News for 'Gobind Singh'

Bhagat Singh never lived at Khatkar Kalan

Bhagat Singh never lived at Khatkar Kalan

Rediff.com23 Mar 2022

Bhagat Singh was born on September 28, 1907 in Banga village in Lyallpur district, now Faisalabad in Pakistan Punjab.

All Set For August 15, 2023

All Set For August 15, 2023

Rediff.com14 Aug 2023

Glimpses from the preparations and rehearsal for Independence Day.

Rebel SAD leaders apologise to Akal Takht jathedar for Akali regime mistakes

Rebel SAD leaders apologise to Akal Takht jathedar for Akali regime mistakes

Rediff.com1 Jul 2024

They handed the apology letter to Akal Takht Jathedar Giani Raghbir Singh at the Akal Takht Secretariat at the Golden Temple in Amritsar. The Akal Takht is the supreme temporal seat of the Sikhs.

Youth found murdered in Punjab gurdwara, Nihang held

Youth found murdered in Punjab gurdwara, Nihang held

Rediff.com16 Jan 2024

Dhillon told reporters that IPS Section 304 slapped against the Nihang could be converted into Section 302 (murder) following further investigation.

Dera Sacha Sauda issues apology

Dera Sacha Sauda issues apology

Rediff.com27 May 2007

Dera chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh has apologised for dressing up like Guru Gobind Singh.

No foreign entity has right to comment on India: Govt on US religious rights report

No foreign entity has right to comment on India: Govt on US religious rights report

Rediff.com4 Aug 2022

No foreign entity or government has any locus standi to comment on the fundamental rights of Indian citizens, the government said on Thursday, rejecting a report by the US state department on the alleged curtailment of religious freedom in India.

Delhi minister Atishi files plea in HC seeking Centre's nod for UK visit

Delhi minister Atishi files plea in HC seeking Centre's nod for UK visit

Rediff.com6 Jun 2023

The proposed visit, Atishi's petition said, is significant for Delhi's governance as it will allow the city government to "showcase the leaps" made in areas of education, health, and urban development.

It's time for government to get real on reforms

It's time for government to get real on reforms

Rediff.com2 May 2012

The government has to make up its mind. Mere articulation of a desire to take tough measures is not enough. It needs to implement those measures and prevent the adverse consequences of a higher fiscal deficit.

What Is Canada-US Game Plan?

What Is Canada-US Game Plan?

Rediff.com23 Oct 2024

It seems that the West is sending a signal to India that it can return to old hostilities unless India toes their line on Russia. It is no surprise that India is being compared with Putin's Russia in terms of targeting 'dissidents' as the West calls these Khalistani terrorists, asserts Colonel Anil A Athale (retd).

Sikhs in Canada clash over scriptures

Sikhs in Canada clash over scriptures

Rediff.com13 Apr 2010

Divisions among two groups of Sikhs in Canada over the authenticity of holy scripture Dasam Granth have come out in the open with violence breaking out in a gurudwara in which three people were injured.

Dera chief grilled by Punjab police

Dera chief grilled by Punjab police

Rediff.com17 Aug 2007

Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh has been accused of hurting the religious sentiments of the Sikh community.

HC exempts 4 DU colleges from 27 pc OBC reservation

HC exempts 4 DU colleges from 27 pc OBC reservation

Rediff.com25 Jun 2012

Four Delhi University colleges were exempted by the Delhi high court on Monday from reserving 27 per cent of their seats for the Other Backward Classes students for admission in academic year 2012-13 on ground of being minority educational institutions.

Interested in Heritage Management?

Interested in Heritage Management?

Rediff.com29 Jun 2009

Delhi Institute of Heritage Research & Management announces admissions.

Dera chief tenders apology: SGPC sources

Dera chief tenders apology: SGPC sources

Rediff.com21 Jun 2007

The apology letter addressed to Akal Takht Jathedar Giani Joginder Singh Vidanti was delivered to Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee chief Avtar Singh Makkar by Congress legislator from Bathinda Harminder Singh Jassi.

Former Akal Takht chief wins US award

Former Akal Takht chief wins US award

Rediff.com31 Oct 2007

Professor Darshan Singh, former head, Akal Takht, the seat of Sikh religious authority, was the recipient of this year's Lifetime Service Award instituted by the Guru Gobind Singh Foundation in the United States. The Sewa (service) award is given annually to an individual or organisation 'which shows an exemplary work for the betterment of the Sikh community or does some significant thing to create a good name for the Sikhs.'

Dera apology: Sikh priests to decide Wednesday

Dera apology: Sikh priests to decide Wednesday

Rediff.com29 May 2007

Top Sikh clerics on Tuesday met to decide the future course of action against Dera Sacha Sauda chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh in the wake of an apology tendered by him for dressing like Guru Gobind Singh.

Bathinda refinery expansion, IPO on cards: Mittal

Bathinda refinery expansion, IPO on cards: Mittal

Rediff.com30 Apr 2012

Mittal confirmed ArcelorMittal's partnership with ONGC not over, even as there are few projects they are discussing.

Dera wants judicial probe into allegations

Dera wants judicial probe into allegations

Rediff.com27 Aug 2007

The allegation is that the Dera plotted against VVIPs like Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal, his son Sukhbir Singh Badal and several others.

'Cooperative education must for India, China, US'

'Cooperative education must for India, China, US'

Rediff.com29 Aug 2009

If India, China and the United States are to prosper in a globalised economy, a joint, cooperative transformation of their higher education systems was imperative, believes B M Naik, former principal of the engineering school at the Guru Gobind Singh College in Nanded, Maharashtra."To bring about this transformation from one level to the high level and to the global level and quality standard education, what is most important is that these ideas must move fast," he said.

Blasphemy case against Dera chief dismissed

Blasphemy case against Dera chief dismissed

Rediff.com7 Aug 2014

A local court on Thursday dismissed the case of alleged blasphemy against Sirsa-based Dera Sacha Sauda head Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh and hurting sentiments of Sikhs in 2007. District and Sessions Judge Tejinder Singh accepted the report submitted by the state seeking dismissal of the case.

Patna's MAGNIFICENT Prakash Utsav!

Patna's MAGNIFICENT Prakash Utsav!

Rediff.com5 Jan 2017

Organising the logistics for a festival that attracts nearly 500,000 devotees is not easy.

Dera breaks links with Swami Agnivesh

Dera breaks links with Swami Agnivesh

Rediff.com25 May 2007

Abhijit Bhagat, a trustee and vice-chairman of the Dera, moved a special leave petition before apex court that was heard by a bench comprising Justice Arijit Pasayat and Justice D K Jain.

Dera row: Police lathicharge Ambala protestors

Dera row: Police lathicharge Ambala protestors

Rediff.com22 May 2007

Police on Monday lathicharged Sikh protestors who tried to take out a procession defying prohibitory orders to protest against Dera Sacha Sauda chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh's alleged insult to tenth Sikh Guru Gobind Singh.

I acted only in national interest: PM

I acted only in national interest: PM

Rediff.com21 Jul 2008

Arriving at Parliament House, an uncharacteristically animated prime minister waived at the waiting news camerapersons and indicated a 'V' sign before entering his office there. When newspersons asked about the government's prospects in the vote, he responded by saying 'we will prove majority on the floor of the House'.

Why Patna Saheb gurdwara will leave you bedazzled

Why Patna Saheb gurdwara will leave you bedazzled

Rediff.com30 Dec 2016

The centuries-old Takhat Shri Harmandir Saheb Gurdwara at Patna Saheb, the most revered shrine for Sikhs after the Golden Temple in Amritsar, gets a much-needed facelift just before lakhs of devotees arrive to take part in the 350th birth anniversary celebrations of Guru Gobind Singh.

Damdami Taksal declares Bhindranwale a martyr

Damdami Taksal declares Bhindranwale a martyr

Rediff.com26 May 2005

Bhindranwale, the cleric-turned-militant leader, who was killed on June 6, 1984 by the Indian army in Operation Blue Star while flushing out armed militants from the Golden Temple premises in Amritsar.

Dera row: Sikh high priests take tough stance

Dera row: Sikh high priests take tough stance

Rediff.com20 May 2007

The Sikh high priests have called for a Punjab bandh on May 22.

Case registered against Dera chief

Case registered against Dera chief

Rediff.com20 May 2007

The action came a day after the Dera Sacha Sauda expressed regret over "the chain of events" leading to violence in Punjab and said its head never intended to imitate Guru Gobind Singh, the tenth Sikh guru.

Patil promises action against Sacha Sauda

Patil promises action against Sacha Sauda

Rediff.com17 May 2007

The matter was raised by Dr Rattan Singh, member of Lok Sabha from Tarn Taran and Saranjit Singh Dhillon, who alleged that the Congress party was behind engineering violence against the Akalis.

HPCL contract goes to EIL

HPCL contract goes to EIL

Rediff.com23 Nov 2006

The long-delayed Bhatinda refinery project of Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited crossed another significant milestone on Wednesday, with the award of the project management consultancy contract to Engineers India Ltd.

Knife-wielding Indian killed by cops in Ohio

Knife-wielding Indian killed by cops in Ohio

Rediff.com9 Apr 2010

The Chicago police shot dead a 41-year-old man wielding a meat cleaver in a Sikh temple in Ohio on Thursday after he refused to drop the weapon, officials said.

Masters programme in public health

Masters programme in public health

Rediff.com27 Jun 2006

National Institute of Communicable Diseases, Directorate General of Health Services, invites applications for admission to its two-year Master of Public Health (Field Epidemiology) programme

Did Muslims Turn Their Backs On Kejriwal?

Did Muslims Turn Their Backs On Kejriwal?

Rediff.com11 Feb 2025

The Delhi assembly results have underscored that a section of Arvind Kejriwal's committed supporters abandoned him because they were let down by his refusal to take a stand on crucial issues that impinge on the security and Constitutionally enshrined rights of the people, notes Nilanjan Mukhopadhyay.

'Dera chief should have apologised at once'

'Dera chief should have apologised at once'

Rediff.com24 May 2007

Swami Agnivesh speaks about the Dera-Sikh standoff, which he is attempting to resolve.

SGPC threatens legal action against Sotheby's

SGPC threatens legal action against Sotheby's

Rediff.com4 Apr 2008

Sotheby's -- London's premier auction house -- may have clarified that the rare armour it has put on its auction list does not belong to Guru Gobind Singh but the chapter is "not closed" for the SGPC, which has threatened to sue the auction house for using Guru's name. The Shiromani Gurudwara Prabandhak Committee, the highest temporal body for Sikhs in the country, said on Friday its fact- finding committee was thoroughly investigating the issue.

GGSIPU opens UG, PG admissions for 2008

GGSIPU opens UG, PG admissions for 2008

Rediff.com6 Feb 2008

Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University (GGSIPU) invites applications for its undergradaute and postgraduate courses for the academic year of 2008-09.

Shinde to move resolution over Maha-K'taka border row on Tuesday

Shinde to move resolution over Maha-K'taka border row on Tuesday

Rediff.com26 Dec 2022

Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde said he would move a resolution in the state assembly on Tuesday expressing solidarity with those living in the contentious boundary region with Karnataka.

Mittal's oil foray: India lends helping hand

Mittal's oil foray: India lends helping hand

Rediff.com18 Jul 2007

LN Mittal is getting a senior bureaucrat from the ministry of petroleum and natural gas to run his first-ever venture in the refining business, the Rs 18,919 crore (Rs 189.19 billion) Bhatinda refinery.

Tension mounts in Punjab; 1 killed in clashes

Tension mounts in Punjab; 1 killed in clashes

Rediff.com17 May 2007

At least 22 people were injured in sporadic incidents of violence -- most of them attacks on Dera properties by Sikh protestors even as thousands of Sikhs laid siege to a Dera ashram in Salabatpura in Bhatinda district.

In pix: How Indians celebrate Baisakhi

In pix: How Indians celebrate Baisakhi

Rediff.com14 Apr 2018

The Sikhs bring in the festival with song, dance and fun activities.