The Department of Homeland Security is publishing a Federal Register notice to implement a new immigration parole fee required by the H.R. 1 Reconciliation Bill. The fee is $1,000 for FY 2025 and is subject…
This isn’t a harmless question about tradition. It reflects how society views women, culture, and freedom.In North India, the answer to whether a woman celebrates Karwa Chauth shapes how she’s seen—either as “good” for upholding…
Instead of correcting the decades-long abuse of Punjab’s river waters initiated under Congress rule at the Centre, the present Central government has chosen to perpetuate the same injustice. What began as a constitutional betrayal under…
Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann entered politics as a breath of fresh air—an outsider with mass appeal, a former comedian who promised to clean up the system and bring governance closer to the people. However,…
In recent months, Punjab has witnessed a series of unsettling crimes allegedly involving migrant labourers, sparking widespread fear and a renewed debate about safety, regulation, and prejudice. The most horrifying among these was the Hoshiarpur…
Satnam Singh Chahal, Executive Director of the North American Punjabi Association (NAPA), has strongly condemned the decision by the Governor of California to veto Senate Bill 509, a legislative proposal aimed at tackling transnational repression.…
When P. Chidambaram recently admitted that “Operation Blue Star was the wrong way, and Indira Gandhi paid with her life for that mistake,” he reopened a wound India has never healed. His statement, coming after…
The Aam Aadmi Party, which came to power in Punjab promising justice, transparency, and strict law enforcement, is now facing intense scrutiny over its handling of sacrilege cases from 2015. While it talks of introducing…
The city of Bathinda is grappling with a persistent and worsening dengue outbreak, as health authorities have identified mosquito larvae at 522 locations between 2024 and mid-2025. Despite the administration's continued efforts to combat the…
In a surprising turn of events, the number of Indian students travelling to the United States for higher studies this year has dropped drastically. According to data released by the US Department of Commerce’s International…
