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June 17, 2026, 01:36 PM - 7 min read
The Akal Takht does not hold any legal authority. But as an institution, it commands moral and divine authority over the Sikhs. The Akal Takht is always the last word in the Sikh affairs. Never ever in recorded history has anyone defied the Akal Takht edicts/ orders.
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June 16, 2026, 03:26 PM - 6 min read
Mann has often dared his opponents to play on “their pitch”. This time, the Akalis seem to have thrown a challenge back at him on a pitch where it is not easy for a non-Panthic party to play. The battle does not stop here, particularly when it concerns religion. People are highly emotive and sensitive towards religious matters, where they are not even ready to give benefit of doubt.
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June 12, 2026, 06:11 PM - 6 min read
Till now, Punjab has never thrown a hung verdict. However, given the situation prevailing right now, the outcome is going to be quite uncertain.
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May 13, 2026, 05:25 PM - 6 min read
Like the Punjab Congress adopted an aggressive posture during the Delhi assembly elections and resisted all attempts of an alliance with the AAP, it will have to devise an independent policy towards the AAP in Punjab irrespective of how it is viewed outside.
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March 17, 2026, 09:08 PM - 2 min read
According to sources, gangster Goldy Brar called Grewal and threatened him for not responding to his repeated calls. A purported audio recording of the call has gone viral on social media.
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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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January 12, 2026, 02:31 PM - 6 min read
In Punjab, the Congress is undoubtedly on ascendancy. The ruling AAP is faced with strong anti-incumbency. The Shiromani Akali Dal is yet to recover from the repeated setbacks and uncertainty about its alliance with the BJP.
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December 22, 2025, 06:07 PM - 6 min read
Although in Punjab, the rural body or local body elections are heavily tilted in favour of the ruling party and have no impact on the Assembly elections, the AAP has been playing up the “victory” ahead of the Assembly elections that are scheduled in one year from now in February 2027.
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December 12, 2025, 07:06 PM - 5 min read
While the senior Badal was the Chief Minister, his son, Sukhbir Singh Badal, nephew Manpreet Singh Badal, son-in-law Adesh Partap Singh Badal and Sukhbir’s brother in law (his wife’s brother) Bikram Singh Majithia were all in the Badal cabinet.
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December 5, 2025, 12:59 PM - 6 min read
Interestingly, this time it is the Akali workersand leaders who are keener to align with the BJP than other way round. While seniorBJP leader and former chief minister Capt Amarinder Singh has been stronglybatting for the alliance, the traditional BJP leadership in Punjab has beenfavouring going alone.
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November 30, 2025, 12:19 PM - 7 min read
While BJP appears to be mulling whether it should wait and allow the party to grow and expand on its own or align with some partner that brightens prospects of victory in the coming elections, its senior ‘immigrant’ leadership remains confused.
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November 18, 2025, 05:40 PM - 6 min read
Tarn Taran ‘verdict’ in terms of Akali politics is also important because people in that predominantly panthic constituency have shown unambiguous, clear and categorical preference for the moderate leadership over the radical one.
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