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Only the verdict on May 23 will determine whether actor Sunny Deol’s Punjab sojourn was more than just a photo opportunity.

Gurdaspur constituency was to Vinod Khanna's charisma rather than BJP's credit. It remains to be seen if Khanna (Jr) is able to exude the same charm in the constituency.

The PM charged the Amarinder Singh government of dragging its feet in the implementation of central schemes and projects designed to bring succour to the people.

Punjab CM has called out Pakistan for its doublespeak on talks and terror.

A Kashmiri student of Sharda University, who went missing, has reportedly joined an ultra-radical militant outfit.

After Sukhdev Singh Dhindsa, Ranjit Singh Brahmpura is the latest to announce his resignation.

In this annual ritual of blame game, the farmers are the biggest losers.

CM Amarinder Singh has termed the decisive victory a vote of confidence on his 1.5-year tenure.

The girl was abducted and raped on her way to coaching class.

Former SGPC chief Makkar said the pardon was insisted upon by Sukhbir Badal.

Justice Ranjit Singh Commission Report has held SAD patriarch, Parkash Singh Badal, responsible for the brutal police action against Sikhs.

NN Vohra's second term as the governor of J&K expired in June.

The Punjab CM wants a 'national policy' to check the smuggling of narcotics across the India-Pakistan border and from neighbouring states.

The state has no accurate record of the real number of drug overdose deaths.

Shahkot by-poll victory has reaffirmed his position as the undisputed leader of the Congress party in Punjab.

The state has abolished stamp duties on property purchased and registered in the name of women.

There would be 478 million mobile internet users in the country by June 2018.

CM Amarinder Singh has fulfilled one poll promise.

According to Manpreet Singh Badal, a University of London law graduate, most civil servants can't even draft a letter in English properly.

In charge of tourism and local government in Punjab, the cricketer-turned-minister has set the ball rolling on a number of long overdue projects.

It’s typically Captain Amarinder Singh to take what may seem like a contentious position to many, and then stick to his guns.

Satya Pal Gautam and Malkit Singh were well-known faces in their respective fields of education and art.

The cash-strapped Amarinder Singh government is expected to spend close to Rs 8,000 crore on continuing the scheme.

A 900-page chargesheet submitted in court recently details her role in planning the violence after Ram Rahim’s sentencing.

Punjab’s most loved comedian and satirist won over fans with his rib-tickling humour that focused on troubling social issues.

The poll campaign was completely overtaken by sordid allegations of immorality.

Freedom fighters work well for political photo ops, but don’t fetch votes in elections.

Deprived of the company of cell mates, the baba reportedly spends all his waking hours in jail, by himself.

The rise of the deras is a distressing consequence of the failure of both, institutionalised religion and the state.

The revolution in the mid-1960s singularly contributed to making India self-sufficient in food.