Sunday, August 16, 2026

Punjab

Drug-Free Punjab” Promise Falls Flat: Pargat Singh Questions Bhagwant Mann Government on Independence Day
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Drug-Free Punjab” Promise Falls Flat: Pargat Singh Questions Bhagwant Mann Government on Independence Day

Chandigarh (Sandeep Singh Chahal)-Congress MLA and former Punjab minister Pargat Singh has launched a sharp attack on Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann, accusing the Punjab government…

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Punjab’s Long Arc of Resistance: From Pagri Sambhal Jatta to the Farm Laws Protest
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Punjab’s Long Arc of Resistance: From Pagri Sambhal Jatta to the Farm Laws Protest

Punjab has one of the richest and most continuous traditions of mass protest in India, deeply rooted in agrarian resistance, anti-colonial struggles, Sikh identity politics,…

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Sukhbir’s Gambit: Akali Dal, Delimitation, and Punjab’s Lok Sabha Arithmetic-KBS Sidhu IAS Retd
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Sukhbir’s Gambit: Akali Dal, Delimitation, and Punjab’s Lok Sabha Arithmetic-KBS Sidhu IAS Retd

A gambit, in the game it is named for, is a deliberate sacrifice of a piece early on, made in the hope of a stronger…

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Ambala Erupts in Sikh-Police Clash: NH-44 Blockade Ends in Tear Gas, Lathicharge and Injuries
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Ambala Erupts in Sikh-Police Clash: NH-44 Blockade Ends in Tear Gas, Lathicharge and Injuries

AMBALA, HARYANA — Tension remains high in Ambala following a violent confrontation between Haryana Police and Sikh protesters on Thursday, August 13, after a protest…

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Miscellaneous

Press Conference: Wife of Active-Duty Army Staff Sergeant Released from ICE Custody, Speaks Out About Fear and Uncertainty
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Press Conference: Wife of Active-Duty Army Staff Sergeant Released from ICE Custody, Speaks Out About Fear and Uncertainty

Maisa Lopes Eliaser is home after five weeks in immigration detention. She and her husband, Army Staff Sergeant Alexis Jaramillo, told their story this morning…

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When the Red Flag Turns Green: The Gun Is Gone. The Idea Is Not.-GPS Mann
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When the Red Flag Turns Green: The Gun Is Gone. The Idea Is Not.-GPS Mann

[caption id="attachment_24558" align="alignleft" width="500"] Gurpartap Singh Mann is a farmer and former Member of the Punjab Public Service Commission[/caption] From the ramparts of the Red…

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Who Owns the Panth’s Pennant? The 5-Cornered Scramble for Sikh Representation-KBS Sidhu IAS Retd
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Who Owns the Panth’s Pennant? The 5-Cornered Scramble for Sikh Representation-KBS Sidhu IAS Retd

Two developments today, on their face unrelated, deserve to be read together. Bhai Balwant Singh Rajoana, from Patiala Central Jail, has issued a three-page open…

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When Sikhs are beaten for speaking,The question is not just law  and order-It is justice-Satnam Singh Chahal
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When Sikhs are beaten for speaking,The question is not just law and order-It is justice-Satnam Singh Chahal

The violent scenes in Ambala should not be dismissed as just another clash between protesters and police. The incident has reopened a much larger and…

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