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Topic: Shiromani Akali Dal

SAD-BJP alliance takes a hit as Akalis boycott RSS’s Guru Gobind Singh celebration

Pragya Kaushika -
Friction emerges after Akal Takht issues call for boycott due to old fear of Sikh subversion by RSS; BJP’s Sikh leaders say they’re miffed with partners.

Gurdaspur verdict is no certificate of success for six-month Congress rule in Punjab

Ashutosh Kumar -
The BJP state unit was faction-ridden, did not have any local leader and relied too much on the Akali leaders' campaign for its Gurdaspur candidate.

Gurdaspur Lok Sabha bypoll is acid test for Congress, BJP

Chitleen K Sethi -
The Gurdaspur seat was held by SAD-BJP alliance and the election is a test of popularity for the ruling parties in the Centre and the state. 

Once apolitical, Ram Rahim made himself indispensable to political parties

Chitleen K Sethi -
Once apolitical, Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh became a political force as he began influencing elections to escape criminal cases.

Clueless in Babaland: Ram Rahim to ‘Freezer Baba’, how ‘godmen’ cast a spell over Punjab & Haryana

Shekhar Gupta -
Gurmeet Ram Rahim, now out on parole ahead of elections yet again, is just the most colourful and blingy of north India's 'godmen'.

Out of power, Akali Dal flirts with politics of religion again

ThePrint Team -
In Punjab, the Badals seek to retrieve lost political ground by replacing "progress" with "Panth".  CHITLEEN K SETHI

In Punjab a “disgraced” pagri sparks surprising bonhomie between AAP and arch-foe SAD

Chitleen K Sethi -
The new-found love between AAP and the Akalis could disrupt the political strategies of all parties in the coming weeks. Chitleen K Sethi
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‘Trade, not aid’—Narasimha Rao’s 1991 reforms speech that changed India’s economic landscape

PV Narasimha Rao -
On 9 July 1991, then-PM PV Narasimha Rao addressed the nation days before the Budget presentation, admitting that the job of repairing India's sick economy won't be easy, quick, or smooth.

India must kill terrorists. Nijjar blowback shows it also needs laws to guide assassins

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Economy

Air India reduces baggage allowance by 5-15 kg, bringing it in line with rest of industry

Yuthika Bhargava -
Air India’s new policy, effective from 2 May, introduces new weight limits for tickets in each of the different 'fare families' — Comfort, Comfort Plus, and Flex.

Defence

China builds road through Shaksgam Valley, India registers protest

Snehesh Alex Philip -
New Delhi has, in past, too, objected to Chinese construction activities in Shaksgam Valley. Work in this strategic region gathered pace after the 2017 Doklam stand-off.

National Interest

Frontrunner is letting the challenger define this poll campaign. Modi still hasn’t found a big theme

Shekhar Gupta -
A theme has not yet emerged for BJP & people see lack of a contest, which makes it unexciting. For all these reasons, 2024 is turning out to be an unexpectedly theme-less election.

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