Politics

Azad, 72, will be conferred the Padma Bhushan by President Ram Nath Kovind for his contribution in the field of "public affairs".

The U.S. State Department has approved the potential sale of air defense radars and C130 Super Hercules planes to Egypt for a combined value of more than $2.5 billion, the Pentagon said on Tuesday.

He also said that previously raids were conducted at his premise, his deputy Sisodia's premises, Jain's residence and also AAP's 21 MLAs were arrested but they got nothing.

While some believe this may have dented the Punjab CM's chances of being chief ministerial face, his supporters say it will only help the high command rally around him.

The trend has left a section of workers disappointed within the BJP.

The prime minister said the government is committed to making Manipur the sports powerhouse of the country, and it has a key role in the vision of making the North-East the centre of its Act East policy.

The duo joined the party in the presence of former state unit president, and head of the BJP Joining Committee, Laxmikant Bajpai.

Accused party chief Akhilesh Yadav of 'imprisoning Mulayam', Pramod Gupta said that 'criminals and gamblers' have been inducted to the Samajwadi Party.

Robindro left BJP as well and declared his support to the Congress party, merely two days before the election to the lone Rajya Sabha seat.

In all, a dozen locations in the state including in Chandigarh, Mohali, Ludhiana and Pathankot were covered by the officials of the federal agency during raids.

After joining AAP, Palekar came into the limelight when he went on an indefinite hunger strike at Old Goa, an important heritage and sacred site, to protest against illegal construction.

Mamata Banerjee will hold a virtual public meeting with Akhilesh Yadav in Lucknow on February 8 which would be followed by a joint press conference.

The other front led by BJP, Shiromani Akali Dal (Democratic) and Amarinder Singh’s Punjab Lok Congress have announced an alliance for Punjab polls but are yet to declare the seat-sharing formula.

The AAP supremo said his party was the most “honest” in the country since 1947 as he vowed to end corruption and unemployment in the coastal state.

If the February-March assembly election results in the BJP losing its vote share and seats, it is expected to be more on the lines of what we saw in 2012 and the previous assembly polls.

Punjab elections 2022: AAP leader and Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal also ruled himself out of contention in the Punjab chief minister race.