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Asit Jolly

Asit Jolly

Deputy editor, India Today magazineasit.jolly@gmail.com
Journalist with India Today magazine.

By Asit Jolly

Not so ‘Sunny’ for Deol in Gurdaspur

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

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Lok Sabha 2019: Will Akshaye Khanna be able to weave the magic his father created in Gurdaspur?

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.

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How Modi's Gurdaspur visit led to a face-off with Amarinder Singh

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.

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Why Captain Amarinder Singh won't set foot in Pakistan

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

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Why spillover of Kashmir militancy into Jammu, Punjab and Delhi is more worrying

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

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How Akali Dal is still bleeding from its Gurmeet Ram Rahim fiasco

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

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Why we should not blame Punjab, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh farmers for Delhi pollution

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

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Punjab local body polls: Congress wins big under its Captain

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

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19-year-old’s gang rape is an assault on everything Haryana’s women have achieved: CM Khattar must ensure justice to her

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

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Akali Dal in deep crisis: Who had pardoned Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh in 2015?

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

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Why Punjab CM Amarinder Singh’s ‘report’ card puts SAD on the back foot

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

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Dissension over Article 35A: Will J&K get a new governor after completion of Amarnath Yatra?

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

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Why Captain Amarinder is finding it difficult to deal with Punjab's drug problem

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

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Why Punjab CM Amarinder Singh wants death penalty for drug peddlers

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

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Why Captain Amarinder Singh remains the most favoured face in Punjab politics

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

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How Mehbooba Mufti’s government is empowering women

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

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How cheap smartphones have given people easy access to porn

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

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Why colleges in Punjab are celebrating

CM Amarinder Singh has fulfilled one poll promise.

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Why Punjab minister's taunt about 'poor English' of babus has bureaucrats fuming

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

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What's keeping Navjot Singh Sidhu busy these days

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.

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Ahead of Justin Trudeau's India visit a controversy over Khalistanis

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

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A tribute to two great men of Chandigarh

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

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Free power subsidy to all farmers is costing Punjab dear

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

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What now for Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh’s 'angel', Honeypreet?

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

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Remembering Jaspal Bhatti

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

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How allegations of sex and sleaze overshadowed Punjab bypolls

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

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Shameful, work on Bhagat Singh's museum in Punjab stopped

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

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How Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh is spending his time in jail

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

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Why politicians entertain the likes of rape convict Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh

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

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Story behind Punjab's Green Revolution that changed India forever

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

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