The longstanding exodus of Punjabis seeking opportunities abroad has shown a dramatic reversal, with passport applications from the state plummeting over 40% since 2023, according to Ministry of External Affairs data. This marks a significant…
Union Budget 2026–27, presented by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman in her ninth successive budget, must be read less as a routine fiscal exercise and more as a political economy statement of India’s evolving growth model.…
The evaluation of any government policy must be based not on emotions, political nostalgia, or symbolic slogans, but on its actual outcomes. The proposal to replace the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA)…
On the afternoon of 30 January 2026, the Indian real-estate industry was jolted by news that felt unreal in its abruptness. Dr Chiriankandath Joseph Roy (CJ Roy)—57, founder and chairman of Bengaluru-based Confident Group—died by…
Chief Justice of India Justice Surya Kant’s recent observation—that aggressive trade unionism has been largely responsible for stalling India’s industrial growth by forcing factory closures—cuts uncomfortably close to the bone. This was not an abstract…
[caption id="attachment_18907" align="alignleft" width="500"] Image for representation only[/caption] The situation of computer teachers in Punjab represents one of the most persistent cases of workplace discrimination in India's public education sector. For years, thousands of educators…
The Punjabi language, once the proud identity of Punjab’s cultural, social, and literary heritage, is today fighting for survival in its own homeland. What makes this crisis even more painful is that outsiders have not…
Since assuming office, the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government in Punjab has promised a new style of politics—clean governance, people-centric policies, and decisive action to pull the state out of prolonged economic and social distress.…
Punjab rarely hears a political statement as disturbing—and as necessary—as the recent revelation by former Chief Minister of Punjab, Mrs Rajinder Kaur Bhattal. She disclosed that before the 1997 Assembly elections, she was approached with…
On January 27, 2026, Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann and Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini met in Chandigarh to discuss the decades-long Sutlej-Yamuna Link (SYL) canal water sharing dispute. The meeting lasted approximately 40…
