Parkash Singh Badal Government

Hailing the Centre's announcement to repeal farm laws as a victory of farmers, Shiromani Akali Dal supremo Parkash Singh Badal today said no government should enact such "insensitive and cruel laws" again.

Parkash Singh Badal, former Punjab Chief Minister and Akali Dal leader, returns Padma Vibhushan to protest betrayal of farmers by government

With protests across the country over the contentious Citizenship Amendment Act, that critics say discriminates against Muslims, BJP ally and Shiromani Akali Dal veteran Parkash Singh Badal today said that a government must not take sides based on religion and called for unity among all religious communities.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has been formally elected as the leader of the NDA, in a parliamentary board meeting today.  Shiromani Akali Dal leader Parkash Singh Badal moved a resolution to elect PM Modi as the leader of the National Democratic Alliance or NDA Parliamentary Party, which was supported by Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, Ram Vila...

Aam Aadmi Party MLA HS Phoolka Friday resigned as a legislator from the Punjab Assembly, expressing unhappiness over the state government's alleged "failure" to initiate action against former chief minister Parkash Singh Badal and retired DGP Sumedh Singh Saini in sacrilege incidents.

Accusing the state's Congress government of encouraging radical elements, former Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal on Sunday claimed there was a plot to assassinate him and his son Sukhbir Badal.

Akali Dal stalwart Parkash Singh Badal Sunday dared Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh to prosecute him and his partymen if his government has found evidence against them in connection with incidents of desecration of holy books.

Opposition Shiromani Akali Dal on Sunday dubbed AAP leader H S Phoolka's 15-day ultimatum to the Punjab government to arrest former chief minister Parkash Singh Badal for police firing incidents at Kotkapura and Behbal Kalan a "political gimmick".

AAP MLA HS Phoolka vowed today to resign as legislator if the Congress-led Punjab government failed to book former Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal and retired DGP Sumedh Singh Saini for the police firing incidents at Kotkapura and Behbal Kalan.

Former Chief Minister of Punjab Parkash Singh Badal, who helmed the state for 10 years, is hunting for a house nowadays. On Sunday, he "politely" declined the new Congress government's offer of free government accommodation in the state capital Chandigarh. The Amarinder Singh-government had offered a suitable bungalow to Badal, a five-time Chief Mi...

Despite the anti-incumbency sentiment, Deputy Chief Minister Sukhbir Badal is extremely confident of an Akali-BJP victory as Punjab votes today. He said the margin will be even bigger than last time when the Akali-BJP combine had formed the government for the second time consecutively. For years, Punjab had alternated between the Akali Dal and the ...

Four big fights in four corners of Punjab will be watched the most keenly when the state votes for a new government this week. Three of the key contests feature members of the ruling Akali Dal's first family and two of them, chief ministerial candidates.

The Congress is yesterday's news and now collapsing across the country, Prime Minister Narendra Modi told Punjab today, advising the state to stick with the time-tested Parkash Singh Badal, once the youngest chief minister and now the oldest. Punjab votes for a new government next week and PM Modi asked the state to return the Akali Dal-BJP for an ...

Others may worry about Brain Drain- Indians emigrating for better work and lifestyles elsewhere- but the Akali Dal, which governs Punjab, isn't among them. In fact, in its manifesto that was released yesterday for the election on February 4, the party has pledged to acquiring one lakh acres of land, mainly in the US and Canada, that would be made a...

With huge glittering tents over the iconic Gandhi Maidan, lakhs of people, and lavish hospitality, Patna outdid itself for the celebrations to mark the 350th birth anniversary of Guru Gobind Sahib, the 10th Guru of the Sikhs. The seven-day Prakash-Parv - for which preparations have been on for two years and cost the government Rs 200 crore - has ga...

Hailing the Centre's announcement to repeal farm laws as a victory of farmers, Shiromani Akali Dal supremo Parkash Singh Badal today said no government should enact such "insensitive and cruel laws" again.

Parkash Singh Badal, former Punjab Chief Minister and Akali Dal leader, returns Padma Vibhushan to protest betrayal of farmers by government

With protests across the country over the contentious Citizenship Amendment Act, that critics say discriminates against Muslims, BJP ally and Shiromani Akali Dal veteran Parkash Singh Badal today said that a government must not take sides based on religion and called for unity among all religious communities.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has been formally elected as the leader of the NDA, in a parliamentary board meeting today.  Shiromani Akali Dal leader Parkash Singh Badal moved a resolution to elect PM Modi as the leader of the National Democratic Alliance or NDA Parliamentary Party, which was supported by Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, Ram Vila...

Aam Aadmi Party MLA HS Phoolka Friday resigned as a legislator from the Punjab Assembly, expressing unhappiness over the state government's alleged "failure" to initiate action against former chief minister Parkash Singh Badal and retired DGP Sumedh Singh Saini in sacrilege incidents.

Accusing the state's Congress government of encouraging radical elements, former Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal on Sunday claimed there was a plot to assassinate him and his son Sukhbir Badal.

Akali Dal stalwart Parkash Singh Badal Sunday dared Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh to prosecute him and his partymen if his government has found evidence against them in connection with incidents of desecration of holy books.

Opposition Shiromani Akali Dal on Sunday dubbed AAP leader H S Phoolka's 15-day ultimatum to the Punjab government to arrest former chief minister Parkash Singh Badal for police firing incidents at Kotkapura and Behbal Kalan a "political gimmick".

AAP MLA HS Phoolka vowed today to resign as legislator if the Congress-led Punjab government failed to book former Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal and retired DGP Sumedh Singh Saini for the police firing incidents at Kotkapura and Behbal Kalan.

Former Chief Minister of Punjab Parkash Singh Badal, who helmed the state for 10 years, is hunting for a house nowadays. On Sunday, he "politely" declined the new Congress government's offer of free government accommodation in the state capital Chandigarh. The Amarinder Singh-government had offered a suitable bungalow to Badal, a five-time Chief Mi...

Despite the anti-incumbency sentiment, Deputy Chief Minister Sukhbir Badal is extremely confident of an Akali-BJP victory as Punjab votes today. He said the margin will be even bigger than last time when the Akali-BJP combine had formed the government for the second time consecutively. For years, Punjab had alternated between the Akali Dal and the ...

Four big fights in four corners of Punjab will be watched the most keenly when the state votes for a new government this week. Three of the key contests feature members of the ruling Akali Dal's first family and two of them, chief ministerial candidates.

The Congress is yesterday's news and now collapsing across the country, Prime Minister Narendra Modi told Punjab today, advising the state to stick with the time-tested Parkash Singh Badal, once the youngest chief minister and now the oldest. Punjab votes for a new government next week and PM Modi asked the state to return the Akali Dal-BJP for an ...

Others may worry about Brain Drain- Indians emigrating for better work and lifestyles elsewhere- but the Akali Dal, which governs Punjab, isn't among them. In fact, in its manifesto that was released yesterday for the election on February 4, the party has pledged to acquiring one lakh acres of land, mainly in the US and Canada, that would be made a...

With huge glittering tents over the iconic Gandhi Maidan, lakhs of people, and lavish hospitality, Patna outdid itself for the celebrations to mark the 350th birth anniversary of Guru Gobind Sahib, the 10th Guru of the Sikhs. The seven-day Prakash-Parv - for which preparations have been on for two years and cost the government Rs 200 crore - has ga...