Parkash Singh Badal cremated at ancestral village

Akali stalwart Parkash Singh Badal was cremated with full state honours at his ancestral village in Punjab's Muktsar district on Thursday with thousands of mourners and leaders across the political......

For first time in 30 yrs, no representation for Badals in Punjab assembly

In a major setback to the Badal family, the Punjab assembly poll results threw up a surprise as even lesser known faces of the Aam Aadmi Party defeated them by convincing margins. IMAGE: Shiromani......

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

Five-time former Punjab chief minister and Shiromani Akali Dal patriarch Parkash Singh Badal, known for his winsome humility and strong rural roots, died on Tuesday. He was 95. IMAGE: Parkash......

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......

'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......

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......

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......