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Punjab Governor Banwarilal Purohit resigns citing ‘personal’ reasons, had turbulent innings with Mann

83-year-old BJP leader from Nagpur is said to have met home minister Amit Shah before tendering resignation to President. His 2-year-plus tenure was marked by frequent clashes with the CM.

Chandigarh mayoral poll a murder of democracy, AAP & Congress will move SC — Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann

BJP’s Manoj Sonkar was declared mayor of Chandigarh Tuesday after he won with 16 votes against 12 votes bagged by Congress-AAP candidate Kuldeep Tita. Eight votes declared invalid.

Who is Bhaana Sidhu, activist & vlogger whose arrest has put Mann-led AAP govt on the back foot

Balwant Singh alias Bhaana Sidhu is facing 7 cases lodged against him since May 2023. Oppn leaders allege his arrest is attempt by Mann-led AAP govt to 'smother dissent'.

Nihang Sikh, who murdered youth on suspicion of sacrilege, was looking for ‘publicity, glory’

The victim, identified as 26-year-old Vishal Kapoor, had taken shelter in a Phagwara gurdwara where he was beaten to death by Ramandeep Singh after being made to ‘confess’ on video.

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What made AAP CM Bhagwant Mann snub Congress over alliance for LS polls in Punjab

Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann told media in Chandigarh Wednesday that AAP will win all the 13 Lok Sabha seats in the state in the upcoming election, and ruled out an alliance with Congress.

SC set to decide dispute over BSF jurisdiction, a look at Punjab govt’s plea & Centre’s counter

In October 2021, Centre extended 'jurisdiction' of BSF from 15 km to 50 km from international border in Gujarat, Rajasthan, Punjab, West Bengal & Assam. AAP govt has challenged it.

‘Hindu bhaichara’ — Punjab’s Akali Dal lauds Ram temple pran pratishtha amid buzz of reunion with BJP

SAD chief Sukhbir Badal, SGPC & Akal Takht thank Ram Mandir trust for invite to consecration. Meanwhile, Congress’s Bajwa says he will take people to Ayodhya to seek blessings of Ram.

It’s not just jobs: 2-yr Punjab study says drugs, corruption driving rural youth’s exodus abroad too

'Overseas Migration from Rural Punjab: Trends, Causes and Consequences’ study by Punjab Agriculture University professors was conducted between 2021-2023. Canada preferred destination for 42%.

Punjab cops arrest Nihang Sikh for killing man who made ‘video confession of intended sacrilege’

Police say victim was found hiding in bathroom in early hours of Tuesday. He claimed in ‘confession video’ that he was sent to gurudwara to commit sacrilege in exchange for money.

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Asim Munir now has a Musharraf-style path ahead in Pakistan. It’s the 27th Amendment

Pakistan has been buzzing with rumours around the 27th Amendment for months, but the cat came out of the bag this week when President Asif Ali Zardari...

India’s services exports touching $400 bn—a quiet engine offsetting trade deficit

In 2024-25, India exported $387.54 bn worth of services, against imports of $198.14 bn, earning all-time high surplus of $189.40 bn. This offset 2/3rd of goods trade deficit. 

‘Let them see’: Putin says new nuclear-powered missiles in the making, in message to Washington

At a ceremony felicitating Russian military engineers, Putin highlights Moscow’s 'parity' in defence technologies for the next century.

Trump’s trade wars have rewritten powerplay, but India didn’t get the memo

This world is being restructured and redrawn by one man, and what’s his power? It’s not his formidable military. It’s trade. With China, it turned on him.