IP Singh
Meet the viral ‘papa’ pastors taking Jesus to Bathinda and Birmingham
Even sexual harassment and tax cases have not dampened the popularity of Punjab’s self-styled preachers who are using social media to grow their flock beyond the state
Why the rich risk being illegals in America
Both legal and illegal out-migration from India is dominated by people who are materially well-off at home. They emigrate seeking a better life, not necessarily more money. Government of India and states need to acknowledge this
- IP Singh
- TNN
Explained: Why an ex-deputy CM cleaned utensils at the Golden Temple
Akal Takht, the Sikh panth’s highest temporal body, declared Sukhbir Badal a ‘tankhaiya’ (sinner). Cleaning utensils and guarding the Golden Temple’s entrance was his penance.
- IP Singh
- TNN
Punjab’s power ride on a rocky road
SAD-BJP split, as well as some anti-incumbency against AAP, has Congress eyeing anti-BJP, anti-AAP votes. AAP’s still banking on its free power scheme. Support for radicals shows turmoil in Panthic politics
- IP Singh
- TNN
They lost their child. IVF gave these 40-plus parents a second chance
Siddhu Moosewala’s mother becoming pregnant at 58 reignites the debate about age caps for IVF.
What forced a Baba to clean up an entire river
Sikh holy river Kali Bein reborn after Baba Balbir Singh Seechewal cleans it with bare hands and faith
- IP SinghSonalika Sinha
- Times Network
Jungles, assault, jail: How a dream of Europe went sour
While the detention and return of an aircraft carrying over 270 Indians from France made headlines, the story of this group of six youths shows the perils people undertake to migrate into Europe
- IP Singh
- TNN
Australia court asks ex-India envoy to pay ₹74L to former help
Australia's federal court has ordered a former Indian high commissioner to pay AUD 136,000 to a former domestic help of Punjabi origin for unpaid wages and unfair working conditions. The complainant, Seema Sherghill, worked seven days a week, for 17.5 hours per day, and was only allowed out of the house to walk the employer's dog.
Why are prosperous, successful people leaving Punjab?
And what it's led to is not just brain drain from the state but also a huge loss of enterprising spirit
- IP Singh
- TNN
Will Akali Dal go back 100 years to rediscover lost glory?
After the recent debacle in the assembly polls, the Shiromani Akali Dal led by the The Badals have been accused of taking the party away from its original ideology
- IP Singh
- TNN
How Punjab's youngest and oldest CM stayed relevant for 50 years
From starting as a sarpanch to becoming a five-time CM who broke poll records, Parkash Singh Badal's political life was as tumultuous as it was eventful. He passed away on April 25 at the age of 95
- IP Singh
- TNN
How Punjab moved from bipolar to multi-cornered polls
Today, competition for the space vacated by SAD and even Congress is unbridled
Punjab’s politics is fluid. Farmers hold the key
Much depends on whether the kisan morcha forms a political party for state polls
The exam that is putting Punjab’s brides in a position of power
IELTS, the English proficiency test, has led to empowerment of women in Punjab
- IP SinghYudhvir Rana
- TIMESOFINDIA.COM
Congress doing in Punjab what it does best – hurt itself
With less than a year to go for the election, Punjab Congress is riven with dissent and must react to a deftly sewn SAD-BSP alliance
How Punjab's first Covid-19 casualty spread the virus in the state
Baldev Singh, the state's first fatality, met several people on his return from Germany and Italy, who further had contact with hundreds of others
Dalit women labourers in Punjab farms battle sex abuse, caste bias but mounting debts keep them mum
Study by a top varsity says 70%- 92% of them are Dalits and mostly illiterate — and have faced exploitation