BJP President JP Nadda on Thursday met Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) patron Parkash Singh Badal at the latter's residence here and termed the meeting a personal one. "BJP has a very old relation with SAD, I came here to invite Badal Sahab for my eldest son's wedding. We not only share political relations but also a deep personal bond," Nadda told reporters here after his meeting with the former Punjab chief minister. "He gave his blessings for the wedding and has said that he will attend it. I have personal relations with him when I started with students politics and it strengthened when I became

Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) Punjab chief Bhagwant Mann on Wednesday said that there have been no official talks with Congress leader Navjot Singh Sidhu regarding the former cricketer's joining his party. "He is an honest man. Every person who loves Punjab and wants to work for the welfare of the State is welcome. There have been no official talks with him so far," Mann told reporters here when asked if there are any chances of Navjot Singh Sidhu joining the party. In June last year, the Congress leader was stripped off the portfolios of local government and Tourism and Culture Ministry by Chief Mini

Pargat Singh joined Vijay Saini in 'Sver Wala Show' this morning and expressed hope that there will be some action on issues raised by him in his letter to and meeting with Chief Minister, Capt. Amarinder Singh. Singh said he hasn’t considered leaving the party and joining any other front yet. He said he meets Navjot Singh Sidhu often but hasn’t had a chance to meet Sidhu since this meeting with the Chief Minister. The complete audio of this interview will be available on Connect FM’s social media.

Navi Mumbai Police has registered an FIR against 76 people, including an ex MLA under relevant sections of the Indian Penal Code for alleged irregularities of over Rs 512 crores in the Karnala Nagari co-operative bank scam of over Rs 512 crores. The police said, "In the FIR registered, charges have been registered against 76 people including Vivekananda Patil, a former MLA of the Peasants and Workers Party of India and the chairperson of Karnala co-operative bank." "The other names registered in the FIR were in the executive board of the bank," the police added.Reacting to the development, BJ

Renowned Punjab politician Sukhpal Singh Khaira today talked about Punjab’s politics in Sver Wala Show with Vijay Saini today. Khaira said that the political realities of Delhi and Punjab are totally different and victory in one state does not translate into an automatic victory in the other. He alleged that Delhi is the first priority of Arvind Kejriwal and he does not care much about Punjab. Complete audio of this interview will be available on Connect FM’s social media pages.

The Rising India Youth Organisation on February 14 paid tribute to soldiers who lost their lives in 2019 Pulwama attack. People lit about 1100 candles at Punjab Universities' students centre. Over 40 Central Reserve Police Force (CPRF) personnel were killed and several injured when a Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) terrorist drove an explosive-laden car into a convoy of paramilitary troops. The incident took place on Srinagar-Jammu national highway in Pulwama district.

The accused who has been arrested in connection with the killing of five people of a family in Delhi's Bhajanpura confessed that he killed the woman and her children with an iron rod after getting into an argument over a money related matter, police said. Alok Kumar, Joint CP Eastern Range, said, "Accused is 28-year-old and has been arrested from Delhi. He has said that he got into fight with deceased over money after which he killed the woman and her children with an iron rod. Later, he killed the woman's husband. Further investigation is on."

At least 14 persons were feared dead when a bus collided with a truck here on the Agra-Lucknow expressway on Wednesday night. "A double-decker private bus rammed into a stationary truck on Agra-Lucknow expressway at around 10 pm in the night. The bus driver did not take notice of the truck and hit it from behind. There were 40-45 passengers in the bus. There are many casualties and several people got injured. Around 10-14 casualties may be there," Sachindra Patel, SSP, Firozabad said.The injured have been sent to the Saifai Mini PGI for treatment.

Magsaysay Award winning journalist Ravish Kumar joined Vijay Saini in Sver Wala Show this morning.He said that Non Resident Indians (NRIs) living in Canada need to start asking relevant questions from Indian politicians when they visit and hold stadium-size events here.Kumar alleged that the BJP-led Indian government is treating Muslims the same way the Congress-led government treated Sikhs in 1984.