Sukhbir Badal ordered to clean shoes at Golden Temple

Pronouncing 'tankhah' (religious punishment) for Sukhbir Singh Badal and other leaders for the 'mistakes' committed by the Shiromani Akali Dal government in Punjab from 2007 to 2017, the Sikh......

Parkash Singh Badal: Grand old man of Punjab politics

Parkash Singh Badal was not the one to give up easily, on life or on politics. IMAGE: Parkash Singh Badal. Photograph: ANI Photo Only last year, the Shiromani Akal Dal fielded the patriarch......

Badal gives Rs 5 lakh to Surjeet Singh, govt job to son

The Punjab government on Thursday gave Rs 5 lakh as financial assistance to Surjeet Singh, who spent almost 30 years of his life in a Pakistan jail, and a government job to his son.A cheque of Rs 5......

'Punjabis will never allow Khalistan in Punjab'

'Amritpal is the creation of journalists and the inaction of the government in Punjab.' IMAGE: Amritpal Singh (in orange shawl) surrounded by his followers. Photograph: PTI Photo "Almost half of......

'If there was a hockey legend after Dhyan Chand, it was Balbir'

'We were great friends. He was very close to me and I feel sad that he is not amongst us now.' IMAGE: Former India hockey captain Balbir Singh Sr. Photograph: Balbir Singh Sr/Instagram If anyone......

When Milkha Singh chatted with Rediff Readers

Four years before the arrival of the new century, long before Facebook Live and InstaChats, arrived the Rediff Chat, the Internet's first forum where Readers could chat with Newsmakers. Among the......

Milkha Singh: An unmatchable romance with a near miss

IMAGE: One of independent India's biggest sporting icons was a tormented man but refused to let that come in the way of accomplishments which were unheard of in his era. Photograph: Todd......