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Topic: Punjab

Lok Sabha Elections 2024 Phase 7 & Exit Polls: NDA to win over 353 seats, INDIA Alliance to trail behind

Lok Sabha Elections 2024 Phase 7 voting: In the fray were PM Narendra Modi, Union minister Anurag Thakur, TMC's Abhishek Banerjee and Akali Dal's Harsimrat Kaur Badal, among others.

Moosewala, anti-incumbency, farmers’ anger against BJP — Congress revival plan in Punjab for 2024

Rahul Gandhi's team releases video in which Congress leader holds free-wheeling chat with Balkaur Singh. Rapper's family has been demanding justice for slain artiste.

In Faridkot, Indira Gandhi assassin Beant Singh’s son seeks to leverage anger over Bargari sacrilege

Sarabjit Singh is contesting as an Independent. Other candidates from 4 major parties in the fray are seen as political lightweights, which could work to his advantage.

ED raids mafia in Punjab for illegally mining on land attached in ‘Bhola’ drug case

Mining don Nasib Chand's firm was accused by Punjab Police last year of carrying out illegal activities on these lands.

Crusade against drugs, not ‘Khalistan’, draws crowds to Amritpal’s proxy campaign in Khadoor Sahib

Amritpal's 10-point manifesto include end of drug culture & extortions, justice in sacrilege cases, struggle for release of Bandi Singhs. His parents are campaigning on his behalf.

1984 no excuse for beadbi killings. Uphold Guru Granth Sahib values, not just physical form

Lynching the accused is not something ordinary Sikhs I know can make peace with. The prevailing sentiment remains that the offenders be punished according to the law.

Ex-Punjab CM Channi to do ‘MA in economics’, learn how to balance freebies & economic growth

Congress candidate from Jalandhar, Charanjit Singh Channi says he wants to better understand Punjab’s economy, criticises Modi’s visits & CM Mann’s governance.

Punjab’s wheat procurement surpasses last year’s total, benefiting over 22 lakh farmers

The highest contribution to the procurement came from Punjab, Haryana, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, and Uttar Pradesh.

Channi to Ravneet Bittu, Punjab candidates of all stripes are flocking to ‘apolitical’ Dera Beas

Radha Soami Satsang Beas is Punjab's most influential dera & frequented by politicians during polls. Its chief, Gurinder Singh Dhillon, has said that 'all candidates are dear to us’.

‘I would have taken Kartarpur Sahib’ — Modi invokes 1971 war, Sikh history & CAA in 1st Punjab rally

PM slams both AAP and Congress in his speech, draws attention of people to plight of Punjab's economy and its drug problems.

On Camera

RSS at 100 — ‘No permanent enemies’, flexible ideology, Bollywood embrace

While critics continue to identify the RSS with its ideological dogmatism, it is the organisation’s dynamism and flexibility that allow it to make the strides it does.

Nodal officers to fast-tracking NOCs, Kerala govt’s heeding investor concerns, and it means business

As many as 21 policy reforms are under implementation following Invest Kerala Global Summit, as LDF govt works to change perception that the state is not conducive to businesses.

Army chief’s big warning to Pakistan: Stop sponsoring terrorism if you want to exist geographically

Amid continued concerns over cross-border terrorism, General Upendra Dwivedi further warned the neighbour that India will not show restraint if there is an Op Sindoor 2.0.

How Pakistan thinks: Army for hire, ideology of convenience

Pakistan’s army has been a rentier force available to a reasonable bidder. It has never come to the aid of any Muslims including Palestinians or the Gazans, except making noises here and there.