Navjot Singh Sidhu on Tuesday resigned as the chief of the Punjab Pradesh Congress Committee, plunging the party into a fresh crisis just months ahead of the assembly elections in the state. Sidhu quit the post shortly after the allocation of portfolios to the members of the new state Cabinet. In a letter to Congress […]
On the advice and recommendation of the Punjab Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi, the Punjab Governor Banwarilal Purohit on Tuesday allotted portfolios to the newly inducted Ministers. According to a spokesperson of the Chief Minister’s Office, Channi would hold the portfolios of Personnel, Vigilance, General Administration, Justice, Legal & Legislative Affairs, Information & Public Relations, […]
The Governor of Punjab, Banwarilal Purohit on Sunday administered the oath of office and secrecy to the 15 Cabinet Ministers including seven newly inducted ones. Meanwhile, the Punjab Chief Minister, Charanjit Singh Channi accompanied by Deputy Chief Ministers Sukhjinder Singh Randhawa and OP Soni were also present on the occasion. Disclosing this here today a […]
Prime Minister Narendra Modi met Joe Biden at the White House in his first bilateral meeting with the US President. The two leaders are expected to discuss a wide range of priority issues, including combating Covid-19, climate change, economic cooperation as well as Afghanistan. While the two leaders have met earlier when Biden was the […]
Indian Prime Minister Modi described India and America as “natural partners” in his meeting with Vice President Harris on Thursday at the White House during which they decided to further cement the Indo-US strategic partnership and discussed global issues of common interest, including threats to democracy and in the Indo-Pacific. Prime Minister Narendra Modi gifted […]
After successfully hosting the 2018 Men’s Hockey World Cup, the temple city of Bhubaneswar will stage the prestigious FIH Odisha Hockey Men’s Junior World Cup Bhubaneswar 2021. The much-awaited announcement was made in Bhubaneswar on Thursday by the Chief Minister, Odisha, Shri Naveen Patnaik, in the presence of Minister for Sports and Youth Services, Government […]
Former Punjab chief minister Amarinder Singh on Wednesday called Congress leaders Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra “inexperienced” and also threatened to pit a strong candidate against state party chief Navjot Singh Sidhu in the coming assembly polls. In no-holds-barred remarks, he called Sidhu a “drama master” and a “dangerous man”, accusing him of behaving […]
Punjab’s new Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi held talks with Congress leaders in the national capital on Tuesday about cabinet formation. Channi, his two deputies Sukhjinder Randhawa and O P Soni, along with state Congress chief Navjot Singh Sidhu met AICC general secretary KC Venugopal and held deliberations. AICC general secretary in-charge of Punjab affairs […]
Charanjit Singh Channi took oath as new Punjab chief minister today in Chandigarh. The 58-year-old is the first dalit chief minister of the state. OP Soni and Sukhjinder Randhawa also took oath as ministers in the ceremony. Channi, a three-time MLA from Chamkaur Sahib, had emerged as the unanimous choice for the CM’s post following […]
The Congress announced on Sunday that Charanjit Singh Channi has been elected as the leader of the Punjab Congress Legislative Party (CLP), paving the way for his appointment as the chief minister. The development comes a day after Congress veteran Amarinder Singh resigned as chief minister amid a bitter power tussle with state Congress chief […]