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Modi, other prominent leaders pay tributes to Parkash Singh Badal

Modi, other prominent leaders pay tributes to Parkash Singh Badal

Rediff.com26 Apr 2023

The Punjab government has declared a holiday on Thursday as a mark of respect to the former chief minister.

'India will soon have the best pitches'

'India will soon have the best pitches'

Rediff.com29 Nov 2007

BCCI pitches committee chairman Daljit Singh says every effort is being made to ensure that fair pitches are dished out for any level of cricket played in the country.

Sukhbir Badal resigns as Shiromani Akali Dal president

Sukhbir Badal resigns as Shiromani Akali Dal president

Rediff.com16 Nov 2024

Badal's resignation came days after he urged the Akal Takht Jathedar to pronounce his punishment for religious misconduct charges, saying more than two months have passed since he was declared 'tankhaiya' (guilty of religious misconduct).

Ex-Agniveers to get 10% reservation, age relaxation in CAPFs

Ex-Agniveers to get 10% reservation, age relaxation in CAPFs

Rediff.com24 Jul 2024

A provision has been made for relaxation in the upper age limit and exemption from the Physical Efficiency Test in the recruitment to the post of constable (general duty) and rifleman in the CAPFs and Assam Rifles for ex-Agniveers, Minister of State for Home Affairs Nityanand Rai said in response to a written question.

Sidhu summons advisors over remarks supporting Pak

Sidhu summons advisors over remarks supporting Pak

Rediff.com23 Aug 2021

Garg had questioned Punjab Chief Minister Amrinder Singh's criticism of Pakistan while Mali gave a controversial remark on Kashmir.

Punjab police slaps NSA on Amritpal's uncle, 4 others

Punjab police slaps NSA on Amritpal's uncle, 4 others

Rediff.com20 Mar 2023

The Punjab Police on Monday said it has invoked the stringent National Security Act (NSA) against five people linked to radical preacher Amritpal Singh's 'Waris Punjab De'.

Akali Dal suspends Bibi Jagir Kaur over SGPC poll row

Akali Dal suspends Bibi Jagir Kaur over SGPC poll row

Rediff.com3 Nov 2022

The Shiromani Akali Dal also issued a two-day ultimatum to her to stop "anti-party" activities, failing which, it said, strict disciplinary action would be taken against her.

Congress makes a comeback in Punjab with 7 seats; AAP bags 3

Congress makes a comeback in Punjab with 7 seats; AAP bags 3

Rediff.com5 Jun 2024

The Congress appeared to have bounced back in the state's political landscape after suffering a humiliating defeat at the hands of the AAP in the 2022 Punjab assembly polls.

When Boris Johnson Celebrated Diwali

When Boris Johnson Celebrated Diwali

Rediff.com8 Nov 2021

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson and Home Secretary Priti Patel celebrated Diwali at the BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Mandir in London.

'Not the worst of pitches to abandon the match'

'Not the worst of pitches to abandon the match'

Rediff.com29 Dec 2009

The Kotla pitch was by no means an unplayable surface and the fifth and final One-dayer between India and Sri Lanka should have proceeded, according to former BCCI Pitches and Grounds Committee chairman Daljit Singh.

Gagan Ajit banned for 3 months

Gagan Ajit banned for 3 months

Rediff.com2 Apr 2005

India forward Gagan Ajit Singh and Daljit Singh Dhillon were banned by the IHF for assaulting an IOC player.

Amritpal's uncle flown to Assam as search enters day 4

Amritpal's uncle flown to Assam as search enters day 4

Rediff.com21 Mar 2023

Over 100 people have been arrested so far in the crackdown, according to Punjab Police.

Parkash Singh Badal passes away, Centre declares 2-day mourning

Parkash Singh Badal passes away, Centre declares 2-day mourning

Rediff.com26 Apr 2023

Five-time former Punjab chief minister and Shiromani Akali Dal patriarch Parkash Singh Badal, who was admitted to a private hospital in Mohali over a week ago, died on Tuesday. He was 95.

Grp Capt Varun Singh had planned to celebrate Shaurya Chakra feat in MP

Grp Capt Varun Singh had planned to celebrate Shaurya Chakra feat in MP

Rediff.com16 Dec 2021

Group Captain Singh was conferred with the Shaurya Chakra, India's third highest peacetime gallantry award, in August this year for averting a possible mid-air accident after his Tejas light combat aircraft was hit by a major technical problem last year.

On Pulwama attack anniversary, officials say terror ecosystem wiped out

On Pulwama attack anniversary, officials say terror ecosystem wiped out

Rediff.com14 Feb 2023

Kumar also said in the last three years, the Jaish-e-Mohammed has been "wiped out" in the Kashmir Valley. Only seven to eight terrorists are active now, he said.

Internet ban lifted in Punjab, except in sensitive pockets

Internet ban lifted in Punjab, except in sensitive pockets

Rediff.com21 Mar 2023

The curbs to be remained in Tarn Taran, Ferozepur, Moga, Sangrur and Amritsar's Ajnala sub-division and a few areas in Mohali till Thursday noon.

PMC Bank scam key accused nabbed in Bihar while trying to flee India

PMC Bank scam key accused nabbed in Bihar while trying to flee India

Rediff.com3 Feb 2022

A key accused in the infamous PMC bank scam of Maharashtra was caught in Bihar while trying to sneak into Nepal, an immigration official said here on Thursday.

Photos: India-Aus prepare ahead of Mohali Test

Photos: India-Aus prepare ahead of Mohali Test

Rediff.com12 Mar 2013

Images from India and Australia's nets session in Mohali on Tuesday.

The man who revolutionised cricket pitches in India

The man who revolutionised cricket pitches in India

Rediff.com19 Sep 2019

Curator Daljit Singh has retired a happy man after 22 years of service to Indian cricket. The groundstaff are no longer seen as gardeners and are getting due respect, a change that pleases him the most.

Patiala Mayor resigns after being accused of murder

Patiala Mayor resigns after being accused of murder

Rediff.com26 Feb 2013

Under pressure from the leadership of the Shiromani Akali Dal, Patiala Mayor Jaspal Pardhan, who has been booked by the police in the murder case of a woman, has resigned. Pardhan's son Preetinder Singh told PTI that his father had late on Monday night sent the resignation letter to party secretary and spokesman Daljit Singh Cheema after the ruling SAD asked him to resign on moral grounds.

PCA curator named Punjab coach

PCA curator named Punjab coach

Rediff.com6 Nov 2006

Cricketer-turned-curator Daljit Singh has been appointed coach of the Punjab cricket team.

Punjab FM Manpreet Badal suspended from Akali Dal

Punjab FM Manpreet Badal suspended from Akali Dal

Rediff.com12 Oct 2010

Punjab's ruling Shiromani Akali Dal on Tuesday night suspended Finance Minister Manpreet Singh Badal, who is at loggerheads with Deputy Chief Minister Sukhbir Singh Badal on the Centre's reported conditional loan-waiver offer, from the party on the charge of anti-party activities.

Chorus grows for Sukhbir to step down after Akal Takht order

Chorus grows for Sukhbir to step down after Akal Takht order

Rediff.com30 Aug 2024

After the Akal Takht on Friday declared Sukhbir Singh Badal 'tankhaiya' -- guilty of religious misconduct -- some leaders of the ruling Aam Aadmi Party as well as rebel Akalis called for the Shiromani Akali Dal chief to step down.

Ek Hasina Thi: End Of An Era In Bangladesh

Ek Hasina Thi: End Of An Era In Bangladesh

Rediff.com5 Aug 2024

As news of Hasina's departure spread, hundreds broke into Hasina's residence, vandalising and looting the interiors, providing dramatic expression to the anti-government protests that have killed more than 100 people in the last two days. At the centre of people anger is the Hasina government's controversial quota system reserving 30 per cent jobs for families of veterans who fought the 1971 liberation war. With volatile crowds taking to the streets -- some clambering on Hasina's father and Bangladesh founder Sheikh Mujibur Rahman's statue and smashing it with hammers in a lasting image underscoring the fickleness of history -- Army chief General Waqar-uz-Zaman announced that the 76-year-old prime minister has resigned.

Indian chief curator dies ahead of Afg-NZ game

Indian chief curator dies ahead of Afg-NZ game

Rediff.com7 Nov 2021

The chief curator of the Abu Dhabi cricket stadium, Mohan Singh, died hours before Sunday's T20 World Cup game between Afghanistan and New Zealand.

Cops foil Babbar Khalsa's plans to strike Delhi

Cops foil Babbar Khalsa's plans to strike Delhi

Rediff.com20 Mar 2010

The Mohali police have busted a module of Sikh militant group Babbar Khalsa International, which was planning to trigger a bomb blast in the national capital and Himachal Pradesh, by arresting three members of the group. While Purushotam Singh alias Bunty, Daljit Singh and Talvinder Singh were arrested by the Mohali police on Friday night, two others, including Harinder Singh, who is wanted for the 2007 blast at a theatre in Ludhiana, managed to escape.

1984 Sikh riots: Aus MP to file petition in Parliament

1984 Sikh riots: Aus MP to file petition in Parliament

Rediff.com29 Oct 2012

An Australian politician will table a signed petition in the Parliament this week which would ask the government to recognise the 1984 anti-Sikh riots in India as "genocide".

Punjab are National football champs

Punjab are National football champs

Rediff.com25 Oct 2006

They beat Bengal 5-3 via the penalty shoot-out in the final.

Sikhs to go on hunger strike

Sikhs to go on hunger strike

Rediff.com4 Jul 2008

Addressing mediamen at Wishvkarma Gurudwara at Mandi Dabwali, the president of the Shiromani Akali Dal Amritsar (Panj-Pardhani) Daljit Singh Bittu said the Dera chief should be arrested and his activities should be stopped by the Union government. Protestors will pray at the Golden temple in Amritsar on July 19 before leaving for Delhi, Bittu added.

One month on, no sight of Amritpal except in CCTV footage

One month on, no sight of Amritpal except in CCTV footage

Rediff.com20 Apr 2023

Despite being sighted in several CCTV footage and photos with changed appearances at many places, including Patiala, Kurukshetra and Delhi, the radical preacher continued to hoodwink the police.

Rain, storm likely to affect tonight's Pune-Punjab tie

Rain, storm likely to affect tonight's Pune-Punjab tie

Rediff.com12 Apr 2012

Punjab Cricket Association officials are racing against time to get the pitch ready for the IPL game to be played in Mohali on Thursday as a high-velocity storm accompanied by rain and hail struck the city.

Missing India pilgrims included Hindus, Muslims

Missing India pilgrims included Hindus, Muslims

Rediff.com16 Jul 2008

New Zealand Sikh Society spokesman Daljit Singh, who was in contact with some of the missing pilgrims, said the Indians claimed to be victims of an immigration racket and were charged thousands of dollars by an agent in India on a false promise of permanent residency.

BCCI scraps Grounds and Pitches Committee

BCCI scraps Grounds and Pitches Committee

Rediff.com27 Dec 2009

Stung by the fiasco at the Ferozshah Kotla which led to the abandonment of the fifth and final India-Sri Lanka ODI, the Cricket Board on Sunday disbanded its Grounds and Pitches Committee with immediate effect.

Kotla ODI abandoned because of dangerous pitch

Kotla ODI abandoned because of dangerous pitch

Rediff.com27 Dec 2009

The fifth One-Day International between India and Sri Lanka at the Ferozeshah Kotla on Sunday was abandoned because the pitch was found to be dangerous to play on. Sri Lanka were reduced to 83 for five wickets after 23.3 overs when the players left the field.

'Pakistani tanks were burning in front of us'

'Pakistani tanks were burning in front of us'

Rediff.com10 Nov 2023

'The tank battle was fought at ranges of 300-700 metres.' 'It was a rare example of the complete destruction of a squadron by another squadron.'

Hayden big hit in India

Hayden big hit in India

Rediff.com16 Oct 2003

Matthew Hayden's world record Test score has made him hot property in the game's biggest market – India.

Don't expect a traditional Mohali pitch: Curator

Don't expect a traditional Mohali pitch: Curator

Rediff.com29 Sep 2010

The pitch at the PCA stadium in Mohali has traditionally been a bouncy one but the pitch is expected to be a lot slower when it is used for the first cricket Test between India and Australia.

'Prolonged rains in Mohali a worrying factor'

'Prolonged rains in Mohali a worrying factor'

Rediff.com17 Sep 2010

Prolonged spells of rain in the region have affected preparation of pitch at the PCA stadium here which is to host the first Test against Australia next month, its curator said in Mohali.

Punjab will fight: Mann over Centre's Chandigarh move

Punjab will fight: Mann over Centre's Chandigarh move

Rediff.com28 Mar 2022

'This goes against the letter and spirit of Punjab Reorganisation Act 1966. Punjab will fight strongly for its rightful claim over Chandigarh'

RBI moots plastic currency notes

RBI moots plastic currency notes

Rediff.com17 Aug 2007

The main objective behind this exercise is to deal with the problem of soiled notes particularly in small denomination.