
October 13, 2023 09:40 IST
Under the campaign “Meri dastaar, meri shaan (My turban, my pride)”, the Akali Dal is trying to regain its core Panthic base, which drifted in a big way over the 2015 sacrilege and police firing incidents during its rule, and emerging as one of the key reasons for party’s bad to worse defeats in 2017 and 2022 Punjab elections, respectively.
Fri, Oct 13, 2023
October 08, 2023 05:44 IST
The protest was organised after Jakhar chaired BJP core committee meeting at the party's headquarters. The core committee passed a resolution condemning Punjab’s stand in the Supreme Court.
Sun, Oct 08, 2023
October 07, 2023 09:41 IST
The Supreme Court’s reprimand to Punjab on Wednesday for not completing the construction of the long-disputed canal has reignited the controversy, giving politicians from the state and Haryana an ammunition to advocate for their sides.
Sat, Oct 07, 2023
September 28, 2023 20:36 IST
Arrest of Sukhpal Khaira on a 2015 charge set to strengthen calls by Congress state unit to drop plans of alliance with INDIA partner AAP in Punjab
Fri, Sep 29, 2023
September 28, 2023 16:31 IST
Sukhpal Singh Khaira, the Congress MLA from Bholath who was arrested Thursday by the Punjab police in connection with a 2015 drugs case, has been a strong critic of the ruling Aam Aadmi Party in the state
Thu, Sep 28, 2023
September 27, 2023 13:53 IST
The diplomatic rift began after Trudeau linked the killing of Sikh separatist Hardeep Singh Nijjar in Canada to "agents of India." Dhaliwal added, “Just making allegations without evidence doesn't benefit anyone.”
Wed, Sep 27, 2023
September 24, 2023 04:30 IST
India-Canada standoff: Party chief Sukhbir Singh Badal urges all political parties and leaders to “close ranks and give a united call against vicious propaganda to vilify and demonise Sikhs and other Punjabis”.
Mon, Sep 25, 2023
September 22, 2023 07:28 IST
Akali chief Sukhbir Singh Badal says he is receiving distress calls from Punjabis in Canada, pushes for quick resolution of dispute; Congress MP Ravneet Singh Bittu targets Justin Trudeau in Lok Sabha speech
Fri, Sep 22, 2023
September 20, 2023 07:16 IST
BJP and Congress leaders in Punjab defend Modi government against Canadian PM’s “highly irresponsible remarks”, AAP says let PM speak first
Wed, Sep 20, 2023
September 19, 2023 08:05 IST
The Bill also included an addition to Article 239AA, which grants Delhi its special status as the national capital. It sought to substitute the term “Scheduled Castes” with the “Scheduled Castes and women."
Tue, Sep 19, 2023
September 18, 2023 11:07 IST
While a section of the grand old party’s leaders in the national capital believes an alliance is a “done deal”, others say it is a question of how far the party is willing to go to accommodate the Kejriwal-led party. In Punjab, the naysayers have the upper hand at present.
Mon, Sep 18, 2023
September 18, 2023 07:59 IST
Senior BJP leaders Shawait Malik, Rajinder Mohan Singh Chhinna and Rajinder Bhandari are among the six leaders who have been replaced in the core committee and so is another party leader Jaswinder Dhillon.
Mon, Sep 18, 2023
September 12, 2023 07:25 IST
Paty incharge for Punjab affairs, Vijay Rupani said, “We are making our own poll preparations. We have nothing to do with the poll strategy of Akali Dal”.
Tue, Sep 12, 2023
September 11, 2023 06:06 IST
Party MLA Dr Sukhwinder Sukhi is in-charge for Jalandhar seat.
Mon, Sep 11, 2023
September 11, 2023 05:18 IST
The government's U-turn gave the Akali Dal the much-needed shot in the arm in its campaign against the ruling AAP even as Talwandi strengthened his position.
Mon, Sep 11, 2023
September 10, 2023 05:57 IST
Popularly known as International Gold Medallist Dhadi, Dilbar was born in 1930 in Sahari village of Lahore before shifting to India and settling in a village near Nawanshahr following Partition.
Sun, Sep 10, 2023
September 09, 2023 12:28 IST
Dhadis are ballad singers who otherwise focus on singing Sikh history events and heroics, but late Daya Singh Dilbar took the Dhadi tradition to another level, highlighting wonders of science also as he performed ‘Vaaran’ (ballad).
Sat, Sep 09, 2023
September 07, 2023 09:32 IST
Meanwhile, Sidhu's wife hits out at those ‘making groups within party, destroying it’
Thu, Sep 07, 2023
September 06, 2023 06:10 IST
No truck with AAP say Cong leaders; authorise Warring, Bajwa to convey ‘collective sentiment’ to high command
Wed, Sep 06, 2023
September 03, 2023 07:20 IST
Former Akali Dal MPs Naresh Gujral, Prem Singh Chandumajra, and Balwinder Singh Bhunder told The Indian Express that the Akali Dal might join the INDIA alliance but with riders attached.
Sun, Sep 03, 2023
September 01, 2023 16:57 IST
While Sukhbir Singh Badal takes aim at BJP, Congress and AAP, some party leaders say conditions attached to joining Opposition alliance
Sat, Sep 23, 2023
August 31, 2023 07:35 IST
Spelled slightly differently, but pronounced almost the same, the Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) has hit on a novel social media campaign — modeled on the reality show Big Boss — to take potshots at the Aam Aadmi Party government in Punjab led by Mann for its alleged subservience to the party's national convener and Delhi Chief Minister, Arvind Kejriwal.
Thu, Aug 31, 2023
August 31, 2023 03:50 IST
The comment by the Akalis came a day before the Indian National Democratic Inclusive Alliance (INDIA) holds its second meeting on Thursday to fine tune the preliminary contours of the grand opposition alliance.
Thu, Aug 31, 2023
August 27, 2023 21:39 IST
Mohit Mohindra, the son of six-time legislator Brahm Mohindra, lost the Assembly election from Patiala Rural last year
Mon, Aug 28, 2023
August 27, 2023 15:34 IST
What is Sikhs For Justice, banned by the Centre in 2019? Who is its founder, Gurpatwant Singh Pannun?
Mon, Aug 28, 2023




