Divya Goyal

Admitting before Akal Takht that they passed the Bill without going through it, several legislators across party lines claim its copies were circulated “at the last minute”.

The 2026 Act has introduced stringent sacrilege-related punishments ranging from five years to life imprisonment and a maximum fine of Rs 25 lakh, with the Akal Takht citing objections to the law and directing it to be put on hold

Punjab Congress infighting has once again come into focus as the party grapples with persistent factionalism ahead of key political battles.

Aarav Thakur, who turns two on July 22, has been diagnosed with Spinal Muscular Atrophy Type II; doctors say the gene therapy is most effective before the age of two.

The human rights activist was shot dead two days after Kikar Singh met him at the lockup in Kang police station

‘Like any child, I believed the police existed to catch criminals. That belief ended on September 6, 1995,’ Navkiran Kaur Khalra tells Express

Behind the renewed demand now is the debate sparked by the film Satluj over the number of people killed in alleged fake encounters by the police during Punjab's insurgency years.

‘Khalra encouraged fake-encounter victims to move courts instead of picking up weapons. Don't make it a Hindu-Sikh issue when there's none'

For Panshul Bansal, a second shot and a perfect finish

The 17-year-old says he cried when the exam was cancelled, but found the resolve to begin again. Weeks later, he shared the national top rank.