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TopicSukhbir Singh Badal

Topic: Sukhbir Singh Badal

Patiala rail blast: 4 suspects arrested, Punjab Police claim links with Pakistan-based arms suppliers

This comes months after similar incident in freight corridor at Sirhind railway station. Leader of Opposition Partap Singh Bajwa says 'law & order cannot run on headlines and PR'.

Navjot Kaur Sidhu has a solution for rampant drug abuse in Punjab—‘opium tablets for addicts’

Former Congress member Navjot Kaur Sidhu, who joined Bharatiya Rashtrawadi Party the previous day, now says Priyanka Gandhi is ‘like my sister’.

HC raps Punjab govt, orders forensic test of ‘zila parishad poll rigging’ audio clip at neutral lab

'If you (govt) have nothing to hide, you should be taking the lead in getting the audio clip examined from a neutral lab,' said Punjab and Haryana High Court Chief Justice Sheel Nagu.

Akali Dal turns Mann’s ‘dinosaur’ jibe into comeback campaign. Punjab politics takes ‘Jurassic Park’ turn

From lizards, to dinosaurs crushing brooms with their feet, AAP & SAD have turned barbs into a memefest with AI images packed with political messaging.

Sukhbir Singh Badal didn’t win Tarn Taran. But results recognise his party as real Akali Dal

The electorate reaffirmed SAD (Badal) as the genuine Akali Dal—not by awarding it the seat, but by positioning it where it matters in a Panthic contest: Second, and unambiguously so.

Boost for Badal ahead of Tarn Taran bypoll—SAD’s Dhami re-elected as SGPC chief as rebels lose grip

Dhami has been re-elected SGPC president for fifth consecutive term. His victory reinforces Badal’s control over SGPC as well as his own party.

As Majithia rebels by slamming SGPC over Jathedars’ removal, simmering fault lines emerge within SAD

Reacting to Majithia’s remarks, the party’s parliamentary board met in Chandigarh Sunday and warned "indisciplined" party leaders of "strict action".

SGPC removes 2 more Jathedars who took action against Badal amid Akal Takht-Akali Dal tussle

Giani Raghbir Singh was removed as the Jathedar of the Akal Takht for ‘inadequate leadership’ & 'failure' to take a firm stance on critical matters.

Akalis say Amritsar Police ‘carefully worded’ FIR to let off Chaura, make attack on Sukhbir seem unplanned

SAD's Majithia also alleged that 2 more people may have been involved, Dharam Singh alias Baba Dharma, an active member of Khalistan Commando Force, and a third unidentified individual.

Sukhbir Badal attack highlights SAD’s dilemma—endorse Punjabiyat or go back to roots

Realising the political cost of relegating panthic issues to the sidelines, SAD began turning toward Sikh religiosity, causing two of its prominent Hindu faces to leave the party.

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The Tatas have had rotten luck with Air India

N Chandrasekaran’s exit announcement has left many people at Air India feeling insecure about the future, the last thing the airline needs at the moment.

Dalit finance body beneficiaries nearly halve as House panel flags funding drought, board vacancies

NSFDC beneficiaries fell from 1.18 lakh to 61,394 in a year as a Parliamentary panel flagged no fresh equity, nine board vacancies and weak state agencies.

India seeks 60 new transport aircraft for IAF, invites bids for a $10 billion deal

It is reliably learnt that Airbus, which had initially offered its A400M, is likely to sit it out since its aircraft outweighs requirements with payload capacity of 37 tonnes.

Guru RSS is cautioning shishya Modi govt. Bhagwat’s endorsement of Gen Z has an Indira lesson

It’s evident Bhagwat was watching from a distance and was worried about youth’s anger towards Modi govt. The first thing he did was to demolish any criticism of Gen Z protesters as anti-national.