

The session witnessed several acerbic exchanges between known enemies but some players were seen to have stooped to unprecedented lows.

On Camera

A stronger Iran has emerged from the rubble. US learned the lesson 40 days late

The US and Israel’s assassinations of Iranian leadership ended up bestowing martyrdom on those killed. Shias saw the deaths as a continuity of martyrdom from the Battle of Karbala.

Data centre gold rush risks blackouts, central electricity body warns states against tripping grids

India’s fast-growing data centre sector may strain state electricity networks; Central Electricity Authority has urged Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana and Tamil Nadu to boost capacity.

Theaterisation proposal to be shared with defence ministry in a week or so—CDS Gen Anil Chauhan

Theaterisation, which aims to divide the forces into three theatres with specific areas of responsibility, will become the single most far-reaching reform that the Indian military has witnessed since independence.

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.