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SAD-BJP delegation meets Punjab governor to lodge protest against ‘false implication’ in 2015 Faridkot police firing

A joint SAD-BJP delegation on Sunday met Punjab governor VP Singh Badnore, accusing the SIT of implicating SAD leaders in false cases linked to the 2015 police firing incidents in Faridkot

Voting in Punjab panchayat elections underway; protests mar polling at few locations

In the Punjab panchayat polls, as many as 13,276 sarpanches and 83,831 panches will be elected for 13,276 villages, an election official said. Around 1.27 crore voters will take part in the polling, he added.

Guru Granth Sahib desecration in Punjab: Scores of sacrilege incidents, high-profile accused, political blame games galore

Bollywood actor Akshay Kumar on Wednesday appeared before a Punjab Police Special Investigative Team (SIT) in Chandigarh which is probing the police firing on mobs protesting the 2015 incidents of desecration of Guru Granth Sahib in Punjab.

After Haryana, Shiromani Akali Dal now preparing to contest elections in Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan

Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) president Sukhbir Singh Badal on Monday said his party is preparing to enter electoral politics in Uttar Pradesh and Rajasthan.

'Sonia Gandhi's maths is weak': BJP dismisses Congress' claims of Opposition having numbers to back no-confidence motion

BJP sources said the Narendra Modi-led government would get the support of 314 MPs in the Lower House, which has an effective strength of 533 at present

Punjab minister flips coin to decide on posting of lecturers; says did 'nothing wrong'

The incident took place on Monday when the minister had called 37 lecturers, who were recently recruited through the Punjab Public Service Commission (PPSC) examination, for giving them their posting orders

Gurmeet Ram Rahim convicted of rape: Parties give in to Dera chief's political clout, fail to condemn sect

What does a self-styled godman like Gurmeet Ram Rahim have to do with politics in that region? It turns out, quite a lot.

Vice-Presidential election 2017: Parkash Badal hails Venkaiah Naidu's victory, says will help India become a superpower

Former Punjab CM Parkash Singh Badal and his son and Shiromani Akali Dal president Sukhbir Singh Badal congratulated M Venkaiah Naidu.