BENGALURU: With Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar becoming assertive to stake claim for the chief ministers post after incumbent Siddaramaiah completes two-and-a-half years of his tenure in October, the opposition BJP has turned his sympathiser. Shivakumar, who believes in astrology, feels that his stars are on the ascendant and has become aggressive to acquire the post, a source said. The billion-dollar question is whether he will go by his stars or the party high commands diktat. But the saf

CHANDIGARH: A political storm has erupted over the treatment of 104 Indian youths deported from the United States, as they were reportedly handcuffed and shackled throughout their journey . They were only unshackled upon landing at Amritsar airport. Expressing outrage, politicians from across party lines in Punjab condemned the act as a violation of human rights and demanded that the Union government take up the matter with the US authorities. Speaking to TNIE , members of Parliament expressed t

Participating in the debate on the Motion of Thanks on the President's Address, Channi said he seeds of hatred are being sown in the country and the government must stop discriminating against minorities. Criticising activities of RSS, he referred to an earlier government notification that had barred government officials from joining the Sangh. BJP MPs objected to his remark. Deploring home minister Amit Shah's recent remarks about BR Ambedkar, Channi said history will remember Babasaheb Ambedk

CHANDIGARH: The public debt of fund-starved Punjab Government is expected to reach Rs 3.53 lakh crore by March his year. This being the case, the state would raise Rs 6,628 crore loan in addition to the loans worth Rs 23,836.30 crore availed between April-November 2024 to meet the revenue and expenditure gap. Ahead of the state budget to be tabled next month, the government in its pre-budget meetings is contemplating as to how to arrange funds to fulfill its promise of providing Rs 1,000 per wom

CHANDIGARH: While around 300 leaders from the Punjab Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) are campaigning for party candidates in Delhi, the Punjab Congress is not far behind, having mobilised around 250 leaders from the state. They are attacking the AAP for its misgovernance and unfulfilled promises, including the pledge to provide Rs 1,000 per month to women. The list of state Congress leaders canvassing in the national capital since January 18 includes Punjab Congress President and Ludhiana MP Amrinder Sing

Punjab farmer leader Jagjit Singh Dallewal's health has become critical after 27 days of a fast-unto-death at the Khanauri border protest site. Doctors attending to him have warned that he is at risk of cardiac arrest and multi-organ failure. Dallewal, 70, began his hunger strike on November 26 to pressure the Centre to accept the agitating farmers' demands, including a legal guarantee for MSP on crops. The Samyukta Kisan Morcha (Non-Political) and Kisan Mazdoor Morcha have issued a statement sa

Delhi has blamed Punjabs farm fires for the suffocating smog and Pakistans Punjab, too, has repeated the charge with Maryam Nawaz, CM of Pakistan side of Punjab, reportedly contemplating writing to CM Bhagwant Mann on the subject. To both -- Centre and Pakistan -- Mann came out with a witty quip: Looks like our Punjab smoke is on a world tour! Mann then sarcastically urged Maryam to write to him about her woes. Maryam has alleged polluted smoke travelling from this side of Punjab to Lahore where