August 20, 2026 4:38 pm
On August 20, 1985, Sant Harchand Singh Longowal, one of the most prominent Sikh leaders during Punjab’s insurgency years, was assasinated. Here's a look at his life and politics.
June 22, 2026 5:58 pm
The continued presence of Maharaja Ranjit Singh, Bhagat Singh, and Jarnail Singh Bhindranwale in Punjab’s psyche points to a leadership vacuum that parties should aim to fill.
March 25, 2025 5:02 am
"Any breach of this order shall render the respondent (Sood) liable to penalties, including arrest and prosecution as deemed fit by law in addition to forfeiture of the surety amount,” the court said in the order issued under Section 136 of BNSS, 2023.
May 13, 2024 12:20 am
The United States recognises the important role of a strong India whose well-established democratic institutions help it serve as an anchor of regional stability.
December 07, 2023 6:39 am
The Sri Lankan President, J R Jayewardene, assured India that all stateless persons of Indian origin on the island will be given Sri Lankan citizenship.
November 18, 2023 7:38 am
Law Minister Jagannath Kaushal ruled out in the Lok Sabha any change in the present electoral laws unless there was consensus on it. The government was trying to find a consensus on electoral reforms.
June 06, 2023 1:34 pm
Today marks 39 years of Operation Bluestar, in which the Indian army stormed the Golden Temple in Amritsar to flush out militant leader Jarnail Singh Bhindranwale and his followers.
March 23, 2023 8:32 am
While Khalistani sentiment hardly resonates with Sikhs in modern-day Punjab, the rural folks from Rode and other Moga villages still idolise Bhindranwale and view him as 'one of their own'.
March 18, 2023 7:42 am
The Election Commission sent an 11-page note with a covering letter to the Law Ministry on February 17, making it quite implicit that it was difficult to hold the third round of polling in Assam on February 20, commission sources said.
February 27, 2023 7:25 pm
Mohkam Singh remained with Bhindranwale for seven years when the latter was a student at the Sikh seminary Damdami Taksal and for another seven years, when the militant leader became its fourteenth chief.

