[ad_1] NEW DELHI: Aam Aadmi Party Lok Sabha member Sushil Kumar Rinku is likely to join the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), news agency PTI quoting sources said on Wednesday. Last year, Rinku emerged victorious in a by-poll in Jalandhar, Punjabbecoming the Lok Sabha MP with a significant margin. He stands as the sole representative of…
[ad_1] NEW DELHI: The BJP on Tuesday announced that it will contest the Lok Sabha elections alone in Punjab and ruled out an alliance with the Shiromani Akali Dal.Putting an end to speculation about a possible alliance with the SAD, BJP state unit chief Sunil Jakhar said “The BJP is going to contest the Lok…
[ad_1] PATIALA: Calling police have arrested a person who allegedly demanded Rs 2 crore ransom from the former Punjab Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi through a mobile call. Senior Superintendent of Police Shouting Gulneet Singh Khurana said that a video had gone viral on social media in which the former Chief Minister C S Channi…
[ad_1] BATHINDA: Shiromani Akali Dal chief Sukhbir Singh Badal on Saturday accused the Congress and the AAP of being in an “informal alliance” in Punjab and slammed the two parties for fighting a “proxy war to fool” people. Badal also urged the people to vote for the Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) to bring back “an…
[ad_1] CHANDIGARH: The Goods and Services Tax (GST) collection in Punjab jumped 15.69 per cent to Rs 19,222 crore in the current financial year so far, while the state’s excise revenue rose 11.71 per cent to Rs 8,093.59 crore. The net GST collection up to February in the current fiscal year stood at Rs 19,222.5…
[ad_1] NEW DELHI: Former India cricket star Yuvraj Singh took to social media late Friday to dispel rumors regarding his candidacy in the upcoming Lok Sabha elections from Gurdaspur, Punjab. Contrary to widespread media reports, Singh affirmed that he would not be entering the political arena, opting instead to continue his philanthropic endeavors through his…
[ad_1] ISLAMABAD: Hours after Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) supremo Nawaz Sharif nominated his younger brother Shehbaz for the post of prime minister, his daughter Maryam Nawaz on Wednesday sought to rebuff the impression that her father has quit active politics. “In the next 5 years, Nawaz will not only participate in active politics but also…
