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SAD, AAP condemn Punjab DGP's statement over Kartarpur corridor
India | Feb 22, 2020, 09:13 PM ISTThe opposition SAD and AAP on Saturday slammed Punjab DGP Dinkar Gupta's for his purported statement on the Kartarpur corridor and sought clarification from Chief Minister Amarinder Singh within 24 hours.
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Akalis won't fight Delhi Assembly Election 2020 amid differences with BJP over CAA
Elections | Jan 20, 2020, 08:08 PM ISTThe Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD), a member of the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance at the Centre, has decided not to contest Delhi Assembly Election 2020 amid differences with the saffron party over seat-sharing and its stand on the citizenship law and NRC.
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Shocking attempt to shift blame from Rajiv Gandhi: SAD on Manmohan's 1984 riots remarks
India | Dec 05, 2019, 07:17 PM ISTAt an event on Wednesday, former prime minister Singh had said that the 1984 anti-Sikh riots could have been avoided if the then home minister P V Narasimha Rao had heeded the suggestion of calling in the Army.
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SAD to fight on 10 seats and BJP on 3 in Punjab in upcoming Lok Sabha elections 2019: Amit Shah
Feb 28, 2019, 12:47 PM ISTLS polls are scheduled to take place in the months of April-May.
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Tytler's presence at Sheila Dikshit's event causes flutter; SAD condemns Congress
National | Jan 16, 2019, 11:52 PM ISTAsked about people linking his name to the 1984 anti-Sikh riots, Tytler replied, "It doesn't matter what people say. There is no case. Court has already given its verdict and the Supreme Court has given me a clean chit."
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SAD threatens agitation, gives two-day ultimatum to Congress to cut fuel prices in Punjab
India | Oct 06, 2018, 07:48 PM ISTFinance Minister Arun Jaitley had asked the state governments to follow suit by cutting a sales tax or VAT by a similar amount to give consumers a total benefit of Rs 5 per litre.
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Navjot Singh Sidhu must follow tenets of Sikhism before speaking on the religion: SAD
India | Sep 15, 2018, 07:35 PM ISTSidhu had alleged that the Parkash and his son-- former deputy chief minister of Punjab and SAD president-- had given orders to the police to open fire at protesters at Behbal Kalan in 2015 that led to the death of two people.
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Arvind Kejriwal is 'mentally unstable', says Union minister Harsimrat Kaur
National | Mar 15, 2017, 03:43 PM ISTUnion Minister Harsimrat Kaur today mocked Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal for putting the blame of AAP’s defeat in Punjab on EVMs and said that the AAP supremo is “mentally unstable”.
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Punjab election results: It's Congress revival, SAD routed due to leaders' arrogance, says Sidhu
National | Mar 11, 2017, 01:25 PM ISTCricketer-turned-politician Navjot Singh Sidhu today dubbed the Congress victory in Punjab assembly elections as its ‘revival’ and blamed the SAD's rout on its leadership's ‘arrogance and turning treasury into personal property’.
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Election results 2017: BJP sweeps UP, Uttarakhand; Parliamentary Board to discuss probable CMs today
National | Mar 12, 2017, 01:14 PM ISTThe BJP today registered a stunning victory in Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand, trampling a fragmented opposition that had hoped the demonetisation exercise would have chipped away at Prime Minister Narendra Modi's popularity.
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Punjab election results: Congress ends 10-year hiatus, returns to power with absolute majority
National | Mar 11, 2017, 08:15 PM ISTThe Congress today made a resounding comeback in Punjab after a gap of a decade, getting an absolute majority in the 117-member Assembly.
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Assembly results: Dry day declared in Punjab today
India | Mar 11, 2017, 07:45 AM ISTWith counting of votes for 117 assembly seats to be held on Saturday, the Election Commission (EC) has announced complete prohibition on the sale and supply of liquor all over Punjab on Saturday.
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Assembly Elections 2017: Goa registers record 83 pc turnout, Punjab 70 pc
National | Mar 02, 2017, 10:40 AM ISTPolling began for 117-member Punjab and 40-member Goa Assemblies amid tight security. Voting began at 7am in both the states and will conclude at 5pm.
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Punjab and Goa to vote on February 4, campaigning ends today
National | Feb 02, 2017, 02:30 PM ISTCampaigning for the Assembly elections in the states of Punjab and Goa will culminate this evening, leaving the fate of the candidates at the hands of the people. The two states will go to polls on Saturday (February 4) to elect new assemblies.
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Punjab polls: Political battle heats up as PM Modi, Rahul Gandhi engage in war of words
National | Jan 27, 2017, 09:20 PM ISTThe poll day in the state of Punjab is less than a week away and Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi have gone all out convince the common man. Modi led the
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PM Modi to address election rally in Jalandhar today, Badals to share dais
National | Jan 27, 2017, 09:26 AM ISTPrime Minister Narendra Modi will be visiting Punjab today to lead the election campaign of the ruling SAD-BJP coalition. He will address a rally at PAP Ground in Jalandhar.
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Punjab polls: With stronger Congress and AAP’s emergence, Badals face tough fight in their own dens
National | Jan 19, 2017, 09:15 PM ISTShiromani Akali Dal, which has ruled the Punjab for the last decade, is facing a tough fight in this election as the Assembly polls this year have turned into a three- horse race for the first time.
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BJP-SAD alliance sweeps Chandigarh municipal corporation polls, fourth consecutive defeat for Congress
National | Dec 20, 2016, 01:45 PM ISTThe Bharatiya Janata Party-Shiromani Akali Dal (BJP-SAD) alliance has scored a landslide victory in Chandigarh municipal corporation elections.
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Congress, SAD-BJP have teamed up to stop AAP in Punjab: Arvind Kejriwal
National | Oct 24, 2016, 10:36 PM ISTCongress and SAD-BJP have joined hands to stop AAP from winning the Punjab assembly elections, Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) national convener and Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal today alleged. "It is an open secret now
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Watching sad films increases pain tolerance and makes feel good: Study
Life | Sep 22, 2016, 10:20 AM ISTA new research by Oxford scientists has shown that watching films that reduce you to tears may increase your threshold for pain and boost feel-good chemicals in the brain.