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Let's delink 26/11 and Pak's proposal on Kartarpur: V K Singh

Let's delink 26/11 and Pak's proposal on Kartarpur: V K Singh

Rediff.com25 Nov 2018

Both India and Pakistan have announced that stretches would be developed in their respective areas.

'19 dead. 53 wounded. The battle was ferocious'

'19 dead. 53 wounded. The battle was ferocious'

Rediff.com20 Mar 2023

'In the 1971 War my battalion suffered 4 casualties after fighting for 14 days.' 'In Operation Blue Star, I lost 19 men in just one hour.'

BSF opens fire after Pak drone spotted on IB in Jammu

BSF opens fire after Pak drone spotted on IB in Jammu

Rediff.com2 Jul 2021

The officials said the suspected drone returned to the Pakistani side when the border guards fired half a dozen rounds to bring it down.

BJP fumes after Bihar senior cop compares PFI with RSS

BJP fumes after Bihar senior cop compares PFI with RSS

Rediff.com15 Jul 2022

Patna senior superintendent of police Manavendra Singh Dhillon courted trouble for having said that Popular Front of India members arrested from Phulwari Sharif in Patna underwent "physical training similar to what happens in RSS shakhas (branches)".

No sacrilege attempt in Kapurthala case, FIR to be amended: CM

No sacrilege attempt in Kapurthala case, FIR to be amended: CM

Rediff.com24 Dec 2021

"We did not find any sacrilege attempt or any evidence to back it. One person ran the gurdwara. This thing has moved to murder and inquiry is on," Channi said.

Blackout in Chandigarh as electricity employees go on strike

Blackout in Chandigarh as electricity employees go on strike

Rediff.com23 Feb 2022

Employees of the electricity department has launched a three-day strike in protest against privatisation.

Kapurthala lynching: Despite 30 cuts on victim's body cops yet to register murder case

Kapurthala lynching: Despite 30 cuts on victim's body cops yet to register murder case

Rediff.com23 Dec 2021

Meanwhile, the man was cremated as no one came forward to claim the body.

Kejriwal takes dig at BJP over govt formation in 4 states

Kejriwal takes dig at BJP over govt formation in 4 states

Rediff.com20 Mar 2022

Kejriwal urged all AAP MLAs in Punjab to work with dedication and honesty, saying people have reposed their faith and now it is our responsibility to deliver goods.

Amarinder Singh joins BJP, merges his outfit with saffron party

Amarinder Singh joins BJP, merges his outfit with saffron party

Rediff.com19 Sep 2022

Singh, 80, had floated the PLC last year after quitting the Congress following his unceremonious exit as chief minister, but his party failed to win any seat in the state assembly polls.

Punjab: Another man lynched for sacrilege bid, CM alleges poll link

Punjab: Another man lynched for sacrilege bid, CM alleges poll link

Rediff.com20 Dec 2021

Some residents of village Nizampur claimed that the man disrespected the Nishan Sahib and tried to run away but was caught after a chase.

Pak team to visit India on March 14 to discuss Kartarpur agreement

Pak team to visit India on March 14 to discuss Kartarpur agreement

Rediff.com5 Mar 2019

The visit will be followed by the return visit of the Indian delegation to Islamabad on March 28.

PM Modi to be invited to Pakistan for SAARC summit

PM Modi to be invited to Pakistan for SAARC summit

Rediff.com27 Nov 2018

The 2016 SAARC Summit was to be held in Islamabad. But after the terrorist attack on an Indian Army camp in Uri in Jammu and Kashmir on September 18 that year, India expressed its inability to participate in the summit

Punjab to have 2 deputy CMs, a Jat Sikh and a Hindu

Punjab to have 2 deputy CMs, a Jat Sikh and a Hindu

Rediff.com20 Sep 2021

Congress leader Sukhjinder Randhawa and Brahm Mohindra will be two deputies to Punjab's Chief Minister-designate Charanjit Singh Channi, said party leader Pawan Kumar Bansal.

Kartarpur marks first cross-border initiative for India-Pak

Kartarpur marks first cross-border initiative for India-Pak

Rediff.com26 Nov 2018

The construction of the Dera Baba Nanak-Kartarpur Sahib corridor across the India-Pakistan border has been likened to the fall of the Berlin Wall by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Here's why the corridor is important.

Amarinder declines Pak invite for Kartarpur foundation event

Amarinder declines Pak invite for Kartarpur foundation event

Rediff.com25 Nov 2018

In a letter to Pakistan Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi, Singh said it is a historic occasion, but regretted his inability to be present.

Channi leading Congress survey on CM face in Punjab

Channi leading Congress survey on CM face in Punjab

Rediff.com3 Feb 2022

"Opinions of candidates, workers, and party MPs are being recorded to so that any feud over the CM face between Channi and Navjot Singh Siddhu can be avoided," said sources.

Swaraj 'reprimands' Sidhu over his Pak visit, claims Union minister

Swaraj 'reprimands' Sidhu over his Pak visit, claims Union minister

Rediff.com18 Sep 2018

Sidhu urged Swaraj to help initiate dialogue with Pakistan on the opening up of the Kartarpur Sahib corridor.

Neither ruled myself in nor out: Tharoor on contesting Cong prez poll

Neither ruled myself in nor out: Tharoor on contesting Cong prez poll

Rediff.com6 Sep 2022

Tharoor said the message is also that the Congress is the party that can unite India and if the public is sufficiently inspired by this message, it will indeed inaugurate the revival of the party.

Punjab untouched by Modi wave: Cong wins 8 seats

Punjab untouched by Modi wave: Cong wins 8 seats

Rediff.com24 May 2019

The Akali Dal-BJP alliance won on four seats and the AAP bagged one.

Afghan Sikh among 2 dead in blasts at Kabul Gurdwara, 3 attackers killed

Afghan Sikh among 2 dead in blasts at Kabul Gurdwara, 3 attackers killed

Rediff.com18 Jun 2022

Several blasts tore through a gurdwara in Kabul on Saturday, killing two persons, including a Sikh, and injuring seven others, while Afghan security personnel thwarted a bigger tragedy by stopping an explosive-laden vehicle from reaching the place of worship of the minority community in the war-torn country.

'Joshimath can't be saved. It's too late'

'Joshimath can't be saved. It's too late'

Rediff.com12 Jan 2023

'The entire public needs to be evacuated immediately. Any day, the entire town can collapse.'

Kapurthala lynching: Gurdwara caretaker arrested for murder

Kapurthala lynching: Gurdwara caretaker arrested for murder

Rediff.com24 Dec 2021

The Punjab police on Friday arrested the caretaker of a Kapurthala gurdwara for the lynching of a man and he has been charged with murder, a senior official said on Friday.

2nd lynching in Punjab: Autopsy finds 8 deep cuts on victim's body

2nd lynching in Punjab: Autopsy finds 8 deep cuts on victim's body

Rediff.com20 Dec 2021

Police said no murder case has been registered in this case as yet and their priority is to establish the identity of the man for which they have shared his pictures in media and with the police in other states.

Life returns to normalcy in violence-hit Lakhimpur Kheri

Life returns to normalcy in violence-hit Lakhimpur Kheri

Rediff.com5 Oct 2021

Two days on, regular activities were witnessed near the Lakhimpur railway station and other market places where vendors and shops were operating as usual.

That's why CAA was necessary: Puri on Afghan crisis

That's why CAA was necessary: Puri on Afghan crisis

Rediff.com23 Aug 2021

In a tweet on Sunday, the senior Bharatiya Janata Party leader said, 'Recent developments in our volatile neighbourhood & the way Sikhs & Hindus are going through a harrowing time are precisely why it was necessary to enact the Citizenship Amendment Act.'

Op Bluestar anniversary: Pro-Khalistan slogans raised at Golden Temple

Op Bluestar anniversary: Pro-Khalistan slogans raised at Golden Temple

Rediff.com6 Jun 2021

Describing the event as "da ghallughara (holocaust) of 84", Jathedar Akal Takht Gyani Harpreet Singh stressed on maintaining unity among the Sikh community.

Channi's nephew arrested by ED ahead of Punjab polls

Channi's nephew arrested by ED ahead of Punjab polls

Rediff.com4 Feb 2022

On January 18, the agency had raided his premises and claimed to have seized about Rs 8 crore cash.

Santoor maestro Bhajan Sopori dies at 73 after battle against cancer

Santoor maestro Bhajan Sopori dies at 73 after battle against cancer

Rediff.com2 Jun 2022

The last rites will be held at the Lodhi Road crematorium in New Delhi on Friday.

Curfew in Patiala after groups clash over anti-Khalistan march, 4 hurt

Curfew in Patiala after groups clash over anti-Khalistan march, 4 hurt

Rediff.com29 Apr 2022

The clash took place outside the Kali Mata temple when members of an outfit that calls itself "Shiv Sena (Bal Thackeray)" began a Khalistan Murdabad march.

'The boy was very tall; his eyes were beautiful'

'The boy was very tall; his eyes were beautiful'

Rediff.com3 Nov 2022

'Name?' 'Amitabh.' 'Can't be only Amitabh. Amitabh what?' 'Bachchan. Amitabh Bachchan.' Alarm bells. 'Are you related to Dr Bachchan?' 'Yes,' he hesitated, 'he is my father.' 'Then this contract cannot be signed today. He is my old friend. I cannot give you this contract without his permission.' A fascinating excerpt from K A Abbas's Sone Chandi Ke Buth.

'Politicians don't like honest policemen'

'Politicians don't like honest policemen'

Rediff.com28 Jun 2022

'Politicians want pliable policemen who would carry out their orders, right or wrong, lawful or illegal.'

Amit Shah woos Jat leaders of UP, says doors open for Jayant

Amit Shah woos Jat leaders of UP, says doors open for Jayant

Rediff.com27 Jan 2022

However, the RLD leader gave a terse response. 'Invite those +700 farmer families which you have destroyed, not me,' he tweeted in Hindi.

Uttarakhand: BJP wins historic 2nd term, but Dhami loses his seat

Uttarakhand: BJP wins historic 2nd term, but Dhami loses his seat

Rediff.com11 Mar 2022

The defeat of Dhami who led the BJP's campaign against the Congress in the state throws up a big question before the saffron party on the issue of choosing the next chief minister.

WOW! What a summer collection

WOW! What a summer collection

Rediff.com1 Feb 2019

This summer collection that will knock your socks off!

Cong in state of shock after Azad's resignation; our doors are open, says BJP

Cong in state of shock after Azad's resignation; our doors are open, says BJP

Rediff.com26 Aug 2022

As Azad ended his decades-old association with the party, leaders across political spectrum praised his contribution to Jammu and Kashmir, with the BJP hailing him as a "towering leader".

Shatrughan meets Rahul, likely to join Congress on April 6

Shatrughan meets Rahul, likely to join Congress on April 6

Rediff.com28 Mar 2019

Sinha said the announcement would be made on the auspicious occasion of 'Navratra'.

Ex-Punjab CM Channi grilled by ED in sand mining PMLA case

Ex-Punjab CM Channi grilled by ED in sand mining PMLA case

Rediff.com14 Apr 2022

Channi's nephew Bhupinder Singh alias Honey was arrested in this case by the agency.

'We punished him': 3 more Nihangs held for Singhu lynching

'We punished him': 3 more Nihangs held for Singhu lynching

Rediff.com17 Oct 2021

The mortal remains of Lakhbir Singh were cremated at his native village in Punjab's Tarn Taran amid tight security in the presence of his family members. No Sikh priest was present to perform Ardas (Sikh religious prayer) and no one from his village, Cheema Kalan, attended the last rites.

Amid Punjab feud, Cong panel meets MLAs, state party chief

Amid Punjab feud, Cong panel meets MLAs, state party chief

Rediff.com31 May 2021

The panel, chaired by Mallikarjun Kharge, has been tasked with addressing differences between Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh and former minister Navjot Singh Sidhu.

Cabinet colleagues want Sidhu to quit for remark on CM

Cabinet colleagues want Sidhu to quit for remark on CM

Rediff.com2 Dec 2018

It has been a double whammy for the cricketer-turned-politician since there is already an outcry over his visit to Pakistan.