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June 5, 2026, 10:09 AM - 2 min read
BJP is expected to carry out a Union cabinet reshuffle in the coming weeks. It remains to be seen whether this second claim also comes true or not.
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June 1, 2026, 04:45 PM - 3 min read
The Punjab State Scheduled Castes Commission on Monday summoned Union Minister of State for Railways Ravneet Singh Bittu to appear before it on June 4 in connection with allegations that he used casteist remarks during a recent visit to Dhuri.
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May 28, 2026, 05:19 PM - 6 min read
The BJP does not necessarily pick up strong and powerful as its leaders. Take the example of Nitin Nabin, who was elevated as party president when nobody outside Bihar knew about him. Dhillon is exactly the repeat of the Nabin experiment. However, unlike Nabin who is relatively younger, Dhillon is already 75, an age at which the BJP normally retires everyone, barring a few exceptions.
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May 27, 2026, 04:09 PM - 3 min read
The incident took place on Tuesday when Bittu, Minister of State for Railways, had a heated exchange with police in Sangrur’s Dhuri. Police had detained BJP leader Onkar Singh for campaigning during the mandatory poll “silent period,” and Bittu was demanding his release.
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May 26, 2026, 05:11 PM - 7 min read
The BJP’s repeated assertions of going it alone in the 2027 assembly elections apart, the parliamentary results and the ground situation in Punjab will weigh heavily in the leadership’s mind while taking the final decision.
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April 1, 2026, 06:30 PM - 2 min read
Ticket bookings for the inaugural Delhi–Halwara flight route have now been opened for passengers. The flight schedule will include two daily services operated using a 180-seater Airbus A320 aircraft.
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March 28, 2026, 07:58 PM - 3 min read
Senior Congress leader Lal Singh, a six-term MLA and former Punjab minister, dies at 84; leaders across parties pay tribute.
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March 23, 2026, 08:23 PM - 3 min read
Former Punjab minister Laljit Singh Bhullar was arrested in a suicide abetment case after resigning from the cabinet. Denying he had absconded, he claimed to be “surrendering”, as political reactions intensified and calls for a probe grew.
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March 20, 2026, 07:36 PM - 2 min read
He said Takht Sri Damdama Sahib will now be linked by rail to the other four Takhts, marking a major step in improving religious and regional connectivity. He added that the Raman Mandi–Sadda Singhwala New Broad Gauge Rail Line Project is a key infrastructure project under the Mansa–Bathinda Doubling Project. The 42.9-km line will be built at a cost of Rs 1,118.47 crore, with an average cost of Rs 26.07 crore per km.
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February 19, 2026, 05:08 PM - 3 min read
Bittu cited BJP-ruled Uttar Pradesh as an example. He asked whether anyone there would say that gangsters still operate openly. He made these remarks while speaking at an event held to mark the birth anniversary of former Punjab Chief Minister Beant Singh.
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February 5, 2026, 05:45 PM - 3 min read
The party’s reaction came a day after Congress leader Gandhi called Union minister Bittu a “traitor,” prompting the BJP to accuse the Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha of insulting the entire Sikh community and seeking action from Speaker Om Birla.
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February 5, 2026, 02:15 PM - 6 min read
Switching the parties is part of democratic process. A leader or a worker is entitled to his discretion to choose a party with which he works. Crores of voters in the country switch over from one party to another party in every election. Does that make them traitors? You cannot take the loyalty of people for granted. That is why Gandhi was not justified in calling Bittu a “traitor”.
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