In an era when public life in Punjab is disfigured by allegations of corruption, land grabs, drug money, and dynastic entitlement, Dr Gandhi stands apart with almost uncomfortable conspicuousness. Born in 1951 in the Doaba…
[caption id="attachment_23878" align="alignleft" width="550"] Credit: ozgurdonmaz/ E+ via Getty Images[/caption] When passing through airport security, it’s every passenger’s goal to do so as quickly and efficiently as possible. But some flyers end up making the…
That is the real meaning of the Morinda meeting. The Congress high command thought it had settled Punjab by retaining Amarinder Singh Raja Warring as PPCC president, Partap Singh Bajwa as Leader of Opposition, and…
The hearing of Punjab's Members of the Legislative Assembly (MLAs) before the Akal Takht Sahib over the newly enacted Guru Granth Sahib Satkar Act, 2026 has become one of the most significant religious and political…
As Punjab moves closer to another Assembly election, political parties have once again begun projecting chief ministerial faces long before polling day. Campaigns are increasingly centred on individuals rather than local candidates, giving many voters…
In Punjab’s already sensitive agrarian landscape, a fresh debate has emerged over proposed policy amendments related to land and agriculture, triggering strong reactions from farmer unions, political parties, and the state government. At the centre…
The Indian National Congress announced, on 1 July 2026, a long-awaited organisational reshuffle for Punjab ahead of the 2027 Assembly election. Amarinder Singh Raja Warring was retained as president of the Punjab Pradesh Congress Committee;…
At the IX US-India Strategic Partnership Forum (USISPF) Leadership Summit, the United States Ambassador to India, Sergio Gor, delivered a statistic designed to flatter both sides of the relationship. The US Embassy in New Delhi,…
Punjab politics after 1st July needs to be read less as rhetoric and more as arithmetic. The AAP government’s launch of the Mavaan Dhian Satkar Yojna, with the first three-month instalment being released to women…
The office of the Jathedar of the Akal Takht holds a central position in Sikh religious and institutional life. The Akal Takht itself, established by Guru Hargobind Sahib Ji, represents the highest temporal authority in…
