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Chandigarh, June 26 The Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) has hit a new low, finishing last in the Sangrur byelection and losing its security deposit. Though no one expected the party to win the bypoll merely three months after it received a drubbing in the Assembly elections winning just three…

Sangrur, June 26 In a big blow to the ruling party in Punjab just three months after it registered a resounding victory in the Assembly elections, the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) failed to retain the Sangrur Lok Sabha seat, which Bhagwant Mann had won twice. SAD (Amritsar) president Simranjit…

Solan, June 26 Those travelling on the Shimla-Chandigarh National Highway on Sunday had to face a harrowing ordeal as huge traffic jam was witnessed on the highway at Solan town. It took almost an hour for vehicles to cross even one km. Long queues of vehicles were seen on way…

New Delhi, June 26 Medical students, who were evacuated from war-torn Ukraine, sat on a hunger strike at Jantar Mantar on Sunday demanding admission in the country’s medical colleges as a one-time measure. They said there are approximately 12,000 students, barring those in the final year, and as there are…

Ahmedabad, June 26 A court in Ahmedabad on Sunday remanded social activist Teesta Setalvad and former state director general of police RB Sreekumar in police custody till July 2 in a case of fabricating evidence to frame innocent persons in connection with the 2002 Gujarat riots. The prosecution had sought…

Chandigarh, June 26 Stand-up comedian Kapil Sharma during a stage show in Canada’s Vancouver paid tributes to late Punjabi singer Sidhu Moosewala. Kapil sang Sidhu’s most accomplished song ‘295’ amid cheers of audience in a live concert. Thanks @KapilSharmaK9 for remembering Legends of Punjab in Vancouver Concert. #Respect…

Munich, June 26 Terming the imposition of the Emergency in 1975 a “black spot” on the vibrant history of India’s democracy, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday targeted the Congress Party and said that democracy, which is in the DNA of every Indian, was trampled and suppressed 47 years ago,…

Chandigarh, June 26 A daughter always wants her marriage farewell to be done by her father. It is utmost painful for a daughter to depart from her family in her marriage without seeking blessings of her father, in case latter had left for heavenly abode. Imagine the feeling of…

Rajmeet Singh Chandigarh, June 26 The crucial win of SAD (Amritsar) President Simranjit Singh Mann in Sangrur parliamentary byelections is not only a setback for over three month old CM Bhagwant Mann-led AAP government, but also the traditional parties like Congress and Sukhbir Badal-led Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD). In fact,…

Vibha Sharma New Delhi, June 26 One more Shiv Sena MLA, Uday Samant, flew by a private jet to join the rebel group led by Eknath Shinde in Guwahati, taking the total number of rebels to 39, two more than two-third of the party’s strength in the Maharashtra legislative Assembly….

Ruchika M. Khanna Chandigarh, June 26 AAP’s electoral defeat in the bypoll to Punjab’s Sangrur Lok Sabha constituency, which is considered the prime domain of the ruling party, has proved that their stupendous win in the state Assembly polls held earlier this year was not a vote in favour…

Vishav Bharti Tribune News Service Chandigarh, June 27 Till yesterday, Sangrur was AAP’s bastion but today it seems to have become their graveyard. This is the Sangrur which has, over the centuries remained the epicentre of several social movements. From resistance against Mughal invaders to British Empire,…

Vishav Bharti Tribune News Service Chandigarh, June 26 Simranjit Singh Mann’s political career was written long back by the political pundits—from SGPC to Parliament, he lost one election after another in the past two decades, but perhaps it was too early to predict his political fate. The image of Sidhu…

Chandigarh, June 26 Sidhu Moosewala’s latest song SYL, the first to be released after his death, has been removed from YouTube. The song highlights various issues such as undivided Punjab, 1984 Sikh Riots, farmer laws, Sikh flag hoisting at the Red Fort during the farmer agitation and Sikh militants. …

Aditi TandonNew Delhi, June 26With votes being counted for three parliamentary constituencies and seven assembly segments across five states and Delhi on Sunday, major setbacks are in the works for the opposition Samajwadi Party in Uttar Pradesh, Trinamool Congress in Tripura and the ruling Aam Aadmi Party in Punjab.In UP’s…