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......

Sikh religious head quits post

The jathedar of Akal Takht, the highest temporal seat of the Sikhs, on Tuesday resigned from the post giving no reason for his sudden move. Joginder Singh Vedanti submitted his resignation to the......

Ex-Punjab minister Jagir Kaur gets bail in abduction case

Former Punjab Minister Bibi Jagir Kaur was today granted bail by the Punjab and Haryana high court about seven months after her conviction in a case for conspiring in forcible abduction, kidnapping......

Punjab minister convicted in daughter's abortion case

Punjab minister Jagir Kaur was on Friday convicted for conspiring in forcible abduction, kidnapping and wrongful confinement in connection with the killing of her daughter Harpreet Kaur 12 years......