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Topic: Punjab

‘Mere eyewash’ — Punjab AAP MLA slams ‘School of Eminence’ opened by Kejriwal, evokes poll promise

On Wednesday, Punjab govt inaugurated its first ‘School of Eminence’. Kunwar Vijay Pratap Singh, MLA from Amritsar North, claims cosmetic changes had been made to an existing school.

‘Kejriwal put sister in house arrest’ — opening of Punjab’s 1st ‘School of Eminence’ mired in controversy

Sippy Sharma, whose union is demanding appointment letters for PT instructors hired in 2011, claims she was put under house arrest ahead of inauguration in Amritsar.

Congress’s Sukhpal Khaira accuses Mann of insulting ‘Sikh hero’ after ‘aira, gaira Nathu Khaira’ jibe

On Sunday, Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann called Congress’s Sukhpal Khaira ‘aira, gaira, Nathu Khaira’. The latter subsequently accused Mann of being 'foolishly arrogant'. 

Eyeing principal Oppn tag in Punjab, SAD revvs up social media campaign with ‘Biig Boss’

SAD launched campaign against Bhagwant Mann government last month after Punjab’s main Opposition party Congress came together with ruling AAP in INDIA bloc.

Days after INDIA meet in Mumbai, Punjab AAP rules out alliance with Congress for 2024 polls

Punjab minister says AAP govt in Punjab jailing Congress leaders for corruption. LoP Bajwa says state Congress cadre ‘in no mood’ to ally with AAP in Punjab for Lok Sabha polls.

Mann climbs down from hard line against striking revenue officials, agrees to fill vacant posts

Punjab’s patwaris went on strike Friday, demanding appointments to more than 3,000 vacant posts. CM had invoked Essential Services Maintenance Act, threatened them with dismissal.

IAS duo suspended for move to dissolve Punjab panchayats, but it was Mann who gave final nod, says SAD

Controversy centres on govt notification dissolving gram panchayats, zila parishads and block samitis months ahead of elections. Oppn had called decision ‘politically motivated’.

Defying Mann’s warning, Punjab revenue officials say will go ahead with pen-down strike

Revenue Patwar Union president Harvir Singh Dhindsa says will move Punjab & Haryana HC against imposition of Essential Services Maintenance Act (ESMA) by Mann-led AAP government.

Mann strikes back with ‘hunger for power’ jibe after Punjab governor warns him of President’s Rule

Mann says governor Purohit should enter electoral fray in Rajasthan after latter warned CM that he could write to President about failure of constitutional machinery in Punjab.

Mann silent on his queries on govt functioning, Punjab governor fires off ‘President’s Rule’ warning

In four-page letter to CM, Governor Purohit says he has 'reason to believe there was failure of constitutional machinery in state', warns he'll write to President under Article 356.

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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.