NEW DELHI: In a move to trim the debt burden and shore up state coffers, the Punjab government on Thursday decided to increase the value-added tax (VAT) on petrol and diesel.The CM Bhagwant Mann-led government has also slashed the subsidised power tariff for domestic consumers by Rs 3 that the previous Congress regime had rolled…
NEW DELHI: Even as Congress on Wednesday filed a notice of breach of privilege against PM Modi for tweeting BJP MP Anurag Thakur‘s speech with content that had allegedly been expunged, there was little likelihood of the move making any headway, report Akhilesh Singh & Subodh Ghildiyal. Congress notice submitted by Charanjit Singh Channi, ex-CM…
NEW DELHI: The Bharatiya Janata Party on Tuesday lambasted former Punjab chief minister Charanjit Singh Channi after he accused the Union government of curbing ‘free speech’ of newly elected MP and radical Sikh preacher Amritpal Singh by invoking the National Security Act against him.Accusing the grand old party of siding with the Khalistanis, Union minister…
NEW DELHI: The former chief minister of Punjab and Congress leader Charanjit Singh Channi, has sparked controversy with his remarks regarding the recent terror attack in Poonch. In the attack, which took place on Saturday, an Air Force soldier lost his life, and four others sustained injuries. Channi claimed that the incident was a “pre-election…
