Deputy Chief Minister of Punjab Sukhbir Singh Badal, who has met President Pranab Mukherjee, demanding that those behind the 1984 anti-Sikh riots be brought to book, accuses Congress of attempting to protect the guilty.
Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal met Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today to fight for militant Devender Pal Singh Bhullar. The former says he should be given clemency and that it is not right to hang the militant especially since no one has been given...
The Congress in Punjab has sought the resignation of Deputy Chief Minister Sukhbir Singh Badal over the incident of cops beating up a woman. The party has also sought punishment for the policemen involved in the incident.
NDA ally Sukhbir Singh Badal of Shiromani Akali Dal backs Gujarat chief minister Narendra Modi as prime minister for 2014. The NDA is split over the dilemma of its prime ministerial candidate.
Accusing the Government of giving a free hand to oil companies to increase diesel rates, Punjab Deputy Chief Minister Sukhbir Singh Badal said today that the Union Cabinet has deliberately and conveniently given a free hand to the oil companies to raise the pr...
After the case of violence against Ludhiana AIG, SS Mand came out in the open, the deputy Chief Minister has dismissed the repost as being a political conspiracy to malign his party. He also said that the accused who fought with the police officer was Sunny Jo...
Congress rushes to the defense of Rahul Gandhi and says that the BJP-Akali government in Punjab has been reacting in the most arrogant and ignorant way. Congress spokesperson Manish Tiwari accused the BJP-Akali government of using unparliamentary language. He ...
The Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) accuses Rahul Gandhi of making large statements without any research. SAD also says that Pakistan is pushing drugs into Punjab and is a huge challenge to the State government. Rahul Gandhi is only making theses statements because ...
Congress leader Renuka Chaudhary defends Rahul Gandhi's statement on drugs and says that the issue is not being used for mere politicking. She says that it is an important problem and that it is a well-known fact that Punjab is a drug corridor. Rahul Gandhi ha...
Punjab deputy CM Sukhbir Singh Badal expresses anger over Rahul Gandhi's statement about how seven out of ten youth in Punjab are drug addicts. He says that it is a ridiculous statement and that Rahul is cut off from reality. Badal also accuses Rahul Gandhi of...
The Punjab and Haryana High Court has issued a notice to the Akali Dal government in Punjab over the grant given by the Deputy Chief Minister Sukhbir Singh Badal to his Alma Mater - the Lawrence School. The Deputy CM had earlier issued a one crore grant to the...
Prosperous Punjab is going through one of its worst economic crises ever as people suffer trying to make ends meet. Even as the education system crumbles for a lack of resources, Punjab's Deputy Chief Minister Sukhbir Singh Badal is accused of gifting 1 crore ...
News Night | Punjab Deputy Chief Minister Sukhbir Singh Badal has gifted Rs 1 crore to his alma mater Lawrence Sanawar Public School, a school which does not need such a funding, even as the education system in Punjab is facing a serious financial crisis and l...
Punjab's economy is in dire straits and the education system is crumbling due to a lack of resources, but the Punjab Deputy Chief Minister stands accused of diverting state funds to his own Alma Mater. To make matters worse, Sukhbir Badal's Alma Mater is an el...
Centrestage | BJP spokesperson Ravi Shankar Prasad comes down heavily on retail FDI and says that the party is ready to scrap the policy if it comes to power in 2014. But, the Akalis have another plan of their own. Punjab deputy CM Sukhbir Singh Badal has said...
In a huge embarrassment to the BJP, the Akalis of Punjab have stated that they are open to the ideal of retail FDI. The deputy CM Sukhbir Singh Badal is quoted to have said that the State would welcome FDI in retail if the Centre looks into the issue of farmer...
Punjab Deputy Chief Minister Sukhbir Singh Badal has said that the state government will not oppose FDI in retail if the apprehensions of farmers and traders are eased. He has further stated that the Centre government should have taken into confidence all the ...
Akali Dal's supremo Sukhbir Singh Badal says that the Punjab government would favour the decision of the Congress to bring FDI in the country, if the government caters to the needs of the farmers and small-scale businessmen after bringing FDI in retail. Earlie...
Imagine a Member of Parliament, who goes into a police station, sits on the chair meant for the Station House Officer, and holds a 'darbar'. Punjab MP Sher Singh is one such MP, who thought he should enforce law, literally. So he sat on the SHO's chair, called...
Samajwadi Party leader Mulayam Singh Yadav meets Shiromani Akali Dal's chief Sukhbir Singh Badal about forming a third front. SP is also in touch with the Left, TDP and other regional parties. However, he continues to support the current Government.
The Congress slams the BJP for being a silent spectator to the atrocities of the SAD, which has honoured convicted assassin Balwant Singh Rajaona on the 28th anniversary of Operation Bluestar.
The Punjab Congress condemns the BJP for keeping mum and watching its ally, the Shiromani Akali Dal, honour the convicted killer Balwant Singh Rajaona.
BJP feels the pinch of the SAD alliance, as its nationalist policies are overtaken by the Shiromani Akali Dal's 'separatist' demand for a memorial commemorating the radicals killed in Operation Bluestar.
The Shiromani Akali Dal backs an Akal takht demanding a memorial for radicals killed in Operation Bluestar. Victims of the 1984 riots protest the move.
The pressure to stop the hanging of Balwant Singh Rajoana is building up on the Punjab government. Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal is expected to meet President Pratibha Patil in Delhi.
A near total bandh disrupted normal life in Punjab as shops and commercial establishments remained closed to protest the proposed execution of Balwant Singh Rajoana.
Punjab deputy chief minister Sukhbir Singh Badal says Beant Singh killer Balwant Singh Rajoana cannot be hanged as his clemency plea is pending with the President.
The day-long bandh called by various Sikh organizations to protest the scheduled execution of Balwant Singh Rajoana, disrupted normal life in parts of Punjab.
After Balwant Singh Rajoana refuses clemency and mocks the 'politics' behind his death row, Punjab CM Parkash Singh Badal, rushes to meet the President and seek revocation of the death sentence.
Punjab Chief Minister Prakash Singh Badal arrived in New Delhi and is scheduled to meet President and Prime Minister to discuss the Rajoana clemency case.
With four days left for his scheduled hanging, death row convict Balwant Singh Rajoana snubs the ruling Akali leadership asking them not to save him from the gallows.
Balwant Singh Rajoana, on the death row for assasinating ex-CM of Punjab, Beant Singh, criticises SAD for playing 'pure politics' with the clemency row.
Balwant Singh Rajoana, on the death row for assasinating ex-CM of Punjab Beant Singh, writes to his sister stating that there was no need for anyone to seek clemency for him.
Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal will make a statement in the Assembly on Balwant Singh Rajoana, who faces the death row in the Beant Singh's assasination case.
Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) requests the Punjab Government to pardon Balwant Singh Rajoana, who faces the death row in the former CM Beant Singh's assasination case.
Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) requests the Punjab Government to pardon Balwant Singh Rajoana, who faces the death row in the Beant Singh's assasination case.
Even as Opposition parties talk increasingly about mid-term polls, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, whose JD (U) is part of the NDA, says they may not happen
Akali Dal supremo Prakash Singh Badal invites Mamata Banerjee, Sharad Pawar, Farooq Abdullah and Omar Abdullah to his swearing in ceremony slated for March 14.
Even though Parkash Singh Badal will remain CM in Punjab, the credit largely goes to Sukhbir Singh Badal who carefully scripted the Akali dal's victory.
As Punjab heads for elections at the end of this month, Headlines Today analyses the results of India Today-Org opinion poll conducted at the start of the year.