'Muslims are 18 percent, we are 2 percent but we are...': Akali Dal chief Sukhbir Badal
Chandigarh/IBNS: In a remark potent enough to stir a row, Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) chief Sukhbir Singh Badal has claimed Muslims are not equal because of an absence of a leader unlike the Sikhs, media reports said.
Punjab: Shiromani Akali Dal slams AAP govt for raising VAT on fuel
Chandigarh: Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) President Sukhbir Singh Badal on Sunday came down heavily on Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government in Punjab for putting an unprecedented burden on the common man and farmers by repeatedly increasing VAT on Petrol and Diesel.
PM pays last respects to Parkash Singh Badal in Shiromani Akali Dal's office in Chandigarh
Chandigarh: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday reached Chandigarh to pay his last respects to Shiromani Akali Dal patriarch Parkash Singh Badal.
Former Punjab CM Parkash Singh Badal hospitalised after complaining of chest pain
Chandigarh: Former Punjab chief minister Parkash Singh Badal has been admitted to a private hospital in Mohali after he complained of chest pain, media reports said.
Shiromani Akali Dak demands action against Congress for misusing ‘Gurbani’ in ads
Chandigarh/UNI: The Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) on Thursday urged the Election Commission to take strict action against the Congress for misusing 'Gurbani' (Sikh hymns) in its advertisements and asserted that this not only violated the model code of conduct but had also hurt the sentiments of the Sikh community.
Navjot Singh Sidhu to take on Akali Dal's Bikram Majithia in upcoming Punjab polls
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.
No alliance with BJP in Punjab: Shiromani Akali Dal chief after farm laws cancelled
Chandigarh/IBNS: Even as the Centre repealed the farm laws, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP's) former ally from Punjab - the Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD)-has denied possibility of any further alliance.
SAD workers led by Sukhbir Badal gherao Punjab CM's residence
Chandigarh/UNI: The activists of Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD), led by their president Sukhbir Singh Badal, on Saturday 'gheraoed' the residence of Punjab Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi here.
SAD not to ally with BJP that backstabbed Punjab and defamed Punjabis: Harsimrat Badal
Jalandhar/UNI: Former Union Minister Harsimrat Kaur Badal on Wednesday said that Shiromani Akali Dal will not align with any party (indicating the Bharatiya Janata Party) which has backstabbed Punjab and defamed Punjabi besides endangering its agriculture and economy.
Punjab: BJP takes jibe at Akali Dal after farmers disrupt Sukhbir Singh Badal's event
Chandigarh/IBNS: The Punjab BJP has taken a jibe at former NDA ally, Shiromani Akali Dal, over a farmers' protest during an event organised by the regional party two days ago.
Alleged abduction and forced conversion of Sikh girls in Jammu Kashmir sparks massive protests
Srinagar/IBNS: The alleged abduction and forced conversion of two Sikh girls in Jammu and Kashmir, followed by their marriage to the men of another community, has triggered a massive uproar, with Sikh groups staging protests in the Union Territory and the national capital Delhi.
Parkash Singh Badal returns Padma Award protesting against Modi govt's 'betrayal of farmers'
Chandigarh/IBNS: Former Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal on Thursday returned the Padma Vibhushan Award protesting against the central government's ill-treatment of the farmers who are agitating against the new farm laws for the eighth consecutive day.
Chandigarh/IBNS: Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Tuesday said he was not afraid of getting his government dismissed, passing three bills in the state assembly against the contentious farm laws enacted by the Narendra Modi government at the Centre.
No question of rethinking of alliance with BJP: Shiromani Akali Dal
Moga/UNI: The Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) on Thursday clarified that there was no 'question of rethinking' of alliance with the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).
Shiromani Akali Dal quits NDA to protest against farm bills
New Delhi/IBNS: Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD), one of the oldest allies of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), has quit the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) coalition at the Centre after sharp disagreement over the passage of contentious farm bills approved by Parliament earlier this month, party’s president Sukhbir Singh Badal announced on Saturday.