SC declines to commute death penalty of Rajoana

The Supreme Court on Wednesday declined to commute the death penalty of Balwant Singh Rajoana, who was convicted in the 1995 assassination case of then Punjab Chief Minister Beant Singh, to life......

4 Reasons Why Some Sikhs Feel Alienated

If we accept that there is a challenge in Punjab today, any realistic progress can only be made if the rest of the country, especially the government and the ruling party, engage with this sense of......

7 booked for violence during pro-Khalistan protest in Chandigarh

Protestors allegedly snatched a tear gas handgun, its ammunition and attempted to kill policemen amid raising of pro-Khalistan slogans during a violent clash with the Chandigarh police, according......

Akalis cite Rajiv convicts' release, demand freeing of Sikh prisoners

On a day the Supreme Court directed the premature release of six convicts in the Rajiv Gandhi assassination case, Shiromani Akali Dal President Sukhbir Singh Badal urged the Centre to release all......