News for 'Patiala MP'

Cops reveal: What Parliament breach accused wanted to do

Cops reveal: What Parliament breach accused wanted to do

Rediff.com23 Jan 2024

The Delhi Police probing the Parliament security beach case for more than 40 days on Tuesday said the six accused were 'self-funded and self-motivated' to do 'something big' for fame.

Woman who 'honey-trapped' BJP MP arrested

Woman who 'honey-trapped' BJP MP arrested

Rediff.com2 May 2017

The MP claimed she threatened to file a rape case against him if he did not pay her Rs 5 crore.

Ex-Punjab CM Amarinder Singh to join BJP next week

Ex-Punjab CM Amarinder Singh to join BJP next week

Rediff.com16 Sep 2022

Singh (80) had floated the Punjab Lok Congress last year after quitting the Congress.

From CM to nobody: Amarinder fails big time in Punjab

From CM to nobody: Amarinder fails big time in Punjab

Rediff.com10 Mar 2022

Amarinder Singh failed spectacularly in these assembly elections -- his new party failed to open its account, his ally BJP fell flat and he failed to even win his own constituency.

Will submit to the majesty of law: Sidhu on SC order

Will submit to the majesty of law: Sidhu on SC order

Rediff.com19 May 2022

Sidhu was in Patiala to take part in a protest against inflation when the Supreme Court verdict came in.

'People Of Punjab Know BJP's Tricks'

'People Of Punjab Know BJP's Tricks'

Rediff.com10 Apr 2024

'The BJP will not win a single seat in Punjab.'

Famous faces at polling stations

Famous faces at polling stations

Rediff.com20 Feb 2022

Voting for 117 assembly seats in Punjab and 59 assembly constituencies spread across 16 districts of Uttar Pradesh were held on Sunday.

Why Are The Scindias Bowing To Amit Shah?

Why Are The Scindias Bowing To Amit Shah?

Rediff.com17 Oct 2022

What some of our leaders were up to over the weekend...

Wrestlers take a stand with black bands on 'Black Day'

Wrestlers take a stand with black bands on 'Black Day'

Rediff.com11 May 2023

Top Indian grapplers Vinesh Phogat, Bajrang Punia, Sakshi Malik, Satyawart Kaidyan and Jitender Kinha all tied black bands on their forehead.

The Cadet Who Won President's Gold Medal At NDA

The Cadet Who Won President's Gold Medal At NDA

Rediff.com8 Jun 2023

Afrid Afroz, 21, who was adjudged best cadet at the NDA's 144th course, will join the Indian Air Force and hopes to be a fighter pilot.

Farmers step up protest in support of wrestlers, to meet Prez Murmu

Farmers step up protest in support of wrestlers, to meet Prez Murmu

Rediff.com1 Jun 2023

BKU leader Rakesh Tikait said they planned to meet President Droupadi Murmu and will hold another mahapanchayat in Haryana's Kurukshetra on Friday to discuss the next steps in the agitation.

G-23 meeting at Azad's house, more Cong leaders join

G-23 meeting at Azad's house, more Cong leaders join

Rediff.com16 Mar 2022

The ambit of the G-23 grouping increased this time as some more leaders -- Patiala MP Preneet Kaur, former Gujarat chief minister Shankar Singh Vaghela, former union minister Mani Shankar Aiyar and former Haryana speaker Kuldeep Sharma -- joined them.

It's Nominations Time!

It's Nominations Time!

Rediff.com1 Feb 2022

Election rallies have been on for weeks, but nothing captures the immediacy of an election like the sight of candidates filing their nomination papers.

Role of 2 outfits being probed in Parliament security breach

Role of 2 outfits being probed in Parliament security breach

Rediff.com14 Dec 2023

Four persons arrested in connection with the security breach in Parliament have been charged under the anti-terror law UAPA besides sections of the Indian Penal Code, police sources said on Thursday as security agencies were on the hunt to nab the alleged mastermind.

AAP suspends two MPs in Punjab for anti-party activities

AAP suspends two MPs in Punjab for anti-party activities

Rediff.com29 Aug 2015

The PAC expressed its concern over anti-party activities indulged in by Gandhi and Khalsa. Both have been involved in the activities of certain outfits, opposed to aims and objectives of the AAP.

Ram Teri Ganga Maili

Ram Teri Ganga Maili

Rediff.com12 Jun 2024

Six decades and more later, we are now captives of our identities. Every poll is based on elaborate calculations of electability of candidates on the basis of their castes and other narrow definers. That, along with voter promiscuity, is what defines our political culture, which remains stubbornly resistant to any change, asserts Shreekant Sambrani.

You have to ask Amit Shah, why Brij Bhushan is not being arrested, lashes out Vinesh Phogat

You have to ask Amit Shah, why Brij Bhushan is not being arrested, lashes out Vinesh Phogat

Rediff.com11 Jun 2023

Vinesh Phogat alleged on Sunday that the government is trying to protect Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh.

Is It G-23 Or G-46?

Is It G-23 Or G-46?

Rediff.com17 Mar 2022

The G-23 group seems to have expanded with several senior Congressmen attending Wednesday's meeting.

Ex-BSP MP's son who brandished gun surrenders, sent to 1-day custody

Ex-BSP MP's son who brandished gun surrenders, sent to 1-day custody

Rediff.com18 Oct 2018

A surrender application, said that Pandey, the son of former BSP lawmaker Rakesh Pandey, has been wrongly framed in the FIR and subjected to media trial.

JNU students staying on rent are being told to vacate: BJP MP

JNU students staying on rent are being told to vacate: BJP MP

Rediff.com16 Feb 2016

Jawaharlal Nehru University students staying as tenants in south Delhi's Munirka area are being asked to "vacate", Bharatiya Janata Party MP Udit Raj has claimed describing it as a consequence of a "motivated" campaign to label the varsity as a den of "anti-nationals and traitors".

Punjab polls: Cong finalises candidates, Channi may contest from 2 seats

Punjab polls: Cong finalises candidates, Channi may contest from 2 seats

Rediff.com14 Jan 2022

Apart from Chamkaur Sahib assembly seat which comes in Maajha region of Punjab, Congress is all set to field CM Channi from Adampur assembly constituency which falls in the Doaba Region.

Revealed! BJP's Plan To Win 2024 Election

Revealed! BJP's Plan To Win 2024 Election

Rediff.com7 Feb 2023

The BJP is focusing on 160 seats 'we have never won, seats where we have reasonable support, and those we lost narrowly.'

Punjab poll: Channi to contest from Chamkaur Sahib, Sidhu from Amritsar East

Punjab poll: Channi to contest from Chamkaur Sahib, Sidhu from Amritsar East

Rediff.com15 Jan 2022

Controversial Punjabi singer Sidhu Mussewala, who joined the Congress sometime ago will contest from Mansa and actor Sonu Sood's sister Malvika Sood from Moga.

Amarinder Singh joins BJP, merges his outfit with saffron party

Amarinder Singh joins BJP, merges his outfit with saffron party

Rediff.com19 Sep 2022

Singh, 80, had floated the PLC last year after quitting the Congress following his unceremonious exit as chief minister, but his party failed to win any seat in the state assembly polls.

Amarinder Singh: The man who revived Cong in Punjab

Amarinder Singh: The man who revived Cong in Punjab

Rediff.com18 Sep 2021

The 79-year-old widely respected and popular leader steered the Congress in 2017 to a landslide victory in the 117-member assembly to occupy the chief minister's post for the second time.

Why BJP MP Shatrughan Sinha speaks out for Kanhaiya Kumar

Why BJP MP Shatrughan Sinha speaks out for Kanhaiya Kumar

Rediff.com22 Feb 2016

'Pressing sedition charges against students for activism within the campus shows the failure of the administration.'

Amid Punjab feud, Cong panel meets MLAs, state party chief

Amid Punjab feud, Cong panel meets MLAs, state party chief

Rediff.com31 May 2021

The panel, chaired by Mallikarjun Kharge, has been tasked with addressing differences between Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh and former minister Navjot Singh Sidhu.

Punjab polls: Former Army chief JJ Singh joins BJP

Punjab polls: Former Army chief JJ Singh joins BJP

Rediff.com18 Jan 2022

Ahead of the Punjab assembly polls, former Army chief Gen Joginder Jaswant Singh on Tuesday joined the Bharatiya Janata Party in Chandigarh in the presence of the party leadership, including Union Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat.

'Upset' over ministerial picks, Sidhu quits as Punjab Cong chief

'Upset' over ministerial picks, Sidhu quits as Punjab Cong chief

Rediff.com28 Sep 2021

Navjot Singh Sidhu quit as the Punjab PCC chief, triggering other resignations and plunging the party into a fresh crisis just months ahead of the assembly elections.

Parkash Singh Badal passes away, Centre declares 2-day mourning

Parkash Singh Badal passes away, Centre declares 2-day mourning

Rediff.com26 Apr 2023

Five-time former Punjab chief minister and Shiromani Akali Dal patriarch Parkash Singh Badal, who was admitted to a private hospital in Mohali over a week ago, died on Tuesday. He was 95.

Flood situation grim in Assam, MP; 13 dead

Flood situation grim in Assam, MP; 13 dead

Rediff.com9 Jul 2016

In Uttar Pradesh, southwest monsoon has been normal so far where rains and thundershowers occurred in few places since Friday.

Punjab: Meet the giant killers of AAP

Punjab: Meet the giant killers of AAP

Rediff.com11 Mar 2022

A social activist, a young law graduate, a debutante, and an eye surgeon -- Punjab polls gave gave birth to a number of giant killers from the Aam Aadmi Party, who drubbed such stalwarts as Navjot Singh Sidhu, the Badals, and even Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi.

Punjab plans resolution/bill to counter farm laws

Punjab plans resolution/bill to counter farm laws

Rediff.com5 Oct 2020

Addressing public rallies at Barnala chowk and Bhawanigarh in Sangrur, the chief minister vowed to do whatever it takes to protect the farmers and the state from the 'devastating' effects of the 'black laws'.

Ladakh martyr was to get married; newborn awaited one

Ladakh martyr was to get married; newborn awaited one

Rediff.com18 Jun 2020

For many of the bereaved families the agonising wait started on Tuesday evening when they were informed by senior Army officials about the sacrifice of the 20 soldiers in the clashes with the Chinese Army along the Line of Actual Control a day earlier.

'Unwarranted harassment': Cong leaders on Disha Ravi's arrest

'Unwarranted harassment': Cong leaders on Disha Ravi's arrest

Rediff.com15 Feb 2021

Congress leaders expressed their solidarity with 21-year-old climate activist from Bengaluru Disha Ravi, who was arrested by Delhi Police for allegedly editing and disseminating the "toolkit" on social media and sent to five days police custody.

AAP 2nd list out; Gandhi grandson vs Dikshit's son in Delhi

AAP 2nd list out; Gandhi grandson vs Dikshit's son in Delhi

Rediff.com27 Feb 2014

Arvind Kejriwal led-Aam Aadmi Party on Thursday released the second list of candidates for the upcoming General Elections.

Sidhu: 'Born Congressman' who stumped the party

Sidhu: 'Born Congressman' who stumped the party

Rediff.com28 Sep 2021

Nearly five years ago when he joined the Congress, ex-cricketer Navjot Singh Sidhu had said he is a 'born Congressman' now coming back to his roots.

Seema Punia books ticket to Tokyo Games

Seema Punia books ticket to Tokyo Games

Rediff.com30 Jun 2021

She threw a distance of 63.72m in the women's discus throw at the National Inter-State #Athletics Championship to punch her ticket to the Games.

Covid cases rise over 600; 1st deaths reported in TN, MP

Covid cases rise over 600; 1st deaths reported in TN, MP

Rediff.com25 Mar 2020

The 606 positive cases includes 43 foreign nationals, the ministry said. On Tuesday, the number of cases was 519.

Will revoke farm laws when Cong comes to power: Rahul

Will revoke farm laws when Cong comes to power: Rahul

Rediff.com6 Oct 2020

Once a Congress-led government is formed at the Centre, the farm laws will be revoked and dumped into the 'dustbin', he said, addressing a gathering in the evening here on the conclusion of his 'Kheti Bachao Yatra' (save the farming march), which began from Punjab's Moga district on Sunday.