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BJP daydreaming, will never assume power in Punjab: Mann

The Punjab chief minister was speaking after inaugurating 250 rural sport grounds in the state. (HT)
Published on May 05, 2026 06:34 am IST

‘You have added spice’: Setback for Kangana Ranaut in SC in defamation case

BJP MP Kangana Ranaut on the Parliament premises,
Updated on Sept 12, 2025 01:12 pm IST

Borderlands 4: Release date, time, where to play, editions and more

Borderlands 4 release date, time and more
Published on Sept 08, 2025 09:20 pm IST

What Satya Pal Malik said in last interview: On Pahalgam attack, Kashmiri people

Satya Pal Malik spoke in favour of the farmers' protest in 2020-21 when he was governor of Meghalaya, and gave many more interviews against the Modi government after his term ended in 2022.
Updated on Aug 05, 2025 08:59 pm IST

Rohan reminds Rahul that farm laws came after Jaitley’s death

The response came after Rahul Gandhi told the Congress’s annual legal conclave on Saturday that Arun Jaitley had been “sent to” warn him against opposing the farm laws. (AFP PHOTO)
Published on Aug 03, 2025 07:42 am IST

Rahul alleges Jaitley threatened him on farm laws, BJP rubbishes charge

Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha and Congress leader Rahul Gandhi addresses the party's 'Annual Legal Conclave' in New Delhi on Saturday. (PTI)
Published on Aug 03, 2025 07:08 am IST

Punjab passes resolution against Centre’s draft policy on agri marketing, CM alleges bias

Chief minister Bhagwant Mann speaking on the resolution rejecting the Centre’s draft of the National Policy Framework on Agricultural Marketing in the Punjab Vidhan Sabha on Tuesday. (Ravi Kumar/HT)
Published on Feb 25, 2025 03:37 pm IST

Rana Gurjit questions Centre’s agricultural marketing policy

Kapurthala MLA Rana Gurjit Singh on Tuesday questioned the National Policy Framework on Agricultural Marketing by the Centre terming it “reintroduction of repealed three farm laws through the backdoor”. (HT File)
Published on Jan 07, 2025 10:49 pm IST

Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann rejects draft agri marketing policy

Punjab chief minister Bhagwant Mann
Updated on Jan 03, 2025 09:18 am IST

Centre proposes GST-like panel to push lapsed farm reforms

In June, the agriculture ministry, soon after the Modi government returned to power for a third time, had formed a panel headed by additional secretary Faiz Ahmed Kidwai to prepare a draft national policy framework on agricultural marketing. (ANI PHOTO)
Updated on Dec 18, 2024 06:09 am IST

In Badal’s resignation, an opportunity for SAD

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Sukhbir Singh Badal (ANI file)
Published on Nov 17, 2024 09:42 pm IST

Paddy procurement pangs: Centre ‘betraying’ farmers, arhtiyas, say AAP ministers

Workers dry paddy crop at Bhagtanwala Grain Market in Amritsar.
Updated on Oct 23, 2024 09:50 am IST

'Not upset, but Kangana no longer…': Chirag Paswan on BJP MP's farm laws remarks

Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas) leader Chirag Paswan reacted to the controversy surrounding Kangana Ranaut's remarks on the now-repealed farm laws.
Updated on Sept 26, 2024 05:23 pm IST

'Kangana Ranaut's baseless statements…': BJP leader on her farm laws remarks

This is the second time in two months that Kangana Ranaut’s rash remarks on the 2020-21 farmer agitation has forced her party to reprimand her, and ultimately made her retract the comment. (PTI)
Updated on Sept 26, 2024 10:50 am IST

BJP distances itself from Kangana’s statement, second time in two months

Kangana Ranaut. (PTI)
Updated on Sept 25, 2024 07:03 pm IST

Rahul Gandhi targets Modi govt over Kangana's remarks: ‘Who is deciding policy?’

Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi addressing a public meeting in Jammu on Wednesday.
Published on Sept 25, 2024 05:12 pm IST

'Why don't you expel her?': Congress to BJP over Kangana's remarks on farm laws

Lok Sabha MP Kangana Ranaut from Himachal Pradesh's Mandi
Published on Sept 25, 2024 04:42 pm IST

Kangana Ranaut ‘sorry' as actor-BJP MP withdraws 3 farm laws statement

Actor-turned-politician Kangana Ranaut. (HT File)
Updated on Sept 25, 2024 12:55 pm IST

Himachal: Kangana Ranaut withdraws remark on bringing back farm laws

Mandi BJP MP Kangana Ranaut posted a video message on social media on Wednesday to announce that she was taking back her words on the three contentious farm laws, which were repealed after prolonged protests by farmers. (X)
Updated on Sept 25, 2024 01:09 pm IST

BJP condemns Kangana Ranaut's 3 farm laws statement; Mandi MP reacts

BJP's Mandi MP Kangana Ranaut (PTI file)
Updated on Sept 25, 2024 08:26 am IST

‘Bring back 3 repealed farm laws’: Kangana stokes fresh controversy

Kangana Ranaut (PTI)
Updated on Sept 25, 2024 08:58 am IST

‘Correct yourself’: Om Birla vs TMC's Abhishek Banerjee in Lok Sabha

Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla
Published on Jul 24, 2024 07:39 pm IST

BJP banks on Modi as it contests on its own in Punjab

Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Punjab. (PTI)
Updated on May 24, 2024 08:55 am IST

PM Modi ‘ignored’ Punjab’s issues: Ex-minister Grewal

Former cabinet minister Maheshinder Singh Grewal criticised the PM for “neglecting” Punjab’s issues. (HT File)
Updated on May 23, 2024 05:00 am IST

Tie-up delay: SAD in wait-and-watch mode in Punjab

With the announcement of Lok Sabha elections on Saturday, the Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) has adopted a wait-and-watch approach to draw a poll strategy as it is waiting for an alliance with its former ally Bhartiya Janata party (BJP).
Updated on Mar 17, 2024 08:56 am IST

Guarantee procurement, not just minimum prices

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Farmers work in their wheat fields on the outskirts of Amritsar on Thursday. (AFP)
Published on Mar 05, 2024 10:04 pm IST

In poll season, Punjab parties walk on eggshells around farmers’ stir 2.0

Farmers during their ongoing protest, at the Punjab-Haryana Shambhu border, in Patiala district. (PTI)
Updated on Mar 04, 2024 07:58 am IST

Farmers make free passage for commuters at Ladhowal toll plaza

Farmers Union members sitting on protest at Ladhowal Toll Plaza in Ludhiana on Saturday. (Manish/HT)
Updated on Feb 18, 2024 05:42 am IST

The two men behind the farmers’ march

Bharatiya Kisan Union (Sidhupur) convener Jagjit Singh Dallewal (left) and Kisan Mazdoor Sangharsh Committee (KMSC) president Sarwan Singh Pandher.
Updated on Feb 15, 2024 01:50 am IST

Afternoon briefing: Farmers protest 2.0 challenge for BJP, INDIA; & more

The protest echoes the 2020-21 agitation against farm laws, culminating in PM Modi's November 2021 announcement of their repeal. (HT)
Published on Feb 13, 2024 01:14 pm IST