Kamaljit Kaur Sandhu

The Supreme Court granted bail to SAD leader Bikram Singh Majithia in Rs 700-crore disproportionate assets case.

With the Punjab assembly polls scheduled for next year, the statement of the former Chief Minister has created a political storm in the state. The Congress party has been left red-faced even as the political opponents are launching frontal attack on Congress.

BJP candidate Saurav Joshi won the Chandigarh mayoral election with 18 votes after Congress and AAP failed to coordinate, allowing the saffron party to secure a majority in the municipal corporation.

Such deadly tragedies involving Chinese manjha rose sharply earlier this month across the country as several regions celebrated the festival of Makar Sankranti.

A blast struck a freight rail track close to Sirhind in Punjab, causing damage to a train's engine and raising security issues ahead of Republic Day.

For the first time in the city's history, the mayor will be elected through an open "show of hands" instead of a secret ballot, a reform introduced after years of controversy and allegations of manipulation. The one-time AAP-Congress understanding comes against the backdrop of a deeply polarised Municipal Corporation House and memories of the turbulent 2024 mayoral polls.

Saini first appeared wearing a saffron turban (*kesari pagri*) during his outreach visits to Punjab, as part of the BJP's strategic political and cultural engagement in the state ahead of the 2027 Punjab Assembly elections.

The incident took place inside a hall full of guests during a 'shagun' (gift exchange) ceremony. The theft was captured on a CCTV camera installed at the venue. 

A distressed audio clip purportedly featuring Sarabjeet Kaur, an Indian woman who stayed back in Pakistan after a Sikh pilgrimage and later converted and married there, has gone viral, with her repeatedly seeking to return to India.

The investigation has confirmed that foreign-based gangster Prabhdeep Singh alias Prabh Dasuwal was the mastermind behind the shooting, the police said.