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A Punjab Congress leader and his driver, who had stopped their Defender SUV on the roadside to check its flat tyres, were killed in a hit-and-run accident near Jakhauli toll plaza on the Kundli-Manesar and Palwal expressway in Sonepat on Thursday evening, police said. The deceased have been identified as former Congress Bathinda (rural) president Khushbaz Singh Jattana, 45 and his driver Parminder Singh. His gunman, Harandeep Singh sustained serious injuries and was admitted to Sonepat's civil h
Shariq MajeedLudhiana: The Congress, on Thursday, claimed that a large section of Ludhiana's legal fraternity had come out in support of party's bypoll candidate, Bharat Bhushan Ashu during a special meeting held on Wednesday. Reiterating their support for Ashu, senior advocate Rajiv Kaushal described him as a "symbol of courage in the face of political vendetta." "Ashu's unwavering commitment to public service and his clean record have earned him the respect of the legal fraternity," he said. Ac ...Read More >
Payal.Dhawan@timesofindia.comLudhiana: Congress bypoll candidate Bharat Bhushan Ashu claimed that chief minister Bhagwant Singh Mann had lost control of government departments and should resign. Reacting to allegations of him having arranged the Vigilance summons himself using "his friend," VB SSP Jagatpreet Singh, to gain sympathy, Ashu said, "If that is really true, then don't you think Bhagwant Mann, who is the chief minister and heads the home and Vigilance departments, deserves to resign as ...Read More >
New Delhi, Jul 15 (PTI) YouTuber Samay Raina appeared before the National Commission for Women (NCW) in Delhi on Tuesday, months after he was summoned in connection with allegedly offensive and sexist content aired during his show "India's Got Latent", officials said. Raina was also among the five social media influencers who appeared before the Supreme Court in a case seeking action against them for ridiculing persons suffering from disabilities. Raina submitted his statement in response to the allegations to NCW officials. Officials said further steps will be considered after reviewing his ...Read More >
Ranchi (Jharkhand) [India], August 4 (ANI): The Jharkhand government declared a three-day state mourning, starting Monday, following the passing of the state's former Chief Minister and co-founder of Jharkhand Mukti Morcha, Shibu Soren. "In honour of the late Honourable former Chief Minister-cum-Rajya Sabha MP, the State Government has decided to observe 03 (three) days of state mourning from August 4 to August 6," the message from the Jharkhand government read. Also Read | Kerala Shocker: 47-Year-Old Man Dies by Suicide After Failing to Arrange Funds for Son's Engineering College Admission. ...Read More >
The PIL does not challenge any specific election result but seeks preventive measures to enhance accountability and deter malpractices. With the counting of votes for Punjab's Zila Parishad and Panchayat Samiti elections scheduled for December 17, Punjab Pradesh Congress Committee (PPCC) president and Ludhiana MP Amarinder Singh Raja Warring has approached the Punjab and Haryana High Court through a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) demanding compulsory videography of the entire counting process. ...Read More >
Ludhiana, Jun 8 (PTI) Punjab Congress president Amrinder Singh Raja Warring on Sunday asserted that his party will win the Ludhiana West assembly bypoll, scheduled to be held on june 19, with a "record margin". "Congress practically has no competition here", he claimed. Warring, who is also the Ludhiana MP, said that the ruling Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) was badly mistaken that the Congress would allow it to abuse power and misuse the official machinery for the elections. "First of all, we will not let any misuse of the official machinery and second, in case any official is found to be misusing ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: The government on Saturday extended the term of the chairman of the Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) Ravi Agrawal by one year, an official notification said.The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet approved the re-appointment of Agrawal, an IRS officer of the 1988 batch, as CBDT chairman for one year from July 1 this year to June 30, 2026, on contract basis.Agrawal took over as the CBDT chairman from Nitin Gupta in June 2024 after Gupta's extended tenure ended. Agrawal has been a member of CBDT. He was member administration and had served as DG investigation in Delhi. The gover ...Read More >
Chandigarh, Jul 19 (PTI) Punjab Congress chief Amarinder Singh Raja Warring on Saturday took potshots at the AAP over the resignation of its MLA Anmol Gagan Maan, and said the Arvind Kejriwal-led party has started "collapsing", which is happening "brick by brick". Former Punjab minister and Kharar MLA Anmol Gagan Maan on Saturday said she has resigned as a member of the state Assembly and decided to quit politics. She did not cite any reason for the decision. Reacting to it, Warring said she was the second AAP legislator to be "out of the party" in less than a month. The AAP on June 29 suspe ...Read More >
Chandigarh, Sep 15 (PTI) Congress leader Rahul Gandhi will visit the flood-affected areas of Punjab on Monday and interact with those hit by the natural calamity in Amritsar and Gurdaspur districts. Gandhi landed at the Sri Guru Ramdas Jee International Airport in Amritsar where he was received by Punjab Congress chief Amrinder Singh Raja Warring, Leader of Opposition in the Punjab Assembly Partap Singh Bajwa and Amritsar MP Gurjit Singh Aujla. During his visit, Gandhi will be visiting flood-affected areas in Amritsar and Gurdaspur districts. He will pay obeisance at the historic gurdwara B ...Read More >
The Punjab Vidhan Sabha on Tuesday passed a resolution condemning Congress legislator Sukhpal Singh Khaira for his alleged "derogatory" comments on social media about women celebrating the ₹1,000 monthly financial assistance announced by the AAP government under the "Mukh Mantri Mawan Dhiyan Satikar Yojna" in its fifth and final budget two days ago. The condemnation resolution was moved by AAP MLA Saravjit Kaur Manuke and seconded by finance minister Harpal Singh Cheema during zero hour, follo ...Read More >
The Indian Premier League (IPL) 2026 season has barely begun, but it has already delivered its first major controversy. Following Kolkata Knight Riders' (KKR) six-wicket defeat to Mumbai Indians (MI) at the Wankhede Stadium, a pointed remark from captain Ajinkya Rahane has triggered a wider debate - forcing Cricket Australia (CA) to step in with a clarification. At the centre of the storm is Cameron Green, KKR's high-profile signing worth INR 25.20 crore, who did not bowl a single over despite MI's dominant chase of 220. KKR seemed in control after posting a commanding 220/4, but the script ...Read More >
Dehradun, Apr 1 (PTI) The last rites of retired Army Brigadier Mukesh Joshi, who was killed after being caught in a crossfire between two rival groups in Dehradun, were performed on Wednesday. Joshi's son lit the funeral pyre at the cremation ground as family members, officials, and locals paid their final respects. Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami visited the bereaved family at their residence in Johri village and assured strict action against those responsible. Joshi, the 74-year-old former Army officer, was on a morning walk along Mussoorie Road on Monday when he was fatall ...Read More >
Chandigarh, Apr 1 (PTI): A blast outside the Punjab BJP headquarters here Wednesday sent people panicking, with a social media post claiming that the "grenade attack" was a reprisal for the killing of "Sikh youths." Police suspected the object hurled was a "crude" device. No casualties were reported in the blast. A team of the National Investigation Agency visited the site to investigate the explosion, which occurred at around 5 pm, a police officer said. The BJP's state unit chief Sunil Jakhar dubbed it an "attack" at the party office. An unverified video surfaced on social media showing a ...Read More >
New Delhi: The vandalism of B R Ambedkar's statue has put the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) and Punjab government under severe criticism. The incident saw a 33-foot statue of Ambedkar in Amritsar being defaced in daylight, using a hammer, on January 26, Republic Day, near a police station. This act of disrespect sparked a fierce backlash from political parties especially with the onset of the upcoming Delhi assembly polls. The BJP has fiercely criticized AAP leader Arvind Kejriwal, accusing him of showing disdain towards the Dalit community. BJP's Sambit Patra described the incident as "gut-wrenchin ...Read More >
Screengrab of the incident that took place last week. ShowQuick Read Summary is AI-generated, newsroom-reviewed * A vehicle driven by a Congress MLA's son hit a police constable in Madhya Pradesh * The accused is Pushpraj Singh, son of Congress MLA Sena Patel from Jobat * The vehicle had no number plate and was driven at high speed Did our AI summary help? Let us know. A high speeding vehicle driven by a Congress MLA's son rammed into a police constable before crashing into an electric po ...Read More >
Patna, July 19 (SocialNews.XYZ) In a major action against corruption, the State Vigilance Unit (SVU) on Saturday arrested Sub-Inspector Putul Kumari, the SHO of the Women's Police Station in Samastipur, for accepting a bribe of Rs 20,000. Her driver was also arrested in the case. The arrest has created a stir within the police department. According to an official, Putul Kumari was caught red-handed while taking the bribe from Rajiv Ranjan, a resident of Chhatauna village under Mufassil police station limits, in connection with an assault case. Rajiv Ranjan had filed a written complaint with ...Read More >
Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], September 15 (ANI): Congress MP and leader of opposition in Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi, has reached flood-affected Punjab, arriving at Amritsar on Monday. During his visit, he is set to visit the flood-affected areas of the state. Earlier Punjab Pradesh Congress Committee (PPCC) President Amrinder Singh Raja Warring had described the ongoing floods in the state as a man-made disaster. Warring said ,"It is a man-made disaster in Punjab... When Shivraj Chouhan came here, he did nothing except place blame... AAP is doing nothing for the people of Punjab" Meanwhil, Pun ...Read More >
Chandigarh, Apr 7 (PTI) Two months after she was expelled from Punjab Congress, former MLA Navjot Kaur Sidhu has announced the launch of a new political outfit -- Bharatiya Rashtrawadi Party. Kaur, wife of ex-cricketer and former Punjab Congress chief Navjot Singh Sidhu, announced this on microblogging site X late on Monday night. Punjab Congress had suspended Kaur for sparking a political row with her "Rs 500 crore for chief minister's chair" remark. She was later expelled from the party following her repeated criticism of Congress leader Rahul Gandhi and Punjab Congress chief Amrinder Sin ...Read More >
New Delhi: The country's largest carmaker Maruti Suzuki has announced the rollout of its first made-in-India electric vehicle - the e-Vitara SUV - in a major boost to the green segment from its upgraded Gujarat plant, which is now set to become one of the world's largest automotive manufacturing hubs with a projected annual capacity of one million units. Crucially, this facility will serve as Suzuki's global production base for electric vehicles (EVs), exporting to over 100 countries, including advanced markets in Japan and Europe, which is aligned with India's vision of becoming a global aut ...Read More >
His meeting with the Congress leadership comes amid buzz that Joshi might be the party's pick for the upcoming Tarn Taran Assembly bypoll. An RSS worker, Joshi is a known Hindu leader in Punjab and is regarded as a sharp, outspoken leader. A two-time MLA from Amritsar North, Joshi had served as a cabinet minister in the 2012 SAD-BJP government, handling the local bodies and medical education portfolio. He also remained the industry minister before that for 1.5 years. He was expelled from the sa ...Read More >
Chandigarh: Congress candidate Karanbir Singh Burj filed his nomination papers for the bypoll to Tarn Taran assembly seat on Wednesday in the presence of AICC Punjab in-charge Bhupesh Baghel, Punjab Congress chief Amrinder Singh Raja Warring, leader of opposition Partap Singh Bajwa, former CM Charanjit Singh Channi and former deputy CM O P Soni.With the party putting up a united front at the nomination filing, Bajwa said the Congress represented peace and progress, while others propagated politics of intimidation, deceit, and lawlessness.Bajwa said that the Congress remains the only credible a ...Read More >
Chandigarh, Nov 10 (PTI) A red alert has been sounded in Punjab on Monday evening following a blast near the Red Fort in Delhi that claimed nine lives and left several injured. "In the wake of the blast in New Delhi, a red alert has been sounded across all districts in the state of Punjab," said a Punjab police department spokesperson. Commissioners of police and Senior Superintendents of Police have been asked to remain alert, said the spokesperson. The police force has been deployed at sensitive and vulnerable spots. Checking of vehicles and suspicious people has been intensified, added ...Read More >
Ludhiana: Punjab government's new law against sacrilege proposes a minimum jail term of 10 years and the bill will be tabled in the special session of the Assembly on July 10-11. Assembly Speaker Kultar Sandhwan said sacrilege of any religion is unacceptable. "Guru Granth Sahib is of great dignity for us and a strict anti-sacrilege law should be introduced," he said. However, this is not the first anti-sacrilege bill that is being introduced in Punjab. A bill against sacrilege was first introduced in 2016 during the tenure of BJP-Shiromani Akali Dal government in the wake of rising sacrilege ...Read More >
PTC Web Desk: Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha and Member of Parliament Rahul Gandhi on Monday visited flood-affected areas in Punjab's Gurdaspur district after paying obeisance at Dera Baba Nanak. He reached Makora Pattan in Dinanagar but was stopped by the district administration from crossing the Ravi river to meet residents of seven villages on the other side. The restriction led to a heated exchange between Congress leaders and district officials. Rahul Gandhi questioned why he was being prevented from meeting flood victims in his own country. Senior officials, however, cited se ...Read More >
Tiruppur: A shocking case of alleged dowry harassment and suicide has emerged from Tamil Nadu's Tiruppur district, where a 27-year-old woman died by suicide on Saturday, 29 June -- just 78 days after her wedding. Rithanya, daughter of Annadurai, a real estate businessman, was married on 11 April 2025 to Kavin Kumar (28), the grandson of a senior Congress leader in Tiruppur. The wedding was a grand celebration, with the bride's family gifting 300 sovereigns of gold and a Volvo SUV worth ₹70 lakh to the groom's side, bringing the total expenditure to over ₹2.5 crore. According to Rithanya's f ...Read More >
Srinagar- A local court in Jammu and Kashmir on Friday dismissed a case of Model Code of Conduct (MCC) violation filed against PDP leader and MLA Waheed-Ur-Rehman Parra in connection with a roadshow he held during last year's Lok Sabha elections in Pulwama district. The case, registered under Section 188 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC), was dismissed by Additional Special Mobile Magistrate Awantipora, Muneer Ahmad Bhat, who ruled that no cognisance of the offence could be taken due to procedural lapses in the chargesheet. Parra, the PDP candidate from Srinagar parliamentary constituency, was ...Read More >
Chandigarh, Sep 15 (PTI) Congress leader Rahul Gandhi visited the flood-hit areas in Amritsar and Gurdaspur districts of Punjab on Monday and interacted with those affected by nature's fury. He was accompanied by Punjab Congress chief Amrinder Singh Raja Warring, leader of opposition in the Punjab Assembly Partap Singh Bajwa, Amritsar MP Gurjeet Singh Aujla, Gurdaspur MP Sukhjinder Singh Randhawa and other party leaders. After arriving in Amritsar, he headed to Ghonewal village in Amritsar's Ajnala and met the flood-hit people to enquire about the damage. Ghonewal village was among several ...Read More >
Chandigarh: The Punjab Congress has accused Bhagwant Mann's state govt of putting the state's education system is in a "deep crisis" despite official publicity of an "education revolution".Dismissing the Aam Aadmi Party's (AAP) rhetoric as mere "groundless advertising", state Congress president Amrinder Singh Raja Warring presented data suggesting a steady exodus of students from govt schools, chronic teacher shortages, and stalled infrastructure projects. The Congress member targeted the CM's ho ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], December 4 (ANI): Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) leader Naresh Gujral dubbed the attack on party leader and former Chief Minister Sukhbir Singh Badal as an "attack by extremists on the moderate forces of Punjab" and called for a probe by the National Investigation Agency (NIA) into the matter. Speaking to ANI on Wednesday, the SAD leader also alleged that the attacker has 'Khalistani connections,' and that the incident was an attempt to "destabilise" Punjab. Also Read | Banda Road Accident: 12-Year-Old Among 3 Killed As Unidentified Vehicle Hits Auto-Rickshaw in Uttar Pradesh. ...Read More >
Vadodara, July 9: Tragedy struck Gujarat's Vadodara district when a portion of the Gambhira-Mujpur bridge in Padra taluka collapsed, plunging several vehicles into the Mahisagar (Mahi) River. Even as nine people died in the tragedy that left scores injured, survivors of the mishap on Wednesday recounted the terrifying moments when the bridge suddenly gave way beneath them. Speaking to IANS, Raju, one of the survivors, said, "There was a pickup vehicle, a rickshaw, and a two-wheeler on the bridge when it collapsed. I was on the bridge with my uncle. I don't know where he is now. I fell into th ...Read More >