Sonia Gandhi and Manmohan Singh will be among the star campaigners who will campaign in Punjab. The list released by the Congress includes Rahul Gandhi, Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, Harish Chaudhary, Navjot Singh Sidhu, Charanjit Singh Channi, Ambika Soni, Meira Kumar, Ashok Gehlot, Bhupesh Baghel, Sunil Jakhar, Partap Singh Bajwa, Ajay Maken and Bhupindra Singh Hooda.Anand […]
The Haryana government moved the Supreme Court on Friday against the Punjab and Haryana High Court order staying the state’s law providing for 75 per cent quota to local people in private sector jobs. A Bench led by CJI NV Ramana agreed to take it up on February 7 after Solicitor General Tushar Mehta mentioned […]
The Enforcement Directorate arrested Bhupinder Singh alias Honey, a nephew of Punjab Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi, from Jalandhar on Friday, weeks after raiding his houses and offices in connection with money laundering allegations linked to a 2018 illegal sand mining case. Bhupinder Singh’s arrest comes around two weeks before Punjab votes in Assembly elections […]
A total of 33 people withdrew their nomination papers for the February 20 state assembly polls, Punjab’s Chief Electoral Officer S Karuna Raju said on Thursday.Raju said 1,645 nomination papers were found in order out of 2,266 nominations which were received for the 117 assembly constituencies of the state.He further said 588 nomination papers were […]
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi is likely to announce the name of his party’s chief ministerial candidate for the Punjab polls on Sunday, when he visits Ludhiana for a virtual rally, sources said.During his last visit to Punjab on January 27, Gandhi had announced that the Congress will soon declare its chief ministerial face for the […]
With the Congress likely to announce its CM face for the Punjab Assembly polls on February 6, state party president Navjot Singh Sidhu’s wife on Thursday said it doesn’t matter who becomes the CM, her husband will remain a hero. “Whoever the CM may be, it does not matter,” Navjot Kaur Sidhu said.“Navjot Singh Sidhu […]
A small fringe group of pro-Khalistan elements in Canada is spreading anti-India feelings and the government remained closely engaged with that country over the issue, Minister of State for External Affairs V Muraleedharan said on Thursday. He told Rajya Sabha that both governments have recognised the fundamental principle of respect for sovereignty, unity and territorial […]
A Bench led by Justice AM Khanwilkar adjourned the hearing on a petition seeking review of its 2018 order letting off Punjab Congress president Navjot Singh Sidhu with a fine of Rs 1,000 after senior advocate P Chidambaram said on his behalf that the advocate-on-record in the case has changed and he needed time to […]
The Punjab and Haryana High Court on Thursday put a hold on the Haryana government’s decision to grant 75 per cent reservation for locals in private jobs. The High Court has also sought a reply from the state government. The counsel for one of the petitioner’s, which had challenged the Act, said the court has […]