Harsimrat Kaur Badal quits Modi govt over farm bills

The SAD is the Bharatiya Janata Party's oldest ally and has stood by the saffron party through thick and thin, and the development highlights the frayed ties between the two parties over the......

Surjewala, Harsimrat Badal test positive for COVID

Senior Congress leader Randeep Singh Surjewala and Shiromani Akali Dal leader Harsimrat Kaur Badal on Friday tested positive for coronavirus. In a tweet, the Congress general secretary said,......

Sukhbir, Harsimrat detained as Akalis march against farm laws

Shiromani Akali Dal president Sukhbir Singh Badal and former Union minister Harsimrat Kaur Badal were detained by the Delhi Police on Friday as they led a protest march in the national capital to......

Parkash Singh Badal cremated at ancestral village

Akali stalwart Parkash Singh Badal was cremated with full state honours at his ancestral village in Punjab's Muktsar district on Thursday with thousands of mourners and leaders across the political......

Amazon's $500m retail food project to be cleared soon

The government will soon clear the US retail giant Amazon's proposed USD 500 million investment in retail of food products in India, Food Processing Minister Harsimrat Kaur Badal said on Tuesday.......

Minister blames regulator for inducing 'fear' in food industry

The ministry of food processing has decided to set up a task force to help companies cope with the prevailing environment following an order by the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India for......

IITians urged to be job creators rather than job seekers

The youth have to turn into entrepreneurs if India’s massive demographic dividend is to be taken advantage of: Smriti Irani. Illustration: Uttam Ghosh/Rediff.com Senior Union ministers on......

Budget goes paperless; Sitharaman quotes Tagore

From Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman reading out her 110-minute speech from a tablet to seating arrangements in tune with pandemic times, there were quite a few firsts during the presentation......