.jpg?resize=690%2C500&ssl=1 "‘Chamkila’ movie review: Diljit Dosanjh gamely anchors Imtiaz Ali’s vibrant musical")
In the 1980s, singer Amar Singh Chamkila — born Dhani Ram in a Dalit Sikh family in Punjab — gained notoriety and fame for his rough musicality and teasing lyrics. His record-setting songs obsessed over incest and illicit love, but were equally attuned to rural class disaffections in the toilingRead More →
Once sage and wide-eyed disciple, AR Rahman and Imtiaz Ali have drawn closer over the years. It is now an easy, open friendship, they reassure us, as we settle down to discuss their latest collaboration, Amar Singh Chamkila. Few prospects in contemporary Hindi cinema are as readily exciting as anRead More →
Pakistan Punjab Chief Minister Chaudhry Parvez Elahi. File In a midnight drama in Pakistan’s Punjab Assembly, Chief Minister Chaudhry Parvez Elahi managed to obtain a vote of confidence paving the way for its dissolution on the wish of ousted prime minister Imran Khan. Punjab Governor Baligur Rehman of the PMLNRead More →
In terms of electoral politics, Narendra Modi and Amit Shah’s juggernaut continued its dominance, although a few cracks appeared, and regional issues kept power in Punjab and Himachal Pradesh away from the BJP. Election in Punjab in March against the backdrop of the massive farmer protests was a watershed momentRead More →
More than 90,000 migratory birds of over 90 different species from different countries, including Siberia, Mongolia, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Russia and other parts of the world arrive at the Harike wetland every year. Image for Representation. | Photo Credit: Kumar Akhilesh Migratory birds from different countries have started arriving at Punjab’sRead More →
WITH SEVERAL states cutting across party lines — from BJP-ruled Gujarat to Congress-led Rajasthan — set to seek an extension of the free foodgrains scheme (Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana) beyond September 30, the Centre may be inclined to continue with it for at least a few more months.Read More →
Emerging from the shock of the Covid-19 pandemic, economies of 19 states and Union Territories exceeded their pre-Covid levels, with seven recording double-digit growth rates during 2021-22, shows an analysis of official data for 21 states and UTs. The growth rates of 11 states including Gujarat and Maharashtra were notRead More →
Soon after the killing of famous Punjabi singer Sidhu Moosewala on Sunday, the opposition parties in Punjab lashed out at the AAP government for curtailing his security cover, with the Congress terming the incident a “political murder”. Moosewala was shot dead by unidentified assailants in Punjab’s Mansa district, a dayRead More →
The ruling Aam Aadmi Party’s pick for one of the two Rajya Sabha seats from Punjab is Vikramjit Singh Sahney, a 59-year-old a businessman and a philanthropist — and a known, vocal supporter of the BJP and Prime Minister Narendra Modi. In the Sikh community in Punjab, Delhi and theRead More →
While the National Commission for Minorities recently said that it “has taken prompt action on all communal clashes/issues in the country”, listing Patiala, Jodhpur and Bhopal, chairperson Iqbal Singh Lalpura says none of the incidents were “communal in nature’’. A former IPS officer, Lalpura served in various capacities in PunjabRead More →
