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Released from jail, Navjot Singh Sidhu meets 'mentor' Rahul Gandhi, 'friend' Priyanka

Apr 07, 2023, at 03:02 am

New Delhi/IBNS: Cricketer-turned-politician Navjot Singh Sidhu, released from jail after 10 months, met Congress leaders Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra in Delhi on Thursday.

Navjot Singh Sidhu released from Patiala Jail after 10 months

Apr 02, 2023, at 01:47 am

Patiala: Former Punjab Congress chief Navjot Singh Sidhu, who was incarcerated in Patiala Central Jail, walked out of the prison on Saturday after spending ten months in prison.

Navjot Singh Sidhu to be released from Patiala prison tomorrow

Mar 31, 2023, at 09:09 pm

Punjab Congress leader Navjot Singh Sidhu, who was sentenced by the Supreme Court to one year in jail in a road-rage incident in which a man was killed 34 years ago, will be released from prison on Saturday, his official Twitter handle informed by posting a message.

Navjot Singh Sidhu's wife diagnosed with cancer; pens emotional note to husband

Mar 24, 2023, at 05:22 am

New Delhi/IBNS: Navjot Kaur, the spouse of cricketer-turned-politician Navjot Singh Sidhu, has been diagnosed with invasive cancer which is at stage 2.

Road rage case: Navjot Singh Sidhu surrenders in Patiala court

May 20, 2022, at 11:17 pm

Patiala: Cricketer-turned-politician and former Punjab Congress President Navjot Singh Sidhu surrendered in Patiala court on Friday in a road rage case of 1988 causing the death of a person.

Navjot Singh Sidhu seeks more time to surrender citing health reasons

May 20, 2022, at 04:56 pm

New Delhi/IBNS: Congress leader Navjot Singh Sidhu, who was sentenced to a year's rigorous imprisonment for a 1988 road rage case causing the death of a person, has urged the judiciary to provide him a few more weeks to surrender owing to his health problem.

Supreme Court sentences Navjot Sidhu to one-year imprisonment in 34-year old case

May 19, 2022, at 08:06 pm

New Delhi/UNI: The Supreme Court Thursday sentenced Congress leader Navjot Singh Sidhu to one-year rigorous imprisonment (RI) in a 1988 road rage case.

'CM Bhagwant Mann has no arrogance, very receptive': Navjot Singh Sidhu

May 10, 2022, at 05:36 am

Chandigarh/IBNS: Congress leader Navjot Singh Sidhu on Monday praised Bhagwant Mann after they met and said the Punjab Chief Minister is "not arrogant and is receptive to others' viewpoint".

'Old wine...Old friends best': Navjot Sidhu meets Prashant Kishor after latter declines Congress offer

Apr 27, 2022, at 02:14 am

New Delhi/IBNS: Election strategist Prashant Kishor's tweet declining the Congress offer to join it as part of the Empowered Action Group 2024 was shortly followed by another post by the party's Punjab leader Navjot Singh Sidhu.

Navjot Sidhu humiliates Congress, says 'Bhagwant Mann unfurled anti-mafia era in Punjab'

Mar 17, 2022, at 06:11 pm

Former Punjab Congress chief Navjot Singh Sidhu on Thursday embarrassed his party praising its rival and new Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann for "unfurling anti-mafia era" in the state.

Navjot Singh Sindhu resigns as Punjab Congress chief

Mar 16, 2022, at 03:58 pm

Amritsar: Politician Navjot Singh Sidhu on Wednesday resigned as Punjab Pradesh Congress Committee chief.

Sonia Gandhi sacks 5 state Congress chiefs after poll defeat

Mar 16, 2022, at 01:49 am

New Delhi/IBNS: Congress President Sonia Gandhi on Tuesday sacked the party's chiefs in the five states where it suffered humiliating poll defeats last week including heavyweight cricketer-turned-politician Navjot Singh Sidhu, who was in charge of Punjab.

Punjab results: Heavyweights CM Channi, Navjot Sidhu, Amarinder Singh trailing

Mar 10, 2022, at 07:42 pm

Congress heavyweights Charanjit Singh Channi and Navjot Singh Sidhu along with former Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh are all heading towards defeats in the face of the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP)'s triumph in the northern state which went to polls last month.

Navjot Sidhu accepts Punjab defeat, says 'voice of people is voice of God'

Mar 10, 2022, at 06:19 pm

Punjab Pradesh Congress Committee president Navjot Singh Sidhu, who was instrumental in appointing his trusted man Charanjit Singh Channi as the Chief Minister last year, has accepted his party's crushing defeat in the hands of Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal's Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) in the northern state which went to polls last month.

Prashant Kishor met over 60 times before I joined Congress: Navjot Sidhu

Feb 09, 2022, at 06:09 am

New Delhi/IBNS: Cricketer-turned-politician Navjot Singh Sidhu, who failed to become Congress's Chief Ministerial face for Punjab, on Tuesday said he joined the party after around 60 visits by election strategist Prashant Kishor ahead of the 2017 assembly elections in the state.

'Everyone will abide Rahul Gandhi's decision': Navjot Sidhu ahead of Punjab CM face announcement

Feb 06, 2022, at 04:33 pm

Amritsar/IBNS: Ahead of the big announcement on Punjab Congress Chief Ministerial candidate for the upcoming Assembly election, party's state supremo Navjot Singh Sidhu on Sunday said everyone "will abide" by party leader Rahul Gandhi's decision on the same.

Party must choose honest candidate for Punjab CM face: Navjot Sidhu's barb at Charanjit Channi after latter's nephew's arrest

Feb 05, 2022, at 03:34 am

New Delhi/IBNS: Two days ahead of the big announcement of Congress's chief ministerial candidate in Punjab, party leader Navjot Singh Sidhu launched a direct attack at his rival Charanjit Singh Channi  on a day when the latter's nephew got arrested in connection with money laundering and illegal sand mining case.

Navjot Singh Sidhu files nomination from Amritsar East

Jan 29, 2022, at 09:14 pm

Amritsar/UNI: Punjab Congress President and former Minister Navjot Singh Sidhu filed his nomination papers from Amritsar East constituency on Saturday in the Punjab assembly elections.

Will soon announce Punjab's CM candidate: Rahul Gandhi in Jalandhar

Jan 28, 2022, at 03:53 am

New Delhi/IBNS: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Thursday said his party will soon announce the name of the chief ministerial candidate for Punjab ahead of the upcoming assembly elections in the state.

Navjot Singh Sidhu to take on Akali Dal's Bikram Majithia in upcoming Punjab polls

Jan 27, 2022, at 06:37 am

New Delhi/IBNS: Congress leader Navjot Singh Sidhu will contest against Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) leader Bikram Majithia in the upcoming assembly elections in Punjab due next month.

Punjab: Congress chief Navjot Singh Sidhu invites Elon Musk

Jan 16, 2022, at 10:23 pm

Chandigarh/UNI: Punjab Congress President Navjot Singh Sidhu has invited American billionaire businessman Elon Musk to set up his car company in Punjab.

Sonu Sood's sister Malvika joins Congress in poll-bound Punjab

Jan 11, 2022, at 12:26 am

Chandigarh/IBNS: Actor-philanthropist Sonu Sood's sister Malvika Sood on Monday joined the Congress a month ahead of the Punjab assembly elections, which will be a litmus test for the grand old party's relevance in Indian politics.

Speculations of Harbhajan joining Congress as Navjot Sidhu shares picture with former cricketer

Dec 16, 2021, at 06:24 pm

Chandigarh/UNI: Punjab Congress president Navjot Singh Sidhu on Wednesday shared a picture with former Indian cricketer Harbhajan Singh on Twitter, indicating that the spin bowler may join the grand old party ahead of the assembly elections.

Navjot Singh Sidhu threatens to go into 'hunger strike' against Punjab govt

Nov 26, 2021, at 05:27 am

Chandigarh/IBNS: Punjab Congress chief Navjot Singh Sidhu continued his campaign against the Charanjit Singh Channi government on Thursday, threatening that he will go on a hunger strike if the reports on drugs menace and the 2015 sacrilege of the Guru Granth Sahib were not made public. 

Channi suppressing Navjot Sidhu's voice: Arvind Kejriwal in Punjab

Nov 23, 2021, at 11:31 pm

Chandigarh/IBNS: In a fresh salvo at the Congress, Delhi Chief Minister and Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) chief, Arvind Kejriwal, on Tuesday said Punjab Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi is now suppressing his party colleague Navjot Singh Sidhu's voice.

'Send your children to border': Gautam Gambhir slams Navjot Sidhu for calling Imran Khan 'elder brother'

Nov 21, 2021, at 06:17 pm

New Delhi/IBNS:  Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP Gautam Gambhir on Friday slammed Punjab Congress chief Navjot Singh Sidhu for calling Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan his "elder brother".

Sidhu calls Pak PM 'Bada Bhai', BJP, Congress colleagues slam him

Nov 21, 2021, at 07:20 am

Chandigarh/IBNS: Punjab Congress Chief Navjot Singh Sidhu has triggered yet another controversy by calling Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan his "bada bhai" (elder brother) during his visit to Kartarpur Corridor.

Punjab Congress chief Navjot Singh Sidhu welcomes reopening of Kartarpur Corridor

Nov 16, 2021, at 09:37 pm

Chandigarh/UNI: Punjab Pradesh Congress Committee (PPCC) chief Navjot Singh Sidhu on Tuesday welcomed the central government's announcement to reopen the historic Kartarpur Corridor from November 17.

Borrowing not an option for Punjab: Navjot Singh Sidhu

Nov 16, 2021, at 01:03 am

Chandigarh/UNI: Punjab Congress President Navjot Singh Sidhu on Monday said that borrowing is not the way forward for a debt-ridden state like Punjab as the state's debt accounts to 50 per cent of its GDP.

Navjot Sidhu takes back resignation as Punjab Congress chief but serves ultimatum to his party

Nov 06, 2021, at 03:15 am

New Delhi/IBNS: Navjot Singh Sidhu on Friday said he has taken back his resignation as Punjab Congress chief but also served a new ultimatum to his party.