Akali Dal has set a two-day deadline for the government to take a call on the acquittal of Congress leader Sajjan Kumar in connection with the 1984 anti-Sikh riots case. Akali Dal leaders say that they will continue with protests and agitations until Sajjan Ku...
Newshour | As the 1984 anti-Sikh riots are in the spotlight, why isn't the complicity of top police officers in the coverup being investigated? Former joint police commissioner Maxwell Pereira, former commissioner Ved Marwah, Shiromani Akali Dal's Delhi presid...
BJP state chief of Punjab Kamal Sharma claims that the plea for clememcy for death-row convict Devenderpal Bhullar is Akali Dal's decision, and not Punjab government's. He has said that BJP is not part of this petition.
The Akali Dal government in Punjab is seeking clemency for convicted terrorist Devender Pal Singh Bhullar. Punjab CM Parkash Singh Badal met Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to plead mercy for Bhullar, who is convicted for the 1993 car bombing case. Ironically, t...
Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) leader Naresh Gujral says the party has no problem with Yashwant Sinha's choice, veteran BJP leader becoming NDA's prime ministerial candidate, but says it would be premature to project any leader at the moment.
After Supreme Court rejected the mercy petition of Punjab militant Devender Pal Singh Bhullar, Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal has termed the verdict unfortunate. Senior leaders of the Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) are set to meet Prime Minister Manmohan...
A day after the Supreme Court passed its verdict, clearing convicted terrorist Devinderpal Singh Bhullar's execution, the Shiromani Akali Dal says the party is disappointed with the verdict.
News Hour | In a shocking incident the Punjab Police turn into savages while assaulting a victim of sexual abuse who came to the policemen for help. The act of brutality was caught on camera. According to the victim her family was abused and the policemen eve...
Patiala Mayor and Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) leader Jaspal Singh Pradhan is booked by the Punjab police for the alleged mysterious death of his daughter-in-law Parampreet Kaur. The woman's body was found with strangulation marks, and Parampreet's family has cri...
NDA ally Sukhbir Singh Badal of Shiromani Akali Dal backs Gujarat chief minister Narendra Modi as prime minister for 2014. The NDA is split over the dilemma of its prime ministerial candidate.
Another key ally of the NDA, the Akali Dal, has thrown in its weight behind Narendra Modi for PM chorus. The Akali Dal says that it is with the BJP, no matter what it decides and would support them unconditionally.
Bibi Jagir Kaur is again in news for all the wrong reasons. The former Punjab minister has been accused of harassment by her son-in-law, who says the police are working on Kaur's instruction to build false cases against him. Kaur is currently out on bail in a ...
Just a few days after a former Akali Dal leader got into an argument with the Ludhiana AIG SS Mand, now Punjab's health minister loses his cool with a police officer. Madan Mohan Mittal threatened a police officer after he felt that he was ignored at an inaugu...
After the case of violence against Ludhiana AIG, SS Mand came out in the open, the deputy Chief Minister has dismissed the repost as being a political conspiracy to malign his party. He also said that the accused who fought with the police officer was Sunny Jo...
The Congress has come out and questioned the lawless situation in the state of Punjab. This outburst was following the recent incident when the former Youth Akali DAl leader, Sunny Goodwill Johar beat up Ludhiana AIG, SS Mand in full public view. The Congress ...
Yet another incident of the 'gunda' element in the Punjab Government has come to the forefront when former Youth Akali DAl leader Sunny Goodwill Johar beat up Ludhiana AIG, SS Mand in full public view. The AIG is undergoing surgery and is yet to give his state...
A father is shot to death for standing up to eve-teasers who were harassing his daughter. The brute who pulled the trigger on the Punjab cop is a local politician. Even after being arrested, the excommunicated Akali Dal leader is justifying the act with a biza...
Ranjit Singh Rana, who shot and killed ASI Ravinder Pal Singh at point blank range, is not remorseful about the murder. Rana says that he shot the policeman in self defence, as he was provoked by Singh. The ASI's daughter had told him about Rana stalking her a...
Akali Dal leader and one of the accused who killed the ASI who was trying to protect his daughter on Wednesday was caught from near the international border region of Rajoke village. Although the police have recovered the three of the weapons used in the crime...
Akali Dal leader Ranjit Singh Rana has been arrested for shooting a policeman in Punjab. The cop was shot dead by a group of men, including Rana, for standing up to his daughter's eveteasers. Assistant sub-inspector Ravinder Pal Singh was killed in full public...
Locals who saw how the Punjab ASI Ravinder Pal Singh shooting came about say the man was only trying to protect his daughter. They said that the policeman tried to confront his daughter's stalkers and was shot at for his effort. One of them said that the polic...
A policeman in Punjab was shot dead by a group of men, allegedly including an Akali Dal member, for standing up to his daughter's eveteasers. The man, Ravinder Pal Singh, an assistant sub-inspector with the Punjab Police was killed in full public view, just me...
Congress rushes to the defense of Rahul Gandhi and says that the BJP-Akali government in Punjab has been reacting in the most arrogant and ignorant way. Congress spokesperson Manish Tiwari accused the BJP-Akali government of using unparliamentary language. He ...
Rubbishing allegations that the ruling Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) is appeasing Sikh radicals for political gains, Punjab chief minister Parkash Singh Badal said that retired Lt Gen KS Brar, who was attacked by alleged Khalistani radicals in London on September ...
Will the Khalistan movement gain currency again in Punjab? The SGPC honoured the killers of former army chief General AS Vaidya at the Golden temple, calling them martyrs. Their family members were also honoured. But the ruling Akali Dal has kept quiet, saying...
The Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) accuses Rahul Gandhi of making large statements without any research. SAD also says that Pakistan is pushing drugs into Punjab and is a huge challenge to the State government. Rahul Gandhi is only making theses statements because ...
While the Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee's (SGPC) are busy honouring terrorists who killed late Lt Gen Arun Vaidya, the Badals feign ignorance. The Badals have even gone ahead and said that they do not know that the SGPC is up to. Can they be believed...
After justifying the stand, the Akali Dal-led Punjab now distances itself from the SGPC. A massive row had broken out after the SGPC honoured the assassins who killed former Army Chief General Vaidya. The SGPC went to the extent of calling the terrorists - 'ma...
SGPC member Kiranjyot Kaur talks about the group's decision to honour the terrorists responsible for the assassination of ex-Army Chief General Vaidya. While the Punjab government has attempted to downplay the issue calling it a private function, the SGPC has ...
The SGPC has rubbished the Punjab government's justification that the ceremony to honour General Vaidya's assassins was a private one. The SGPC has contradicted the Akali government's claim and boldly stated that the ceremony to acknowledge the terrorists was ...
Home Minister Sushil Kumar Shinde says that the country has suffered enough with Punjab militants. He condemns the Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee's (SGPC) move to honour late Lt Gen Arun Vaidya's assassins.
The Punjab and Haryana High Court has issued a notice to the Akali Dal government in Punjab over the grant given by the Deputy Chief Minister Sukhbir Singh Badal to his Alma Mater - the Lawrence School. The Deputy CM had earlier issued a one crore grant to the...
The Akali Dal in Punjab hits back at the Congress, stating that the party does not need to learn lessons from the Congress. Akali Dal leader Harsimrat Kaur asks Congress to keep their house in order first before passing judgments. The Shiromani Gurdwara Parba...
UK Foreign Secretary, William Hague, writes to External Affairs Minister, SM Krishna, on Operation Blue Star commander Brar's attack in London. Hague has assured India of a detailed investigation and has said that the perpetrators of this attack would be broug...
With the Operation Blue Star commander ex-Lt Gen Brar getting assaulted in London, the families of other police officers, involved in fighting terrorists, are in panic mode. IPS officer, Avninder Singh Brar, SSP Patiala, was killed by Khalistani terrorists in ...
Operation Blue Star commander ex-Lt Gen Brar had earlier alleged that he was attacked in London, because the Punjab government went easy on the terrorists in the country. The Congress supported the allegations and said that there is widespread disorder in Punj...
Breaking his silence over the attack on Lt General (retd) Kuldeep Singh Brar and his explosive allegations against Akali Dal, Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal remarks that the Akali Dal itself has been a victim of terrorism. Brar had alleged that the ...
A day after retired Lt Gen KS Brar accused the Punjab government of being sympathetic to terrorists, the Punjab government has vehemently denied the charges made by the Operation Bluestar commander. Lt Gen KS Brar, who survived a murderous attack in London, ha...
The Home Ministry has rejected Lt Col KS Brar's claim that everyone was in the loop of his visit to London. The MHA has clarified that security is not normally provided to VIPs during foreign trips unless a specific threat is identified. Lt Gen KS Brar, who su...
Lt Gen KS Brar, who survived a murderous attack in London, has arrived back home in India. The Operation Bluestar commander has hit out at the government of India for downgrading his security. He has also slammed the Shiromani Akali Dal of supporting extremist...
Operation Bluestar commander Lt. Gen. KS Brar, who survived a deadly attack in London, has now hit out at Punjab's Akali government. He has slammed the Shiromani Akali Dal of supporting extremist groups and playing with fire. Speaking exclusively to HT, Genera...
A day after fighting off and surviving a brutal knife attack in central London, Operation Blue Star commander retired Lt Gen Kuldip Singh Brar said that he is in no doubt that his assailants were Khalistani extremists, who attacked him out of revenge, because ...
In a huge embarrassment to the BJP, the Akalis of Punjab have stated that they are open to the ideal of retail FDI. The deputy CM Sukhbir Singh Badal is quoted to have said that the State would welcome FDI in retail if the Centre looks into the issue of farmer...
Akali Dal's supremo Sukhbir Singh Badal says that the Punjab government would favour the decision of the Congress to bring FDI in the country, if the government caters to the needs of the farmers and small-scale businessmen after bringing FDI in retail. Earlie...
Punjab's ruling party Akali Dal, an integral part of the BJP-led NDA, seems to be slowly softening its stand towards FDI in retail. Punjab's Deputy Chief Minister and senior Akali Dal leader Sukhbir Badal is reported to have said that his government could back...
Imagine a Member of Parliament, who goes into a police station, sits on the chair meant for the Station House Officer, and holds a 'darbar'. Punjab MP Sher Singh is one such MP, who thought he should enforce law, literally. So he sat on the SHO's chair, called...
Samajwadi Party leader Mulayam Singh Yadav meets Shiromani Akali Dal's chief Sukhbir Singh Badal about forming a third front. SP is also in touch with the Left, TDP and other regional parties. However, he continues to support the current Government.
BJP is increasingly facing isolation within its own alliance over its strategy over taking on the government over the issue of the CAG report on coal block allocation. Key allies including the Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) and the JDU want a debate on the Coalgate...
BJP's continuous disruption of Parliamentary proceedings and the demand for resignation of Prime Minister did not seem to have gone well with with the NDA alliance as Shiromani Akali Dal has chosen to desert BJP by siding for debate over the issue of CAG repor...
Former Punjab minister and Shiromani Akali Dal MLA Bibi Jagir Kaur, who is serving a five-year sentence for forcible abortion and criminal conspiracy, gets a four-week parole after spending five months in the jail. Her stay at the Kapurthala jail too was marke...
Centrestage | While the country mourns the death of innocent sikhs at the Milwaukee Gurudwara shootout, the story of the 65-year-old Satwant Singh Kaleka remains an inspiration. This old man managed to wound the gunman Wade Micheal Page with a knife and slow h...
Newshour | Veteran journalist Kuldeep Nayar states that Giani Zail Singh blessed the formation of Dal Khalsa to needle the Akali Dal. Dal Khalsa is up in arms against Nayar and demands proof. Should Kuldeep Nayar take back his words or produce proof?
Even after holding two meetings, NDA is unsuccessful in deciding its Presidential nominee because of the rift within the alliance. Many in the NDA like the Shiv Sena, JDU and Shiromani Akali Dal do not wish to pit a candidate against UPA's Presidential choice ...
BJP led NDA meet to decide on its nominee for Presidential poll ends without any conclusion. The NDA parties are undecided on whether to back the candidature of Pranab Mukherjee or PA Sangama. Senior BJP leader LK Advani will talk to the Chief Ministers of var...
BJP led NDA meet to decide on its nominee for Presidential poll ended without any conclusion. The NDA parties are undecided on whether to back the candidature of Pranab Mukherjee or PA Sangama. Senior BJP leader LK Advani will talk to the Chief Ministers of va...
The crucial NDA meet, in which their Presidential candidate will be decided, begins at the residence of senior leader LK Advani. Top BJP leaders Sushma Swaraj, Ananth Kumar and party president Nitin Gadkari take part in this highly important meet. Although the...
The crucial NDA meet to decide the Presidential candidate has began at the residence of senior leader LK Advani. But not every alley is attending the meet. The Shiv Sena skips the meet saying that it does not want to contest against the UPA-backed Pranab Mukhe...
The NDA meet at the residence of senior leader LK Advani to decide the Presidential candidate. But the NDA is a divided house as the JDU and Shiromani Akali Dal have both expressed their displeasure over going for a contest and the Shiv Sena skips the meet say...
Prior to the NDA meet at the residence of LK Advani, which will decide on their Presidential candidate, top BJP leaders meet at the residence of party president Nitin Gadkari. Although the party wants to prevent the race of Pranab Mukherjee to the Raisina Hill...
Shiromani Akali Dal states that the party is a disciplined ally of the NDA and that they will support NDA's Presidential candidate. They also placed on record that Parkash Singh Badal is not a Vice Presidential candidate.
In a move that caused much outrage Akal Takht honours Balwant Singh Rajoana, condemned to gallows for the assassination of former Punjab Chief Minister Beant Singh. At a ceremony in the Golden Temple, Amritsar, Rajoana's foster sister accepted the honour. Unio...
Congress hits out at the Badal government for attempting to endorse the Operation Bluestar memorial. The party remarks that there is no need to provoke the sentiments again.
The Congress slams the BJP for being a silent spectator to the atrocities of the SAD, which has honoured convicted assassin Balwant Singh Rajaona on the 28th anniversary of Operation Bluestar.
The Punjab Congress condemns the BJP for keeping mum and watching its ally, the Shiromani Akali Dal, honour the convicted killer Balwant Singh Rajaona.
BJP feels the pinch of the SAD alliance, as its nationalist policies are overtaken by the Shiromani Akali Dal's 'separatist' demand for a memorial commemorating the radicals killed in Operation Bluestar.
The Shiromani Akali Dal backs an Akal takht demanding a memorial for radicals killed in Operation Bluestar. Victims of the 1984 riots protest the move.
After Balwant Singh Rajoana refuses clemency and mocks the 'politics' behind his death row, Punjab CM Parkash Singh Badal, rushes to meet the President and seek revocation of the death sentence.
Balwant Singh Rajoana, on the death row for assasinating ex-CM of Punjab, Beant Singh, criticises SAD for playing 'pure politics' with the clemency row.
Balwant Singh Rajoana, on the death row for assasinating ex-CM of Punjab Beant Singh, writes to his sister stating that there was no need for anyone to seek clemency for him.
Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal will make a statement in the Assembly on Balwant Singh Rajoana, who faces the death row in the Beant Singh's assasination case.
Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal is expected to make a statement in the Assembly on the clemency call for former CM Beant Singh's killer, Balwant Singh Rajoana.
Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) requests the Punjab Government to pardon Balwant Singh Rajoana, who faces the death row in the former CM Beant Singh's assasination case.
Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) requests the Punjab Government to pardon Balwant Singh Rajoana, who faces the death row in the Beant Singh's assasination case.