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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 14, 2026, 04:50 PM - 7 min read
Because family-run political parties do not have any checks and balances in place. These parties are exclusively controlled by a single person and/ or his/ her probable successor. When people have no vent available for airing their grievances, they turn rebels.
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June 12, 2026, 05:05 PM - 3 min read
The incident took place on Wednesday night during an Akhand Path. According to reports, the man entered the sanctum, performed a parkarma (circumambulation) around the Guru Granth Sahib and suddenly picked up the Sri Sahib placed before it. Sewadars present at the shrine immediately intervened and overpowered the man before handing him over to the police. The accused is currently in police custody.
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June 11, 2026, 07:36 PM - 3 min read
Pannu said the SIT had approached Giani Raghbir Singh to verify whether Badal had admitted his role in the incident during his appearance before the Akal Takht in 2024.
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May 25, 2026, 03:03 PM - 3 min read
Petrol and diesel prices were increased by Rs 2.61–2.71 per litre on Monday. This is the fourth hike in less than two weeks as state-run fuel retailers continue to pass on rising global oil prices to consumers.
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April 15, 2026, 06:03 PM - 3 min read
Badal said his party fully supports women’s reservation but strongly opposes what he described as an attempt to use it as a ‘camouflage’ for delimitation. “Punjab, a state with a predominantly minority character, will be the biggest victim of this exercise,” the former deputy chief minister said in a post on X.
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April 15, 2026, 05:53 PM - 6 min read
The issue of delimitation is not about the “North-South” divide as Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin is trying to make it to be. Nor are any states being put to any disadvantage.
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April 14, 2026, 06:30 PM - 7 min read
The AAP has again touched a raw nerve of the Punjabis, which can have consequences. AAP supremo Arvind Kejriwal is on record having said it before 2022 assembly elections that once the AAP forms government in Punjab, those guilty of sacrilege would be punished within 24 hours. What people expected was punishment to the guilty, not another law.
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March 23, 2026, 12:14 PM - 2 min read
SAD leaders Sukhbir Singh Badal and Bikram Singh Majithia, along with Congress leaders Partap Singh Bajwa and Pargat Singh, released a purported letter from SDM Walia complaining of harassment and undue pressure from the DC.
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March 19, 2026, 03:53 PM - 2 min read
Cheema, a 1993-batch IAS officer of the West Bengal cadre, has held several key positions during his career. He also served as special principal secretary to former Punjab chief minister Parkash Singh Badal on inter-cadre deputation for a significant period. After welcoming him into the party, Badal said Cheema’s entry would further strengthen the SAD.
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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 4, 2026, 05:06 PM - 6 min read
Personal bitterness against the AAP government, Chief Minister Mann in particular, has made Khaira forego hostility with the Akalis and come out in support of Majithia, who specially thanked him after coming out of jail.
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